Uploaded December 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Happy Holidays from The Brain Scoop team!
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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)
Citations:
Evens, ZN: Holiday Plants with Toxic Misconceptions: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23359840
National Fire Protection Association, Christmas Tree Fires: nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/holidays/christmas-tree-fires
Thanks a million to Katerina Idrik, Evan Liao, Barbara Velázquez, and Seth Bergenholtz for their dedication in translating subtitles!
Happy Holidays from The Brain Scoop team!
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)
Citations:
Evens, ZN: Holiday Plants with Toxic Misconceptions: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23359840
National Fire Protection Association, Christmas Tree Fires: nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/holidays/christmas-tree-fires
Thanks a million to Katerina Idrik, Evan Liao, Barbara Velázquez, and Seth Bergenholtz for their dedication in translating subtitles!
![Beetles, Mites, Cockroaches Oh My! [Insect Collection Tour]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rgUP3x8_smY/mqdefault.jpg "Beetles, Mites, Cockroaches Oh My! [Insect Collection Tour]
The insect collection is the largest at The Field Museum, with more than 12 million specimens - only (only?!) 4 million of those are pinned in the dry collection. Crystal is in charge of all of them- no pressure. Want to search the zoological collections on your own? Look no further!: http://bit.ly/fmnhzoology
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