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Phil Edwards

Phil Edwards

Ephemera correspondent

Phil Edwards is a senior producer for the Vox video team. He has covered history, culture, design, and everything in between. He joined Vox as a writer in 2015 and moved to the video team that year.

Latest articles by Phil Edwards

Why cheating is allowed on game showsWhy cheating is allowed on game shows
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A lot of today’s contests are edited and rigged. But it wasn’t always that way.

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Why useless decongestants are still for saleWhy useless decongestants are still for sale
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Phenylephrine doesn’t work better than a placebo. So why is it still on shelves?

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Why Silicon Valley is hereWhy Silicon Valley is here
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One radio engineer had a plan. And it worked.

By Phil Edwards
Oppenheimer’s secret city, explainedOppenheimer’s secret city, explained
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2023’s big summer movie season, explained

How Los Alamos built Oppenheimer’s bomb.

By Phil Edwards
An AI artist explains his workflowAn AI artist explains his workflow
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The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

How it works — and why it takes a surprisingly long time to make something good.

By Phil Edwards
How TikTok dances trained an AI to seeHow TikTok dances trained an AI to see
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And remember the Mannequin Challenge? Yep, they used that too.

By Phil Edwards
Can AI kill the greenscreen?Can AI kill the greenscreen?
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The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

Can a color really beat the AI revolution? For now, it looks like it can.

By Phil Edwards
Why AI doesn’t speak every languageWhy AI doesn’t speak every language
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It could learn them all. But will it?

By Phil Edwards
Why AI art struggles with handsWhy AI art struggles with hands
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And how can it get better?

By Phil Edwards
A movie trailer editor deconstructs iconic trailersA movie trailer editor deconstructs iconic trailers
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How trailers work, explained by someone who makes them.

By Phil Edwards

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