Investigative journalist Will Potter is the only reporter who has been inside a Communications Management unit, or CMu, within a uS prison. These units were opened secretly, and radically alter how prisoners are treated -- even...

The people behind fake posts can rely on a few tricks to get you on board. But there are ways to spot them, and ways to avoid falling for what they have to say.

Can someone’s political identity actually affect their ability to process information? The answer lies in a cognitive phenomenon known as partisanship. While identifying with social groups is an essential and healthy part of life, it can...

Pupil outcome: I can explain why people are concerned by the influence of digital media. Key learning points: - A bad actor uses digital media in negative ways to manipulate people's political beliefs and actions. - Deepfakes can be...

The smarter someone is, the more likely they are to get a particular type of problem wrong. This study involves a tricky question about a fictitious study on skin cream and how people, based on their numeracy, interpret the data. The...

On September 6, 1901, an Anarchist Steelworker named Leon Czolgosz shot and killed the President of the United States, William McKinley. This assassination led to a xenophobic panic, sometimes described as a historical war on terror,...

Mr. Beat explains why people get mad when their political beliefs are challenged.

Mr. Beat and Mr. Barris explain political spectrums and why the whole left versus right paradigm does more harm than good.