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HDYMI Credits/Feedback
Project Manager: Robin Materese
Writers*: Alex Boss, Mark Esser, Jonathan Griffin, Megan King, Gabe Popkin
Editors: Ben P. Stein, Robin Materese
Art: Natasha Hanacek, Brandon Hayes
Video**: Jenny Wang, David Stewart
Web Design: Paul Hernandez
Copy Editing: Sarah Henderson
Science Consultants: Denis Bergeron, Tina Butcher, Johanna Camara, Steve Choquette, Tom Cleary, Kevin Cossel, Annmarie Eldering, Regina Easley, Adam “AJ” Fleisher, Georgia Harris, Richard Harshman, Sam Ho, Carol Johnson, Anna Karion, Katy Keenan, Vincent Lee, Maritoni Litorja, Jacki Murray, Wyatt Miller, Andrew Novick, Samuel Oberdick, Melissa Phillips, Karen Phinney, Mike Riley, Alix Rodowa, Stephan Schlamminger, Meghan Shilling, Aaron Urbas, Jason Waters, James Whetstone, John Wright, Justin Zook
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*Writer Credits
Alex Boss
- How Do You Know Your Food’s Nutrition Label Is Accurate?
- How Do You Measure the Depth of the Ocean?
- How Do You Measure the Percentage of Alcohol in Beer, Wine and Other Beverages?
- How Do You Measure the Acidity (pH) of the Ocean?
- How Do You Measure the 'Heat' of a Pepper?
- How Do Companies Measure DNA to Discover Your Ancestry?
- How Do You Measure Cholesterol in Blood Tests?
- How Do You Measure Blood Oxygen Levels?
Mark Esser
- How Do You Measure Your Location Using GPS?
- How Do You Know the Age of Fossils and Other Old Things?
- How Do Smoke Alarms Detect Fires?
- How Do You Measure the Thrust of a Rocket Engine?
- How Do You Test Body Armor?
- How Do You Measure a Second?
- How Do You Know If Grocery Store Scales Are Accurate?
- How Do You Measure Air Temperature Accurately?
- How Do You Ensure That a Tape Measure Is Accurate?
- How Do You Measure the Strength of Gravity?
Jonathan Griffin
- How Do You Detect Carbon Monoxide?
Megan King
- How Does an MRI Machine Work?
Gabe Popkin
- How Do You Measure the Age of a Tree?
- How Do You Measure Forever Chemicals?
- How Do You Measure Greenhouse Gases?
** Video Credits
David Stewart
- Ballistics Testing at NIST
Jenny Wang
- What Is PNT?