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Phil Edwards

Phil Edwards

Former correspondent

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    They are surprisingly old ... and amazingly candid.

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    A map of all the underwater cables that connect the internetA map of all the underwater cables that connect the internet
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    Do you know how the internet gets across the ocean? This amazing map shows every cable that makes it possible.

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    James Bond’s career, in one map
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    He’s gone a lot of places for Her Majesty the Queen.

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    The hallucinogens that might have sparked the Salem witch trials
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    Does this weird theory explain the tragedy at Salem?

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    How scientists debunked the Loch Ness MonsterHow scientists debunked the Loch Ness Monster
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    These are the top 5 reasons that tell us the Loch Ness Monster isn’t real.

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    Thin underwater cables hold the internet. See a map of them all.Thin underwater cables hold the internet. See a map of them all.
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    We think the internet’s in the cloud. But really, it’s in the ocean.

    By Phil Edwards and Gina Barton
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    When art goes viral, it’s not an accident. This is how it happens.When art goes viral, it’s not an accident. This is how it happens.
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    Internet artists explain exactly what they care a lot about — and the surprising thing that doesn’t really matter.

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    Today’s presidential campaigns are fought on Twitter. In 1940, they used...buttons.Today’s presidential campaigns are fought on Twitter. In 1940, they used...buttons.
    These raw photos show the moon landing as you’ve never seen it before
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    Photos that show how the Apollo 11 landing was gritty, funny, and beautiful.

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    7 messages to people 500 years in the future…and beyond7 messages to people 500 years in the future…and beyond
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    These projects are trying to communicate with the distant future. And it just might work.

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