ANTBEAR MEDIA
The tamandua (or lesser anteater) is a restlessly curious animal, constantly searching for food with its sharp claws and sensitive nose. In Spanish, it's called an oso hormiguero; roughly: "bear ant-catcher" or "ant bear."
Antbear Media was created in 2019 by Adam Cole, a restlessly curious science reporter. The company's latin motto, "Audio, Video, Disco" means "I hear, I see, I learn." It's innovative creations are joyful, musical, thoughtful and sometimes a bit weird – all with the goal of surprising and attracting new audiences and demystifying complex ideas.
Science is for everyone - and Antbear Media is committed to featuring a wide variety of voices inside and outside the scientific community.
ADAM M. COLE
Adam was born in the great state of Oregon and raised to love tall trees and good questions. He earned a B.S. and M.S. in biology at Stanford, and got started in journalism at a small but mighty newspaper in dairy country. During eight years at NPR's science desk, his reporting was heard on the radio and podcasts, and he created, produced and hosted the video series Skunk Bear. He was a director, writer, producer, art director and animator on 10 episodes of the Netflix series "Explained," including the miniseries "The Mind, Explained."
He lives in Bogotá, Colombia with his wife and fellow filmmaker Gabriella Garcia-Pardo and cat Rowdy.
AWARDS & HONORS
VERYWELL'S TOP 100 IN WELLNESS
2020: Documentary Category ("The Mind, Explained")
WHITE HOUSE NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER'S AWARDS
2019: 1st Place Animation, 1st Place Explainer, 1st Place One-Off
2018: 1st Place Animation, 1st Place Explainer
2017: 1st Place Animation, 2nd Place Feature
2016: 1st Place Feature, 1st Place Animation
2015: 1st Place Feature, 3rd Place Feature
2014: 3rd Place Multimedia Linear
JACKSON HOLE SCIENCE MEDIA AWARD
2018: Short-form Series, Finalist (for Skunk Bear)
KECK SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AWARDS
2017: Finalist (for Skunk Bear)
WEBBY NOMINEE
2018: Online Video Series: Science & Education (Skunk Bear)
Online Video: Science ("Postcards from Saturn")
2015: Online Video: Science (“The Blind Woman Who Saw Rain”)
2014: Online Video: Mash-Up (“Inauguration Mash-Up”)
VIMEO STAFF PICK
“Wanna Live Forever? Become A Noun”
“Human-Powered Helicopter”
“Amazing Morphing Campaign Money Map”
“Click To Enlarge: Popcorn”
“The Animal That Wouldn’t Die”
"I'll Be The Fire"
ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
2017: Science Writing Award, 1st Place ("What Makes Frozen Ice Sing")
BEST OF PHOTOJOURNALISM
2015: Multimedia, 2nd Place ("The Mystery of the Missing Martins")
NABJ SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE
2014: 1st Place, Digital Media: Feature Story (“Dropping Science”)
NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS
2014: Best Short Form Series ("Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt", role: assistant producer)
BEST AMERICAN INFOGRAPHICS
2014 (“Previously … On Arrested Development”)
2013 (“The Amazing Morphing Money Map”)
EPPYS
2011: Best Animation on a Media-Affiliated Website (“Wanna Live Forever? Become A Noun”)