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As we cross into 2020, I wanted to examine the reasons to be pessimistic about the future and reasons to be optimistic. Last week I cover...

Joe explains the difficulty in being a grammar nazi and offers help to those who may struggle with a basic grammatical problem.

Hank Green posted an interesting video that asked whether the presence of humans on the planet was worth it considering all the environme...

You know what's amazing about Joss Whedon? He's only directed 4 movies! But his meteoric rise to fame followed a long path of successes a...

You never know what life's gonna throw at you. Often our best efforts and most brilliant ideas turn into hellish nightmares. From the pla...

Joe takes a look at the confusing phenomenon of catcalling, or street harassment.

How do you get what you want? Do you doggedly pursue a dream single-mindedly without any safety net whatsoever? Or so you keep your optio...

In today's video, I answer a grab bag assortment of questions including: Why Rick Perry is the longest running Texas governor (asked by ...

Our asteroid belt holds minerals and precious metals worth trillions, even quadrillions of dollars. So could asteroid mining create the f...

Joe talks about all the projects on his plate and how overwhelming that can be, plus some strategies he hopes will help get stuff done.

On my trip to the float tank, I pontificated on my perfect day of meditation - the meditation habits I try to keep every day, but admitte...

With all the uncertainty on the global stage in regards to climate change action, what are things you can do in your own life to make a d...

You might have heard of Quasars or have a vague idea of what they are, but the incredible reality of these monsters from long ago are alm...

We talk about it a lot, we justify a lot of things in its name, we claim other countries hate us for how much of it we have, we name the ...

Today I talk about something I rarely talk about - my experience dealing with panic and anxiety disorder.

The war of bacteria vs man has been waging since the beginning of time, but there are some bacteria that we can't live without, and some ...

I am currently being treated for sun damage on my forehead, which is turning my face into war zone. Here I riff on the importance of wear...

Electric cars have a dark secret - cobalt. The element that is in almost all lithium-ion batteries is often considered a conflict mineral...

As people, we tend to think in absolutes; black and white. But reality is bigger than that. Often, many seemingly conflicting things can ...

You can't even get out of bed these days without hearing about Caitlyn Jenner - aka the former Bruce Jenner. On one hand, it feels very m...

Dead whales have a tendency to explode, and in some cases, humans blow them up for them. Here's why. Maybe don't eat while you're watchin...

Hypnosis has a long history, starting as a medical treatment, then becoming pure entertainment, and eventually becoming a psychological t...

SpaceX has been trying to recover their second stage for a while. Let's talk about Elon's announcement of their newest effort do to so. A...

It's primary season, and in red states, that's where all the action happens. Joe breaks down the current commercials and debates and the ...

You flush it down the drain every day, but urine is surprisingly useful, and once upon a time, pretty valuable. So today we look at 10 wa...

The placebo effect is the phenomenon of your body responding to a treatment even if it's not real. It happens so much, so strongly, and s...

Anybody who grew up in the 90s remembers the Y2K scare - the potential computer glitch that could end the world on January 1st, 2000. It ...

A surprising number of lottery winners say that winning the lottery was the worst thing that had ever happened to them. There are endless...

Parks and Recreation just ended and I've been doing a lot of binge watching the series. I've come to decide I love this show and wanted t...