But if your neck hurts after hours of looking down at it, you might want to lie down on a pillow for a bit. By Kristina Killgrove.

Then police learned about the alien reptile cult. By Kyle Swenson.

Not only is chickenpox a serious disease, but it can cause problems later in life. By Beth Mole.

Sigmund Freud told Carl Jung it was important to keep sexuality at the center of the human psyche, rather than anything spiritualist. By Livia Gershon.

This liberal philosopher predicted Trump’s rise in 1998 — and he has another warning for the left. By Sean Illing. (Jan. 12, 2018)

Want to become a police officer, firefighter, or paramedic? A Wired investigation finds government jobs are one of the last holdouts in using—and misusing—otherwise debunked polygraph technology. By Mark Harris.

Bullshit. By David Egan.

The stillbirth of Journey Moon prompted sympathy—and a backlash. By Emily Shugerman.

The First Emperor’s pursuit of immortality. By Edward Burman.

Bob Newhart

Mingling with wariness and wonder at a conference devoted to “Ancient Aliens.” By Steven Kurutz.

There’s no use debating a feeling. It’s time to change how we engage with Jordan Peterson. By Laurie Penny.

“This is an organization that really preys on people’s weaknesses.” By Ellen Huet.

Kate Manne on 12 Rules.

“I'm proud of being a leader of a poop cult,” Jillian Mai Thi Epperly once joked to fans of her signature recipe: a fermented slurry of salted cabbage that produces “waterfalls” of diarrhea. Here's the wild story of how she convinced thousands to believe her dangerous science, and how a grassroots movement shut her down when Facebook wouldn't. By Nidhi Subbaraman.

The History Channel's assault on truth. By Jon Coumes.

As electricity revolutionized the Western world, some began to admire it for more than just its scientific prospects. By Addison Nugent.

You shouldn’t trust them with your spine or any other part of your body. By Yvette d’Entremont.

The Nazi war effort relied to an astonishing degree on dowsing, astrology and mysticism, as Eric Kurlander reveals. By Robert Carver.

Please do not buy into her bullshit. By Yvette d'Entremont.