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The Unintended Consequences Of the Facebook Like Button - The Lightbulb Moment
- Title
- The Unintended Consequences Of the Facebook Like Button - The Lightbulb Moment
- Runtime
- 12:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- In 2007, a group of Facebook engineers introduced “the awesome button” to their boss, Mark Zuckerberg. Although he didn’t agree with it at the time, the awesome button, later dubbed the like button, would soon become integral to Facebook’s business model. But the consequences of this seemingly simple widget stretched beyond Facebook, changing the way we perceive ourselves and forever altering our political landscape.
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.
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- The Surprisingly Legal World Of Ripoff Blockbuster Movies - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 10:46
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- You've heard of Ratatouille...but have you heard of Ratatoing? What about Little Bee, Metal Man, Atlantic Rim, or Snakes On a Train? The mockbuster is a slightly ripped off versions of tentpole films that are strategically released within days of the actual blockbusters release. And while that sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen - they’re actually entirely legal thanks to some pretty sneaky tactics.
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- Title
- The Invention That Made Streaming Video Possible - The Lightbulb Moment
- Runtime
- 12:31
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The early days of online video were plagued by low resolution, stamp-sized video, and unbearable buffering times. But one day that all changed. In the late 90s one breakthrough technology revolutionized streaming video, setting the foundation for the era of Netflix.
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.
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- Title
- How The Flawed Fire Escape Took Over New York - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:20
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- You can’t separate classic New York City architecture from the fire escape. They’re all over. You’ve also seen them in classic movies like West Side Story. And if you live in an apartment with one, you essentially have 6 square feet of free balcony. But this iconic aspect of the New York aesthetic has a dark side.
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- Title
- How The Interstate Connected And Divided America - The Lightbulb Moment
- Runtime
- 12:39
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Dwight Eisenhower’s interstate system was the biggest infrastructure project of its time. But what justified this cost was its potential to connect all corners of America, boosting the post-war economy. However, the unforeseen impacts of the highway system seemed to do the opposite of its creator’s intention.
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.
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- Why Supermarket Lines Are Intentionally Getting Longer - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:25
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- There are a few certainties in life, death, taxes, and seemingly always choosing the slowest checkout line at the supermarket. Waiting in line sucks. But lately, supermarkets are switching to a new type of line and that line is much longer. However according to queueing experts that might not be a bad thing.
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- Title
- Edison's Greatest Invention WASN'T The Lightbulb - The Lightbulb Moment
- Runtime
- 12:59
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Thomas Edison’s most prolific invention is arguably not the lightbulb we all know him for, but the lab in Menlo Park New Jersey that he used to create it. Edison pioneered the world’s first research and development team there, working with a group of experimenters to methodically home in on the holy grail of electric light. In the process, he forever changed the way we would create world defining inventions.
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.
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- Title
- The Real Reason Birth Control Has Placebo Pills - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:04
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For the millions of women who take hormonal birth control pills, a continued monthly period is part of the deal. It’s been this way since the pill was originally designed in the 1950s, despite monumental advances in general biomedical knowledge of the last six decades. More recent research has even shown that these periods aren’t actually medically necessary, and some don’t classify them as periods at all. Today, newer contraceptive options like intrauterine devices offer a chance at not having periods at all. Still, the pill continues to dominate, comprising 40% of the profits in the U.S. contraceptive market and 25% of contraceptive consumers, and causing millions of unnecessary ‘periods’ along the way. So what gives? Why hasn’t birth control evolved beyond the pseudo-period?
The Fertility Doctor: John Rock and the Reproductive Revolution, by Margaret Marsh and Wanda Ronner
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/magazine/birt...
- Title
- How The Cubicle Became Universally Hated -The Lightbulb Moment
- Runtime
- 12:00
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Did you know the Cubicle was originally designed to set workers free? A wild, forward thinking designer named Robert Propst dreamed up what he called “The Action Office” as a groovy 1960s workplace utopia that would unleash the modern knowledge worker’s vast untapped potential. This is how it all went so wrong.
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.
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- Why The U.S. Government Decides The Color Of Our Food - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 10:50
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Unlike candy or cereal, we assume that the color of natural foods are a result of the environment. But some aren’t actually the color we assume. That’s because the government plays a key role in determining the colors of your food!. And for that, we can thank the margarine wars of the late 19th century.
Further reading:
Public Choice at the Dawn of the Special Interest State: The Story of Butter and Margarine - https://www.jstor.org/stable/3480530?seq=1
The Rise of Synthetic Colors in the American Food Industry - https://www.academia.edu/30440637/The_Rise_of_Synthetic_Colors_in_the_American_Food_Industry_1870_1940?email_work_card=view-paper
On The Psychological Impact Of Food Colour - https://flavourjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13411-015-0031-3
Smithsonian Magazine
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-government-came-to-decide-color-your-food-180973962
Time
https://ti...
- Title
- The Fake Color That Made Our Modern World - The Lightbulb Moment
- Runtime
- 12:13
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- In 1856, a chemistry student named William Henry Perkin accidentally created a strange substance with a rich purple hue. That accident turned out to be the world’s first synthetic dye. In just a few years, Perkin’s ‘Mauve’ would take over the fashion industry, make food look more appetizing, and enable stunning advances in medicine.
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.
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- Why So Many American Homes Are Flimsy - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:40
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Have you ever wondered why houses in the U.S. seem so much less sturdy than houses elsewhere? You can hear through the walls, they’re constantly needing maintenance, and aren’t great at regulating temperature. Cheddar explains why American homes are so flimsy - and the history that made them this way.
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- The Hollywood Actress Who Helped Invent WiFi - The Lightbulb Moment
- Runtime
- 12:56
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Actress Hedy Lamarr, deemed the world's most beautiful woman, had an overlooked knack for inventing. During WWII, in an effort to help the Allies, she invented a technology designed to intercept Axis communications. This technology laid the groundwork for wireless internet. This is her story.
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.
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- Title
- Why Dairy Is Losing To Oatly - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:13
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- If you walk over to the dairy section of a supermarket, you’ll find soy milk, almond milk, cashew milk, and oat milk nestled right next to dairy milks. Despite the dairy industry spending over $30 million dollars between 2005 and 2010 they may not have a stranglehold on the market anymore. Cheddar explains how alternative milk brands used marketing tactics to compete with the dairy industry.
Vox
https://www.vox.com/2016/5/2/11565698/big-government-helps-big-dairy-sell-milk
History.com
https://www.history.com/news/government-cheese-dairy-farmers-reagan
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/29/white-gold-the-unstoppable-rise-of-alternative-milks-oat-soy-rice-coconut-plant
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/briankateman/2019/08/19/non-dairy-milk-alternatives-are-experiencing-a-holy-cow-moment/?sh=651ed5034c44
CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/13/5-charts-that-show-how-milk-sa...
- Title
- How Real Estate Rogues "Invented" Florida - The Lightbulb Moment
- Runtime
- 12:48
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Many take for granted today that Florida is the Sunshine State. But that wasn’t always the case. In the 1920s, an army of real estate boosters set out to redefine Florida from an economic backwater to a ritzy vacation destination, sparking a land boom –and bust–the likes of which America had never seen before.
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.
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- Title
- Introducing "The Lightbulb Moment"
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- 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.
This series consists of 10 episodes on topics ranging from how the barcode gave rise to China's modern economy to the story of Hedy Lamarr, the Hollywood actress who laid the groundwork for wireless internet.
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.
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- Title
- How Road Signs Got Their Shapes - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 6:44
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Today we take road signs for granted. We see these shapes and colors and understand their meaning, even without words. And that was the intention. There’s a forgotten science to the shapes of our signs.
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- Title
- Why Steam Pours From New York City Streets - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:44
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- For over a century, 105 miles of pipes underneath Manhattan's streets have delivered steam to some of the city's oldest and tallest buildings. But once in a while, a pipe explodes - blasting a massive hole into the street and spraying boiling hot steam, water, and asbestos into the air. These catastrophes tend to raise the question: is it time to wean New York off steam?
Sources:
The Bowery Boys Podcast
https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/bowery-boys-first/bowery-boys-podcast
The Lockport Journal
https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/niagara-discoveries-holly-steam-combination-company/article_212b69b0-a484-59ba-ae3b-92c771c78f5d.html
ConEd
https://web.archive.org/web/20060312062632/http://www.coned.com/history/steam.asp
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1977/12/27/archives/con-eds-steam-system-an-endangered-species-con-eds-steam-system-an.html
History.com
https://www.hi...
- Title
- Why All Planes Take This Overcrowded Path Across The Atlantic Ocean - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:46
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- On an average summer night, around 1,500 flights traverse the Atlantic from the United States to Europe. And almost all take this one route - like a highway at rush hour. These planes are separated by only 40 miles in distance and 25 miles laterally. Vertically, they fly as close as 1,000 feet to each other. But why would all these planes take one route when they have the whole sky - especially when that route is becoming more and more dangerous?
Sciencing
https://sciencing.com/jet-stream-affect-flights-7619399.html
Aero Savvy
https://aerosavvy.com/north-atlantic-tracks/
Simple Flying
https://simpleflying.com/north-atlantic-tracks/
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/north-atlantic-tracks/index.html
NATS
https://nats.aero/blog/2014/06/north-atlantic-skies-gateway-europe/
Euro News
https://www.euronews.com/2019/08/08/researchers-warn-of-more-jet-stream-turbulence-due-to-c...
- Title
- The Rise And Fall Of The Buffet Chain - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:28
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- In the 90s, buffet chains like Old Country Buffet and Golden Corral were seemingly everywhere. But since 2000, the industry has been in decline. While hygienic concerns and shifting consumer preferences have hindered the success of buffets, the business model was flawed from the start.
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- Title
- The Rise And Fall Of Real Christmas Trees - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:03
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Christmas trees weren’t always a staple of the holiday. But today, Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a decked out tree- real or artificial. Sales of fake trees have slowly risen over the last few decades, while the market for real trees has remained stagnant. But market competition is just one of the struggles for the real Christmas tree.
Further reading:
BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-38129835
The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/christmas-tree-shopping-is-harder-than-ever-thanks-to-climate-change-and-demographics-125992
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2019/12/16/us-christmas-tree-sales-the-battle-between-pine--plastic-infographic/?sh=4aefc0443655
Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-could-save-real-christmas-tree-industry-2019-12
Pocono Record
https://www.poconorecord.com/article/20151226/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE/1512...
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- Why Almost All Christmas Music Is From the 1940s and 1950s - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Whether you love or hate Christmas music you can't escape it during the holiday season. On top of that, you've heard the songs thousands of times. That's because most of them have been around for more than 70 years. So what started this 1940s Christmas music boom? Well, we can actually thank at one particular song released at the perfect time.
Further reading:
WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-song-that-changed-christmas-forever-1475617510
The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/12/why-the-christmas-song-canon-has-a-baby-boomer-bias/250344/
NYT
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/us/christmas-less-religious.html
https://www.macleans.ca/culture/arts/christmas-songs-where-its-always-1899/
The National Review
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/12/golden-era-of-christmas-songs/
Futurity
https://www.futurity.org/christmas-songs-nostalgia-1636882/
- Title
- How The NYC Subway Was Saved By A Typeface - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- For much of it's existence the New York City subway system was a mess of competing signage leaving unexperienced riders understandably confused. That is until one typeface came along and unified the entire system and in doing so solidified itself as one of the defining typefaces of the city.
Read our article here:
https://cheddar.com/media/how-nyc-subway-saved-typeface
Research:
NYC Subway
https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Subway_FAQ:_Facts_and_Figures
AIGA
https://www.aiga.org/the-mostly-true-story-of-helvetica-and-the-new-york-city-subway
WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703858404576214492061190946
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/helvetica-60-years/index.html
New York Times
https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/how-helvetica-took-over-the-subway/#:~:text=It%20was%20the%20letter%20J,New%20York%20City%20transit%20system
- Title
- Why The Human Eye Is A Design Disaster - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:08
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Over 24 million adults in the United States have eye issues: Either you’re born with eye issues, you grow up to have eye issues, or you get so old that your eyes deteriorate into one big issue. So why are our eyes an engineering nightmare? Well to answer that, we need to look into the eyes of a squid.
Read our story here:
https://cheddar.com/media/human-eye-design-disaster
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- Title
- Why The Airship Was A Design Disaster - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 12:48
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Airships were once believed to be the future of human flight. Even with competition from airplanes, airships remained the preferred form of air travel up until the early 1940s. So why did they fall out of favor so quickly and which flaws ultimately made them a design disaster?
Further Reading:
Empires of the Sky by Alexander Rose
https://www.amazon.com/Empires-Sky-Zeppelins-Airplanes-World/dp/081298997X
BBC
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20141126-the-airship-that-ruled-the-skies
History.com
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-air-raid-on-britain
Zeppelin History
http://www.zeppelinhistory.com/rigid-airships-history/history-of-rigid-airships/
National Balloon Museum
https://www.nationalballoonmuseum.com/about/history-of-ballooning/
Foreign Policy
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/29/blimps-hindenburg-flying-whales-airships/
Smiths...
- Title
- Why The Covid-19 Vaccines Must Be Kept So Cold - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 5:11
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Pfizer and Moderna each recently introduced the first COVID-19 vaccines - and both are over 90% effective. An unprecedented achievement. But it isn’t all roses. These vaccines need to be stored in extreme cold. And that's a huge logistical challenge. So what is it about these vaccines that require such brutal cold?
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- Title
- Why There's Almost No Google Street View In Germany - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:10
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Have you ever used Google Street View to look around Europe and wondered why Germany is almost entirely blank? For years Google has tried to get Street View into the country, yet has faced heavy public backlash every time. Cheddar explains why Germany is so anit-Street View, and why Google won't give up the fight.
Further reading:
Big Think
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/germany-street-view?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3
NY Times
https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/germanys-complicated-relationship-with-google-street-view/
Inverse
https://www.inverse.com/article/32886-google-map-privacy-variation
Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-germany-legacy-of-stasi-puts-different-perspective-on-nsa-spying/2013/11/18/a0b1b37c-4940-11e3-b87a-e66bd9ff3537_story.html?utm_term=.3450527a6aec
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7959362.stm
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- Title
- Why Arcades Are Still Thriving In Japan - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 7:14
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- American arcades are largely dead, killed by negative public sentiment and advancements in personal gaming. But arcades in Japan were able to survive and today are thriving. Even amidst a global pandemic. Cheddar Explains how Japanese arcades evolved to stay relevant.
Further reading:
The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3740422/the-life-and-death-of-the-american-arcade-for-amusement-only
Travel Outlandish
https://traveloutlandish.com/blog/japanese-arcades-tokyo/
Japan Times
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/08/17/general/japan-video-game-arcades-relevant/
Kotaku
https://kotaku.com/how-japanese-arcades-are-trying-to-protect-against-the-1844452046
Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/sega-arcade-streaming-data-denter-japan-164030263.html
Old Classic Retro Gaming
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- Title
- Is Concrete The Most Destructive Material On Earth? - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Concrete has given rise to modern life. It’s so ubiquitous and takes so many forms that it might be easy to forget about. Yet now there is increasing pressure to change the way we use and make concrete. As cities warm and flood, as biodiversity is reduced and as water becomes more scarce worldwide - a portion of the blame is increasingly placed on concrete, the seemingly invisible foundation for our world.
Further reading:
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/business/concrete-cement-manufacturing-green-emissions.html
NPR
https://www.npr.org/2017/11/09/563016223/exploring-why-hurricane-harvey-caused-houstons-worst-fooding
Quartz
https://qz.com/1748561/%E2%80%A8reducing-cements-carbon-footprint-is-critical-to-climate-fight/
Nature Sustainability
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-017-0009-5
Science History Institute
https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillat...
- Title
- Why Did The Polls Underestimate The Trump Vote (Again)? - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 6:19
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Very little was clear on Election Night 2020 except that, once again, the polls had underestimated support for Donald Trump. So what is it that makes Trump's support so hard for pollsters to count?
Further reading:
USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/04/polls-biden-had-lead-over-trump-election-results-unclear-wednesday/6158248002/
Pew Research
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/08/05/key-things-to-know-about-election-polling-in-the-united-states/
Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/11/02/shy-trump-voters-myth/
Inside Elections
http://www.insideelections.com/news/article/where-do-we-go-from-here
Real Clear Politics
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_biden-6247.html
FiveThirtyEight
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/national/
...
- Title
- Why San Francisco Has No Active Cemeteries - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:59
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- San Francisco has a population of over 883,000 residents, but it only has two cemeteries for the entire city. But neither of them perform active burials. So why are bodies showing up under the city?
1. KQED
https://www.kqed.org/news/10779164/why-are-so-many-dead-people-in-colma-and-so-few-in-san-francisco
2. Town of Colma
https://www.colma.ca.gov/departments/cemeteries/
3. NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/06/sports/football/the-town-of-colma-where-san-franciscos-dead-live.html
4. SF Chronicle
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Colma-cemeteries-rapidly-running-out-of-space-for-12890771.php
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- Title
- Why This Bridge Is Suddenly Everywhere - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:07
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- All across America old bridges are being replaced. In the place of deteriorating truss and suspension bridges architects are choosing the aesthetically pleasing cable-stay bridges. But this modern design actually dates back to the 16th-century. Cheddar explains why cable-stay bridges took so long to catch on and why they are the new go-to bridge for engineers.
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- Title
- The Final U.S. Presidential Debate in Four Minutes
- Runtime
- 3:41
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met for a second and final debate on Thursday night in Nashville. The debate lasted one and a half hours. Here are some of the highlights.
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- Title
- Why the Movie Trailer Voice Disappeared - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 10:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Have you ever wondered where the dramatic "IN A WORLD..." movie trailer narration went? It was a staple of movie trailers in the 80s and 90s, but nowadays it's nowhere to be found. Cheddar explains where the movie trailer narration came from - and why it disappeared.
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- Title
- The Real Reason Pedestrian Deaths Are Rising - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 5:36
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- 6,283 pedestrians were killed by motor vehicles in the United States in 2018 - the highest number of fatalities since 1990. But what's causing this spike in pedestrian deaths, when driver deaths continue to decline? Cheddar explains the real reason why the numbers keep climbing.
NYTimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/18/business/economic-scene-are-bigger-vehicles-safer-it-depends-whether-you-re-passenger.html
Governing.com
https://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/gov-SUV-rise-pedestrian-deaths.html
Streetsblog
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2018/05/09/study-links-rise-of-suvs-to-the-pedestrian-safety-crisis/
GHSA
https://www.ghsa.org/resources/Pedestrians20
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- Title
- The Unexpected Death Of The Ad Jingle - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 11:58
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Jingles dominated the American advertising sector for a large portion of the mid to late 1900s. But now they’ve mostly become a relic of a bygone era. So what killed the jingle? Well, the demise is a result of both a shift in the advertising industry and a hit song by Michael Jackson.
Further reading:
NYTimes
https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/19/business/the-media-business-fewer-ad-jingles-are-heard-as-madison-ave-shifts-beat.html
The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/08/what-killed-the-jingle/497291/
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanpassman/2017/05/30/why-advertising-jingles-will-make-a-comeback/#2c6afeb11b2e
NPR
https://www.npr.org/2017/05/29/530617272/encore-jingle-writer-explores-decline-of-original-music-in-advertising
The Economist
https://www.economist.com/business/2003/02/06/the-death-of-the-jingle
Special thanks to DSV Medi...
- Title
- How Hollywood Got From New Jersey To Los Angeles - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The sunny skies, warm weather, and diverse landscapes of Los Angeles allow for filming whatever, and whenever. But did you know the movie capital of the world was actually in Fort Lee, NJ? And if it wasn't for Thomas Edison, it might still be there today.
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- Title
- The Reason Some Say New York City Is Dead Forever - Cheddar Reports
- Runtime
- 9:15
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- New York City was hit hard by the coronavirus. It was the epicenter of COVID-19 during the spring and summer of 2020. Thousands of residents and businesses have at least temporarily left America’s largest city. While the city is struggling with short term effects, experts warn the economic consequences could be permanent. This has lead to doomsday articles suggesting the city is dead forever.
Sources:
NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/15/upshot/who-left-new-york-coronavirus.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/nyregion/moving-new-york-coronavirus.html
Marketwatch
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-york-city-is-dead-forever-according-to-one-lifelong-new-yorker-2020-08-16
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/12/new-york-exodus-suburbs-remote-working-pandemic-protests
Marketplace
https://www.marketplace.org/2020/07/21/rent-landlords-covid-19-new-york-va...
- Title
- Why Self-Storage Is Suddenly Everywhere - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 7:23
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Have you ever noticed just how many self-storage places there are and how they seemingly popped up out of nowhere? Well it's not just you, there are more self-storage facilities in the United States than there are McDonalds. The now $38 billion industry is a product of both an uncanny business model and changes in how we live.
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- Title
- The U.S. Campaign To Bomb Wildlife With Cyanide - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 11:03
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- In 2018, over 2.6 million animals in the U.S. were killed by Wildlife Services. One particular method of killing involves bombing certain animals with cyanide using a device called an M-44. The device, which is planted on public and private land, has killed pet dogs and harmed humans. Some states have banned the use of this weapon, but it still remains authorized in others.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/pdr/?file=PDR-G_Report&p=2018:INDEX:
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?
doi=10.1.1.515.2690&rep=rep1&type=pdf
The Humane Society of the U.S.
https://www.humanesociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/2015-wildlife-service-white-paper.pdf
https://www.humanesociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/Coyote-Advocate-Toolkit_2020.pdf
Society for Conservation Biology
https://conbio.onli...
- Title
- The Real Reason London's Skyscrapers Are Oddly Shaped - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 10:16
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- London's skyline is spotted with several distinctly shaped skyscrapers. Londoners have awarded these unique building with some quirky nicknames including the Gherkin, the Shard, and the Cheesegrater. But these now iconic buildings weren't designed this way for purely aesthetic purposes.
Further reading:
Emporis https://www.emporis.com/buildings/138268/old-st-pauls-cathedral-london-united-kingdom
Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/content/docs/get-involved/londons-image-and-identity-pdf/
CNN https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/21/world/st-pauls-london-protected-views/index.html313:
Metropolitics https://metropolitiques.eu/Skyline-policy-the-Shard-and.html
Office for National Statistics https://www.ons.gov.uk/
BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-44779158
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- Title
- The Road Design Tricks That Make You Drive Slower - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 7:20
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- America has a speeding problem. Speeding results in more traffic fatalities than any other cause. Traditional methods of policing are expensive and don’t always help. That’s why civil engineers are turning to design to try and eliminate speeding by influencing our subconscious.
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- Title
- The Surprising Reason Why Human Teeth Are A Design Disaster - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:33
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- We’ve got crooked, cavity-ridden teeth that cause us tons of pain and make us go to the dentist at least once a year. And that’s if your teeth are doing well. But other animals don’t have these problems - so why is it just humans with the bad teeth? It’s actually because it’s our fault.
SOURCES:
Scientific American
McIntosh Dental
Sapiens.org
Medium
LiveScience
Stanford Press
New York Times
The Week
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- Title
- What Happened To Solar Cars? - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:26
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- In the 1980's and 90's, the solar car was deemed the future of transportation. Yet, just as quickly as it arrived, the solar car disappeared. But today, as the problems caused by our reliance on fossil fuels have grown, so has a demand for alternative sources of energy for our vehicles. While electric cars are rapidly gaining a larger share of the automotive market, this technology still relies on electricity from a grid often fueled by petroleum or coal. And this is why some companies today are again trying to harness the most powerful energy source we know: the sun.
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- Title
- Why The Monorail Keeps Failing - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:55
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The monorail was a staple of the futuristic depiction of modern transit. But it never truly got off the ground. Today, most can be found in Asian megacities like Chongqing, Shanghai, Tokyo and Mumbai or at airports and Disneyworld.
(1) Rail System – http://www.railsystem.net/monorail/
(2) City Metric – https://www.citymetric.com/transport/can-simpsons-explain-why-monorails-never-took-form-transport-4733
(3) Train History – http://www.trainhistory.net/railway-history/monorail-history/
(4) Monorails.org – http://www.monorails.org/index.html
(5) Popular Science – https://books.google.com/books?id=xSgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71#v=onepage&q&f=false
(6) Disney History Institute – http://www.disneyhistoryinstitute.com/2012/03/disneyland-monorail-that-almost-was.html
(7) Popular Mechanics – https://books.google.com/books?id=ttsDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA77&dq=monorail&pg=PA77#v=onepage&q=monorail&f=false
(8) The Orange County Register – https:...
- Title
- The Design Tricks Amazon Uses To Get You To Buy - Why You Buy
- Runtime
- 6:19
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- It has been established that the floor-plan or layout of a store can be strategically designed to get shoppers to spend more. Think IKEA’s shopping maze. As retail traffic continues to migrate to digital, companies are changing how their sites are designed using principles of behavioral economics. Amazon in particular combines individual user data with principles of human psychology to create an experience that results in an increased likelihood of purchase. In this video, we will reveal the design tactics Amazon uses that get you to spend.
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- Title
- How Dollar Stores Conquered America - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 13:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Dollar stores have conquered the United States, in an era where a “retail apocalypse” is slowly decimating brick and mortar retail shopping. The spread of these dollar stores is also deeply tied to issues of income inequality in the U.S. It’s argued that not only do these institutions benefit from poverty, but also that they perpetuate it. It has even led to some communities to limit the spread of dollar stores in their towns. So how did the dollar store conquer the U.S. - and what is their real impact?
SOURCES:
Annals of the American Association of Geographers
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24694452.2020.1775544
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance
https://ilsr.org/dollar-stores-target-cities-towns-one-fights-back/
https://ilsr.org/new-maps-dollar-stores-spread/
Dollar General
https://aboutus.dollargeneral.com/corporate-social-responsibility/
The Washington Post
https...
- Title
- Historians Debate The Worst Years Ever To Be Alive - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 11:55
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- 2020 has been downright devastating— from Coronavirus to bush fires in Australia and global unrest. But is it the worst year ever? We interviewed a number of historians who each pitched us their "worst year to be alive".
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- Title
- Why The U.S. Plays The National Anthem Before Sporting Events - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 12:33
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The Star-Spangled Banner is played before every sporting event in the United States of America, from little league to the NFL. But most other countries don't play their anthem before games unless it's for international play. So how did this turn into such a spectacle and why might things change today?
SOURCES:
-The Guardian
-NFL
-Vulture
-Global Sports Matter
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- Title
- The Deteriorating Tunnel That Could Break New York City - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 14:04
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The North River Tunnels connect Manhattan to New Jersey and the West. 820,000 people and 450 trains pass under the Hudson River through these 2.5 miles tunnels every day. But these tunnels were built 120 years ago and they are showing their age. Now, New York has a dangerous tunnel problem on its hands. Cheddar explains how it got this bad and whats being done about it.
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