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Sarah Turbin

Former Video Intern

How the heart became ♥

By Sarah Turbin, Amanda Northrop, and 1 more February 13, 2019

8 feminist Valentine's Day cards to share with your friends

By Emily Crockett, Javier Zarracina, and 1 more February 13, 2017

Why the Wingdings font exists

By Sarah Turbin and Phil Edwards March 11, 2016

8 feminist Valentine's Day cards to share with your friends

By Emily Crockett, Javier Zarracina, and 1 more February 13, 2016

Chinese New Year: 2016 is the Year of the Fire Monkey. Here's what that means.

By Joss Fong and Sarah Turbin February 8, 2016

How one man held his breath for 23 minutes

By Sarah Turbin February 4, 2016

The Zika virus, explained in less than 3 minutes

By Julia Belluz, Sarah Turbin, and 1 more February 2, 2016

Flint's water crisis, explained in 3 minutes

By Joe Posner, Libby Nelson, and 3 more January 21, 2016

Obama's 2016 State of the Union, in 4 minutes

By Liz Scheltens, Carlos Waters, and 1 more January 13, 2016

Why a painful parasite with no cure is close to eradication

By Sarah Turbin January 9, 2016