thebrainscoopEvery specimen has a story: these snakes were donated to the Field Museum by Edward Harrison Taylor, a scientist studying reptiles and amphibians -- who was moonlighting as a spy for the United States government.
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Science by Day - Spy by Night [60 Second Specimens]thebrainscoop2018-07-11 | Every specimen has a story: these snakes were donated to the Field Museum by Edward Harrison Taylor, a scientist studying reptiles and amphibians -- who was moonlighting as a spy for the United States government.
--------------------------------------------------------------------- Created by: Emily Graslie -- Brandon Brungard -- Sheheryar Ahsan --------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------Rising from the ashes of Brazils Museu Nacional firethebrainscoop2020-09-02 | On the evening of Sept. 2, 2018, a fire broke out in the the National Museum of Brazil (Museu Nacional) that devastated the building and destroyed more than 18 million objects and specimens. I wanted to know: as people - individually, and as communities - how do we process and recover from the loss of so much collective history, heritage and knowledge?
This video was filmed on February 25, 2020. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer, Creator, Host: Emily Graslie
Producer, Editor, Camera: Sheheryar Ahsan
Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest
Writer, Production Support: Vinícius Penteado
Interview with: Beatriz Hörmanseder
Special Thanks, and Additional Imagery from: Museu Nacional Beatriz Hörmanseder Emiliano Mega Eneraldo Carneiro Rômulo Fialdini Valentino Fialdini Rafael MouraTiny Teeth, Fearsome Beasts | #PrehistoricRoadTripPBS Ep. 3 Promothebrainscoop2020-07-01 | ↓↓↓ Info on how/where/when to catch PREHISTORIC ROAD TRIP below! ↓↓↓ We're meeting Kylie Ferguson, who found the fossilized skull of a nimravid in Badlands National Park as a third grader. The nimravid is distantly related to the saber-toothed cat – but no less ferocious. Kylie revisits the skull she found years ago and learns that it contains all the makings of a 32-million-year-old murder mystery.
PREHISTORIC ROAD TRIP premier dates* *Check your local PBS station for exact times! #PrehistoricRoadTripPBS
Episode 1: "Welcome to Fossil Country" (Wednesday, June 17) Eager to get going, Emily embarks on a journey through billions of years of Earth history. Along the way, she meets some of the planet’s earliest life forms–from primitive bacteria to giant reptiles, and many surprising creatures in between. Watch now here: pbs.org/video/welcome-to-fossil-country-mpoq6h
Episode 2: "We Dig Dinosaurs" (Wednesday, June 24) Emily cruises into the Cretaceous, where astonishing creatures like T. rex dominated the planet. But what happened to these tremendous animals? And how did other lifeforms survive an apocalyptic asteroid that crashed into Earth 66 million years ago? Watch now here: pbs.org/video/we-dig-dinosaurs-i7ljvq
Episode 3: "Tiny Teeth; Fearsome Beasts" (Wednesday, July 1) As she drives closer to the present day, Emily discovers surprising truths written in the fossil record. Meantime, scientists studying our planet’s past are revealing clues about its future.We Dig Dinosaurs | #PrehistoricRoadTripPBS Ep. 2 Promothebrainscoop2020-06-24 | ↓↓↓ Info on how/where/when to catch PREHISTORIC ROAD TRIP below! ↓↓↓ Dr. Clint Boyd takes me out to a special site in North Dakota, where evidence of the asteroid impact that wiped out 75% of life on Earth can be found as a thin layer of clay within the rock. It's a geologic signature of the day the dinosaurs died.
PREHISTORIC ROAD TRIP premier dates* *Check your local PBS station for exact times! #PrehistoricRoadTripPBS
Episode 1: "Welcome to Fossil Country" (Wednesday, June 17) Eager to get going, Emily embarks on a journey through billions of years of Earth history. Along the way, she meets some of the planet’s earliest life forms–from primitive bacteria to giant reptiles, and many surprising creatures in between. Watch the full episode here: pbs.org/video/welcome-to-fossil-country-mpoq6h
Episode 2: "We Dig Dinosaurs" (Wednesday, June 24) Emily cruises into the Cretaceous, where astonishing creatures like T. rex dominated the planet. But what happened to these tremendous animals? And how did other lifeforms survive an apocalyptic asteroid that crashed into Earth 66 million years ago?
Episode 3: "Tiny Teeth; Fearsome Beasts" (Wednesday, July 1) As she drives closer to the present day, Emily discovers surprising truths written in the fossil record. Meantime, scientists studying our planet’s past are revealing clues about its future.Welcome to Fossil Country | #PrehistoricRoadTripPBS Ep.1 Promothebrainscoop2020-06-17 | ↓↓↓ Info on how/where/when to catch PREHISTORIC ROAD TRIP below! ↓↓↓ Emily works with Dr. Eileen Grogan to look for fossil fish in Montana – and that’s no easy task. Dr. Grogan shares her most memorable fossil-hunting moment when she happened upon an ancient shark fossil. Emily also gets to experience what ancient shark liver oil smells like. Watch Episode 1 here: pbs.org/video/welcome-to-fossil-country-mpoq6h
PREHISTORIC ROAD TRIP premier dates* *Check your local PBS station for exact times! #PrehistoricRoadTripPBS
Episode 1: "Welcome to Fossil Country" (Wednesday, June 17) Eager to get going, Emily embarks on a journey through billions of years of Earth history. Along the way, she meets some of the planet’s earliest life forms–from primitive bacteria to giant reptiles, and many surprising creatures in between.
Episode 2: "We Dig Dinosaurs" (Wednesday, June 24) Emily cruises into the Cretaceous, where astonishing creatures like T. rex dominated the planet. But what happened to these tremendous animals? And how did other lifeforms survive an apocalyptic asteroid that crashed into Earth 66 million years ago?
Episode 3: "Tiny Teeth; Fearsome Beasts" (Wednesday, July 1) As she drives closer to the present day, Emily discovers surprising truths written in the fossil record. Meantime, scientists studying our planet’s past are revealing clues about its future.Going out on a limb for Quetzalcoatlusthebrainscoop2020-06-09 | ↓↓↓ Info on how/where/when to catch PREHISTORIC ROAD TRIP below! ↓↓↓
Quetzalcoatlus was the largest flying animal of all time. But this extraordinary animal is known from only a handful of bones; a complete skeleton has never been found. So how do scientists know what it looked like?
PREHISTORIC ROAD TRIP premier dates* E01 -- JUNE 17, 2020: Welcome to Fossil Country E02 -- JUNE 24, 2020: We Dig Dinosaurs E03 -- JULY 1, 2020: Tiny Teeth, Fearsome Beasts *Check your local PBS station for exact times! #PrehistoricRoadTripPBS
Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest
Production Support: Vinícius Penteado
Special Thanks: Petra Sierwald Margaret Thayer Crystal Maier Maureen Turcatel Robin Delapena Jim Louderman -------------------------------------------------------------------- Support for this video comes in part from National Science Foundation Grant No. 1802353
This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.orgBackyard Birding: Feeder Cam!thebrainscoop2020-04-10 | I wanted to get to know my (birdy) neighbors a little better so I mounted cameras around my yard to capture them up close and share their floofy wonder with you.
The Field Museum is closed until further notice, but in the meantime you can check out some at-home natural history resources: Field Museum at home: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/home-activities Museum Computer Network virtual resources: http://www.mcn.edu/ultimateguide CDC.gov updates: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV #stayhome #WithMe #LearnWithMe#StayHome #WithMe & stay well!thebrainscoop2020-03-27 | I hope you're staying safe and well these days, and also heeding advice from organizations like the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) regarding COVID-19. More from us soon - I just wanted to say hi! and welcome you to my backyard! and introduce you to my cats! Field Museum at home: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/home-activities Museum Computer Network virtual resources: http://www.mcn.edu/ultimateguide CDC.gov updates: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV #stayhome #WithMe #LearnWithMeChicagos Original Black Taxidermist: Carl Cottonthebrainscoop2020-02-19 | Carl Cotton (1918 - 1971) was the Field Museum's first African American taxidermist - perhaps Chicago's first professional one - and his work can still be seen on display today. But for many years, we knew little about the extent of his contributions to the museum and the field of taxidermy as a whole. Today, thanks to hours of research from Museum staff and through collaborations with Carl's family, we have a better picture of this creative and talented person and a deeper appreciation for his work.
Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest
Production Support/Stuntman: Vinícius Penteado
Research: Reda Brooks Tori Lee -------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.orgWhat should museums do with their dead? (w/ Caitlin Doughty!)thebrainscoop2020-01-23 | Many museums house significant numbers of human remains, many of which were acquired without the consent of the individual in question. So, our good friend Caitlin from Ask a Mortician stopped by the Field Museum to talk with us about it.
This is a humongous and complicated topic - we'd love to know what you think!
Production Assistant, Content Developer: Raven Forrest
Interview with: Caitlin Doughty
Production Support/Stuntman: Vinícius Penteado -------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.orgThe Joy of Cooking (with Bugs!)thebrainscoop2019-11-23 | Add some healthy, sustainable CRUNCH to your diet by incorporating more insects into your meals! Many are packed with nutrients, and are already enjoyed by billions around the world. Bon appétit!
Learn more about the Field Museum's partnership with Journeyman Distillery, in honor of the Museum's 125-year anniversary: journeymandistillery.com/field-rye
Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest
Cooking Demo: Chef Mike Schulte
Drink Demo: Luz Barcenas
Special Thanks: Brian Rathbun Megan Williams
Production Support/Stuntman: Vinícius Penteado -------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.orgThe MUSHROOM HUNT! [#TeamTrees]thebrainscoop2019-11-01 | Head on over to www.TeamTrees.org to help plant some trees! $1 = 1 tree planted by the Arbor Day Foundation. GO TEAM TREES
Mushrooms are rad. We went to the local Forest Preserve to find some. A fun time was had by all --------------------------------------------------------------------- Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoop Instagram.com/egraslie Twitters: @ehmee Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoop We have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p --------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer, Creator, Host: Emily Graslie
Producer, Director, Editor: Sheheryar Ahsan
Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest
Interview with: Dr. Patrick Leacock
Illustration by: Isabel Griffin
Production Support: Vinícius Penteado -------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.orgHow Birds inspire Buildersthebrainscoop2019-10-10 | Birds! Bullet trains! Biomimicry! When we take a closer look at nature - or peek into museum collections - we can discover some pretty amazing innovations that help inform human engineering and design. NEAT
Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest -------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.orgVenoms vs. Poisonsthebrainscoop2019-09-19 | What's the difference between a venom and a poison? We looked at some cool reptiles and amphibians to learn more about how they use their natural toxins to stay ahead in the evolutionary arms race!
Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest -------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.orgMy favorite diorama hidden secret!thebrainscoop2019-09-18 | New full episode tomorrow. Please participate in the #ClimateStrike on Friday Sept. 20th! We need your voice to help speak up for our planet and for one another. It's all we've got.
Chicago Youth Climate Strike 20 Sept. @ 11am Meet at Grant Park at the intersection of S Columbus Dr. and E Roosevelt Rd. We will then march to Federal Plaza. Talks from 12-1pm. Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate! Field Museum is free for Illinois residents after 1pm with proof of residency.
Tag me in your photos! Twitter @ehmee Instagram @egraslie
#FridaysForFuture #GlobalClimateStrike #YouthClimateStrikeRecommended Reading: 2019!thebrainscoop2019-08-14 | Hi! I'm on the road filming PREHISTORIC ROAD TRIP, a 3-part series that will premiere nationally on PBS in 2020! We'll get back to our regularly scheduled programming soon, but in the meantime check out these books!
Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest -------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.orgAlligator Dissection HIGHLIGHTS!thebrainscoop2019-07-10 | The olfactory journey continues... Full livestream: youtu.be/Yd4LevXVfmc
This event took place in The Grainger Science Hub at The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, June 7th. ↓↓↓ Click below for for the FAQs. ↓↓↓
FAQs: 1. Who's doing the dissection? --Me (Emily) and Josh Mata, Collections Assistant in Reptiles/Amphibians
2. What is this specimen? --We're preparing (skinning + dissecting) a juvenile American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
3. Who are all the people in the background? --The dissection is happening in the Field Museum's Grainger Science Hub! It is open to anyone who paid for basic admission to the museum.
4. Why are you doing this? --For science! and education! The alligator was donated by researchers at the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana. This specimen's skeleton will be added to the Field's research collections.
5. Where is this specimen from? --The alligator was donated by researchers at the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
6. Did you kill it? --We did not. It had been in the freezer for around 10 years after it was donated; we do not know how it died.
But, there are many instances where collecting animals for research is important, and to be supported. We made a whole video about it for you: "Where'd you get all those dead animals?" http://bit.ly/2zDVLo8
7. What are you doing with it? -- We will skin the specimen, remove the major muscles and organs, take a tissue sample for DNA research, run the skeleton through our flesh-eating dermestid beetle colony, and finally place the specimen in an educational collection.Ghost Lineagesthebrainscoop2019-06-12 | Dr. Brandon Peecook thought he had made a major paleontological discovery that was going to alter decades of prior research in the field. Then, right before he was about to present his findings, he got a phone call that changed everything.
Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest
Interview With: Dr. Brandon Peecook
'Junk yard' animation by: Mark Olsen -------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org
Additional support for the episode is provided by: The National Science Foundation: Grants NSF EAR-1524938 and EAR-1524523 (http://www.nsf.gov)Alligator Dissection [Live Stream]thebrainscoop2019-06-07 | Watch the short(er) version here: youtu.be/AQ2nS0AdIlY Welcome to The Brain Scoop's dissection livestream! This event took place in The Grainger Science Hub at The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, June 7th. ↓↓↓ Click below for for the FAQs. ↓↓↓
Got a question? Leave it in the chat box! Raven in the Grainger Science Hub will be moderating your comments, and passing along questions from you! Please be kind to one another. :)
FAQs: 1. Who's doing the dissection? --Me (Emily) and Josh Mata, Collections Assistant in Reptiles/Amphibians
2. What is this specimen? --We're preparing (skinning + dissecting) a juvenile American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
3. Who are all the people in the background? --The dissection is happening in the Field Museum's Grainger Science Hub! It is open to anyone who paid for basic admission to the museum.
4. Why are you doing this? --For science! and education! The alligator was donated by researchers at the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana. This specimen's skeleton will be added to the Field's research collections.
5. Where is this specimen from? --The alligator was donated by researchers at the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
6. Did you kill it? --We did not. It had been in the freezer for around 10 years after it was donated; we do not know how it died.
But, there are many instances where collecting animals for research is important, and to be supported. We made a whole video about it for you: "Where'd you get all those dead animals?" http://bit.ly/2zDVLo8
7. What are you doing with it? -- We will skin the specimen, remove the major muscles and organs, take a tissue sample for DNA research, run the skeleton through our flesh-eating dermestid beetle colony, and finally place the specimen in an educational collection.
8. Will I be able to watch this later? -- Yes! The video will be archived on our channel for future viewing.Im Making a TV Show!!thebrainscoop2019-05-22 | I am BEYOND EXCITED to announce that I am working on a 3-part, 3-hour series with PBS and local member station WTTW here in Chicago. It'll come out Summer 2020. Stay tuned to The Brain Scoop; we'll still be posting episodes here in the meantime!
Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest
-------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.orgWelcome to The Brain Scoop! [Channel Trailer]thebrainscoop2019-05-20 | Hi! I'm Emily, Chief Curiosity Correspondent for the Field Museum in Chicago. I created The Brain Scoop in 2013 to share the work and research of natural history museums with the world. Join me on my adventures!International Museum Day!thebrainscoop2019-05-13 | May 18th is International Museum Day! To celebrate, I wanted to curate a playlist of some of my favorite museum-related YouTube videos. Check 'em out! The Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL8_5VpX9Txqotj70q1GbvyzP_i-3Z-_u
Learn more fun facts about how Museums make the world a better place, c/o the American Alliance of Museums: aam-us.org/programs/about-museums/museum-facts-dataMisfits of the Mineral Collectionthebrainscoop2019-05-08 | Help us solve some mysteries! Do you have any more information about these Misfits from the Mineral Collection?! A number of these objects have historical or cultural value and significance, but our records are incomplete. Help us, Brain Scoopers!
Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest
Interview With: Jim Holstein -------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.orgThe Egg Collection!thebrainscoop2019-04-19 | Eggs! There are around 10,800 different species of birds, all which lay eggs that vary in size, color, shape, and parental care required. Dr. John Bates pulled some highlights from the Field Museum's egg collection to share these fragile, historically important and BEAUTIFUL specimens with us.
"The Book of Eggs" by Mark E. Hauber, Edited by John Bates & Barbara Becker: http://bit.ly/2PhtKaL Learn more about the Field Museum's work monitoring and supporting peregrine falcons in Chicago: http://bit.ly/2VY9AFq
Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest
Special thanks: Dr. John Bates, Ben Marks, John Weinstein & Lauren Bawiec! -------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.orgTalkin Taxidermy w/ the Bachelors Kendall Long! 🌹thebrainscoop2019-04-03 | We have a super special guest in the studio this week-- ABC's The Bachelor season 22 contestant KENDALL LONG! Kendall came on the show to talk about sharing her love of taxidermy with the reality show's broadcast audience. 🌹
Special thanks: Kendall Long! -------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.orgInterview with SUE! | Ask Emilythebrainscoop2019-03-15 | Happy new year! We've got more videos comin' up in the next few weeks. In the meantime enjoy this EXCLUSIVE interview with the largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus rex, our in-house celebrity SUE! www.twitter.com/SUETheTrex
Special thanks: Brandon Peecook, Thomas Cullen, and the SUE Exhibition Team!
-------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.orgWhat Fossils Reveal about Todays Climate Changethebrainscoop2018-12-20 | Dr. Scott Wing spent a decade combing the hills in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming to find fossil evidence of the PETM, or Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. It was an extinction event that occurred in the Southern Ocean of Antarctica, 56 million years ago. Here, we talk with him and Dr. Kirk Johnson about how studying the fossil record helps us better understand current impacts of human-caused climate change on our planet, and what it means for our future world.
More Brain Scoop from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History: --- The Wonderful World of Worms: youtu.be/FQcaddtnFqg --- Inside the Whale Warehouse!: youtu.be/au4j36pQfVY
This video about the carbon cycle from the NMNH is incredibly informative: youtu.be/lWEvBLlUa2E --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Smithsonian's New Fossil Hall to Open June 8, 2019": https://s.si.edu/2rNeN5E "Ancient Earth warmed dramatically after a one-two carbon punch," Smithsonian Magazine. http://bit.ly/2Cojusw "Wyoming paleontology dispatch #1: Why 56 million years ago?" Smithsonian Magazine. http://bit.ly/2UQZ9mS "This ancient climate catastrophe is our best clue about Earth's future," Washington Post. https://wapo.st/2EB1GvE ---------------------------------------------------------------------
This video is brought to you through a collaboration with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and the Field Museum, in Chicago, IL.
Interview with: Dr. Kirk Johnson, Sant Director, NMNH Dr. Scott Wing, Curator of Plants, NMNH
Special thanks: Jim Wood, Ryan Lavery, Anna Torres
-------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org https://naturalhistory.si.edu/Inside the Whale Warehouse!thebrainscoop2018-12-05 | Whales are fascinating! They're also, oftentimes, absolutely gigantic-- which makes storing them in a museum collection quite challenging. We had the chance to visit the Smithsonian's "Whale Warehouse" to chat with Curator of Marine Mammals Dr. Michael McGowen, and learn more about the incredible specimens housed in this unique space.
More from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History: --- The Wonderful World of Worms: youtu.be/FQcaddtnFqg --- What Fossils Reveal about Today's Climate Change: youtu.be/D2RLDUn0kgY
This video is brought to you through a collaboration with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and the Field Museum, in Chicago, IL.
Interview with: Dr. Michael McGowen, Curator of Marine Mammals, NMNH
Special thanks: Jim Wood, Ryan Lavery, Anna Torres
-------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Smithsonian's Museum Support Center in Suitland, MD, and the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org https://naturalhistory.si.edu/The Wonderful World of Wormsthebrainscoop2018-11-21 | Earthworms & leeches, parasitic nematodes, bristle worms, velvet worms, bobbit worms! Dr. Anna J. Phillips, Curator of Parasitic Worms and Protozoa at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History took us back into the invertebrate zoology collection to help shed light on these complex and remarkable animals.
More Brain Scoop from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History: --- Inside the Whale Warehouse!: youtu.be/au4j36pQfVY --- What Fossil's Reveal about Today's Climate Change: youtu.be/D2RLDUn0kgY
This video is brought to you through a collaboration with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and the Field Museum, in Chicago, IL.
Interview with: Dr. Anna J. Phillips, Curator of Parasitic Worms and Protozoa
Special thanks: Jim Wood, Ryan Lavery, Anna Torres
-------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Smithsonian's Museum Support Center in Suitland, MD, and the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org https://naturalhistory.si.edu/Aliens? Demon? Nope, its just a fish. [60 Second Specimens]thebrainscoop2018-08-28 | Every specimen has a story; is this an alien, or a demon baby?! For hundreds of years, sailors sold these manipulated skates to tourists and oddity collectors marketed as such- but really, [spoiler] it's just a fish.
Thanks to Caleb McMahan and Susan Mochel for their help on this video!
--------------------------------------------------------------------- Created by: Emily Graslie -- Brandon Brungard -- Sheheryar Ahsan --------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------Sooty Birds Share Dirt on Air Pollution [60 Second Specimens]thebrainscoop2018-08-22 | 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.
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. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------Get Outside!thebrainscoop2018-08-09 | Humans today spend historical, record-setting amounts of time inside and staring at screens. But, studies show that spending valuable time outside every day can boost our moods, energy and overall health. So stop watching this video and Get Outside!
Shinrin-Yoku: Forest Bathing: http://time.com/5259602/japanese-forest-bathing ------ We had help from the Keller Science Action Center, and the Youth Conservation Action team, including: Alison Paul, Ylanda Wilhite, Ian Viteri, Bukola Rinola, Anthony Contreras, and Jacqueese Howard. Y'all are amazing.
Producer, Camera: Sheheryar Ahsan --------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------A Beetle’s Beloved Beer Bottle [60 Second Specimens]thebrainscoop2018-08-01 | Every specimen has a story; this one is about a special species of Australian jewel beetle that found love in all the wrong places. Guess you could say these affairs were pretty one-sided.
Sources: Beetle's beer bottle sex wings Ig Nobel Prize: https://bbc.in/2v8EIqx The Giant Jewel Beetle that Mates With Beer Bottles: http://bit.ly/2KhEDpd Fluoro orange the new red light symbol for randy beetles: http://bit.ly/2AyXT1O Review of the biology and host-plants of the Australian jewel beetle (Julodimorpha bakewelli): http://bit.ly/2v7nmdy
--------------------------------------------------------------------- Created by: Emily Graslie -- Brandon Brungard -- Sheheryar Ahsan --------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------Im Lichen this Car Door [60 Second Specimens]thebrainscoop2018-07-24 | Exciting discoveries can be found in the most unremarkable of places... like, on this rusty car door, for example.
Field Museum scientists and their collaborators came across this 1984 Ford Bronco parked on the side of the road in Puerto Rico during a research expedition. They were looking for lichens: plant-like organisms that are comprised of a symbiotic relationship between an algae, and a fungus. After trying to figure out how to get the entire vehicle back to the Field in Chicago, they settled on taking the door. Today, we're still learning new things about the lichens that call this rusty door home.
More 60 Second Specimen stories: Murder by Birder: youtu.be/F-ohbDZaYVg The playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
--------------------------------------------------------------------- Created by: Emily Graslie -- Brandon Brungard -- Sheheryar Ahsan --------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------Murder by Birder [60 Second Specimens]thebrainscoop2018-07-10 | Every specimen has a story: this one was donated to the Field Museum by a murderer. [Stay tuned for another 60 sec. specimen story TOMORROW!]
Before he was charged and convicted with the murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks, Nathan Leopold was an active birder in the Chicago community. After his conviction and sentencing he donated his collection of birds and published checklists to the Field Museum, where they remain today.
Kirtland's Warblers (Setophaga kirtlandii) are relatively rare birds, and back in the 1920's little was known about their migration behavior or life histories. This specimen remains important today -- not just for its historical significance in connection with a convicted murderer -- but for the scientific value it provides as a voucher specimen for research.
--------------------------------------------------------------------- Created by: Emily Graslie -- Brandon Brungard -- Sheheryar Ahsan --------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------Meteorite or MeteorWRONG?thebrainscoop2018-06-28 | There are meteorites -- and then there are meteorWRONGS; deceptive terrestrial and human-made rocks and minerals that can be easily confused with special space rocks. Test your knowledge with the quiz at the end!
Super shout-out to Jim Holstein for his willingness to rock with us. get it. rock, 'cuz he's a geologi--- okay I'm done.
Producer, Camera: Brandon Brungard --------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------Skunk Dissectionthebrainscoop2018-06-06 | Dr. Adam Ferguson came down to the mammal prep lab to show us how to skin a skunk. It was the smelliest dissection adventure of my life. These animals were donated to the Field Museum by licensed agencies; one was brought to a rehabilitation center where it later died, and the other was found dead and collected with the appropriate legal permit. We did not kill these animals for the purpose of making this video. Both skunks will be prepared as study skins (not taxidermy), and will be made available for research for many decades to come!
Producer, Camera: Sheheryar Ahsan --------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------The Fossils in the Floorthebrainscoop2018-05-25 | NEW: #IStandWithUnionidBivalves shirts + stickers: http://bit.ly/29J9SJw This is my love letter to the little things in life-- like the fossils that can be found in the limestone tiles of the Field Museum. What's your version of the fossils in the floor?
Producer, Director: Brandon Brungard --------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------Painting the CARACALthebrainscoop2018-05-09 | Peggy Macnamara is the Field Museum's only Artist-in-Residence, and has been making and teaching art in the Museum for years. She came down to the Brain Scoop studio to join me for a day of painting! ↓↓↓
--------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------Paleoart: Painting the Land Before Timethebrainscoop2018-04-25 | The Field Museum has a long history of hiring artists to help teach people about the dinosaurs and other early life on earth. Maybe you've heard of the famous painter Charles R. Knight -- but what about John Conrad Hansen, or Maidi Wiebe? After months of research-- here are their stories! ↓↓↓
Did Tyrannosaurus rex have feathers? Perhaps not. “Tyrannosaurid integument reveals conflicting patterns of gigantism and feather evolution,” Bell et. al (2017): http://bit.ly/2r0SqJ5
Famed T. rex SUE getting a makeover at Field Museum in Chicago: https://reut.rs/2Jn8nkn Move over, SUE: World’s largest dinosaur taking center stage at Field Museum (Chicago Tribune): http://trib.in/2CMB8Vu SUE’s views on their move: http://bit.ly/2qUK05U
Special thanks to: Field Museum’s Bill Simpson, Pete Makovicky, Adrienne Stroup, Gretchen Rings, Armand Esai, Nina Cummings Studio252mya’s artist Franz Anthony (http://252mya.com) Barbara Wester, Paul Brinkman at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Jennifer Kovarik at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
Shoutout to twitter user @12tonevideos for the episode title. :)
--------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------The Animal Sound Librarythebrainscoop2018-04-11 | The Museum für Naturkunde is home to one of the largest collections of animal sound recordings in the world. They're studied by scientists to learn about what animals live in an area, and what time(s) of year they're active, and in what abundance.
One of the field recorders featured was initially created for use by agents in the CIA! (Scientists used it for spying, too; on birds.) ↓↓↓ Animal Sound Archive: https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en/forschung/sammlungen/animal-sound-archive Access the recordings here: http://www.animalsoundarchive.org
Research paper: Information obtained from long-term acoustic recordings: applying bioacoustic techniques for monitoring wetland birds during breeding season. link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10336-016-1426-3
About Nationalpark Unteres Odertal: https://www.nationalpark-unteres-odertal.eu/en/
Contribute to Berlin's Nightingale project! Join: Forschungsfall Nachtingall: facebook.com/groups/428975990858965/?ref=bookmarks Old website: http://nightingale.berlin/ New website (live April 14th): www.forschungsfallnachtigall.de
Learn more on their website: https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en
Special thanks to Juliane Röhner and Manja Voß for their generous help and guidance through this process. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Help support our videos! http://bit.ly/1TjMRAo Under 'Designation,' put 'The Brain Scoop' - all proceeds go exclusively towards helping the show. We appreciate whatever you can give! -- Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoop Instagram.com/egraslie Twitters: @ehmee Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoop Tumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.com We have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p --------------------------------------------------------------------- Producer, Writer, Creator, Host: Emily Graslie
Interview with: Dr. Karl-Heinz Frommolt, Curator of the Animal Sound Archive Dr. Sarah Darwin, Researcher at the Museum für Naturkunde --------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Germany, and the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en ---------------------------------------------------------------------This Fossil Arachnid was a HUGE Discoverythebrainscoop2018-03-21 | One of the most important characteristics that scientists who study insects, arachnids & other spider relatives look at to determine new species is the genitalia (so, penises). Dr. Jason Dunlop, who researches fossil spiders in amber, shared this big discovery with us on our visit to Berlin. ↓↓↓ More from the Museum für Naturkunde: youtube.com/watch?v=neHO3-PUxVY
Dr. Jason Dunlop: https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en/taxonomy/term/234/jason.dunlop
The World Spider Catalogue: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/
National Geographic, 'Fossil Daddy Longlegs Sports a 99-Million-Year Erection' http://bit.ly/2III4W2
Penis Morphology in a Burmese amber harvestman (link to paper): http://bit.ly/2DLb5N9
Learn more on their website: https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en
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Interview with: Dr. Jason Dunlop, Curator of Arachnids & Myriapods at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. --------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Germany, and the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en ---------------------------------------------------------------------Wahydra graslieae, a new species of butterfly named for Emily Graslie!thebrainscoop2018-03-08 | I was joined by Dr. Andy Warren from the Florida Museum of Natural History on Thursday, March 8th at 2pm central to share some exciting news...! Learn more: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/new-butterfly-species-named-for-emily-graslie -- Link to paper in Zootaxa: http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4391.2.11 Florida Museum: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu Our science news page: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/ The McGuire Center: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/index.php/mcguire/home/ More about Dr. Warren, Sr. Collections Manager @ McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/museum-voices/andrew-warren/ UF: http://www.ufl.edu200 years, WWI & WWII, Communism: The Story of Berlins Natural History Museumthebrainscoop2018-03-07 | The Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin exists as a witness to history. For 200+ years its scientists have pursued research in the face of WWI and bombings in WWII, political turmoil, and an ever-changing planet. We were invited to share the Museum's past, as they look toward the future. ↓↓↓ This is the first of three collaborative videos we're making with the Museum für Naturkunde! Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more adventures in Berlin.
Learn more on their website: https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en
Special thanks to Juliane Röhner and Manja Voß for their generous help and guidance through this process. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Help support our videos! http://bit.ly/1TjMRAo Under 'Designation,' put 'The Brain Scoop' - all proceeds go exclusively towards helping the show. We appreciate whatever you can give! -- Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoop Instagram.com/egraslie Twitters: @ehmee Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoop Tumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.com We have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Interview with: Dr. Johannes Vogel, Director General- Museum für Natukunde, Berlin. --------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed on location at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Germany, and the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en ---------------------------------------------------------------------The Sistine Chapel of Taxidermy - Conserving Akeleys Elephantsthebrainscoop2018-01-17 | Come to our meet up at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin on January 27th! RSVP & details here: http://bit.ly/2FmhkJB The Akeley's Fighting African Elephants are some of the best examples of taxidermy ever created-- but they'll need help if they're to survive the next 100 years. ↓↓↓ Our earlier video (from 2013!) about the Akeley's elephants: youtu.be/-UQk7bKf9FI More on Carl Akeley from the Field Museum: http://bit.ly/2DJktTj
Thanks to George Dante and John Janelli for taking time out of their day for these interviews!
--------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------Why is Lake Michigan so Blue? | Ask Emilythebrainscoop2018-01-03 | It's 2018 and we've got some exciting things coming up this year: Brain Scoop updates, big changes happening here at the Field Museum, and some random other questions answered. Links below! ↓↓↓
"What's the most useful degree for museum work?" Read the responses from researchers on twitter! http://bit.ly/2CMBuvu
More info about moving SUE and our incoming dinosaur, Patagotitan: http://bit.ly/2E0QDsm Chicago Tribune: http://trib.in/2CMB8Vu
--------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------Beaver Dissection HIGHLIGHTS!thebrainscoop2017-12-13 | Highlights from our North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) dissection livestream (11/10). Lauren and I skinned this animal for use in our educational collection here at The Field Museum. ↓↓↓ Click below for for the FAQs. ↓↓↓
FAQs: 1. Where is this specimen from? -- This specimen has no data associated with it, but likely came from a government agency (like a state Department of Natural Resources, or Fish & Wildlife department), or a wildlife rehabilitation center. Even without knowing exactly where it came from, it is still useful for educational and scientific purposes.
2. Did you kill it? -- Nope. This animal was either found dead in the wild, euthanized at a wildlife rehab center, or euthanized by a wildlife pest management agency. Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources has a lot of useful information about beaver populations and their management for landowners: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/waterways/fac...
But, there are many instances where collecting animals for research is important, and to be supported. We made a whole video about it for you: "Where'd you get all those dead animals?" http://bit.ly/2zDVLo8
3. What are you doing with it? -- We will skin the specimen, remove the major muscles and organs, take a tissue sample for DNA research, run the skeleton through our flesh-eating dermestid beetle colony, and finally place the specimen in an educational collection.
4. Why aren't you wearing gloves? -- This is absolutely up to personal preference, but in my experience wearing gloves negatively impacts my perception of touch to the point I can't feel what I'm doing. Gloves are very slippery inside of a dead animal, and wearing them makes me constantly nervous I'll slip and cut myself. BUT- partway through this preparation I did jab myself with a scalpel on my left middle finger: at that point I carefully cleaned and dressed the cut, and proceeded through the preparation while wearing a glove for safety. It healed well. :)
5. What's that brown, dusty-lookin' stuff? -- It's sawdust, and is helpful for soaking up blood and other fluids, and creating a textured surface on our hands so we can better grip the specimen during preparation.
6. Aren't you worried about diseases/bacteria? -- With some mammals, absolutely. Primates, many carnivores, and animals that are noticeably ill require special precautions during the preparation process. This specimen spent a considerable amount of time (months to years) in an industrial deep freezer, which could kill many of its disease-carrying endo- and ectoparasites. At this time we are not concerned about contracting any zoonotic diseases from the animal. If Lauren or I had open wounds on our hands or ended up cutting ourselves during specimen prep, we do have access to necessary medical services.GLOW ROCKSthebrainscoop2017-11-30 | It's a GLOW ROCK DANCE PARTY! This video is best watched in the dark! p.s. I've never actually been to a real dance party and had to Google "what are raves like" - turns out they're nothing like this, which is too bad, because this video was a ton of fun to make ↓↓↓ In this video we explore the special properties of fluorescent and phosphorescent minerals to learn how and why they 'glow' under UV light ('black light').
Thanks to Jim for all of his help with this video! And thanks to my sister Serri Graslie for helping with the posters. Did you know you can make signs that also glow under black light (uv light) by using regular ol' highlighters and white poster board?! Sharpie makes a 'Neon' color pack that works, too! This isn't an ad, I just thought it was really cool, and it could be a great activity in the classroom or for learning/playing at home.
ALSO NOT AN AD: To capture the phosphorescence of minerals under shortwave UV light - and film it in complete darkness - we rented a Sony A7s. Technology is ~*magical*~ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Help support our videos! http://bit.ly/1TjMRAo Under 'Designation,' put 'The Brain Scoop' - all proceeds go exclusively towards helping the show. We appreciate whatever you can give! -- Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoop Instagram.com/egraslie Twitters: @ehmee Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoop Tumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.com We have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Interviews with: James Holstein, Collections Manager - Geology
Production Assistant: Serri Graslie --------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------FULL DISSECTION: North American Beaverthebrainscoop2017-11-11 | SKIP TO BEGINNING: youtu.be/CXfir7UaPwU?t=59m48s Welcome to The Brain Scoop's first dissection livestream! This event took place in The Grainger Science Hub at The Field Museum on Friday, November 10th. ↓↓↓ Click below for for the FAQs. ↓↓↓
This is a North American Beaver (Castor canadensis). It's the largest rodent in North America, and second-largest rodent in the world. I have help from Lauren Smith, who is a Collections Assistant from Mammals.
FAQs: 1. Where is this specimen from? -- This specimen has no data associated with it, but likely came from a government agency (like a state Department of Natural Resources, or Fish & Wildlife department), or a wildlife rehabilitation center. Even without knowing exactly where it came from, it is still useful for educational and scientific purposes.
2. Did you kill it? -- Nope. This animal was either found dead in the wild, euthanized at a wildlife rehab center, or euthanized by a wildlife pest management agency. Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources has a lot of useful information about beaver populations and their management for landowners: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/waterways/factsheets/beaverdamage.pdf
But, there are many instances where collecting animals for research is important, and to be supported. We made a whole video about it for you: "Where'd you get all those dead animals?" http://bit.ly/2zDVLo8
3. What are you doing with it? -- We will skin the specimen, remove the major muscles and organs, take a tissue sample for DNA research, run the skeleton through our flesh-eating dermestid beetle colony, and finally place the specimen in an educational collection.
4. Why aren't you wearing gloves? -- This is absolutely up to personal preference, but in my experience wearing gloves negatively impacts my perception of touch to the point I can't feel what I'm doing. Gloves are very slippery inside of a dead animal, and wearing them makes me constantly nervous I'll slip and cut myself.
5. What's that brown, dusty-lookin' stuff? -- It's sawdust, and is helpful for soaking up blood and other fluids, and creating a textured surface on our hands so we can better grip the specimen during preparation.
6. Aren't you worried about diseases/bacteria? -- With some mammals, absolutely. Primates, many carnivores, and animals that are noticeably ill require special precautions during the preparation process. This specimen spent a considerable amount of time (months to years) in an industrial deep freezer, which could kill many of its disease-carrying endo- and ectoparasites. At this time we are not concerned about contracting any zoonotic diseases from the animal. If Lauren or I had open wounds on our hands or ended up cutting ourselves during specimen prep, we do have access to necessary medical services.
7. Will I be able to watch this later? -- Yes! The video will be archived on our channel for future viewing.