We’ve engineered the perfect environment for deadly new germs. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab In the last half-century, the global production of meat has undergone a seismic shift. While meat was once mostly raised on small farms, today almost all the meat we eat comes from industrialized “factory” farms, […]
How America screwed up its messaging on masks. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The message from public health experts is clear: Wearing a mask can help stop the spread of coronavirus. But that message hasn’t completely gotten through; many Americans still simply don’t believe it. It’s a major failure of […]
And what the US election means for climate change. Watch more 2020 election explainers at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5eKjlXtsOo6SDi2ZvcHQ69q All of recorded human history has happened during a period in which the average global temperature didn’t change by more than 1 degree Celsius. But the burning of fossil fuels has triggered a temperature […]
And why Lebanon is on the verge of collapse. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion rocked Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. The blast occurred when sparks in a warehouse hit a stockpile of ammonium nitrate — a highly explosive material — that was […]
Why Russian operatives and domestic parties target Black voters in US elections. Join the Open Sourced Reporting Network: http://www.vox.com/opensourcednetwork Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO According to a report by CNN, the federal government has warned that Russia “might seek […]
For the 50 million kids who attend public schools in the US, the 2020 election is personal. Watch more 2020 US election explainers at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5eKjlXtsOo6SDi2ZvcHQ69q When it comes to who gets punished and removed from American classrooms, the US doesn’t treat all students equally. Black students get suspended and expelled […]
The biggest radioactive spill in US history. As World War Two was ending, the growing nuclear arms race put the US in need of uranium. It turned to Navajo Nation, where the uranium mining industry thrived for four decades — but left disease, pollution and the biggest radioactive spill in […]
What the candidates can (and can’t) do about police reform. Watch more 2020 US election explainers at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5eKjlXtsOo6SDi2ZvcHQ69q Police reform is a major issue in the 2020 election, yet it’s also one of the issues the president has little control over. Police are primarily funded and managed by local governments […]
Most Americans have no choice but to drive. How do we change that? We produced this video in 2020 as part of our US election coverage. The rest of those videos are at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5eKjlXtsOo6SDi2ZvcHQ69q In the middle of the 20th century, the US government made a decision that would transform […]
Conspiracy theory researchers explain how QAnon spread through Instagram. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO At first glance, the images under the hashtags about child trafficking don’t look that different from anything else you’d expect to see on Instagram. They feature bright pastel colors with trendy fonts spelling out taglines like […]
