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Christophe Haubursin

Christophe Haubursin

Former Senior Producer

    Latest articles by Christophe Haubursin

    How Queen got Donald Trump to stop using their music
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    How musicians control which politicians play their music at rallies, explained

    By Timothy B. Lee and Christophe Haubursin
    The mind, explained
    How LSD and shrooms could help treat anxiety, addiction, and depressionHow LSD and shrooms could help treat anxiety, addiction, and depression
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    The mind, explained

    Psychedelic drugs could be the key to making you happier and healthier. So why won’t we research them?

    By Christophe Haubursin and German Lopez
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    Turkey’s failed coup, explained in 3 minutesTurkey’s failed coup, explained in 3 minutes
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    Turkey’s Erdogan may have survived the coup, but he still faces multiple challenges.

    By Joss Fong, Joe Posner and 2 more
    Time travel in Game of Thrones, explained
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    Bran’s powers draw from both fiction and physics — and they mean a lot for Westeros.

    By Christophe Haubursin
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    Vikings never wore horned helmets. Here’s why people thought they did.Vikings never wore horned helmets. Here’s why people thought they did.
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    Horned helmets = lie. Here’s how it happened.

    By Phil Edwards and Christophe Haubursin
    Hollywood’s best Asian roles still go to white people
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    This video shows how Ghost in the Shell is just the latest in a decades-long string of disappointments.

    By Joss Fong and Christophe Haubursin
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    We called random Swedes. They told us about … foraging?We called random Swedes. They told us about … foraging?
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    One of Sweden’s tastiest traditions says a lot about the country’s culture in general. This is how it works.

    By Phil Edwards, Estelle Caswell and 1 more
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    The Syrian civil war, explained in FrenchThe Syrian civil war, explained in French
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    We got lots of requests to translate our Syrian civil war video into French. So we did.

    By Christophe Haubursin, Johnny Harris and 1 more
    What undercover videos tell us about meat in America
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    Factory farms made it illegal to expose animal abuse. What are they trying to hide?

    By Christophe Haubursin
    How a 1960s font became the #1 typeface of internet memes
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    I can has explainer?

    By Phil Edwards and Christophe Haubursin