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Joss Fong

Joss Fong

Former Senior Editorial Producer

    Latest articles by Joss Fong

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    Chipotle’s food safety crisis, explained in 4 minutesChipotle’s food safety crisis, explained in 4 minutes
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    How Chipotle made hundreds of Americans barf — and what they plan to do about it.

    By Joss Fong
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    Sweet potato vs. yam: what’s the difference?Sweet potato vs. yam: what’s the difference?
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    Why Americans have been confused about these root vegetables for hundreds of years.

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    NASA is hiring astronauts. Do you qualify?NASA is hiring astronauts. Do you qualify?
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    You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to get hired as an astronaut for NASA.

    By Gina Barton and Joss Fong
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    The 116 Photos NASA Picked to Explain Our World to AliensThe 116 Photos NASA Picked to Explain Our World to Aliens
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    The images of human life on Earth are being carried through space by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2.

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    The 116 photos NASA picked to explain our world to aliens
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    These images will float around the Milky Way galaxy for a billion years or more, attached to the Voyager spacecraft on a “Golden Record.”

    By Joss Fong
    Coffee naps: How to supercharge caffeine by going to sleep
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    Step 1: Coffee. Step 2: Nap. Give it a try.

    By Joseph Stromberg and Joss Fong
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    How baseball games became so boringHow baseball games became so boring
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    Struggling to stay awake during the MLB playoffs? Here’s why games are a half hour longer than they were in the 70s.

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    These 11 actors play more than 100 Simpsons characters
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    One video that shows why the Simpsons voice actors make $300,000 per episode.

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    Why 11 states are trying to save cursive from its inevitable death
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    The bizarre fight over cursive handwriting, explained in 2 minutes.

    By Libby Nelson and Joss Fong
    The shameful US response to the Syrian refugee crisis, by the numbers
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    The US likes to think of itself as a safe haven for people fleeing violent conflict, but Syrians have largely found a closed door.

    By Joss Fong, Joe Posner and 1 more