Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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I’m really excited to finally get to share this new show with you: Secrets of the Underground. It’s airing Tuesday nights on Science Channel starting on Feb 14th (10E/P).
Here is the link to see small pieces of the show via Science Channel: sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/secrets-of-the-underground/videos/secrets-of-the-underground-promo
Remember how I said I was really busy. Well, it’s because I was traveling around the US, using technology to help answer some interesting science mysteries. In particular, the ones that are hard to see - both underground and underwater.
I think there is a misconception these days that we know most of what there is to know about the world around us. That simply isn’t so. The way I see it we haven’t but scratched the surface. You need people to use the tech we’re using and start scanning the ground. You need to start looking both underground and underwater.
I’m a marine biologist by training and my early research was used to study the behavior of very timid fish that live in burrows. I started by wiring a bunch of spy cams around their burrows to help figure out what they were doing. I continued that theme, essentially using technology to help us figure out what animals were doing.
This show looks at some interesting questions like are there actually tunnels under Alcatraz. We look at a lake that disappeared almost overnight in Virginia. And, in this episode on Valentine's night we’re looking for Al Capone’s secret escape routes.
One of my favorites was from a small cave in San Antonio, Texas, (that I talk about here in this video), called Friesenhahn cave. Inside the walls are literally covered in the remains of ice age creatures. I had in my hand the bones of a mammoth - and I’m not talking fossils, these were light - they were the actual bones.
There definitely were some scary moments in the show, too. Maybe I can get into that later. For anyone that’s claustrophobic, I did a fair amount of spelunking, crawling through very tight crawl spaces. Also, I had a mishap at 150’ on a wreck in Lake Michigan. For the rest, you’ll have to see the show. I hope you guys like it. If you happened to see me on your local TV network. Let me know in the comments!
If you want 52 Things to start on right now to improve your filmmaking and photography - we have videos on them all here: untamedscience.com/blog/52things
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Jonas and I are creating a whole series of how-to-filmmaking videos to get you started. Here is the first video: bit.ly/2AcYvHJ and our book: amzn.to/2zV88LS
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A big thanks to all current and future patrons who are helping fund this science and filmmaking outreach via Patreon: bit.ly/2Sfmkph
Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/untamedscience
I’m really excited to finally get to share this new show with you: Secrets of the Underground. It’s airing Tuesday nights on Science Channel starting on Feb 14th (10E/P).
Here is the link to see small pieces of the show via Science Channel: sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/secrets-of-the-underground/videos/secrets-of-the-underground-promo
Remember how I said I was really busy. Well, it’s because I was traveling around the US, using technology to help answer some interesting science mysteries. In particular, the ones that are hard to see - both underground and underwater.
I think there is a misconception these days that we know most of what there is to know about the world around us. That simply isn’t so. The way I see it we haven’t but scratched the surface. You need people to use the tech we’re using and start scanning the ground. You need to start looking both underground and underwater.
I’m a marine biologist by training and my early research was used to study the behavior of very timid fish that live in burrows. I started by wiring a bunch of spy cams around their burrows to help figure out what they were doing. I continued that theme, essentially using technology to help us figure out what animals were doing.
This show looks at some interesting questions like are there actually tunnels under Alcatraz. We look at a lake that disappeared almost overnight in Virginia. And, in this episode on Valentine's night we’re looking for Al Capone’s secret escape routes.
One of my favorites was from a small cave in San Antonio, Texas, (that I talk about here in this video), called Friesenhahn cave. Inside the walls are literally covered in the remains of ice age creatures. I had in my hand the bones of a mammoth - and I’m not talking fossils, these were light - they were the actual bones.
There definitely were some scary moments in the show, too. Maybe I can get into that later. For anyone that’s claustrophobic, I did a fair amount of spelunking, crawling through very tight crawl spaces. Also, I had a mishap at 150’ on a wreck in Lake Michigan. For the rest, you’ll have to see the show. I hope you guys like it. If you happened to see me on your local TV network. Let me know in the comments!
If you want 52 Things to start on right now to improve your filmmaking and photography - we have videos on them all here: untamedscience.com/blog/52things
Our GEAR ------------
Main DSLR : amzn.to/2Sho2qc
Second Camera : amzn.to/2B9HInR
Main Lens - amzn.to/2BaEXTk
The Adventure Camera Bag : amzn.to/2B8WYRH
The Macro Lens - amzn.to/2hHUhxW
Telephoto Lens - amzn.to/2za1FJV
Our Mega Wide Lens - amzn.to/2z9KtnS
Our BEST On-camera Mic - amzn.to/2hGuSVt
The Drone - amzn.to/2z84Bqc
My Moving Timelapse setup - amzn.to/2SeCZcJ
GoPro HERO 7 - amzn.to/2ShoPHG
Our Filmmaking Book!!! - amzn.to/2zV88LS
Our Music: goo.gl/roSjb7
The full video setup: kit.com/UntamedScience
(By buying through these links you help us support the channel)
On Social --------------
Instagram: instagram.com/untamedscience (Jonas @behindthescience)
Twitter: twitter.com/untamedscience
Facebook: facebook.com/untamedscience
Website: untamedscience.com
YouTube: bit.ly/2EDk6vO (for most of my work)
Jonas and I are creating a whole series of how-to-filmmaking videos to get you started. Here is the first video: bit.ly/2AcYvHJ and our book: amzn.to/2zV88LS
My main science YouTube Channel: bit.ly/2EDk6vO
Help us create amazing, world reaching content by translating and transcribing videos on our channel: bit.ly/2Crnjgu
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