Monkeys are our closest biological relatives, and they can’t speak. But parrots don’t seem to have a problem at all. This video is presented by Wix: https://www.wix.com/go/vox Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab In 2016 researchers released a study with an incredible headline: monkey vocal tracts are speech-ready. It showed […]
What it took to collect these 54-million-year-old photons from a supermassive black hole. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab This is an updated version of a video we published in 2016 about the Event Horizon Telescope, an international collaboration to image a black hole for the first time in human […]
In the U.S., your SAT score is hugely important. But what does it *really* measure? Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab The SAT college extrance exam is a gatekeeper of opportunity. But this wasn’t always the case. Here are some sources I found useful when reporting out this piece: * […]
The greatest threat to American voting machines might not be hacking, but old age. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In our latest collaboration with ProPublica, we take a look at US election security and the status of American voting machines. Check out the full ProPublica report at: https://bit.ly/2Hw3Dcb. Stay tuned […]
Is there a link between the vanishing Arctic sea ice and extreme weather? Some prominent climate researchers think so. That’s because warming temperatures in the Arctic are altering the behavior of the polar jet stream, a high-altitude river of air that drives weather patterns across the globe. As the winds […]
Age discrimination can be very hard to prove. Read ProPublica’s full feature story here: https://features.propublica.org/ibm/ibm-age-discrimination-american-workers/ In a ProPublica feature that collected the stories of over 1,400 former IBM employees, it was estimated that a staggering 20,000 American employees ages 40 and over have been eliminated by the company. How does […]
Space debris is a growing threat to space exploration. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When 15-year-old Amber Yang first heard about space trash it gave her nightmares. How could such an imminent threat to space exploration be left on the back burner? After seeing videos with astronaut Scott Kelly, she […]
The U.S. embassy to Israel has moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Here’s how this sacred city factors into a conflict 70 years old. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When President Trump’s administration announced the move in 2017, it also officially recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. And while Israeli leaders […]
How genetically engineered mosquitoes might defeat a disease that kills millions of children. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The invention of the CRISPR gene editing tool has injected new life into a line of research called gene drive. Gene drives use selfish genetic elements to spread a modification through a […]
Complex geopolitical maneuvering explained with Game of Thrones and . . . googly eyes. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Tariffs can be used as a useful tool to protect domestic industry or to serve as a punitive measure against another country. But President Trump’s bluster and threats of imposing […]
