In our last two entries we’ve been working toward making you a deeply skeptical consumer of information. Our hope is that you now look at every factoid that comes your way and think, “citation needed.” This kind of evidentiary mindset is, we believe, the only way to stay afloat in the echo chamber of opinion-affirming…

In our last installment, we talked about the public’s failing confidence in, well, just about everything. Science, government, religion, education, health care, law enforcement, the media—all are measurably less trusted now than in years past. Even faith in our neighbors is eroding, with 64% of Americans stating in a recent Pew study that their trust…

If your work environment is like mine, there is a fair amount of chit-chat at break time. News reporters are, by nature, a gossipy bunch, so the water cooler here at the Planetary Broadcast Network’s headquarters is a great place to catch up on the events of the day, on every level from international politics…