One strange true question, under one lamp.
The Long Stare is a YouTube channel that takes one mystery from history or science at a time. For each one we look at what we know, how we know it, how sure we are, and what is still open. Your host is Hollis, a very patient shoebill who is very hard to impress.
Watch on YouTube: @thelongstare
Our promise
- The click pays off. No intros and no filler.
- Every claim is sourced in the video description, and we correct errors publicly.
- We tell you how sure we are. Key claims carry an Evidence Grade: ESTABLISHEDSTRONGDEBATEDUNKNOWN
- Nothing is faked. No invented quotes, documents or footage.
Scenes are illustrated with AI image tools and animated in code. Research, scripts and fact-checks follow our published standards.
About our publishing tool
"The Long Stare publisher" is the channel's own internal tool. It uses YouTube API Services to upload our videos, manage their titles, captions and thumbnails, and read our channel's analytics and the comments on our videos. Only the channel owner uses it. It is not offered to the public and does not access anyone else's account.
Read how it handles data in our Privacy Policy and the rules in our Terms of Use.
Contact
Questions, corrections or requests: leave a comment on any of our videos on YouTube. We read them all.