Documentary Film

A Financial House AdvantageThe New York Times

An animated explanation of how banks use securities lending to make a profit, while their customers cover the losses.

Probing the Parliament of NeuronsThe New York Times

Clay Reid and colleagues are going deep into the mouse brain to decipher the conversations and decisions of neurons.

Mapping the Highways of the BrainThe New York Times

Deanna Barch and her colleagues are trying to map connections in the human brain. The study is part of the Human Connectome Project.

Shaking It to New Orleans BounceThe New York Times Magazine

Bounce is a raunchy, local hip-hop style that developed in the 1990s but is only now escaping its hometown with the help of some unlikely stars.

Eli “Paperboy” ReedThe New York Times Magazine

The singer-guitarist performs the title track from his new album.

Chasing a Police ScannerThe New York Times

Reporter Corey Kilgannon, Marcus Yam and myself chased calls over a police scanner for around 16hrs straight. What we found wasn’t what we expected.

The Burning Man ExperienceLas Vegas Sun

2007’s festival featured approx. 47,000 people from Las Vegas, the U.S. and the world, who all traveled to an ancient lakebed, known as the playa in the Northern Nevada Black Rock desert to build a temporary, all-encompassing community defined more by its spirit, art, and gifting than the normal constraints of daily life.

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Fueling Mexico's Drug TradeThe New York Times

This series examines the impact of Mexican drug cartels on both sides of the border.

Road Trip: Asti HernandezYahoo! News

LAS VEGAS — This city has seen more political commercials than anywhere else in 2012, more than anywhere else in the history of presidential campaigns: 73,000 TV ads, according to The New York Times. In an election with only a handful of states that are considered up for grabs, the importance of Nevada's six electoral votes was highlighted when President Barack Obama chose Lake Las Vegas, a golf resort east of here, as the place to spend three days preparing for the first presidential debate.

The Flight of the FlyThe New York Times

Michael Dickinson has spent his career studying how flies fly and researchers in his lab have invented new devices to investigate the complex feat of insect flight.

Backstage at the First Fashion Week ShowThe New York Times

Experience the frenzy and interconnectivity of backstage at the first show at Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week.

Wreckless WillieLas Vegas Sun

Willie Chapman has 10 children in 3 states and he’s 40 years old. Professional boxing matches are still his main source of income and also the only way he can pay child support to see his kids. Because of his age and losing record, Nevada may not license him to fight anymore. Willie also shows signs of dementia, most likely caused from continued brain trauma caused by boxing.