What Everyone Gets Wrong About This Japanese Fox MonsterWatch this video on YouTube What makes the kitsune Japan’s most iconic yokai? It’s not just the shape-shifting or the magical fox tails. The legendary fox spirit has spent over 2,500 years evolving alongside Japanese history, religion, folklore, and pop culture, making it one of the most […]
Hollywood’s biggest merger just hit an unexpected roadblock. A federal judge has temporarily paused Paramount’s proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, giving a coalition of 12 states more time to argue that the blockbuster deal would violate federal antitrust laws. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin issued a 14-day temporary restraining order (PDF), ruling that the […]
When did we start using passports? – Kristin SurakWatch this video on YouTube Passports are something most of us take for granted, but they’re a surprisingly modern invention. This fascinating video explores how a simple travel document evolved from wartime security measures into one of the most powerful tools for controlling who can cross borders… […]
Most Popular Jobs Over Time: Data from 1860 to 2026Watch this video on YouTube What does 166 years of American work look like in motion? This mesmerizing animated bar chart tells the story better than any history book. As the years race by, you’ll watch entire professions rise, dominate the workforce, and eventually fade away […]
David Lafortune, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Ellfie Chen, Université de Montréal, and Valerie A. Lapointe, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) AI romantic companions — digital agents that can text, speak, flirt and are always available — are a rapidly growing social phenomenon. The number of AI companion apps rose by 700 per […]
The First "How-To" Video? How to Wear a Monocle (1930) Restored in ColorWatch this video on YouTube Long before YouTube was teaching people how to build a PC, bake sourdough, or accidentally destroy their kitchen, there was this: a 1930 instructional film on the proper way to wear a monocle. Apparently, putting a tiny piece […]
The English Language Has a Smelly Problem | OtherwordsWatch this video on YouTube You can recognize the smell of rain, fresh coffee, or a hospital hallway in an instant, but can you actually describe those smells without saying what they smell like? This episode of PBS’s Otherwords explores why humans can distinguish up to a […]
Most Spoken Languages in History: Data from 2500 BC to 2026Watch this video on YouTube What language would you have been speaking 4,500 years ago? Ancient Egyptian? Sumerian? Old Chinese? And when exactly did English become the global heavyweight we know today? This animated graph from Data Is Beautiful takes viewers on a journey from […]