It all starts with a pump. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In this episode of Vox Almanac, Vox’s Phil Edwards explores Dr. John Snow’s map of the Broad Street Pump, which changed epidemiology forever. In 1854, news spread about a mysterious new cholera outbreak in London. At the time, doctors […]
An empty seat won’t prevent transmission, but it might help a little. Check out this episode of our new Quibi show, Answered. There’s a new episode daily you can watch here: https://link.quibi.com/answeredbyvoxyt As coronavirus lockdowns loosen, flights are starting to fill up — leading many people to call for empty […]
The coronavirus supply chain problem, explained through milk. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Coronavirus continues to infect nearly every aspect of American life — on US farms, it’s led to the widespread destruction of fresh food. Take milk, for example. Dairy farmers across the country have dumped millions of […]
Why are the police bringing military assault rifles to protests? And where did they get them? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Across the country, Americans protesting racial injustice and police brutality – the overwhelming majority of them peacefully – have been met by police forces that look more like an […]
The US colonized a country and built a labor supply. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Filipino nurses have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus in the US. That’s because they make up an outsized portion of the nursing workforce. About one-third of all foreign-born nurses in the US are […]
Black Americans are more likely to be killed by police. The police are rarely held accountable. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police officers killed an unarmed black man named George Floyd. After video of Floyd’s death spread on the internet, protesters filled the streets […]
Tommie Smith and John Carlos’s 1968 US national anthem protest, explained. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab The image of sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their fists during a medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City is an enduring image of silent protest. But the key […]
It’s at the heart of Antarctica and on the verge of collapse. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Man-made climate change is warming the planet’s atmosphere and oceans, and the effects are being felt the most at the poles. In Antarctica, home to […]
Washington, DC is closer than ever to becoming a state. Could it actually happen? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO On June 26, 2020, the US House of Representatives voted to make America’s capital city, Washington, DC, the country’s 51st state. It was a historic vote, and the closest the country […]
In 1913, suffragette Emily Davison disrupted a major horse race in the name of winning British women the vote. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab British suffragettes in the early 20th century used spectacle and drama to draw attention to their fight to win women the vote. They delivered public […]
