Uploaded February 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
With all the great press The Brain Scoop has been getting lately, it's time to put our best foot forward!
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The Brain Scoop is written and hosted by:
Emily Graslie
Created By:
Hank Green
Directed, Edited, Animated, and Scored by:
Michael Aranda
Production Assistant:
Katie Kirby
Filmed on Location and Supported by:
The Field Museum in Chicago, IL
(http://www.fieldmuseum.org)
Thanks for so eloquently translating this inspiring episode, Andrés García Molero, Evan Liao, Martina Šafusová, and Seth Bergenholtz!
With all the great press The Brain Scoop has been getting lately, it's time to put our best foot forward!
NEW! Subreddit: reddit.com/r/thebrainscoop
Facebook: facebook.com/thebrainscoop
The Brain Scoop is written and hosted by:
Emily Graslie
Created By:
Hank Green
Directed, Edited, Animated, and Scored by:
Michael Aranda
Production Assistant:
Katie Kirby
Filmed on Location and Supported by:
The Field Museum in Chicago, IL
(http://www.fieldmuseum.org)
Thanks for so eloquently translating this inspiring episode, Andrés García Molero, Evan Liao, Martina Šafusová, and Seth Bergenholtz!
![Sooty Birds Share Dirt on Air Pollution [60 Second Specimens]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/C8QYVny_j88/mqdefault.jpg "Sooty Birds Share Dirt on Air Pollution [60 Second Specimens]
Every specimen has a story; these dirty birds helped scientists answer questions about levels of air pollution in the United States over a period of 135 years.
More 60 Second Specimen stories:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL8_5VpX9Txpke4mWgBrsHVgNLeunW-XY
Sources/Articles:
Bird specimens track 135 years of atmospheric black carbon and environmental policy: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/10/04/1710239114
The Dirty Secrets Saved in Dead Birds Feathers New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/science/birds-air-pollution.html
Sooty birds reveal hidden US air pollution BBC http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41557157
Dirty birds show just how catastrophic air pollution used to be Washington Post https://wapo.st/2MFIYHZ
Thanks to Ben Marks and Shane DuBay for their help with this video!
Created by:
Emily Graslie Brandon Brungard Sheheryar Ahsan
This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.
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