For some, the historical record just won’t do. For centuries, conspiracy theories have attempted to draw back the curtain on important world events, casting into doubt official accounts and accepted ...

Baseless conspiracy theories about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk have exploded on social media in the week since the shooting, with partisans from both sides pushing a dizzying ...

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories—narratives that attempt to explain events or phenomena without strong empirical evidence? These beliefs can seem puzzling, but they aren’t random.

Whether they are motivating employees, making decisions, allocating resources or negotiating deals, managers are vital for business. Managers have been an integral factor for business success since ...

What makes humans conscious? Scientists disagree, strongly, as one group of peacemakers discovered the hard way. By Carl Zimmer Consciousness may be a mystery, but that doesn’t mean that ...

Where in the brain does consciousness originate? Theories abound, but neuroscientists still haven’t coalesced around one explanation, largely because it’s such a hard question to probe with the ...

While investigators work to find out what caused multiple wildfires in the Los Angeles area, some conspiracies about the fires' origins have spread on social media platforms. Posts about baseless ...

The man who allegedly shot United Healthcare’s CEO has inspired a seemingly never-ending flood of conspiracy theories about everything from his eyebrows to the number 286. This is the online world of ...

AI is skilled at tapping into vast realms of data and tailoring it to a specific purpose—making it a highly customizable tool for combating misinformation. The internet has made it easier than ever ...

Ryan Summers receives funding from National Science Foundation, ND EPSCoR, and the National Institute of Health. The approach is not limited to evolution. Legislatures across the country are proposing ...