Tag: explainer

September 13, 2017 at 3:11 pm

How 9/11 Forever Changed Lilo & Stitch

How 9/11 Forever Changed Lilo & Stitch

9/11 was a turning point in every facet of American society — including cinema

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September 12, 2017 at 10:13 am

The Life Cycle of a T-Shirt

The Life Cycle of a T-Shirt

Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what’s its environmental impact?

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August 23, 2017 at 12:22 pm

Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 31 Actors Playing Real People

Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 31 Actors Playing Real People

Dialect coach Erik Singer takes a look at ‘idiolects’, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. To break down this concept, Erik analyzes actors playing real people

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August 15, 2017 at 1:19 pm

Everything You Need to Know About the Most Anticipated Solar Eclipse in US History

Everything You Need to Know About the Most Anticipated Solar Eclipse in US History

On August 21st, nearly 100 million Americans will be on the path or within 200 miles of a total solar eclipse

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August 14, 2017 at 10:40 am

Male/Female Anglerfish are the Most Different in the World and the Way They Mate is Insane

Male/Female Anglerfish are the Most Different in the World and the Way They Mate is Insane

Anglerfish have the most extreme differences between sexes in the Animal Kingdom and their mating technique is even wilder

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August 13, 2017 at 1:36 pm

There’s a Driver’s Ed for Supertankers Where You Practice on Scale Model Ships 1/25th the Size

There's a Driver's Ed for Supertankers Where You Practice on Scale Model Ships 1/25th the Size

It turns out that supertankers and cruise ships have valets. They’re called maritime pilots, and they’re among the most elite ship handlers in the world

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August 9, 2017 at 8:52 pm

An Elegant Lesson in Physics Told Through Blowing Bubbles

An Elegant Lesson in Physics Told Through Blowing Bubbles

Tom Noddy shows Marcus du Sautoy how bubbles form the most efficient shapes and how these change the more bubbles are joined together

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August 9, 2017 at 12:42 pm

The Tiny Island in New York That Nobody’s Allowed to Visit

The Tiny Island in New York That Nobody's Allowed to Visit

There’s a tiny island on the East River that you’ve probably never heard of, and you’re not allowed to visit it

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July 31, 2017 at 12:38 pm

Shepard Tones: The Sound Illusion that Makes Christopher Nolan Movies So Intense

Shepard Tones: The Sound Illusion that Makes Christopher Nolan Movies So Intense

Christopher Nolan explains his obsession with Shepard Tones—layered sound waves that simulate a constant ascent in tone—to create a sensation of building tension

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July 27, 2017 at 9:55 am

Optimistic Nihilism

Optimistic Nihilism

The philosophy of Kurzgesagt, YouTube’s most existential science channel

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