The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon happens when you learn an obscure fact or trivia, and soon thereafter you see another reference to that new thing. This is similar to the frequency illusion which is defined

A Banksy print was stolen from a gallery in Toronto prior to an exhibition, but signs point to the whole thing being a publicity stunt. The MSM bought the entire story and gave the exhibition tons of free

Review of the new Netflix movie, Set It Up, starring Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Glen Powell and Zoey Deutch. I talk about the many romantic comedy cliches, and my advice on the mindset to enjoy this film.

The claim that Robert De Niro was linked to a prostitution ring that used children, is fact checked. Snopes rated this claim as "mostly false," but I question if it is true. While the broader

Argentina's 1978 World Cup win against Peru was fixed in a brutal political deal, former senator says. I discuss this conspiracy theory and the many odd events of that game. Is it possible to cheat and

The mere-exposure effect is a psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them. I discuss this idea with respect to advertising

Review of bestselling book, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson. I discuss this delightful book in my series "Reviews Day Tuesday." In this very short book, many

Reporter Ali Watkins had a several year affair with James Wolfe, the former Director of Security for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He has been indicted for lying to the FBI about leaking

This is my 100th video uploaded to YouTube. I talk about what this means to me, and some of the challenges about YouTube in 2018. I encourage my viewers to watch my new videos, and to like, comment, and

Review of the Canadian Sci-Fi show, Continuum. This is currently on Netflix in June 2018. This is part of my series of Streaming Saturday Showcase, where I discuss something worthwhile that is currently

Just my quick reaction to Ocean's 8 after watching it last night. Does it stand up to the franchise? Will there be future movies? I give my take on the film and it's shortcomings.

At the Teen Vogue Summit, MediaWise gave a presentation to 500 teens about fact checking and how to be a fact checker. I discuss their three suggestions, as well as fact check an article from Teen Vogue

Discussion on what happened when I used certain tags in the description of my last video, and how I received zero views for the video. I theorize that the YT is perhaps suppressing videos about topics

A Kafka Trap or "Kafkatrapping” describes a logical fallacy that is often used in social justice circles. When one is accused of a thought crime, the denial is then used as evidence of guilt. I discuss

Discussion of my book review for "Think Like A Freak" by Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, include my criticism of stories that have been brought up for decades, such as the brown m&m's

Huffington Post has published the personal details of a private citizen who is popular on Twitter. Amy Mek has had all her personal details revealed in a report by Luke O'Brien. He details her extended

My review of The Break with Michelle Wolf, a new late-night comedy show on Netflix. I discuss the many aspects that I like about the show, and give examples of things that could be eliminated to make the

In the first edition of Fact Check Friday, I examine the fact checking of a Snopes article about Komen Research and CEO Salary. The claim is that Komen pays it's CEO $684k and gives only 20% to research.

Roseanne was fired from ABC because of a tweet that appeared racist. While I do not defend the tweet, I share my thoughts on the difficulties of not identifying people's racial identities. I discuss Valerie

The Gell-Mann amnesia effect is a theoretical psychological phenomenon, originally described by Michael Crichton, where one will believe everything they read from a journalist even after they come across