Andrew McGill

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (CLIP FROM”MISSION TO MARS,” 2000):MAN: OK, we’re ready to light this candle.MAN: Let’s go to Mars. NARRATION: What was once the stuff of sci-fi films – living on other planets – is now a focus of serious scientific research. ARCHIVAL (AL JAZEERA, 9-19-17):ANCHOR: A […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (YOUTUBE):MAN: 1:50 Let’s fast forward to Tuesday, January 19th, 2038. 0-3-1-4-0-7 UTC. NARRATION: The internet is buzzing about a potential computer apocalypse called the Year 2038 bug. ARCHIVAL (YOUTUBE):MAN: 00:00 The year 2038 will cause every modern computer to stop working if we don’t […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (WHITE HOUSE, 3-2-17):VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE: The 17th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson. NARRATION: President Trump’s Secretary of Housing, Ben Carson, is being sued by civil rights advocates for what they see as his failure to enforce the Fair Housing […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (NBC NEWS, 4-15-18):KATE SNOW: At least two people are dead, hundreds of homes have been evacuated. NARRATION: Every year, the U.S. experiences an average of 72,000 wildfires, and they’re becoming larger and more destructive. ARCHIVAL (NBC NEWS, 12-5-17):ANCHOR: The fire has burned more than […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (CBS, OVERNIGHT NEWS, 12-1-15):ANCHOR: A revolutionary technology that can edit genetic mistakes. NARRATION: News that researchers modified the DNA of a human embryo has created shockwaves, reigniting a familiar refrain. ARCHIVAL (CBS, THIS MORNING):ANCHOR: Designer babies.. ARCHIVAL (KMGH, 5-12-17):ANCHOR: Designer babies… ARCHIVAL (FOX, STOSSEL, […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (CNN, 2-14-18):JAKE TAPPER: Scenes of panic outside the school this afternoon. ARCHIVAL (CBS, EVENING NEWS, 2-14-18):JEFF GLOR: An unbelievably catastrophic day. Seventeen are dead. ARCHIVAL (CNN, 2-17-2018):EMMA GONZALEZ (STUDENT): Politicians who sit in their senate seats funded by the N.R.A. telling us nothing could […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (CBS NEWS, 2-10-16):JIM AXELROD: The genetic testing industry is booming. ARCHIVAL (23ANDME COMMERCIAL):The more you know about your DNA, the more you know about yourself. ARCHIVAL (CBS NEWS, 11-7-13):NORAH O`DONNELL: There is a simple genetic test that could show you whether you’re likely to […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (CBS, EVENING NEWS, 3-6-18):JEFF GLOR: America’s opioid crisis. ARCHIVAL (CBS, WEEKEND NEWS):ANCHOR: The opioid epidemic is getting worse. NARRATION: At at time when 6 Americans are dying every hour from opioid overdoses… ARCHIVAL (WPXI TV, STOPPING NARCAN DEATH, 6-29-19):ANCHOR: They were dealing with a […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. ARCHIVAL (ABC NEWS, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, 8-3-17):DIANE MACEDO: This is a milestone that could one day erase hereditary conditions. MATTHEW PORTEUS: Just like you can change a single letter in a Word document, now we can change single letters in the DNA. ARCHIVAL (CBS, 12-1-15):JERICKA […]

Click here for the full video page and educator materials. TEXT ON SCREEN: April 18, 1998 ARCHIVAL (ESPN, 4-18-98):CHRIS BERMAN: Peyton Manning. Ryan Leaf. NARRATION: Two can’t-miss rookie quarterbacks. ARCHIVAL (ESPN, 4-18-98):CHRIS BERMAN: Both have potential to be stars for a long, long time. NARRATION: Two franchises’ futures in limbo. STEVE CHAMPLIN: We have to […]