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What To Do With America's Largest Confederate Monument? - Cheddar Explains
- Title
- What To Do With America's Largest Confederate Monument? - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 13:27
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Statues commemorating the Confederacy are being torn down across America as a result of racial unrest following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. But the largest monument in the country has been left out of the conversation: Stone Mountain monument in Georgia. The 42-foot-deep, 76-by-158 foot carving of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson sits on the face of the world’s largest piece of exposed granite. Removing it could require bitter political debate and a year-long demolition. But for most, the racist history it represents is too hard to ignore.
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- Title
- How Glass Skyscrapers Conquered Our Cities - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 10:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- New York City has over 6,000 high rise buildings and for the last 75 years most of the skyscrapers built were constructed with glass facades. This trend has continued in cities across the world like London, Moscow, and Shanghai. But over the years, the drawbacks have become more prominent. They may look like elegant symbols of modernity, but beyond that shimmer is a list of problems that has some leaders proposing bans. All that beauty comes at a price.
SOURCES:
BBC
NBC News
Business Insider
Visual Capitalist
PBS
Fast Company
Curbed
International Energy Agency
Wired
Metro
CNN
Dezeen
NY Post
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- Title
- The Rise And Fall Of The Drive-In Theater - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:30
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Drive-in theaters were a staple of American culture for the better part of the second half of the 20th century. But now, there are fewer than 300 remaining in the United States. So what happened? Advancements in technology like the television and VHS tape are partially to blame, but there’s more to the story. This is the rise and fall of the drive-in theater.
SOURCES:
History.com
Driveinmovie.com
Smithsonian
New York Film Academy
ThoughtCo
Quartz
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- Title
- The Big Problem With Cloverleaf Interchanges - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 10:02
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Cloverleaf interchanges used to be the most popular type of interchange on American highways. But over the past 30 years, they’ve slowly been disappearing. What happened? Cheddar explains the history - and the future - of cloverleaf interchanges.
Sources:
LA Times
FHWA.dot.gov
Semantic Scholar
Dispatch.com
NJ.com
New York Times
Baltimore Sun
VDOT
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- Title
- Why The American West Is Running Out Of Water - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 11:53
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- You’ve probably heard of droughts and wildfires in California, of groundwater drying up in Arizona, and of entire communities, like those on the Navajo Nation, that have been left without running water. The region is finally coming to terms with decades of infrastructure projects, coupled with using more water than nature can provide, as the threat of climate change moves in. Cheddar explains why the American West is running out of water.
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Further reading:
Yale Environment 360
https://e360.yale.edu/features/the-wests-great-river-hits-its-limits-will-the-colorado-run-dry
National Park Service
https://www.nps.gov/articles/2-water-in-the-west.htm
The Arizona Republic
https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-environment/2019/12/05/wells-drying-up-around-willcox-where-effort-change-groundwater-rules-failed/2357906001/
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- Title
- Why Finland Has $100,000 Speeding Fines - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 10:08
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Finland has made headlines over the years for fining drivers with exorbitantly high fine for speeding violations, including one for around $103,000. While not all tickets are this expensive, this amount would be unheard of in the U.S. So why do drivers get hit with these exorbitant fines in Finland? And is this something the United States should consider?
SOURCES:
University of Chicago Law Review
Day Fines: Reviving the Idea and Reversing the (Costly) Punitive Trend
Criminal Code of Finland
World Prison Brief
Enforcing Compliance: The Case of Automatic License Suspensions
NACJD
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- Title
- Redesigning The Office for a Post-Coronavirus World - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:00
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Covid-19 has rapidly changed the way we work. With about a third of Americans working from home during the pandemic, it’s only natural to wonder what else will change. Come along with us as we analyze how our workplaces and offices could be affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic– all by redesigning America’s Favorite Office, Dunder Mifflin
Source:
BBC
WAMU
Gensler
CBS News
World Economic Forum
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- Title
- Why Hotel Rooms Have Bibles - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 6:46
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- A Gideon Bible in your nightstand is as synonymous with hotels as tiny shampoo bottles and continental breakfasts. So who puts them there? And why is this still a thing?
Sources:
PRRI
https://www.prri.org/research/american-religious-landscape-christian-religiously-unaffiliated/
Pew Research Center
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/02/29/how-religious-is-your-state/?state=alabama
Mic
https://www.mic.com/articles/182597/why-do-hotels-still-put-a-bible-in-the-nightstand
Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/02/11/hotel-bibles-are-still-thing-some-brands-theyre-their-way-out/
Harvard Business School
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/birth-of-the-american-salesman
LA Times
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hotel-bibles-20161204-story.html
The Baltimore Sun
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-09-16-9909160123-...
- Title
- Why Precisely Priced Homes Sell Better
- Runtime
- 5:11
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The trend of precisely pricing homes is on the rise. Research indicates that a house with a precise price will sell better than a house priced with a rounded number. That’s because this technique plays with a key characteristic of human psychology.
This is Why You Buy, the show that reveals how marketers play on human psychology to get you to spend more--- and gives you the tools to spend smarter.
Sources:
New York Sun
https://www.nysun.com/national/study-precisely-priced-homes-sell-for-more/71463/
Johnson School at Cornell University
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1011232
Nudge
https://nudges.wordpress.com/tips-for-home-sellers-how-to-price-a-house/
Taylor and Francis online
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14036096.2011.599179
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- Title
- The Reason Medieval Paintings Of Cats Were So Bad - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:00
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Have you ever wondered why cats in medieval paintings and illustrations look so wonky? Their little faces don’t look like animals at all. In fact, they look like ugly humans. It's not that the artists weren't talented. This ugliness was intentional.
Sources:
Ancient History Encyclopedia
https://www.ancient.eu/article/1387/cats-in-the-middle-ages/
Lumen Learning
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-arthistory1/chapter/the-bestiary/
Artsy
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-decoding-animals-art-history-immortal-peacocks-lusty-rabbits
Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/best/hd_best.htm
Articles on Christian and Pagan Symbols
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1164&context=scripps_theses
Special thanks to Professor Damien Kempf of the University of Liverpool
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- Title
- The Big Brands That Make Trader Joe's Products - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 11:36
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- We all love Trader Joe’s. Their fun culture, healthy vibe, and cheap private label have all helped fuel prolific growth over the past two decades. But have you ever stopped to wonder who supplies that private label? In some cases, it’s the same big brands and massive companies that you would see in any standard grocery store.
Sources:
Eater
https://www.eater.com/2017/8/9/16099028/trader-joes-products
Fortune
https://fortune.com/2017/08/10/trader-joes-private-label/
USDA
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts
FDA
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts
Build a Brand Like Trader Joe’s
http://traderjoessecrets.blogspot.com/p/about-mark-gardiner.html
FoodDive
https://www.fooddive.com/news/lakeview-farms-snacks-on-hummus-and-
salsa-with-latest-acquisition-spree/544472/
CNBC
- Title
- Why Juneteenth Isn't A National Holiday And Why It Should Be - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 5:41
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Also called Emancipation Day, or Juneteenth Independence Day, Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States But this second independence day is not a national holiday and most Americans have never even heard of it. Years of systematic racism, segregation, and the oppression of Black Americans have diminished and stamped out efforts to make what should undoubtedly be an American National Holiday.
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- Title
- How The Cozy Coupe Became The Best Selling Car Of All-Time - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 7:35
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- If you were a kid in the last 40 years, you probably have a Cozy Coupe memory. Growing up It seemed like they were everywhere. That's because they were. So how did this unassuming, foot-pedal-powered toy become one of the most popular toys of all time?
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- Title
- How Soy Found Its Way Into Everything - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:09
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- From milk to canned tuna to shampoo, soy is in a good majority of our day-to-day products. It’s added to around 60% of the nation’s processed foods. Soy has been known to provide some real health benefits, like high protein. But there are legitimate health and environmental consequences that raise the question: why do we use so much soy? And should we?
SOURCES:
-“The Story of Soy” - Dr. Christine Du Bois
-The Washington Post
-Soy Info Center
-World Wildlife Fund
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- Title
- Why Obnoxiously Loud Car Alarms Aren't As Common Today- Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 11:59
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- If you lived in a big city in the 90s, you're probably one of the unlucky people who was kept up at night on a regular basis by errant car alarms. But today, those in that same big city hear alarms far less often than you did. So where did car alarms go? How have they evolved, and did we ever need them to begin with?
Sources:
-Time
-Pricenomics
-Rethinking the Regulation of Car Horn and Car Alarm Noise: An Incentive-Based Proposal to Help Restore Civility to Cities by Steven N. Brautigam
-The New Yorker
-Popular Mechanics
-Transit.org
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- Title
- The Real Reason Washington D.C. Doesn't Have Skyscrapers - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 7:42
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The skyline of Washington D.C. is stunted. You've probably heard that D.C. can't build skyscrapers taller than the U.S. Capitol Building or the Washington Monument. But those are both myths from a bygone era. Cheddar tells the real story.
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- Title
- Are Face Shields Better Than Masks For Coronavirus? - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 4:50
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Now that we’ve all gotten used to face masks, are we ready to make the switch to shields? A recently published article in The Journal of the American Medical Association, argued that a face shield could better help reduce the transmission of the coronavirus. So what's the final world?
Sources:
JAMA
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2765525
New York Times
Business Insider
WebMD
Dr. Amesh Adalja
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- Title
- Just How Safe Is It To Be Outside During Coronavirus? - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 3:31
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Summer is just around the corner, and the outdoors may seem like the perfect escape from the threat of contracting the virus. States are slowly reopening businesses and stir-crazy Americans are flocking to beaches and taking hikes. Are we really that much safer just by being outside?
Further reading:
-Erin Bromage
https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20200511&instance_id=18384&nl=the-morning®i_id=95275081&segment_id=27239&te=1&user_id=1cce7baa9a97b1605e75a5e5d9b6d596
-Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/05/12/2006874117
-Centers for Disease Control and Prevetion
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/visitors.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/stay-safe.html
-Vox
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/4/24/21233226/...
- Title
- The Rise And Fall Of Autotune - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 11:46
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Autotune was a staple in pop hits throughout the 2000s. T-Pain, Nelly, Daft Punk, and almost every major pop artist embraced the technology. But most of these famous tunes were actually using Autotune incorrectly. So who started this trend and how did something so despised become so popular?
Further Reading:
New York Times
USA TODAY
CNN
Thrillist
Pricenomics
Antares
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- Title
- How America's National Parks Became Critically Crowded With Tourists - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 15:43
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Visitation to National Park Service sites has seen a boom in recent years. For five years in a row, the park service has tallied over 300 million visitors per year. It’s an unprecedented spike, and the reason why this is happening now goes deeper than social media alone. While the threat of COVID-19 will likely change those numbers this year, the park service is still figuring out how to regain the balance between preservation and visitation. Cheddar explains the history of crowding in America’s national parks, and the impacts we are seeing from that today.
Further Reading:
National Park Service
https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/roads/shs0b.htm
https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/wirth2/chap9b.htm
https://www.nps.gov/articles/wwiirecreationinparks.htm
University of Nebraska Press, National Parks: The American Experience by Alfred Runte
https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/runte1/
- Title
- How Pandemics Like Coronavirus Have Shaped Our Homes - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:04
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Our home design has changed drastically over the past 150 years. Once commonplace items like claw-footed tubs and standing armoires have fallen out of favor. Of course, technologies and consumer preferences have played a major role. But what might surprise you is the strong hand pandemics have had in the evolution of our homes. So let’s take a look at what’s changed in the past and what might change in a post covid-19 world.
Further Reading:
The Guardian
Citylab
Curbed
WHYY
Architectural Digest
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- Title
- How Backyard Grilling Conquered America - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 14:21
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Backyard grilling is an American institution. But have you ever wondered where it came from? You might be surprised to learn that the history of your weekend barbecue twists and turns back through the earliest years of America’s past.
Further reading:
-Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America by Jim Auchmutey
http://jimauchmutey.com/smokelore
-Barbecue: The History of an American Institution by Robert F. Moss
-Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time by Adrian Miller
https://adrianemiller.com/about-the-book/soul-food-2/
-Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era by Elaine Tyler May
https://www.amazon.com/Homeward-Bound-American-Families-Cold-ebook/dp/B0097CYMB0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=homeward+bound+elaine+tyler+may&qid=1589826731&s=books&sr=1-1
-New York Times:
-Smithsonian Magazine
-Eater
-The Henry Ford
-Weber...
- Title
- The Real Reason Soap Operas Look So Different - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 6:51
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- If you compare a daytime Soap Opera with a primetime television show you'll likely notice that Soaps just look different. This look has been described as dreamlike, hyper-realistic, or soft. So what's the difference and why? Well it can be traced back to a money saving technique from the 1960s that's still being used today. Cheddar Explains.
Sources:
Lifetime
The Televiewing Audience By Robert Abelman, David J. Atkin
Early Television Foundation
Mental Floss
Cinema5D
Popular Mechanics Magazine
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- Title
- Why 3D Movies Keep Failing - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 13:46
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- 3D movies seem to be on their deathbed. But this isn't the first time that the 3D craze has come and gone - it seems to be a cycle that keeps repeating, every few years. So why is Hollywood so insistent on 3D movies? And why don't they seem to stick?
Variety
https://variety.com/2018/film/news/3d-box-office-1202743603/
3D Film Archive
http://www.3dfilmarchive.com/
Wisconsin University
https://cinema.wisc.edu/blog/2017/01/26/adventures-3-d-sound-re-opening-house-wax
Den Of Geek
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-the-movie-industry-blew-it-with-3d/
Market Watch
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/people-are-still-waiting-in-line-5-hours-for-disneys-5-minute-frozen-ride-2016-06-28
Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/55628-glasses-free-3d-movie-screens.html
Quartz
https://qz.com/1039936/imax-says-no-too-the-reign-of-3d-movies-is-over-in-us-cinemas/
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- Title
- The Rise, Fall, And Rebirth Of The Ford Bronco - Cheddar Examines
- Runtime
- 10:17
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- When the Ford Bronco hit the market in the 1960s, it revolutionized the auto market. Over time, the Bronco became a cult classic, a Hollywood icon, and a symbol of Americana. But the Bronco abruptly fell from fame and production was halted. So why is Ford bringing back the Bronco today?
Further reading:
Ford
https://www.ford.com/suvs/bronco/
Car and Driver
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g20632059/a-visual-history-of-the-ford-bronco-from-trail-crawling-to-slow-speed-chases/
CJ ponyparts
https://www.cjponyparts.com/resources/ford-bronco-history
Motor 1
https://www.motor1.com/news/133270/new-ford-bronco-facts/
The Mint
https://themint400.com/off-road-racer-the-mint-400-1968-to-1976/
MPEG 4 Video
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- Title
- Why There Are So Few Pickup Trucks In Europe - Cheddar Examines
- Runtime
- 10:19
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The pickup truck has become a symbol of Americana. In fact, the Ford F-150 has been the best selling vehicle in the United States for the past 40 years. But across the pond, you wont see a pickup truck enter the top 10 best selling vehicles. So why didn't Europeans pickup the pickup craze?
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- Title
- How Navigation Apps Actually Create More Traffic - Cheddar Explores
- Runtime
- 7:24
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Most drivers depend on navigation apps for driving instructions and avoiding traffic. However, these apps could actually be contributing to an increase in rising congestion.. Cheddar Explores how cities and towns are being affected and how they are fighting back.
Further reading:
1. INRIX
https://inrix.com/scorecard/
2. IEEE Spectrum
https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/infrastructure/if-navigation-apps-dont-alleviate-congestioncould-citywide-traffic-software-help
3. Texas A&M Transportation Institute https://static.tti.tamu.edu/tti.tamu.edu/documents/mobility-report-2019.pdf
4. Institute of Transportation Studies UC Berkeley
5. City Lab
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/04/the-small-town-that-took-on-waze/558215/
6. NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/24/nyregion/traffic-apps-gps-neighborhoods.html
7. LA Daily News https://...
- Title
- Why Movies Are Wrong About Elevator Free Falls - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 9:37
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- In practically every action movie, there’s a scene where an elevator cable snaps and the car goes shooting down the shaft. But that almost never happens. In fact, no one has died from a free fall in a modern elevator. So why so safe? The answer lies in a 150-year-old design feature.
Further Reading:
1. NEII
http://www.neii.org/presskit/printmaster.cfm?plink=NEII%20Elevator%20and%20Escalator%20Fun%20Facts.cfm
Elevator History; http://www.elevatorhistory.net/elevator-history/ancient-elevators/
2. Otis Elevators
https://www.otis.com/corporate/
3. Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/elevator-plunges-are-rare-because-brakes-and-cables-provide-fail-safe-protections/2013/06/07/e44227f6-cc5a-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html
4. Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fighting-fear/201205/stuck-in-elevator
5. CBS Local Chicago
https:/...
- Title
- How Humans Caused Our Own Allergies - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 11:38
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Sniffling. Sneezing. Runny eyes. Springtime brings a rush of seasonal allergies that plague us - but historically, allergies were mild - if they existed at all. In fact, allergies became a force to be reckoned with only in the 1970s. Cheddar explains how we’re to blame for our own allergies.
Further Reading:
1: Atlas Obscura
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/seasonal-allergies-blame-male-trees
2: Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/35037000
3: Encyclopedia Brittanica
https://www.britannica.com/science/Dutch-elm-disease
4: Tree Clinic
http://www.treeclinic.co.uk/
5: Scientific America
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/botanical-sexism-cultivates-home-grown-allergies/
6: Science Direct
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/pollen-allergy
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- Title
- What The Pronunciations Of Brand Names Really Mean - Cheddar Examines
- Runtime
- 6:49
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Marketers use a linguistic science called ‘Sound Symbolism’ to aid in naming brands and products. The science focuses on the sounds of words and how they can affect how people perceive a word. Join Cheddar as we examine just how brand names come to be formed and if a brand by any other name is just as lucrative.
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- Title
- Why Sitcoms Stopped Using Laugh Tracks - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:57
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- For the better half of the last century, multi-cam sitcoms across television relied on the laugh track to make TV shows better. Thanks to the laff box by Charley Douglass, favorite shows from Friends to Seinfeld would use canned laughter to sweeten the comedy. But over the last 10 years, the laugh track has disappeared almost entirely.
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- Title
- The Rise And Fall Of Orange Juice - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 13:03
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Did you know orange juice wasn't a nationally consumed beverage until the mid 1900's? It feels like the ubiquitous drink of breakfasts all around the country, and yet, its production and consumption has been on the decline for the past few years. What rocketed orange juice to being one of the most popular drinks in America? And why have we fallen out of love with it? Cheddar explains.
National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/11/oldest-winemaking-grapes-georgia-archaeology/
Washington State university
https://cider.wsu.edu/history-of-cider
Statista
https://www.statista.com/statistics/297320/us-fruit-juice-consumption/
CBC
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/undertheinfluence/summer-series-the-most-interesting-adman-in-the-world-the-story-of-albert-lasker-1.4120833
South Florida Sun Sentinel
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2008-05-22-0805200422-story.html
Time...
- Title
- Why The Human Knee Is A Design Disaster - Cheddar Explores
- Runtime
- 9:34
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Millions deal with knee problems every year. From elite athletes tearing their ACLs to senior citizens with chronic knee pain, there is clearly something error prone about the design of the human knee. It all comes down to a potent mix of evolutionary shortcomings and the stresses of modern life.
Further reading:
US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3408027/
Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/orthopedic-surgery/news/first-nationwide-prevalence-study-of-hip-and-knee-arthroplasty-shows-7-2-million-americans-living-with-implants/mac-20431170
National Geographic
https://books.google.com/books?id=IXD7CAAAQBAJ&pg=PT105&lpg=PT105&dq=bruce+latimer+knee&source=bl&ots=alkac2Y83L&sig=ACfU3U08wawLb8YWk6WlRT86H8kT65Q5KQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-kcu1kYHoAhXpg3IEHYWHBe4Q6AEwA3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
Harvard Medical Sc...
- Title
- Breaking Down The $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Package - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 3:39
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- On Friday, March 27th, the House of Representatives approved a record-breaking economic stimulus package. The $2.2 trillion stimulus package is designed to help stabilize the economy and deliver emergency relief for millions of workers, companies and state governments who have suffered losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We take a look at how it breaks down and who get what and why.
Read the full text of the bill here:
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20059055/final-final-cares-act.pdf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/26/senate-stimulus-bill-coronavirus-2-trillion-list-what-is-in-it/ubscribe to Cheddar on YouTube: http://chdr.tv/subscribe
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- Title
- The Surprising Problems With The City Grid - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 10:38
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The rectangular grid is an ancient city plan and has been used by civilizations for thousands of years. It underpins many of our cities to this day, and has been hailed for its efficiency. But there is a surprising dark side to the city grid. So, what is the darkness that underlies our city grids, and how might the grid be bad for us today?
Further reading:
The Dark Side of the Grid: Power and Urban Design by Jill L. Grant
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/248995842_The_Dark_Side_of_the_Grid_Power_and_Urban_Design
City on a Grid: How New York Became New York by Gerard Koeppel
https://books.google.com/books?id=CpLSDQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Ohio History Central
https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Land_Ordinance_of_1785
99 Percent Invisible
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/plat-of-zion/
The Salt Lake Tribune
https:/...
- Title
- Why New York Dumps Old Trucks (And More) Into the Ocean - Cheddar Explores
- Runtime
- 8:14
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- In 2008, photographer Stephen Mallon documented the dumping of 44 decommissioned subway cars into the Atlantic Ocean. Today, 2,400 cars line the ocean floor in six states from New Jersey all the way down to Georgia. But the list of materials being dumped doesn’t stop there: it includes fishing boats and parts of a New York bridge. In an effort to figure out why these materials are being dumped into the harbor, we talked with a marine biologist from New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation.
https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7896.html
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- Title
- What Makes Coronavirus So Infectious? - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 7:48
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Coronavirus has spread around the world with unprecedented speed and effectiveness. So what is it about this virus that makes it so infectious? A combination of the virus’s unique microscopic structure, it’s stealthy style of infection, and today’s more interconnected world likely created perfect conditions for a COVID-19 pandemic.
AAAS Science Journals
The Atlantic
Business Insider
Harvard Medical School
Medical News Today
New York Times
NPR
Vox
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
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- Title
- Doctor Responds To Coronavirus Myths - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 7:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- As COVID-19 sweeps the globe heaps of misinformation comes with it. With so many ways and places to consume information it can be tough to determine fact from fiction. Cheddar spoke with Dr. Luiza Petre to verify or debunk some of these myths.
Table of Contents:
A face mask will protect you from Covid-19 (00:37)
Drinking more water will flush the coronavirus from your system (1:17)
Holding your breath for 10 seconds, without coughing, means no infection (1:37)
You can protect yourself from Covid-19 with home-remedies (2:05)
Young people and children can't get coronavirus (2:29)
Coronavirus will go away or recede in warmer weather (2:57)
You can get coronavirus from the mail (3:41)
Your pet can contract Covid 19 (4:14)
The coronavirus can be transmitted via Mosquitos (4:35)
If you contract coronavirus once, you cant get it again (4:55)
Sour...
- Title
- How Will Summer Really Impact Coronavirus? - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:47
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Whether it’s the President of the United States or one of your friends, people all over the country are claiming summer will help get rid of the Coronavirus. But solving our COVID-19 crisis won't be as easy as waiting for warm weather to set in.
Further reading:
Visit the Centers for Disease Control website for the latest information on the Coronavirus
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/transmission.html
World Health Organization (WHO)
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/transcripts/who-audio-emergencies-coronavirus-press-conference-final-05mar2020.pdf?sfvrsn=3855ddcd_0
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://ccdd.hsph.harvard.edu/will-covid-19-go-away-on-its-own-in-warmer-weather/
Time
https://time.com/5790880/coronavirus-warm-weather-summer/
University of Maryland<...
- Title
- How Los Angeles Got Its Iconic Architecture Style - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 6:28
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- You might not recognize the name, but if you've driven around Los Angeles you'll definitely recognize the style. Googie architecture became popular in the late 1950s and 1960s thanks to one man's design. Cheddar explains how this architecture style came to be and how it disappeared as quickly as it was created.
Sources:
Curbed
Los Angeles Times
Smithsonian Magazine
Timeline
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- Title
- The Tiny Compound That Makes Soap A Coronavirus Killer
- Runtime
- 6:36
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Hand sanitizer has become a scarce commodity as Coronavirus has spread around the world. But you might be surprised to learn that plentiful, cheap soap is actually one of the most effective weapons we have against COVID-19. It all comes down to the unique chemical makeup of soap that has made it a central part of life since ancient times.
Visit the Centers for Disease Control website for the latest information on protecting yourself against the Coronavirus
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
For live updates on the COVID-19 outbreak, watch Cheddar https://www.chdr.tv/watchnow
Further Reading:
Vox
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/3/11/21173187/coronavirus-covid-19-hand-washing-sanitizer-compared-soap-is-dope
UCLA
http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~harding/IGOC/A/amphiphilic.html
World Health Organization
https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
New York Times
https://www.nytime...
- Title
- The Fall Of The Business Suit - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 7:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Over the last few decades, the classic suit and tie has become a rare sight in offices across the United States. Today, 50% of reported companies allow for casual wear in the office. So what started this change and are there any downsides?
Sources:
Society for Human Resource Management
Levi Strauss Company
The Atlantic
Randstad
New York Post
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- Title
- Why The World Sends Its Plastic Trash To Malaysia - Cheddar Explores
- Runtime
- 6:40
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Southeast Asia has become the world’s largest importer of plastic scrap. Bales of imported plastic shipped in from the US, Europe and China flood ports in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Underground industries of illegal dump sites are rampant. Cheddar explores what's happening, and the recycling myth that caused it.
Further reading:
National Geographic
HuffPost
Greenpeace
Malay Mail
Newsweek
Reuters
Special thanks to Greenpeace and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
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- Title
- Why All Fast Food Chains Look The Same Today - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 8:29
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Have you ever wondered why new McDonald's, Wendy's, KFC, Taco Bell, Burger Kings and more are starting to look the same? Over the years consumer preferences have evolved and recently a new type of restaurant has entered the game to cater to those very preferences. For traditional fast food, it's either evolve or go extinct.
Further reading:
1. Restaurant-ing through History
2. Ethics, Design and Planning of the Built Environment: by Claudia Basta and Stefano Moroni
3. Historic Projects
4. Washington Post
5. Business Insider
6. ArchDaily
7. Curbed
8. Australian Design Review
9. QSR Magazine
10. The Laurinburg Exchange
https://www.australiandesignreview.com/architecture/a-look-inside-mcdonalds-new-times-square-flagship-by-landini-associates/
QSR Magazine: https://www.qsrmagazine.com/fast-casual
10 The Laurinburg Exchange: https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/1958/arbys-to-hold-gr...
- Title
- Why Some Apps Are Intentionally Slow - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 6:36
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- In tech, speed is usually a major priority. But did you know it’s actually possible to create a program that is too fast? So some websites and apps are slowing down. From TurboTax to Facebook’s Privacy checkup, this phenomenon occurs more than you might think.
Sources:
The Atlantic
Fast Company
BBC Future
UX Magazine
Nielsen Norman Group
Ryan Buell, Michael Norton: “The Labor Illusion”
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- Title
- Bachelor Stars Reveal What It's Really Like To Be On The Show - Experts Explain
- Runtime
- 19:34
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Have you ever wondered what it's really like to be on the The Bachelor or The Bachelorette? In this video, former contestants Ben Higgins, Becca Kufrin, Jojo Fletcher, and Jordan Rodgers discuss their experiences, and explore the secrets of the show.
Further reading:
Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure by Amy Kaufman
https://www.amazon.com/Bachelor-Nation-Americas-Favorite-Pleasure/dp/1101985909
Vulture
https://www.vulture.com/2018/06/the-bachelorette-season-14-casting-problems.html
Vox
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/1/21/18188851/bachelor-contestants-clothing-sponsored
Jillian Harris
https://www.jillianharris.com/everyone-wants-know-bachelor-much-clothing-girls-given/
The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2017/6/12/15741090/bachelor-bachelorette-contestants-media-internet-access-books
Insider
https://www.insider.com/ba...
- Title
- The Cold War Plan For A U.S. Death Star - Cheddar Explores
- Runtime
- 9:04
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The iconic rotating wheel space station from 2001: A Space Odyssey has become a fixture of our collective sci-fi consciousness. But did you know the real-life inspiration for that station was originally proposed as much more than just as a way-point for space exploration? It was also intended as a nuclear armed battle station. Like a Death Star, this station would shower destruction down on America’s enemies and ensure Cold War space superiority. It was the brainchild of Wernher von Braun, a former Nazi scientist who came to the U.S. after World War II as part of Operation Paperclip. The U.S. government resettled him in Huntsville, Alabama, where he worked on designing the NASA rockets that put America’s first man on the moon.
Further reading:
Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War by Michael Neufeld
https://www.amazon.com/Von-Braun-Dreamer-Space-Engineer/dp/0307389375
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
https://journals.sagepub.c...
- Title
- These 7 Digits May Be More Important Than Your Social Security Number - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 13:31
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Our cell phone number has become one of the most important numbers in our lives. Recently a hack called "sim jacking" has gained traction, and it puts our cell phone numbers - as well as almost every other account we have - at risk. Right now, it's still a targeted attack, but in the future, it might not be. In this video, Cheddar will explain how our phone numbers became so vulnerable, and how we can protect it.
NSCC
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/most-hacked-passwords-revealed-as-uk-cyber-survey-exposes-gaps-in-online-security
Tech Crunch
https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/25/cybersecurity-101-guide-protect-phone-number/?guccounter=1
https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/23/i-was-hacked/
Gimlet Media
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/v4he6k
Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/phone-numbers-indentification-authentication/
Joseph Steinberg
https://josephsteinberg.com/not-let-criminals-ste...
- Title
- The Moment The NBA Turned Into A Fashion Show - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 4:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Today, basketball players are bonafide style icons: the walk into an arena on game day is basically a fashion show. It wasn't always like this. Basketball style has evolved over the past 20 years, due in part to a policy change in 2005. Cheddar Explains how the NBA got a makeover.
Further reading:
Esquire
https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a27760825/basketball-fashion-style-nba-business-concrete-runway/
Rolling Stone
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-sports/how-david-sterns-nba-dress-code-changed-mens-fashion-104719/
ESPN
https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2195141
NYTimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/style/cleveland-cavaliers-lebron-james-thom-browne-.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/19/sports/basketball/nba-dress-code-decrees-clothes-make-the-image.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/19/sports/basketball/nba-dress-code-decrees-clothes-make-the-image.ht...
- Title
- Why New York City Still Uses Wooden Water Towers - Cheddar Explains
- Runtime
- 5:41
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- When you look across the New York City skyline, you might notice the thousands of wooden water towers that line the tops of the buildings. Cheddar Explains why there are so many water tanks and why they are still wooden.
Further reading:
NYC.gov
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwater/html/drinking/history.shtml
Smithsonian
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-new-york-city-found-clean-water-180973571/
NYTimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/realestate/how-new-york-water-tanks-work.html
WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-maestros-behind-the-iconic-nyc-water-towers-1509458400
Special thanks to Henry Rosenwach
https://www.rosenwachtank.com/
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