Gail Epple, 22, used a stun gun to “discipline” his three young children, one of whom is 2 years old and a pair of twins, one year old each. Police began investigating the incident after a nanny reported “red marks” on the children’s bodies, Now reports...

Does punishment—say, electric shocks or monetary fines—help break a bad habit? To wean herself from falling asleep with her smartphone in her hands, the BBC Future columnist tried out some radical methods. On my wrist it’s quite a massive thing. This -…