Keith A. Spencer
Salon.com
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Depression may not stem from a "chemical imbalance" after all — suggesting the problem is social
Scholars have argued for decades that depression stems from social problems, not issues with brain chemistry. It's looking more likely that they're right → Read More
The labor laws of the superhero universe amount to disturbing propaganda
Somehow, without coordination, superhero movies adhere to the same unwritten, right-wing code → Read More
Pentagon-funded research proposed nuking moon in an attempt to discover anti-gravity
But the fantastical-sounding research may have merely been an attempt by a contractor to milk government coffers → Read More
How shame became cultural currency
Shame, Cathy O'Neil argues, is a fundamental unit via which tech profits, empires fall, and traumas are sewn → Read More
Posing a hefty problem for physicists, a fundamental particle weighs in heavier than expected
The W boson, a fundamental particle, weighs in heavier than expected, suggesting the Standard Model is wrong. Not so fast, say some physicists → Read More
The media has lost the plot on ivermectin
Molnupiravir, Paxlovid, and Sotrovimab all treat COVID-19 very well. Why are we fixating on ivermectin? → Read More
In a riotous and timely memoir, a writer tells her story of winning a "free" house in Detroit
After winning a Detroit home, Anne Elizabeth Moore reckons with the definition of her new station in life → Read More
Why some physicists are skeptical about the muon experiment that hints at "new physics"
A particle physics experiment could upend the Standard Model of physics. But some physicists think it may be a fluke. Here's why → Read More
“The Simpsons” hasn’t declined due to bad writing; its outdated politics no longer make sense
The beloved sitcom reaches another milestone, but its nuclear family is trapped in a bubble that time forgot → Read More
Why the left loves Martin Scorsese movies – especially right now
Shows and movies about organized crime are becoming cultural calling cards for the online left. Here’s why → Read More
“I Care A Lot” is a stinging indictment of neoliberal “girlboss” feminism
Rosamund Pike’s character Marla Grayson justifies her exploitative con as a crusade against men → Read More
Best of 2020: How I stole my bike back
Our 2020 retrospective continues with this story about an impossible mission — to recover a stolen bike in Portland → Read More
Why do smart people lie about alien encounters?
An Israeli Defense Minister joins a cadre of politically respectable people with specious claims of meeting E.T. → Read More
"Kentucky Route Zero," a magical realism masterpiece, is proof art can thrive in trying times
The video game "Kentucky Route Zero" is a 21st century merger of a Southern Gothic and magical realist novel → Read More
Trump is defeated. Trumpism is more alive than ever
Trump's sadistic rhetoric riled voters and enabled the GOP to redistribute wealth upwards without them noticing → Read More
BREAKING: Amy Coney Barrett sworn in as Supreme Court justice
A mere month after her nomination by Trump, Barrett joined the Supreme Court in an evening ceremony → Read More
How physics got ‘stuck’ — and why we desperately need a new Einstein – A
Albert Einstein's work so revolutionized physics that it is difficult to discuss him without slipping into hagiography. Indeed, his brilliance is so storied that his surname has become synonymous with "genius," and his brain preserved for study. And yet, while Einstein was undeniably a smart cook → Read More
Counterculture memoirist Sharon Dukett on what we learned (and forgot) from the hippies
Running away from home as a teen gave Sharon Dukett a spacious view of early 1970s culture and protest movements → Read More
Physics is stuck — and needs another Einstein to revolutionize it, physicist Avi Loeb says
Harvard professor Avi Loeb says the potential for a great mind to revolutionize physics is greater than ever → Read More
One man killed at pro-Trump caravan in downtown Portland
One county official lamented the "self-perpetuating cycle of violence" stoked by the president → Read More