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Phil Edwards

Phil Edwards

Former correspondent

    Latest articles by Phil Edwards

    Life
    This visualization shows why time seems to pass faster as you get olderThis visualization shows why time seems to pass faster as you get older
    Life

    When you were 8, summer lasted forever. Is this why it flies by now?

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    7 horrifying attempts at building a better mousetrap7 horrifying attempts at building a better mousetrap
    Life

    People have tried to improve on the classic mousetrap for a long time. The results aren’t pretty.

    By Phil Edwards
    Culture
    Chart: The 8 actors that voiced more than 200 Futurama charactersChart: The 8 actors that voiced more than 200 Futurama characters
    Culture

    Fry, Bender, Leela, and the rest of the gang were voiced by an incredibly talented cast.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    This old Pepsi ad boasted about having more calories than a lamb chopThis old Pepsi ad boasted about having more calories than a lamb chop
    Life

    Pepsi used to brag about its “Quick Food Energy” — including how many calories it had.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    How Ida B. Wells became a trailblazing journalistHow Ida B. Wells became a trailblazing journalist
    Life

    Ida B. Wells was a groundbreaking journalist, an activist, a co-founder of the NAACP, and even a precursor to Rosa Parks.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    6 reasons to abandon the modern world and move to the past6 reasons to abandon the modern world and move to the past
    Life

    Trained squirrels, more breweries, and 4 other slightly trivial reasons to prefer bygone eras.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    People in the self-checkout line are terrible. Here’s how to make them faster.People in the self-checkout line are terrible. Here’s how to make them faster.
    Life

    People are doing self-checkouts wrong. These tips will show you how to fix it.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    Let’s all pray this idea for hellish airplane seating never becomes a realityLet’s all pray this idea for hellish airplane seating never becomes a reality
    Life

    Prepare to feel the bodies of strangers for hours at a time.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    George Washington Carver cared about sustainable farming before it was coolGeorge Washington Carver cared about sustainable farming before it was cool
    Life

    It explains exactly why George Washington Carver was so obsessed with peanuts.

    By Phil Edwards
    Explainers
    Minions, explainedMinions, explained
    Explainers

    What are Minions? Why is everyone so obsessed with them? This is the movie and the species, explained.

    By Phil Edwards