A number of news sites have regular features called something like “explainer” or “explain it to me” where they provide — in either video or text — short explanations about current events or answers to reader/viewer questions.
Here are my choices for best of these kinds of resources out there — please share suggestions for ones I’m missing:
CNN regularly produces two-to-three minute video clips on current news topics (including ones related to science) called “Explain It To Me.” They’re generally excellent. The best way to find them is to type in “Explain It To Me” in the CNN search box, as I have done here. Then click on “CNN Videos” at the top of the page, and you’ll see titles and thumbnail images of them all. Here’s a recent example:
Slate has had a very popular “Explainer” series in text, and they have just begun create one video version each week. Here’s their first one:
WNYC has an Explainer series in text.
Foreign Policy also has a text feature called “Explainer.”
There are also other sites that provide good and simple explanations/tutorials on other topics, including:
And you’ll find other examples at:
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