An international project investigating the form, content and consequences of online conspiracy theories has found that in ...

In our tangled political landscape, it is increasingly important to harbor a healthy skepticism about the world around us. However, the misinformed conspiracy theories that have become emboldened by ...

The Minnesota governor abandoned his reelection campaign due to the thinnest of right-wing stories about fraudulent childcare ...

Much of the psychological research on conspiracy theories to date has focused on trying to explain why people believe them. But unlike the idiosyncratic and unshared nature of delusional thinking that ...

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The budding love story featuring music superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce took an unexpected turn into the world of political conspiracy theories this week after the ...

Is utopia just too utopian? Explore visions of utopia from Plato to bell hooks. Is utopia just too utopian? In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we’ll explore visions of utopia from Plato ...

During the past 10,000 years—the Holocene—human societies became larger and ever more complex. An international team of scientists led by Peter Turchin from the Complexity Science Hub Vienna (CSH) set ...

See how artists have shaped politics and politicians have failed to stop them. Art and politics may seem like mortal enemies, but they’re more like best frenemies forever. In this episode of Crash ...