Cheddar
Why Commercial Planes Are Shrinking - Cheddar Explains
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- Why Commercial Planes Are Shrinking - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 7:16
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Earlier this year, JetBlue flew its inaugural flight into the United Kingdom. It was a game changer — not only did the airline enter the transatlantic market, but the plane that completed the flight was a single-aisle jet. For decades, flying the distance was synonymous with jumbo jets, but today narrow-body aircraft are now proving they are up for the task — and maybe even the best option. In this episode, Cheddar examines why airlines are betting on narrow-body aircraft.
Further reading:
Wired:
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/airbus-a380-retirement
Simple Flying:
https://simpleflying.com/shift-to-small/
https://simpleflying.com/the-race-for-small/
https://simpleflying.com/what-are-etops-rules/
CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/boeing-747-jumbo-jet-travel/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/narrow-body-planes-long-haul-flights-future/index.html
Travel & ...
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- The Dire Difference Between 1.5 And 2 Degrees Of Warming - Cheddar News
- Runtime
- 3:07
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- In 2015, 193 parties signed the Paris Agreement. In doing so, they agreed to pursue efforts to limit the average global temperature increase to 1.5° Celsius - or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit -above pre-industrial levels. To be clear, our planet is already 1.1 degrees hotter than it was 150 years ago. But most scientists agree that an increase of just .4 more degrees will drastically change the world. However, it would continue to be livable. Things do get murky, though, as the projections increase above that.
Cheddar News reveals the difference between 1.5 and 2 degrees of warming.
Further reading:
Climate.gov
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temperature
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/12/paris-climate-deal-200-nations-sign-finish-fossil-fuel-era
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/07/climate/ipcc-repo...
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- What Movies Get Dangerously Wrong About CPR - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:52
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- If you’ve ever watched a show or movie where a character is unconscious for some reason - drowning, electrocution, stabbed in a knife fight - you probably know what to expect next. Some hero will come perform what looks like cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a minute or two, perhaps in slow motion, and definitely with a dramatic musical score. And bing, bang, boom, the unconscious character miraculously comes back to life.
If you’ve ever suspected that this is a gross exaggeration of the efficacy of CPR, well, you’re right. But exactly how wrong Hollywood gets CPR is hilarious at best and downright dangerous at worst.
Further reading:
CDC
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21796098/
Emergency Medicine Journal
https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/10/611
NPR
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128826057
Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/even-untrained-can-save-lives...
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- The Loophole Behind NYC's Skinny Skyscrapers - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:36
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- New York has always been home to some of the world’s tallest towers, but in the last 10 years the city has seen an influx of super skinny buildings towering over Central Park, built exclusively for the ultra-rich. With demand for luxury high-rise vistas being higher than ever, building developers are using every zoning opportunity they can to push height limits – and there’s one loophole that’s helping make that happen.
Further reading:
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/05/super-tall-super-skinny-super-expensive-the-pencil-towers-of-new-yorks-super-rich
New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/nyregion/tallest-buildings-manhattan-loophole.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share
PBS
https://www.pbs.org/video/skinny-skyscraper-logw2t/
Building The Skyline
https://buildingtheskyline.org/tag/1961-zoning-resolution/
AIA NY
https://www.aiany.org/news/th...
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- How Carpool Lanes Make Traffic Worse - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:03
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Figuring out how to reduce congestion and emissions has long been a thorny issue for the car-centric United States. One possible solution - high-occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV), or carpool lanes - have their own thorny history. Despite pushes from the federal government for more HOV lanes in the 1970s and 1990s, the math of how HOV lanes work may mean they relieve traffic only a little - or even make it worse.
Further reading:
Reason Foundation
https://reason.org/wp-content/uploads/files/f74f4436cd5e98624899baf1c02c384f.pdf
National Transportation Library
https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/docs/retk.html
UC Berkeley Transportation Center
https://escholarship.org/content/qt1v11k99t/qt1v11k99t.pdf
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5cg3q14s
https://escholarship.org/content/qt14q590w3/qt14q590w3.pdf?t=lnrxj0
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7jx6z631
Int’l J. of Control and Automatio...
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- Why Sea Walls Alone Won't Save Our Cities From Rising Seas - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:09
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Coastal cities around the world are grappling with sea level rise. And building a seawall? Not so fast. While a sea wall can be effective in certain scenarios, it can make the effects of sea level rise worse. That’s why municipalities are looking into creative alternatives.
Further reading:
The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/amp/a-20-foot-sea-wall-wont-save-miami-how-living-structures-can-help-protect-the-coast-and-keep-the-paradise-vibe-165076
https://theconversation.com/amp/for-flood-prone-cities-seawalls-raise-as-many-questions-as-they-answer-162587
Miami Herald
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article253641643.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article249154455.html
NBC News
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/walls-won-t-save-our-cities-rising-seas-here-s-ncna786811
NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/miami-fl-seawa...
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- Why Metaverse Real Estate Is Selling For Millions - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 10:33
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- How much real money would you pay for a virtual plot of land? Developing technology is introducing everyone in the real world to new, virtual worlds, like Decentraland. In this metaverse economy, users are buying virtual real estate at high value – and it’s not just the average Joe that’s looking to invest. Company's like Facebook are betting big.
Further reading:
Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/26/virtual-land-and-spaceships-nfts-and-the-new-crypto-frontier
Economist
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/09/18/adventures-in-defi-land
BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-45275461
Irish Times
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/personal-finance/making-a-killing-in-virtual-real-estate-1.3528861
Wired
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/metaverse-big-tech
UK Tech News
https://uktech.news/what-is-decentraland-and-why-it-could-change-busin...
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- The Real Reason We Check Our Halloween Candy - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 11:04
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- If you went trick-or-treating as a child, did your parents warn you against the possibility of poisoned candy? Did they forbid you from trying anything before they inspected your Halloween haul? We asked some experts from The Conversation to explain the fanciful origins of this annual panic and its very real consequences. Stay tuned to discover the real dangers lurking on Halloween night…
This video is collaboration between Cheddar and The Conversation. The Conversation, is a nonprofit site that gets academic experts like Scott to explain their research. Check them out here! https://theconversation.com/us
Further reading:
Monsters in America
https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-America-Historical-Obsession-Haunting/dp/1602584664
The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/when-halloween-became-americas-most-dangerous-holiday-123132
Newspapers.com
https://www.newspapers.com/image/171815098/?terms=%2522hall...
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- Why The Future Is Always Painted White - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:33
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- If you ask the sci-fi writers, our cities of the future will be painted white. Knowing how science fiction tends to become a reality, it’s no surprise we’re seeing more and more white structures cropping up around the world. What may surprise you is the real world impact the color white has on our cities.
Further reading:
New Scientist
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2257749-superwhite-paint-can-cool-buildings-even-in-hot-sunlight/
IDAAF
http://idaaf.com/architectural-color-white/
ArtNet
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/whitest-white-paint-global-warming-1918498
Inside Hook
https://www.insidehook.com/article/architecture-real-estate/these-stunning-examples-show-why-architects-use-the-color-white-so-often
Slate
https://slate.com/technology/2017/09/disneylands-tomorrowland-was-once-an-ode-to-a-utopian-future.html
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- Why The NFL Hasn’t Won Over Europe… Yet - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 11:41
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Football is the most popular sport in the U.S. So naturally, the NFL has longed believed the sport would thrive internationally. In late 1980s, NFL officials bet on Europe. For the next 30 years, NFL Europe would try, fail, and try again, to conquer the hearts of European sports fans. Now, the sport of American football is giving it another go. So why hasn't the sport caught on? And will it work this time?
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- Why Product Placement Is Suddenly Everywhere - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:25
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- If it feels like you’ve seen more product placement in your favorite TV shows lately, you probably have. Once a marketing trick embraced mainly by the movie industry, product placement became popular with the small screen after TiVo and streaming services delivered a one-two punch to the efficacy of traditional 30-second ads. And the tools of the digital age are about to make this tactic a whole lot more futuristic…
Further reading:
The BBC
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190311-a-bar-at-the-folies-bergere-a-symbol-planted-in-cleavage
“Branded Entertainment,” Jean-Marc Lehu
https://www.amazon.com/Branded-Entertainment-Placement-Strategy-Business/dp/0749453370
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250309858_The_Hidden_History_of_Product_Placement
Journal of Advertising Research
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4771093_Practitioners'...
- Title
- Dollar Tree Just Raised Its Prices Above $1 - Cheddar Shorts
- Runtime
- 0:48
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Title
- Why Americans Eat So Much Meat - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 7:42
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Americans love meat. In 2017, the average American ate 274 pounds of meat on average, placing it only behind Hong Kong for highest meat consumption in the world. So how did America become the meat eating nation we know today? In this episode, Cheddar goes back in time to explore how meat took over America -- and why Americans probably won’t give up their cheeseburgers anytime soon.
Further reading:
Our World In Data
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/meat-supply-per-person?time=2017
https://ourworldindata.org/meat-production
Pop Sci
https://www.popsci.com/why-americans-eat-so-much-meat/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34166748/
NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/06/26/155720538/the-making-of-meat-eating-america
Chicken Council
https://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/industry/history/ National
Statista
https://www.statista.com/stat...
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- Why Commercials Are So Loud Again - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 10:22
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For years, loud commercials have been a constant source of frustration and confusion. With advertisers fighting to keep our attention, some people have decided to fight back. To understand why commercials are so loud and how we can put a stop to the noise, we first need to reconsider what noise means in the first place.
Further reading:
Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/advertising-record-2021-covid-rebound-1234966706/
Washington Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-ad-spending-expected-to-rebound-faster-than-previously-forecast-11623666600
Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-commercials-are-so-loud-streaming-tv-calm-act-2021-3
Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-19/those-annoying-loud-tv-commercials-to-get-scrutiny-from-the-fcc
MentalFloss
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/648491/t...
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- How Companies Design Products To Avoid Tariffs - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:14
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Is a Snuggie a blanket or a sweatshirt? Now this may seem like a silly question, but you really should think twice about your answer. See, that question has not only been answered, but even debated in front of The Court of International Trade. Why? Well, how a product is classified can mean either big savings or big costs for the company that sells it. In this episode we explain how companies engineer their products to avoid tariffs.
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- Bike Lanes Have A Deadly Design Flaw - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:09
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- With an increasing number of cyclists taking to the streets, bike lanes have become a critically important part of city transportation. They provide safer avenues of travel for cyclists in cities. But, while bike lanes are substantially safer for bikers than sharing a road with vehicles, they still aren't perfect. And one design flaw, in particular, can often be fatal.
Further reading:
Outside online
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/biking/deadly-problem-bike-lanes/
Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-13/what-are-toronto-drivers-looking-at-not-at-bikes
IIHS
https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/bicyclists
Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/news/de-blasio-transportation-experts-cyclist-deaths-rise-traffic-gridlock-covid
Bicycling
https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33521338/advocate-for-bike-lanes-in-your-city/
The Ver...
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- How 9/11 Changed Skyscraper Design - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 11:09
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- September 11, 2001, changed our lives. A lot. Political differences seemed to disappear, at least briefly. New security measures filled the world’s airports. Thousands of families mourned the loss of loved ones. And, of course, the New York City skyline lacked its two tallest buildings. But there’s one change that you probably didn’t notice, because it took place inside new high-rise buildings. And it’s probably not what you’re expecting.
Further reading:
Pew Research Center
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2002/03/07/public-opinion-six-months-later/
WTC.com
https://wtc.com/
The Wall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1000855923317194000
Civ. Engineering & Construction Rev.
https://info.cecr.in/empire-state-building/
Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society
https://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0112/Eagar/Eagar-0112.html
Nat'l Inst. of Standard...
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- How Flo Accidentally Saved Progressive - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:05
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- If you’ve turned on the TV in the last decade, you're probably familiar with Flo. She’s been the face of Progressive ads since 2008. And she's partially responsible for turning the brand into a household name. But Flo almost didn't exist. In fact, Flo was never part of the plan. This is the unlikely story of how Flo upended the car insurance world.
Further reading:
Fast Company
https://www.fastcompany.com/90254247/10-years-of-flo-the-story-behind-progressives-accidental-ad-icon
NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/17/business/media/insurance-ads-humor.html
Investopedia
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/111314/top-10-insurance-companies-metrics.asp
Bussinesswire
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111026006041/en/Progressive%E2%80%25
Macrotrends
https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/PGR/progressive/revenue
Forbes
https://www....
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- How City Design Is Making Heat Waves Deadlier - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- We all know that the world is getting hotter thanks to climate change. But you may not know that cities are getting the hottest. In fact, they can often be up to 15-20 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than nearby suburban and rural areas. For the vast majority of us who live in cities, this spells danger, because heat is surprisingly deadly.
Further reading:
US Geological Survey
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/urban-heat-islands
Environmental Protection Agency
https://www.epa.gov/heatislands
NOAA
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temperature#:~:text=According%20to%20NOAA%27s%202020%20Annual,more%20than%20twice%20that%20rate.
UN Dept. of Economic & Social Affairs
un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/2018-revision-of-world-urbanization-prospects.html
Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/pubs/extreme-heat-...
- Title
- Why Bathroom Hand Dryers Are Disgusting (Or Are They?) - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:09
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- If there’s one thing we’ve learned during the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s how to wash our hands. There are now seemingly limitless public service announcements from health departments around the world to guide even novice washers through this most basic of hygiene practices. Unfortunately, few (if any) address the final step: drying. With several options in every public bathroom, it’s up to us to determine which is the best. And since two common options - warm air and jet dryers - are regularly accused of being bacteria bombs, are we just ruining our careful scrubbing every time we go to dry?
American Journal of Infection Control
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196655321001693#bib0004
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/25/hand-dryers-paper-towels-hygiene-dyson-airblade
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00393-X/fulltext#secd952790e107<...
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- Why You Get The Same Ads As Your Friends - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:42
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The fear that our phones and apps are listening to us has taken prominence among privacy security concerns. How else do we receive ads for products we were just chatting about with a friend? But it isn’t the listening that concerns most privacy experts, it’s the talking. The information our phones communicate about us to advertisers is gathered not just by our behavior, but by the behaviors of our closest companions.
Further reading:
Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/your-social-media-apps-are-not-listening-you-tech-worker-explains-data-privacy-viral-twitter-1595136
University of Tasmania
https://www.gtav.asn.au/documents/item/422#:~:text=The%20GPS%20satellite%20network%20consists,earth%2C%20at%20any%20given%20time.
Tech Republic
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/your-smartphone-can-be-tracked-even-if-gps-location-services-are-turned-off/
NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2...
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- Paid Leave In The US vs. The World - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 10:27
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The United States is one of the only nations to not guarantee paid leave. - for parents, for illness, for caregiving, nothing at all. You’ve probably heard about this before, especially with European countries consistently making news for their family-friendly policies. But why is it this way, when the U.S. is the wealthiest country in the world? The answer may surprise you.
Further reading:
WORLD Policy Analysis Center
https://www.worldpolicycenter.org/policies/is-paid-leave-available-to-mothers-and-fathers-of-infants/is-paid-leave-available-for-mothers-of-infants
World Bank
https://databank.worldbank.org/data/download/GDP.pdf
Nat'l Partnership for Women & Families
https://www.nationalpartnership.org/our-work/resources/economic-justice/paid-leave/state-paid-family-leave-laws.pdf
European Commission
https://www.nationalpartnership.org/our-work/resources/economic-justice/paid-leave/state-paid-fami...
- Title
- The Invention Of The Recreational Beach Day - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:01
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For many of us the beach is a much needed place to kick back, relax and get that perfect tan. But, for most of human history going to the beach for recreation was simply not a thing. In fact, it was often a terrifying endeavor. It was only in the mid 1800s when things began to change.
Further reading:
Denver Post
https://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/07/origins-of-beach-vacations/
Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/03/the-weird-origins-of-going-to-the-beach/
Smithsonian Magazine
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inventing-beach-unnatural-history-natural-place-180959538/
LSU
https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2137&context=gradschool_disstheses
California Content Standard
http://www.csun.edu/~sr6161/world/unit%203/Unit%203%20Detail%203%20Review.pdf
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- Title
- Why The US Toll System Is So Complicated - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:52
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- If you’re one of the 72% of Americans taking a road trip this year, don’t forget your toll passes---plural. There are, after all, over 130 toll systems across 34 states, so you better be prepared.
Technically, by now, you should be able to have just one transponder. Congress passed a law in 2012 requiring what’s called “interoperability” between all the nation’s toll systems - a concept that means one pass would work for every toll.
That law was supposed to take effect in 2016. Yet here you are in 2021, emerging from the pandemic and packing three or four transponders for your cross-country trip. What gives?
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- Title
- The “Fatal Flaw” Of Net Zero Commitments - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 6:32
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A quick look at some recent headlines show that major companies are no longer shying away from bold climate commitments. However, it can be hard to tell what these promises really mean. Why does a company commit to a 30 percent cut versus 40 percent cut? Why 2050 rather than 2040?
In fact, what does net zero REALLY mean? It’s a broad term, and some scientists say it has a fatal flaw.
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- All The Ways Baseball Players Cheat, An Expert Explains - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:30
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Cheating is nothing new to the MLB. Since its inception in the 19th century, baseball players have been looking for ways to gain an advantage on the field… legal or not.
We’ve seen everything from sign stealing, to corked bats, to the use of performance enhancing drugs, and of course, doctoring the baseball, which is once again making headlines.
We caught up with Andy Martino, author of Cheated, to break down all the ways baseball players bend the rules,
For more on this, check out Andy's book!
https://www.amazon.com/Cheated-Scandal-Colorful-History-Stealing-ebook/dp/B08HY2YXS7
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- The Real Reason Schools Give Kids Summers Off - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:54
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Pop quiz: why do kids have summers off from school? It’s because, back in the day, they had to help out on farms, right? This may be the most cited reason, but it doesn’t even make sense: most crops are planted in the spring and harvested in the fall. The real reason for summer break has a lot more to do with urban families than rural kids.
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- Title
- Why All Late-Night Talk Shows Look The Same - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:02
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- From Jimmy Kimmel Live, to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, late night talk shows have always used the same set. The host of the show sits behind a big wooden desk on the right and the guest sits on a couch to the left. But what might surprise you is that this is on purpose and can be explained by diving into the origins late night television and the inception of stage performances themselves.
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- Title
- How A Human Stampede Really Happens - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 6:41
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Human stampedes have been a chronically understudied topic and there's been an uptick in reported crushes as populations have increased.
In this video we explain how these tragedies occur. Of course, crowd psychology is a big factor - but design is often the real problem.
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- Title
- Why Some American Police Make Surprisingly High Salaries - None Of The Above
- Runtime
- 10:41
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- How much do you think cops make? A few hundred thousand per year? It sounds extreme, but this is the case in many cities across the country thanks to a slew of financial perks in ironclad union contracts. Join Cheddar correspondent J.D. Durkin as he unearths how police unions became so powerful, even as others declined.
None of the Above with J.D. Durkin explores the intersection of current events, politics, technology, business, science and more. You can watch full episodes live on Cheddar News at 8 PM.
Further reading:
The Boston Globe
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/17/metro/amid-defunding-debate-boston-police-payroll-surges-dozens-officers-earn-more-than-300k-year/#:~:text=The%20average%20pay%20for%20police,Public%20Schools%20teacher%20was%20%2487%2C787
The Seattle Times
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/374-seattle-police-department-employees-made-at-least-200000-last-year-heres-how/
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- Title
- How Times Square Became A Giant Tourist Trap - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:51
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- With its brightly lit billboards, costumed characters, and Broadway theater New York's Times Square is known as the crossroads of the world. In non-pandemic years, the square hosted 50 million tourists. But just 40 years ago Times Square was a very different place. It's streets were crime-ridden and featured adult theaters as the main source of entertainment. Cheddar explains how Times Square went from this to one of the top tourist attractions in the world.
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- Title
- Why This Tiny Airport Was Briefly The Busiest In The World - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 5:13
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Flights into and out of the 520 U.S. airports fell 55% in April 2020 compared to April 2019. That's 2.5 million fewer operations. All that translates to a huge monetary loss. A 125 billion dollar loss of revenue to be exact. So it was shocking to a lot of people when news came out that while all of the giants were failing, the tiny Ted Stevens Anchorage Airport was bustling. And the reasons why it became the busiest, are why Anchorage should be on your radar.
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- Title
- Why America’s Gas Pipelines Are An Easy Target For Hackers - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 5:50
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- On May 7, 2021 hackers launched a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline. This was no small disruption. The 5,500 mile line transports 100 million gallons of gas daily and accounts for 45 percent of the East Coast’s fuel supplies. Gas pipelines have long been a vulnerable target due to their value and exposed nature, yet while government agencies have doubled down on physical security, cybersecurity has been overlooked for decades.
Further reading:
US Department of Transportation
https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/faqs/general-pipeline-faqs#:~:text=The%20nation's%20more%20than%202.6,liquid%20petroleum%20products%20each%20year.
New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/08/us/politics/cyberattack-colonial-pipeline.html#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20nation's%20largest,of%20energy%20infrastructure%20to%20cyberattacks.
Wall street journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colonial-pipeline-restarts-operations-after-cyberattac...
- Title
- How Highway Noise Barriers Can Make Traffic Louder - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 5:44
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Highway noise barriers are intended to reduce traffic sounds for nearby residents and businesses. And there are over 3,000 miles of these walls lining U.S. highways. However, recent studies show they might not work as well as intended. And could actually be amplifying noise in some locations.
Further reading:
Undark
https://undark.org/2017/12/27/highway-noise-barrier-science/
Federal Highway Administration https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/noise/noise_barriers/inventory/
Jalopnik
https://jalopnik.com/highway-noise-barriers-are-a-lie-1827833859
Wisconsin Department of Transportation https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/by-region/nw/i94hudson/faq.aspx
Smithsonian Mag
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/movie-studios-and-hollywood-bowl-asked-freeway-noise-barriers-first-180953510/
Sound Walls
https://soundwalls.com/why-sound-walls/
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- Title
- Why Freight Trains Keep Getting Longer - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 6:04
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Have you noticed waits at railroad crossings have been getting longer? It's not just you, freight trains have been getting longer, from 5,000 feet to more than 10,000 feet long. Cheddar explains what's behind this trend and why it's more than just an inconvenience for those of us stuck at a light.
CORRECTION: At 4:46 in the video we mention railroads are building infrastructure to accommodate these longer trains to the tune of $25 million a year. Instead, that number should be $25 billion for total railroad investment on capital expenditures and maintenance.
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- Title
- Why Disinfecting Surfaces Won't Prevent COVID-19 (and why we did it anyway) - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 6:40
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Early on in the coronavirus pandemic, health officials highlighted the importance of disinfecting surfaces in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. However, throughout the year, studies emerged suggesting surfaces weren’t a major cause of transmission. But we still did it. And all the deep cleaning might be causing more harm than good.
Further reading:
The New England Journal of Medicine https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2004973
CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/disinfecting-your-home.html
Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00251-4
NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/28/948936133/still-disinfecting-surfaces-it-might-not-be-worth-it)
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- Title
- America’s Nuclear Reactors Are Worryingly Old - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 6:15
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Nuclear energy supplies about 20% of electricity in the U.S., but the fleet of reactors is getting old. The oldest has been operating since 1969, the average age of all 94 reactors is 39 years, and four of them recently received license renewals allowing them to operate for up to 80 years. Those renewals reignited a debate about aging reactors: is keeping them operating that long really safe?
Further reading:
The Nuclear Energy Institute
https://www.nei.org/about-nei
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc.html
The BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-13592208
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
https://thebulletin.org/2019/08/aging-nuclear-plants-industry-cost-cutting-and-reduced-safety-oversight-a-dangerous-mix/#:~:text=Aging%20nuclear%20plants%20need%20to%20be%20watched%20more%20closely%2C%20not%20less.&text=The%20average%20age%20of%20the,from%2040%20to%2060%20years
- Title
- The Death And Rebirth Of Bike Highways - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 5:54
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Bicycling may play second fiddle to driving in America, but that's not always the case abroad. Cheddar explains why some European countries are building new bicycle superhighways and how it'll transform their transportation landscape.
CORRECTION: The RijnWaalpad cost 17 million euro to construct.
Further reading:
History
https://www.history.com/news/bicycle-history-invention
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/04/tech/city-cycle-super-highways
ITDP
https://www.itdp.org/2020/02/04/will-e-bikes-make-cycle-highways-happen/
Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-22/this-dutch-cycling-superhighway-connects-commuters
Eco Watch
https://www.ecowatch.com/germany-bike-highway-connect-10-cities-4-universities-1929648338.html
Fast Company
https://www.fastcompany.com/3024324/a-brief-history-of-bike-superhighways
Slate
https://...
- Title
- Why Amusement Parks Aren't Federally Regulated - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 6:21
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Amusement park regulation varies from state to state, but no American amusement park receives federal oversight. In fact, the largest parks are free to regulate themselves. Every year, injuries or even deaths continue to occur on rides across the country --- and some experts argue they are preventable.
Sources:
The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/595981/water-slide/#:~:text=Visitors%20flocked%20to%20Schlitterbahn%20Water,his%20decapitation%20and%20instant%20death
CPSC
https://www.cpsc.gov/Regulations-Laws--Standards/Statutes/Summary-List/Consumer-Product-
Safe Park USA
https://safeparkusa.com/u-s-regulations/
University of Pittsburgh Law
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/17793/1/14-27-1-SM.pdf
US News
https://www.usnews.com/debate-club/should-there-be-more-federal-oversight-of-amusement-parks
Star Tribune
https://www.startribune.com/amusement-park...
- Title
- Why Cruise Ships Go To Turkey To Die - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 5:46
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Turkey’s ship breaking yard is located in the town of Aliaga - about 30 miles north of Port Izmir. Usually, this yard breaks down cargo and container ships. But in 2020, it started bringing in another type of vessel. And business is booming.
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- Title
- The Key Moments From President Biden's Address To Congress
- Runtime
- 3:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- On Wednesday night, President Biden delivered his first joint address to Congress as he nears 100 days in office. Here are some of the key moments.
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- Title
- Why American Cities Have So Much Parking - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:45
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Car culture in the United States spurred a parking boom that's continued since the early 1900s. As a result, American cites are chock full of parking lots and garages. In Seattle, for example, there are five parking spots per household. Cheddar explains why this happened and the often unseen damage it's doing to our cities.
Baltimore Sun
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2006-09-29-0609290063-story.html
Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-14/a-quick-clear-video-explanation-for-why-parking-requirements-hurt-cities
Pew Trust
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2017/12/12/why-downtown-parking-garages-may-be-headed-for-extinction
GovTech
https://www.govtech.com/fs/Why-Parking-Lots-are-Urban-Planners-Newest-Enemy.html
Mental Floss
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/85757/why-too-many-parking-lots-are-bad-cities
Research In...
- Title
- The Dark Side Of Our Succulent Obsession - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:33
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Gardens of indoor plants adorn windowsills across the globe. Cacti and succulents have especially seen a bump in popularity - as they are often smaller and harder to kill. As a result, there is also an increased global appetite for rare, endangered species of cacti and succulents. Many fear that one day, we won’t see many unique cacti in the wild anymore.
Further reading:
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/20/to-catch-a-cactus-thief-national-parks-fight-a-thorny-problem
The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/03/beloved-instagram-succulents-are-vanishing-state-parks-officials-blame-foreign-black-market/
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
https://www.iucn.org/ssc-groups/plants-fungi/cactus-and-succulent-plants-specialist-group/red-listing-cacti-and-succulents
The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/c...
- Title
- Why All New Apartment Buildings Look Identical - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:07
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Maybe the biggest constraint on the urban U.S. housing market, a $61 billion annual industry, is the amount of available space. In response, developers and architects have been searching for creative solutions to zoning regulations. What started as a creative solution is now the standard blueprint for all modern apartment construction. Cheddar explains why this building is now everywhere.
Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-02-13/why-america-s-new-apartment-buildings-all-look-the-same
Curbed
https://archive.curbed.com/2018/12/4/18125536/real-estate-modern-apartment-architecture
International Building Code https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2015/chapter-6-types-of-construction
NFPA Journal
https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Publications-and-Media/NFPA-Journal/2018/November-December-2018/Features/Large-Loss-Fires-2017
Seattle.gov
http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/research/GIS/webp...
- Title
- How Hospital Design Is Actually Making Us Sicker - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:08
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Throughout the 1900s hospitals incorporated new technology, advanced medicine, and now standard practices aimed at improving the condition of hospitalized patients. But one thing was overlooked: design. Today, research has emerged that suggest the widely accepted hospital layout is actually hindering patient outcomes.
Further reading:
Smithsonian Mag
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-fresh-air-went-out-fashion-hospitals-180963710/
Cleveland.com https://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/2010/09/blueprint_for_healing_--_hospi.html
WHO https://www.who.int/gpsc/country_work/gpsc_ccisc_fact_sheet_en.pdf
NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/well/live/bad-hospital-design-is-making-us-sicker.html
American Journal of Critical Care https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8908850_Effects_of_Acuity-Adaptable_Rooms_on_Flow_of_Patients_and_Delivery_of_Care
National Library of Medicine https:/...
- Title
- Is New York Finally Getting A Real High Speed Rail? - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:21
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The U.S. has always lagged behind more than two dozen countries in building anything resembling high-speed rail. Many hope that part of Biden’s latest $2 trillion infrastructure plan would help fund construction for a decades-old proposal for a 200 mph high-speed line that could take passengers from Boston to New York City in 100 minutes
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- Title
- How The Barcode Made Our Modern Economy - The Lightbulb Moment
- Runtime
- 11:04
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Barcodes have radically changed the world, helping fuel the rise of everything from massive companies like Walmart to major world powers like China. And it all started with a man daydreaming on a beach in 1949.
This is The Lightbulb Moment. A Cheddar and CuriosityStream Original Series. The show that uncovers the surprising impact of less-celebrated inventions and the moments of inspiration that made them possible.
Watch 13 minute versions here on Cheddar's YouTube page. You can also watch the full 22 minute episodes on CuriosityStream and on Cheddar's live network Wednesdays, at 8 p.m.
http://curiositystream.com/cheddar
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- Title
- Why Europeans Hate the Taste of American Chocolate - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:32
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- There’s no visual difference between American chocolate and European chocolate - but there’s definitely a taste difference. Cheddar explains the scientific reason why American chocolate tastes “sour” to European consumers.
Further reading:
The Irish Times
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/what-s-really-inside-your-bar-of-cadbury-dairy-milk-1.3535947
Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-british-and-american-chocolate-taste-different-2015-1
NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/dining/11cand.html?oref=login&_r=0
BBC
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31924912
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- Title
- How Vanilla Got The World Hooked On Artificial Flavoring - The Lightbulb Moment
- Runtime
- 12:56
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- In 1841 on the small island of Réunion, a 12-year-old slave did something no one had been able to do before; artificially pollinate the vanilla plant. The vanilla bean took the world by storm, sparking the artificial flavor revolution and changing the way we eat forever.
This is The Lightbulb Moment. A Cheddar and CuriosityStream Original Series. The show that uncovers the surprising impact of less-celebrated inventions and the moments of inspiration that made them possible.
Watch 13 minute versions here on Cheddar's YouTube page. You can also watch the full 22 minute episodes on CuriosityStream and on Cheddar's live network Wednesdays, at 8 p.m.
http://curiositystream.com/cheddar
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- Title
- How Container Ships Are Causing A Frenzy At American Ports - Cheddar Explainers
- Runtime
- 8:03
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- There's an expensive and time-consuming fad sweeping America's ports: dredging. This is the process by which ports dig up the bottoms of their channels, either to maintain depth or go even deeper. In the last 5-10 years, dredging has taken ports by storm. To take just two examples: the Port of Boston recently completed a $350 million project to dredge the channel from 40 to 51 feet, and the Port of Miami requested a second dredge in 2018, just three years after completing a $205 million project to deepen their channel from 42 to 50 feet. They're far from the only ones, so why are ports in a such a race to dig deeper?
Further reading:
Miami Herald
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article221373915.html
Massport
https://www.massport.com/massport/media/newsroom/phase-two-of-the-boston-harbor-dredging-project-complete/
Dredging Today
https://www.dredgingtoday.com/2013/04/04/usa-los-angeles-port-celebrat...
