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Popular names aren’t as popular as they used to be #shorts
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- Popular names aren’t as popular as they used to be #shorts
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- 0:59
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- 3 years ago
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- We have a request
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- 6:28
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- 3 years ago
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- Help us make more videos, and keep them free for all! http://vox.com/give-now
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- Why most tennis players struggle to make a living
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- 9:45
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- 3 years ago
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- Tennis fails where other sports provide a living for their players.
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During the US Open in New York, Vox video sat down with professional tennis players and the head of the Professional Tennis Players Association to explain the pay problem in the top-five global sport. Tennis is unique among other professional sports in how players are paid, what costs they are responsible for, and how they are categorized as independent contractors. The result is that — unless you are consistently among the very top-ranked players like Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, and Naomi Osaka — it’s nearly impossible to make a living with income from tennis alone.
Unlike other sports that provide support for people outside the very top performers, tennis leaves them high and dry.
In 2021, Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil co-founded a...
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- Why Silicon Valley is here
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- 8:47
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- One radio engineer had a plan. And it worked.
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Today, one of the hottest parts of the global economy is in Silicon Valley. And it’s thanks to, in large part, a radio engineer who had a plan.
As the above video shows, Fred Terman was key in building a technological hub in an area best known for its prunes. Thanks to his work developing Stanford Research Park, a new cycle of business innovation began and has continued to this day.
Watch the above video to learn more.
Further reading:
The Stanford Daily has extensive archives of early issues. It’s fun to peruse, and you can find an article about HP here: https://archives.stanforddaily.com/1956/02/02?page=1§ion=MODSMD_ARTICLE1
Here’s a full 1969 interview with Terman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwk2Y4mi87w
Read Hoefler’s original a...
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- The secret language of ships #shorts
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Decoding the symbols on some of the world’s largest ships.
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- The day women shut down Iceland
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- 8:54
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- 3 years ago
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- The strike that helped close the gender pay gap in Iceland.
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Iceland has made significant progress with its gender pay gap in the past 50 years. In 1975, Icelandic women made around 40 percent less than what men made. Today, that number is around 10 percent, making Iceland one of the few countries in the world where women are paid almost as much as men.
To understand how Iceland made so much progress, you have to take a look at what happened almost 50 years ago. In 1970, a radical feminist group called the Redstockings formed in response to outdated ideas in Iceland surrounding issues like violence against women, reproductive rights, and women’s labor. The Redstockings were known for their loud and public demonstrations, and in 1975 they proposed their biggest idea yet: a women’s strike. A day when women would collectively refuse to work at home and in...
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- Why airplane legroom isn’t regulated… yet #shorts
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- 0:58
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- 3 years ago
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- Why this is the Trump indictment you should care about #shorts
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- 1:00
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- 3 years ago
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- It seems like the former president is getting indicted every other day. But this latest one could be the most important. From producer Liz Scheltens.
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- What we get wrong about saving the bees
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- 9:32
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- 3 years ago
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- Honeybees get a ton of attention, but they’re not the ones who need help.
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Every year there are alarming headlines about honeybees in the US. Each one highlights some grim facts about the fate of these insects and the subsequent fallout: Colonies are collapsing, beekeepers are struggling, and farming is at risk. The stakes are high. Honeybees are estimated to pollinate up to $15 billion worth of food in the US. It’s safe to say that without them our plates and farms would look very different. Naturally, they’ve become the face of a larger movement to “save the bees,” but the truth is … they’ll be fine.
Honeybees are domesticated animals being cared for by a billion-dollar agriculture industry. They’re so ingrained into American life that it might surprise you that they’re not even from the US — they were brought here by settlers in the 1...
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- The surprising factor making Maui's wildfires worse #maui #hawaii #wildfire
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Hurricane winds, drought conditions, and...cow fodder?
Be sure to check out this super informative piece from Hawaii Business Magazine. They get into way more detail about the role of invasive grasses in Hawaii's increasingly frequent wildfires
https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/wildfires-hawaii-invasive-plants-environmental-community-action/
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- How airplane legroom got so tight
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- 9:15
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- And why it isn’t regulated — yet.
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When you’re flying, there’s one thing you want to be above all else — comfortable. (Well, besides safe, of course!)
Whether or not you’re comfortable is determined by a slew of factors, but none draw more ire than seat pitch — the fancy term used to describe the distance between where your seat begins and the seat in front of you ends. You probably know it as legroom.
Legroom is a precious commodity, and airlines are aware of this. After all, there is a finite amount of space on planes. In order to get the maximum number of people onboard, you have to either innovate — like by designing slimmer seats — or you have to shrink the seat pitch. Airlines have done both. Plus, they now give you the option to spend some more money to upgrade for more legroom, allowing you (and your wallet) to choos...
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- The biggest reason SUVs dominate US roads #shorts
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- 0:58
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- 3 years ago
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- There’s a reason why it seems like every car on the road is a truck or SUV, and it’s not (just) because people like driving them.
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![Rental Scams Are On The Rise: Check Your FOMO At The Door [Ad content from Zelle]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/V1R2yrmjmOQ/1.jpg)
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- Rental Scams Are On The Rise: Check Your FOMO At The Door [Ad content from Zelle]
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- 3:15
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Don’t pay for the dream apartment before you actually get to see it.
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- High female employment rates in Europe mean more babies #shorts
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- 0:55
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- 3 years ago
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- In the EU high fertility rates go hand in hand with higher female participation in the workforce. It’s a striking new phenomenon that illustrates how empowering women to achieve the work-life balance that works for them, can make a huge difference in countries experiencing population declines.
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- Title
- How cruise ships got so big
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- 7:29
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Today’s cruise ships are several times as big as the Titanic.
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Cruise ships are freaking big. They’re the biggest passenger vessels humans have ever built. In size and appearance, they look nothing like almost any other boat. So how did they get that way?
The predecessor of today’s cruise ships was the ocean liner: big, beautiful ships that sailed across the Atlantic. But ocean liners had a totally different purpose from cruise ships: They were for transportation. Everything about them was designed to facilitate an ocean voyage from one continent to another.
But air travel changed that. Planes eliminated the main reason to take a ship somewhere, and ocean liner business plummeted. So the industry pivoted and began selling a ship as the destination itself. The cruise ship was born. But the ocean liners, built for a voyage, weren’t ideal...
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- Barbie’s past life as a German sex worker #shorts
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Before she was a surgeon, an astronaut, or a marine biologist, Barbie was a German sex worker named Lilli.
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![Don’t Let Your Survival Instincts Trick You Into A Bank Imposter Scam [Ad content from Zelle]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ot3dT7c7jiE/2.jpg)
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- Don’t Let Your Survival Instincts Trick You Into A Bank Imposter Scam [Ad content from Zelle]
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- 3:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Why are there so many scam victims? It all comes down to survival instincts. Humans are predisposed to go with the flow for our own gain - that can mean we listen when someone who sounds like they are from our bank (but isn’t) is trying to help us. Call the number on your bank-issued card - your real bank will let you know if anything is truly wrong.
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- The 2023 Women’s World Cup logo, explained #shorts
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Explained by producer Coleman Lowndes.
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- A fact-checked debate about euthanasia in Canada
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- 20:52
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- 3 years ago
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- 2 opposing perspectives and 6 true facts about Canada’s policy on Medical assistance in dying (MAID).
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:36 Fact #1
3:10 Dr. Green Introduction
3:29 Background info
4:07 Fact #2
5:21 Dr. Maher introduction
5:42 Fact #3
7:20 Fact #4
8:31 Fact #5
10:04 Fact #6
11:20 Questions
13:44 Personal experiences
15:47 Debunk
17:10 Uncertainties
19:00 Closing statements
In 2016, a Supreme Court case in Canada removed the criminal penalties for doctors providing a patient with a medically assisted death. Since then, the country has been embroiled in a legal and ethical debate about where to draw the line on who qualifies for one.
In the US states where it's legal, that line is drawn at a terminal diagnosis with 6 months to live. On the other end...
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- That time 90s activists “liberated” Barbie #shorts
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- In 1993, the “Barbie Liberation Organization” switched out the voiceboxes of hundreds of Teen Talk Barbies and G.I. Joe dolls. The US news media proceeded to lose its collective mind.
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- Why Americans love big cars
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- 10:42
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- It’s not just a consumer choice; it’s a policy choice.
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It’s no secret that big cars dominate American roads. But even so, some of the stats are staggering: Last year, 80 percent of all new cars sold in the US were SUVs and trucks. That’s compared to just 52 percent in 2011. Meanwhile, many automakers are phasing out passenger cars as consumer demand for them has disappeared.
Not all of this is a result of consumer choice, though. A huge factor in why SUVs and trucks are so popular in the US is hidden in a 50-year-old policy decision. In this video we cover the history of the SUV, and how its origin story and popularity is rooted in US fuel economy standards.
The Washington Post data visualizations are from this story:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/07/trucks-outnumber-cars/
For more of Bob Sorokan...
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- Flight attendant uniforms over time #shorts
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- From small accessories in the 1940s to space helmets in the 1960s, flight attendant uniforms have changed a lot since they first started flying almost a century ago. Here’s a quick fashion history.
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- Why no aquarium has a great white shark #shorts
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- 1:00
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- 3 years ago
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- Many have tried to keep a white shark in captivity. Here's why that's so difficult.
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- Why would Republicans want to raise the voting age? #shorts
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- 0:56
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- 3 years ago
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- Title
- Oppenheimer’s secret city, explained
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- 9:06
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- How Los Alamos built Oppenheimer’s bomb.
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Los Alamos quickly became the centerpiece of the Manhattan Project — the United States’ successful attempt to develop a nuclear bomb. But why was Los Alamos selected, and how did that relate to the selection of the subsequent testing site? The above video tells the story of Oppenheimer’s selection of the site and the unique culture that was built there.
Los Alamos was more than a lab — it was a secret city, built for the express purpose of atomic development. Housing top scientists, their families, and support staff, this island of research led to a century-changing technological development.
Further Reading
Manhattan: The Army and the Atomic Bomb (https://history.army.mil/html/books/011/11-10/)
This logistical history of the Manhattan project provides great non-scientific backgrou...
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- Three facts about US rail travel #shorts
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Here are 3 facts you might not know about passenger travel in the US.
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- Title
- The controversial bomb the US just sent Ukraine #shorts
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The US just shipped a bunch of cluster bombs to Ukraine. These bombs are controversial because they can indiscriminately target civilians, frequently making them the subject of war crimes investigations.
The US is one of a few holdouts in banning these weapons. Another country that has declined to ban them is Russia, which has reportedly already used them in the war with Ukraine.
We covered the use of cluster bombs at length in 2022. You can find the full video here: https://youtu.be/OTk4Q4Nm5CA
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- Title
- What I learned from taking a train across the US
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- 12:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Here’s how US train travel went from excellent to mediocre.
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If you’ve taken the Amtrak recently, you might have no idea that the United States used to have the largest and wealthiest rail system in the world. How did the US go from having luxurious, widely used passenger trains to the Amtrak system we have today?
Video producer Dean Peterson makes a 72-hour journey on Amtrak from LA to NYC to show its current state of operation. From getting kicked in the head by his sleeping seat mate to taking in sweeping views of the desert at sunset, Dean shows the highs and lows of being stuck on Amtrak for days on end.
Along the way, he explains the history of passenger rail in the US — starting in the problematic robber baron era to the US government’s takeover of passenger rail. Will the United States ever catch up to the rest of the world w...
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- Why Barbie is banned in Vietnam #shorts
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Title
- The "dark patterns" Amazon uses to hook you in #shorts
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The FTC is suing Amazon over what it calls manipulative design elements. They argue the company uses "dark patterns" to unintentionally sign people up for Prime and make it nearly impossible to cancel easily.
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- Title
- Why so many baseball players are Dominican
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- 12:56
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- And why so many players are among the best in Major League Baseball.
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Baseball has a long history in the United States, but it also has strong roots in the Caribbean and Latin America, particularly in the Dominican Republic. Cubans were the first to bring the game from the US to their country in the 19th century, and later, wealthy Cubans introduced it to the Dominican Republic. Over the following decades, the sport became deeply ingrained in Dominican culture, while in the United States, baseball evolved into a multi-million dollar industry.
Eventually, the United States began to seek out Cuban baseball talent. But when diplomatic relations between the two countries deteriorated, the Dominican Republic emerged as the primary focus of Major League Baseball's talent pipeline.
As Dominicans demonstrated their skill and success as baseball player...
- Title
- How RVs get their swoops
- Runtime
- 8:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- These swishes and swoops define the RV aesthetic.
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You’ve seen it on the highway: a giant RV, lumbering by with its exterior totally covered in swooshes and swoops. Those lines of paint seem to grace the sides of every recreational vehicle, and for decades they’ve defined the RV aesthetic. But where did they come from?
In this video, producer Estelle Caswell heads to Elkhart, Indiana — the global capital of RV production — to investigate why these swoops are everywhere, and whether they’re here to stay. While there, she explores Elkhart’s RV history museum and library and speaks to RV designers who love and hate the swoops.
Will RV makers be forced to change their infamous look to appeal to younger generations obsessed with clean aesthetics? Or are we stuck with this look for the next 20 years? Check out the video to find out.
- Title
- Sneak peek: Vox's summer travel series #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Vox is going on a trip!
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We’re taking you on a trip this summer — five trips to be exact. Vox producers are hopping on planes, trains, RVs, cruise ships, and cars to explain the design choices that shape the way we travel. We’re tackling the big questions about these modes of transportation, like: Why are RV paint jobs so ugly? Why does US train travel have such a bad reputation? And why is our plane legroom disappearing?
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- Title
- Sneak peek: Vox's summer travel series
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Vox is going on a trip!
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We’re taking you on a trip this summer — five trips to be exact. Vox producers are hopping on planes, trains, RVs, cruise ships, and cars to explain the design choices that shape the way we travel. We’re tackling the big questions about these modes of transportation, like: Why are RV paint jobs so ugly? Why does US train travel have such a bad reputation? And why is our plane legroom disappearing?
Join us every week starting Monday, July 10.
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- Title
- The US Supreme Court just shot down student debt forgiveness #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Student debt forgiveness could change the lives of millions. The US Supreme Court just shot it down.
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- Title
- When flight attendants fought the airline industry and won
- Runtime
- 11:06
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The “stewardess rebellion” fought the industry and won.
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When flight attendants, known as stewardesses at the time, first took flight in the 1930s, the profession became a token of glamor. Unlike other jobs open to women at the time, like teaching or secretarial work, stewardesses had a unique opportunity to travel the world and meet new people thousands of feet in the air. While the position provided exciting opportunities for working women, it also capitalized on the bodies of these women to benefit the airline industry.
For decades, airlines exclusively hired young, single, unmarried, white women and enforced strict policies — like weight and age requirements — to make sure their employees were up to the standard they were selling. Airlines relied on the glamorous reputation of the jet-setting stewardess to sell luxury air travel, and it worked...
- Title
- Behind the Scenes on Asteroid City’s miniatures #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Check out these behind the scenes photos of the miniatures used in Asteroid City. Photos courtesy Simon Weisse / Focus Features.
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- Title
- A desert fungus that infects humans is spreading
- Runtime
- 8:05
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- ... And scientists don't fully understand why.
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Check out the article by Keren Landman on Vox.com for more: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23673211/valley-fever-cocci-fungal-infections-colorado-river-dust
Out of the millions of fungal species in the world, only a few hundred can make people sick. Coccidioides is one of them — and it lives in desert dust. Microscopic spores are kicked up when the ground is disturbed; if inhaled, they can cause an infection known as Valley fever. Most people recover without ever knowing they had it, but others will experience far more intense symptoms, ranging from pneumonia to meningitis. Coccidioides is also really good at eating … meat.
Fortunately, this fungus is typically only found in the southwestern US, parts of Mexico, and Central and South America — and cases are rare. But unfortunately, that ...
- Title
- How Wes Anderson uses miniatures
- Runtime
- 9:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In order to go big, sometimes filmmakers go small.
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Miniatures in movies are way more common than you may realize, and one of the most stylish filmmakers keeping them alive is Wes Anderson. In this video we spoke to Simon Weisse, prop maker and model marker for some of Wes Anderson’s recent projects, like The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch, and Asteroid City.
Older movies, like 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, had no choice but to use miniatures to make their worlds feel real. But even in the modern day of CGI, filmmakers are still using minis — just look at projects like The Mandalorian, Blade Runner 2049, Harry Potter, and The Dark Knight series. In those movies, miniatures are used for expansive sets that establish the world of a film, otherworldly vehicles like spaceships, and more.
But fully fabricating a 1/18th...
- Title
- How UFOs became “flying saucers” #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A misunderstanding in a 1947 newspaper interview created a sci-fi icon
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- Title
- Meet America’s most famous female impersonator #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Julian Eltinge was one of the most popular, and forgotten, female impersonators of the early 20th century.
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- Title
- This weekend's reading rec is a Juneteenth cookbook by Nicole A. Taylor #shorts
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Here's your weekend reading recommendation for the weekend of June 16, 2023.
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- Title
- Do "gun buybacks" work?
- Runtime
- 6:13
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- An alternative to thoughts and prayers.
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On May 3rd, 2023, Serbia experienced two mass shootings that left more than 15 people dead. While Serbia has one of the highest gun ownership rates in the world, mass shootings are rare, and the shootings shocked the country.
In response, one of the big things the Serbian government did was implementing a weapon surrender scheme. So far 26,000 unregistered weapons, 1.3 million rounds of ammunition and 6,000 explosives have been voluntarily surrendered.
It’s too soon to know what impact this will have on Serbia’s gun ownership rates – but we can look at Australia, where they implemented the world's largest mandatory buyback program in 1996. Nearly three decades later, Australia has removed more than 650,000 guns from the streets. To understand what the data says about the effects of the program reg...
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- How will the next generation of cities address the challenges of climate change? [Ad Content]
- Runtime
- 4:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- [Advertiser Content From Seventh Generation]
The emergence of cars in the early 20th century transformed modern U.S. cities, leading to a substantial increase in global greenhouse gas emissions. Car-centric infrastructure, characterized by wide roads and highways, became dominant in urban landscapes. However, the cities of the future offer an opportunity for transformation. By taking inspiration from ancient cities, they can prioritize public transportation and foster human connection, resulting in reduced emissions and more accessibility. @gnd_network #ad
- Title
- What Moon poop could teach us about life #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- There’s 96 bags of human waste left on the Moon and we should probably get it back.
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- Title
- Why the US Supreme Court made this map illegal
- Runtime
- 5:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- And it could swing the 2024 elections.
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In 2013, a divided Supreme Court gutted one of the major pillars of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. In the 10 years since then, the court has moved even farther to the right. So when the Voting Rights Act came before the Supreme Court again in 2022, it didn’t look good for the law. But then something completely unexpected happened: in a 5-4 decision, two of the conservative justices voted with the 3 liberal justices to preserve the Voting Rights Act. And the effects could be huge.
At stake in the case was the way that Alabama divides up its Congressional districts. Alabama has seven districts, one of which is what’s called a “majority-minority district” in which Black Americans are the majority of the population. In 2022, a group of Black voters sued the state, saying that under the law, Alabama should actually hav...
- Title
- Why the US doesn’t have enough affordable housing #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Interested in the full video? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/0Flsg_mzG-M
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- Title
- Why Disney World is in Florida
- Runtime
- 10:26
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Disney World really is a kingdom.
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Have you ever wondered why Disney World is located where it is? Or how it came to be such a massive, self-contained universe? It’s a story that involves secret land deals, special districts, and, now, a corporation and a government locked in a feud.
The story of why Disney World is in Florida marries business and governmental concerns about the creation of the massive property. The engineering ranges from unique physical construction (like the creation of a lake) to unique legal construction (like the creation of a self-running government that could even build its own sewer system).
Further Reading:
Buying Disney’s World (https://www.amazon.com/Buying-Disneys-World-Florida-Swampland/dp/1733642056) by Aaron H. Goldberg is an authoritative work about the purchase of Disney. Drawing from corporate reco...
- Title
- How to understand the Air Quality Index #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- How to understand the Air Quality Index where you live, explained by Coleman Lowndes.
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- Title
- How streaming caused the TV writers strike
- Runtime
- 10:33
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The way scripted television gets made today has transformed the careers of writers.
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Thousands of television and film writers who are part of the Writers Guild of America are in the middle of a historic strike. They're forming picket lines in front of studios, and productions in New York and Los Angeles and shutting down active sets. The last time they went on strike was 15 years ago — when streaming’s impact on the film and television industry was only just taking shape. This time around, they are striking for better residuals and rights against the looming threat of AI, among other concerns.
At the core of this dispute is streaming and how it's revolutionized the industry. Companies like Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, and more have given consumers an unprecedented array of films and TV shows and opened the door to new voices that don’t have to adhere t...
