Cleo Abram
Video journalist making optimistic tech explainers. Huge If True.
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Cleo Abram is a video journalist who produces Huge If True, an optimistic show about science and technology. Huge If True is an antidote to the doom and gloom, helping a wide audience see better futures they can help build. In each episode, Cleo dives deep into one innovation that could shape the future. She has explored humanoid robots at Boston Dynamics, supersonic planes at NASA, quantum computers at IBM, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and more. Previously, Cleo was a video producer at Vox and directed for Explained on Netflix. She was the host of Vox’s first ever daily show, Answered, as well as co-host of Vox’s YouTube Originals show, Glad You Asked.
Cleo Abram
We’re looking for an editor! Come join us! Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHPCJTHzuqqBdhgx…
Are you an editor who is optimistic, loves technology, and is excited about explainer journalism?
HUGE* If True is looking for an experienced editor to help with shortform video creation.
At HUGE* If True, we make optimistic explainer videos about using technology to improve the world. We do it because we believe when people see better futures, they help build them. We are a small team of hard-working creatives who are 100% bought in on this mission. It’s fast paced, it’s fun, and if you think you’re a good fit we’d love to hear from you.
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This was a pinch-me moment! Last night HUGE* received an award for contribution to journalism from Poynter alongside the New York Times' Dean Baquet and introduced by my incredible friend Derek Thompson.
I left a media company to make HUGE* because I believe in our mission: when people see a better future, they help build it. And because I see YouTube as a place for real journalism and great storytelling.
Last night was a celebration of journalism in all its forms. I’m so proud to be part of it.
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So proud to be on the cover of Hollywood Reporter with this incredible group. “YouTube is TV’s new center of gravity”! And we’re just getting started.
HUGE is only 3 years old. I’m so proud of what our team has built and keeps making better every day.
We started HUGE to be the antidote to the doom and gloom of most media. We try to show better futures, because when people see them, they can help build them. So it means the world that you're here with us. Seriously, thank you.
We’re just at the beginning of what YouTube and HUGE will be. LET’S GO.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/youtube…
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New HUGE episode! We just published a story all about one of my favorite topics, bringing back extinct animals: https://youtu.be/iX6w1P60m8M?si=k8GKJ...
The reason I love talking about this so much is it's so sci-fi but so misunderstood. You might’ve seen
news about dire wolves or woolly mammoths or dodo birds or even dinosaurs, but when I took a deep dive into what’s really going on here, I realized we're all missing the best part...
We're on the cusp of a huge genetic breakthrough. And yet the most "huge if true" thing happening here isn’t bringing back extinct animals. It's what this means for all the animals alive today.
And very few people seem to know about it…
So go watch our episode, let me know what you think, and tell us in the comments what other "huge if true" stories we should cover!
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We're publishing a new video soon and I could use your help! Which of these titles/thumbs makes you most want to watch?
Here's what the episode is all about: “De-extinction” has become a huge scientific debate. But when I took a deep dive into what’s really going on here, I realized we're getting this conversation very, very wrong. We're on the cusp of a huge genetic breakthrough. But first, we seem to focus on the wrong animals. And second, the most optimistic, "huge if true" thing happening here isn’t bringing back extinct animals at all! It's what this technology means for all the animals alive today.
Let me know what you think! I'd love your votes and also your comments about what you think of each.
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Look who's joining our next episode!! 👀❤️
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In our latest video, @MichelleKhare and I drove a truck that's going to the moon! So we put it to the test first, here on Earth (for now....): https://youtu.be/qmQ_lQOBdq4?si=E8_Bj...
This was one of the most fun episodes of Huge to film yet. I'm so grateful to Michelle for coming along for the ride, to Lunar Outpost for letting us drive this space truck, and to our whole team for working together to craft such a joyful and optimistic episode.
And we have SO much more coming for you soon! <3
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We made merch! We’re making it at cost for this community.
It means a lot to me and our HUGE* team that you love this show. We wanted to make something for you. Four things, actually:
1. The comfiest HUGE* hoodies – in black-on-black and green-on-grey
2. The perfect HUGE* hats – in black-on-black and green-on-blue
You can buy our HUGE* At-Cost Community Merch right below our videos or at hugeiftrue.com/!
Here’s the deal: All 4 of these products are priced at the cost it takes to cover manufacturing and logistics. We are not making any money from these. Our goal here is to make it as easy as possible for you to get something nice that lets you rep HUGE* if you want.
I tested a LOT of products to choose the right 4. You might’ve seen me wearing them in our videos over the last few months! The hoodie is soft but sturdy, and I love the “*if true” on the sleeve. The hat is what I really want to wear every day, with dark colors, not too flashy, goes with everything. I wear them all the time now. I hope you like them as much as I do. We can match :)
To be super clear: In the future, we might make other stuff that’s not at cost, where the goal is to more directly financially support the show. For these 4 items, the cost covers manufacturing and logistics for small batches of high quality items (to pay our wonderful partners who make it and ship it to you!), but includes no profit for HUGE*.
If you subscribe and enjoy this show, you’re already supporting us and these items are for this community specifically - so these 4 items are for you. Thanks for being here ❤️
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There's a problem with gravity.
New episode of Huge If True out now! I went on a Zero Gravity flight with the European Space Agency and interviewed theoretical physicists to understand the big debate about gravity happening right now. Because it turns out that gravity is a lie*...
This was one of the most fun, challenging, and break-my-brain episodes we've ever made. I'm so proud of it and excited to share it with you.
3 months ago | [YT] | 7,242
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Next up on Huge Conversations: A world leading scientist who is changing all our lives. Got a guess?
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