Brent Antonson

What the Hell is Quantum Entanglement?

Quantum entanglement is what happens when two particles—let’s call them Frankie and Beans—get so intertwined that what happens to one instantly affects the other, no matter how far apart they are. Like cosmic twins finishing each other’s sentences from opposite sides of the universe. Einstein called...

What the Hell Was… the War on Drugs?

In the early 1970s, U.S. President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs.” The idea was simple: criminalize, police, and punish drug use until it disappeared. Billions were spent, prisons swelled, and the policy spread across the globe. For decades, the war defined entire legal systems, fueling mass incarceration...