The Origin of Mammal Movement: Harvard Adventures, Part I thebrainscoop 2026-09-21 | The Origin of Mammal Movement: Harvard Adventures, Part I
Rat Dissection: The Cutest Parts Are on the Outside thebrainscoop 2024-08-16 | Support The Brain Scoop's relaunch on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/emilygraslieShop prints + Original artwork! http://www.emilygraslie.com/printsDiscord: http://www.discord.gg/thebrainscoopInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/egrasliewebsite: http://www.emilygraslie.comGot funding for a video? thebrainscoop(@)gmail.com Subject: REBOOT IDEA--I'm joined by @robscallon @BeckyStern and friendly local nature museum taxidermist Rob Kelsey to learn more about one of the world's most prolific animals, from the inside out.Check out Becky's video! youtu.be/og_AAE2s2wo?feature=shared The one where Rob Scallon and I pick up the rats: youtu.be/PtgaHtEmG48?feature=shared @PeggyNotebaertNatureMuseum --Creator, Writer, Host: Emily GraslieDirector of Photography: Smokey NelsonAddt'l Camera: Chris OwsianySound: Anthony Mariotto Editor: Carolyn YaoGfx +: Production Consultant: Sheheryar AhsanSpecial thanks: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum // Dawn RobertsRose Pest Solutions // Janelle Iaccino Prey Taxidermy // Allis MarkhamVideo accessibility services provided by the Described and Captioned Media Project http://www.dcmp.org--The Brain Scoop is a registered trademark of the Field Museum. Used with permission.--Timestamps:00:00 Beginning00:17 Rob Kelsey (AKA Rob K) Intro00:38 Rob Scallon Intro00:52 Becky Stern Intro01:03 We're taxidermying today!01:30 Exact midpoint between a stuffed animal and a mummy01:38 Rat calisthenics02:13 Did I tell you I had pet rats growing up02:19 Slippage02:35 Initial Incision2:35 Resume02:43 There is more than one way to skin a Rat02:56 Fascia03:21 Red Dead Redemption03:33 How attached is my skin to my face?03:52 Massaging fascia04:29 Continuing to open incision05:19 Investigating the Fascia06:05 Next Step - pushing meat back from skin07:05 Rat feet/legs07:56 Life Mount vs Study Skin08:29 Popping knee out08:53 How many animals has Rob K taxidermied?09:20 Best Way to Learn Anatomy09:41 Drippy guts09:47 Rats are fatty11:09 Cronch11:59 Rob has preparation lab in museum :)12:30 Our Corner of the Internet - Typical Brain Scoop12:34 Turn foot inside out and zhoop!12:49 Rob cronches the leg12:57 Rob cut the ankle13:13 Drying process13:42 The Cronchening14:06 Through both legs down towards tail15:08 Use scrotal droppage to tell age16:02 Meet skin together in spine16:16 Penis and testicles16:48 Taxidermic Origin Story - I was terrified of dead animals17:26 Passion from place of fear17:38 Rob Skydiving18:17 Dream animal to dissect?19:12 Shlooping the tail20:23 In-person mentor20:33 Did you hear that?20:56 Timelapse20:59 A Really Special Butthole21:39 Becky shloop!22:07 Are we the weird ones?23:45 Tail slippage24:00 Hernia25:01 Rat punching25:15 Rob K - Working up the back25:45 Going through stomach contents?26:40 CSI: Rats27:22 Shoutout to Allis Markham skinning raccoon video27:48 Bruising28:12 Loose skin28:28 Coloring of fur28:56 Rats are liquid29:14 Rob K - Cutting off wrists29:23 Perforated ribcage29:45 Rob cutting the rat wrist off - Woohoo!30:21 Tripod CSI30:54 Rob K skull info31:17 Rob eardrum31:51 Rob K eyes and nose info32:20 Lil Dried Blueberries32:44 Fake eyes33:23 Rob K - Lips/Nose34:19 Popped an eye34:31 Rob K - Empty Face, Peel off Remaining Fat35:14 Gravity35:55 Resist the Urge36:23 Teeth36:43 Tongue37:07 The Finger Puppet37:31 What will happen to my pelt and rat after today?38:41 Stuffing w/ cotton39:21 Shenanigans39:47 Make Em Kiss40:59 Adding Wire41:37 Elephant shrew brainiac42:11 Adding wire Timelapse42:20 Dried + Pinned Rat Example by Janelle42:42 THE BRAIN SCOOP43:03 Off with their heads!44:00 Brain Scooping Begins...44:52 Thank you, Rob
Why were Ancient Egyptians obsessed with cats? thebrainscoop 2024-05-21 | Support The Brain Scoop's relaunch on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/emilygraslieShop prints + Original artwork! http://www.emilygraslie.com/printsDiscord: http://www.discord.gg/thebrainscoopInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/egrasliewebsite: http://www.emilygraslie.comGot funding for a video? thebrainscoop(@)gmail.com Subject: REBOOT IDEA--I knew Ancient Egyptians loved their cats, but until I visited an archaeology museum - the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures - I wasn't entirely sure why. Turns out the reason is a bit more morbid than I initially thought 💀 In this video we learn about the Egyptian Goddesses Sekhmet and Bastet - Gods Ra, Osiris and Horus - and the significance of raising and sacrificing tens of thousands of cats to honor them. --Creator, Writer, Host, Addt'l Camera: Emily GraslieCamera: Brandon BrungardEditor, Gfx + Sfx: Sheheryar AhsanProduction Consultant: Carolyn YaoProduction Assistant: Kate HodgeAddt'l Gfx: Georgina GutierrezSpecial thanks: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures https://isac.uchicago.edu/museum-exhibits@ISAC_UChicago Marc Maillot, PhDEmily Teeter, PhDMatthew WeltonVideo accessibility services provided by the Described and Captioned Media Project http://www.dcmp.org--The Brain Scoop is a registered trademark of the Field Museum. Used with permission.
🍞+🥜+☠️= Death Sandwich thebrainscoop 2024-05-04 | Meet Janelle in our latest video, where@robscallon and I set out to learn more about Chicago’s rats 🐀🐀🐀
Whats Chicago doing about its (major) rat problem? thebrainscoop 2024-05-01 | Support The Brain Scoop's relaunch on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/emilygraslieShop prints + Original artwork! http://www.emilygraslie.com/printsDiscord: http://www.discord.gg/thebrainscoopInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/egrasliewebsite: http://www.emilygraslie.comGot funding for a video? thebrainscoop(@)gmail.com Subject: REBOOT IDEA--Chicago has been called the "Rattiest City in America" for nearly 10 years running. Join Emily Graslie and her friend and musician Rob Scallon on a journey to the oldest pest control and management company in the United States. Rose Pest Solutions' Marketing Director, Janelle Iaccino (aka The Rat Lady of Chicago), teaches us more about how professionals are managing these animals across the city. Stay tuned for part 2 where Rob and I visit the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago to dissect and prepare our rats for their eternal lives in the museum collection. 🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀 --Creator, Writer, Camera: Emily GraslieCamera: Jake JarviEditor: Carolyn Yao Graphics, Production Consultant: Sheheryar AhsanGuest, Consulting Editor: Rob Scallon @robscallon Video accessibility services provided by the Described and Captioned Media Project http://www.dcmp.orgSpecial Thanks: Janelle, Jesse (our rat mascot) and everyone else at Rose Pest Solutions 🐀--The Brain Scoop is a registered trademark of the Field Museum. Used with permission.
The cicadas are coming!! thebrainscoop 2024-04-24 | For the first time in 221 years, two broods of cicadas that emerge only after 13- and 17- years respectively, are set to erupt simultaneously in certain regions across the US. And they're already here, waiting just below the surface 😶🌫️
Live book club talk 4/20! 🥳 thebrainscoop 2024-04-05 | Come join me on The Brain Scoop discord, Sat 4/20 🌎 at 3pm CT for a live q&a with Bethany Brookshire, author of “Pests: How humans create animal villains” 📚‘Pests’ is the inaugural read for our new Book Club!! We’ll meet once a month to talk about a selected read, with a dedicated channel with me & other readers leading up to the event. I hope you’ll join us and/or tune in! 🥳discord.gg/thebrainscoop?event=1216053787291029645
I 3D printed a brown rat skull at 400% normal size just for the h*ck of it #taxidermy #3dprinting thebrainscoop 2024-02-22 | ...
Meeting Viennas 30,000 year-old woman || Museum Tour thebrainscoop 2024-02-19 | Support The Brain Scoop's relaunch on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/emilygraslieShop prints + Original artwork! http://www.emilygraslie.com/printsDiscord: http://www.discord.gg/thebrainscoopInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/egrasliewebsite: http://www.emilygraslie.comGot funding for a video? thebrainscoop(@)gmail.com Subject: REBOOT IDEA----Last November I got the chance to visit Vienna's Natural History Museum in Austria (Naturhistorisches Museum Wien). It's houses one of the oldest natural history collections in the world, dating back to the 1700's!There I saw the Woman of Willendorf (often called the 'Venus of Willendorf'), a sculpture I first learned about in art school. It was incredible to see it in person.My primary source for this video was "Natural History Museum Vienna: A Guide to the Collections" by Stefanie Jovanovic-Kruspel.https://phoibos.at/en/Jovanovic-Kruspel-Stefanie-Natural-History-Museum-Vienna.-A-Guide-to-the-Collections--Creator, Writer, Camera: Emily GraslieEditor, Graphics: Sheheryar AhsanProduction Consultant: Carolyn YaoCaptioning: Rebecca PhelpsCaptioning QC: Rick GoldmanAudio Description Scripting: Valerie HunterAudio Description Voicer: Debbie GrattanAudio Description Editor: Heather WarrenAccessibility Supervisor: Kyle SiskThanks to Oliver Macek at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien for reviewing this video!
The worlds smallest artwork is microscopic ✨ thebrainscoop 2024-01-10 | Support The Brain Scoop's relaunch on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/emilygraslieShop prints + Original artwork! http://www.emilygraslie.com/printsDiscord: http://www.discord.gg/thebrainscoopInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/egrasliewebsite: http://www.emilygraslie.comGot funding for a video? thebrainscoop(@)gmail.com Subject: REBOOT IDEAThis video was originally posted to my personal channel @EmilyGraslie on September 28, 2021, with the following description: A conversation with Master of Microscopes James Weiss ( @Jam's Germs ) started me down a path of exploration into the unusual intersections of Victorian science fiction authors, and 19th-century microscopists. I could have never imagined the tiny galleries and itty-bitty artworks that awaited me underneath those fancy lenses! James has a new book!!! "The Hidden Beauty of the Microscopic World," James Weiss. bit.ly/3obr4yW @journeytomicro References and citations: bit.ly/3ieS90CCreator, Host, Writer, Producer: Emily GraslieEditor and Motion Designer: Kelly KitagawaAdditional Edits: Carolyn YaoProduction Manager: Laura Chernikoff Interview with: James WeissMicroscope footage © James Weiss, used ℅ the authorAccessibility support, captions, and audio description by DCMP (dcmp.org):Captioning: Rebecca PhelpsCaptioning QC: Rick GoldmanAudio Description Scripting: Valerie HunterAudio Description Voicer: Debbie GrattanAudio Description Editor: Heather WarrenAccessibility Supervisor: Kyle Sisk
A dead raccoon gave me fleas 🤦🏼♀️ || Ask Emily 2023 thebrainscoop 2023-12-22 | It's been a long 3 years but I'm so happy to be back!! Support The Brain Scoop's relaunch on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/emilygraslie Shop prints + Original artwork! http://www.emilygraslie.com/printsDiscord: discord.gg/thebrainscoopInstagram: http://www.instragram.com/egraslie website: http://www.emilygraslie.comGot funding for a video? thebrainscoop(@)gmail.com Subject: REBOOT IDEABambu Printing: shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2282157&u=3982695&m=138211&urllink=&afftrack= What happened to Emily Graslie? tends to be one of the most googled search query with my name, so, here you go!!affiliate link to the cool phone macro lens: bit.ly/3RDwHCmSandhill crane images: © Frank Schulenburg / CC BY-SA 4.0
Why are people so obsessed with cicadas? thebrainscoop 2023-12-04 | Support The Brain Scoop's relaunch on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/emilygraslieShop prints + Original artwork! http://www.emilygraslie.com/printsInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/egrasliewebsite: http://www.emilygraslie.comGot funding for a video? thebrainscoop(@)gmail.com Subject: REBOOT IDEAThis video was originally posted to my personal channel (@EmilyGraslie on August 3, 2021, with the following description: I recently packed my bags and ran off to Indiana to go see one of the greatest natural phenomena on our planet: the emergence of the 17-year Brood X Cicadas, an event I'd been waiting for since, well, 2004. Along the way I learned some surprising things about cicadas' long history as art influencers. WILD. Human fascination with cicadas dates back THOUSANDS of years. I mean, I totally get it: they're loud, weird, buzzy insects that seemingly show up out of nowhere in massive numbers, make a ruckus and disappear almost as quickly as they arrived.The biology and life history of these buzzy buddies has inspired poets and artists for millennia! Thinking of stuff like this -- like how my interest in bugs might connect me with long-dead people and far-flung places -- helps me make sense of the world and my place within it. Creator, Host, Writer, Producer: Emily GraslieEditor and Motion Designer: Kelly KitagawaAdditional Edits: Carolyn Yao Production Manager: Laura Chernikoff Production Assistance: Emmi MuellerAccessibility support, captions, and audio description by DCMP (dcmp.org):Captioning: Rebecca PhelpsCaptioning QC: Rick GoldmanAudio Description Scripting: Valerie HunterAudio Description Voicer: Debbie GrattanAudio Description Editor: Heather WarrenAccessibility Supervisor: Kyle Sisk
📣🦝 The Brain Scoop RELAUNCH! thebrainscoop 2023-11-13 | Support The Brain Scoop's relaunch on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/emilygraslieShop prints + Original artwork! http://www.emilygraslie.com/printsDiscord: http://www.discord.gg/thebrainscoopInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/egrasliewebsite: http://www.emilygraslie.comGot funding for a video? thebrainscoop(@)gmail.com Subject: REBOOT IDEAAfter a 3-year hiatus, I'm returning to the channel as a fully independent producer! Stay tuned for new content in early 2024 🥳 I'm excited to go on this next chapter with you!!
Rising from the ashes of Brazils Museu Nacional fire thebrainscoop 2020-09-02 | 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 GraslieProducer, Editor, Camera:Sheheryar Ahsan Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest Writer, Production Support: Vinícius PenteadoInterview with:Beatriz Hörmanseder Special Thanks, and Additional Imagery from:Museu Nacional Beatriz HörmansederEmiliano MegaEneraldo CarneiroRômulo FialdiniValentino FialdiniRafael Moura
Going out on a limb for Quetzalcoatlus thebrainscoop 2020-06-09 | ↓↓↓ 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? Check out Joe's video on how these giants took to the skies: youtube.com/watch?v=-b4kAycprQg PREHISTORIC ROAD TRIP premier dates* E01 -- JUNE 17, 2020: Welcome to Fossil CountryE02 -- JUNE 24, 2020: We Dig Dinosaurs E03 -- JULY 1, 2020: Tiny Teeth, Fearsome Beasts *Check your local PBS station for exact times! #PrehistoricRoadTripPBSWHERE TO STREAM WORLWIDE STARTING 6/17:PBS.org @ http://www.pbs.org/prehistoricroadtripWTTW.com @ http://www.wttw.com/prehistoricroadtripOn your TV, phone, or tablet through the PBS App: pbs.org/pbs-video-app ---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanCamera:David SchulteDerek Borsheim Production Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest Production Support: Vinícius PenteadoSpecial Thanks:Joe HansonSarah Wilson Www.sarahwilsonphotography.comMatt BrownThe Lauer Foundation lauerfoundationpse.org/?fbclid=IwAR3mTTLDXITCDVZGxyNBbWE6zBneu5xeCdSbIDTKuPDB-9P0DrWGGQb5rV8 http://www.facebook.com/lauerfoundationhttp://www.instagram.com/lauerfoundationhttp://www.twitter.com/lauerfoundation
Darkling Beetles: Spray acid, play dead thebrainscoop 2020-05-15 | Darkling beetles (Family: Tenebrionidae) might not look like much at first glance, but this huge group of insects includes more than 20,000 species, all with their own unique life histories and adaptations. So, Dr. Margaret Thayer invited us to come learn more about them! ---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProduction Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest Production Support: Vinícius PenteadoSpecial Thanks:Petra SierwaldMargaret ThayerCrystal MaierMaureen TurcatelRobin DelapenaJim Louderman --------------------------------------------------------------------Support for this video comes in part from National Science Foundation Grant No. 1802353This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.http://www.fieldmuseum.org
Backyard Birding: Feeder Cam! thebrainscoop 2020-04-10 | 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-activitiesMuseum Computer Network virtual resources: http://www.mcn.edu/ultimateguideCDC.gov updates: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV#stayhome #WithMe #LearnWithMe
#StayHome #WithMe & stay well! thebrainscoop 2020-03-27 | 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-activitiesMuseum Computer Network virtual resources: http://www.mcn.edu/ultimateguideCDC.gov updates: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV#stayhome #WithMe #LearnWithMe
Chicagos Original Black Taxidermist: Carl Cotton thebrainscoop 2020-02-19 | 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. A special exhibition to honor Carl and his work is open until October 5, 2020. Learn more about "A Natural Talent: The Taxidermy of Carl Cotton" fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/natural-talent-taxidermy-carl-cotton Finding Carl Cotton: fieldmuseum.org/blog/finding-carl-cotton ---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProduction Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest Production Support/Stuntman: Vinícius PenteadoResearch:Reda BrooksTori Lee --------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.http://www.fieldmuseum.org
What should museums do with their dead? (w/ Caitlin Doughty!) thebrainscoop 2020-01-23 | Support The Brain Scoop's relaunch on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/emilygraslieShop prints + Original artwork! http://www.emilygraslie.com/printsDiscord: http://www.discord.gg/thebrainscoopInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/egrasliewebsite: http://www.emilygraslie.comGot funding for a video? thebrainscoop(@)gmail.com Subject: REBOOT IDEA--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! Caitlin's channel: youtube.com/user/OrderoftheGoodDeathWebsite: http://caitlindoughty.comRead her books they're AWESOME: goodreads.com/author/show/7802044.Caitlin_DoughtyInfo on NAGPRA: nps.gov/subjects/nagpra/index.htmHere's the paper from Science about the person from Spirit Cave and the genetic testing of that individual: science.sciencemag.org/content/362/6419/eaav2621 Mummy unwrapping parties: atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-party-people-unrolled-mummies-for-funOrigins of Exhibited Cadavers Questioned:npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5637687More on Grover Krantz, Sasquatch scientist and expert on human evolution: seattlepi.com/news/article/A-student-of-Sasquatch-Prof-Grover-Krantz-dies-1080702.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProduction 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.org
The Joy of Cooking (with Bugs!) thebrainscoop 2019-11-23 | 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 And be sure to check out Joe Hanson's video over at It's Okay To Be Smart! youtube.com/watch?v=X-E6I6027DY---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProduction Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest Cooking Demo: Chef Mike Schulte Drink Demo:Luz Barcenas Special Thanks:Brian RathbunMegan WilliamsProduction Support/Stuntman: Vinícius Penteado--------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.http://www.fieldmuseum.org
In search of the Destroying Angel || The Mushroom Hunt thebrainscoop 2019-11-01 | 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/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProduction Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest Interview with:Dr. Patrick LeacockIllustration by: Isabel GriffinProduction Support:Vinícius Penteado--------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.http://www.fieldmuseum.org
How Birds inspire Builders thebrainscoop 2019-10-10 | 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProduction Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest --------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.http://www.fieldmuseum.org
Venoms vs. Poisons thebrainscoop 2019-09-19 | 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! ---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProduction Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest --------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.http://www.fieldmuseum.org
My favorite diorama hidden secret! thebrainscoop 2019-09-18 | 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. More info on the strike and to find an event near you: globalclimatestrike.net Join me at the Illinois Climate Strike group in Chicago on Friday: chicago.curbed.com/2019/9/17/20870480/chicago-climate-strike-friday-youth-protest-field-museumChicago Youth Climate Strike20 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 #YouthClimateStrike
Recommended Reading: 2019! thebrainscoop 2019-08-14 | 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! More about Prehistoric Road Trip: to.pbs.org/2z2bF9z"Timefulness: How thinking like a geologist can help save the world," by Marcia Bjornerud goodreads.com/en/book/show/39204074-timefulness"The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, betrayal, and the quest for Earth's ultimate trophy," by Paige Williams goodreads.com/book/show/38743554-the-dinosaur-artist?from_search=true "The Feather Thief" by Kirk Wallace Johnson goodreads.com/book/show/44153387-the-feather-thief?from_search=true "Rambunctious Garden: Saving nature in a post-wild world," by Emma Marris goodreads.com/book/show/13168199-the-rambunctious-garden?from_search=true"Zoo Nebraska: The dismantling of an American dream," by Carson Vaughan goodreads.com/book/show/42287714-zoo-nebraska?from_search=true"Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas," by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks "Stuffed animals: A modern guide to taxidermy," by Divya Anantharanam and Katie Innamorato goodreads.com/en/book/show/28943695-stuffed-animals"125 moments in the natural history of the Field Museum," Edited by Franck Mercurio, Erin Hogen, and Chandler Garland http://bit.ly/2H6cimY---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProduction Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest --------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.http://www.fieldmuseum.org
Alligator Dissection HIGHLIGHTS! thebrainscoop 2019-07-10 | The olfactory journey continues... Full livestream: youtu.be/Yd4LevXVfmcThis 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/Amphibians2. 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 Lineages thebrainscoop 2019-06-12 | 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.This episode is funded in part by the National Science Foundation! Check out the other episodes in this series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL8_5VpX9TxrP35cKyS8M6GVykLkb9BrW---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProduction 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.orgAdditional 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] thebrainscoop 2019-06-07 | 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/Amphibians2. 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!! thebrainscoop 2019-05-22 | 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!---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Camera:Ally GimbalProducer, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProduction Assistant, Content Developer, Writer: Raven Forrest --------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.http://www.fieldmuseum.org
Welcome to The Brain Scoop! [Channel Trailer] thebrainscoop 2019-05-20 | 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!
Misfits of the Mineral Collection thebrainscoop 2019-05-08 | 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! ---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProduction 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.org
The Egg Collection! thebrainscoop 2019-04-19 | 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/2PhtKaLLearn more about the Field Museum's work monitoring and supporting peregrine falcons in Chicago: http://bit.ly/2VY9AFq ---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Executive Producer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProduction 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.org
Talkin Taxidermy w/ the Bachelors Kendall Long! 🌹 thebrainscoop 2019-04-03 | 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. 🌹Kendall on Instagram: @KeyKendall88Emily on Instagram: @EGraslie---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Producer, Writer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor, Graphics:Sheheryar AhsanProduction Assistant: Raven Forrest Special thanks:Kendall Long! --------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is filmed on location at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.http://www.fieldmuseum.org
Interview with SUE! | Ask Emily thebrainscoop 2019-03-15 | 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---------------------------------------------------------------------fieldmuseum.org Resources and citations: http://bit.ly/2UCLvDB---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Producer, Writer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor, Graphics:Sheheryar AhsanProduction Assistant: Raven Forrest 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.org
What Fossils Reveal about Todays Climate Change thebrainscoop 2018-12-20 | 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/au4j36pQfVYThis 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Producer, Writer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Camera, Director, Editor:Sheheryar AhsanProducer, Editor, Graphics:Brandon BrungardCamera:Katie ClearyInterview with:Dr. Kirk Johnson, Sant Director, NMNHDr. Scott Wing, Curator of Plants, NMNHSpecial 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.orghttps://naturalhistory.si.edu/
Inside the Whale Warehouse! thebrainscoop 2018-12-05 | 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/D2RLDUn0kgYThis 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Producer, Writer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Camera, Director:Sheheryar AhsanProducer, Editor, Graphics:Brandon BrungardCamera:Katie ClearyInterview with:Dr. Michael McGowen, Curator of Marine Mammals, NMNHSpecial 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.orghttps://naturalhistory.si.edu/
The Wonderful World of Worms thebrainscoop 2018-11-21 | Support The Brain Scoop's relaunch on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/emilygraslieShop prints + Original artwork! http://www.emilygraslie.com/printsDiscord: http://www.discord.gg/thebrainscoopInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/egrasliewebsite: http://www.emilygraslie.comGot funding for a video? thebrainscoop(@)gmail.com Subject: REBOOT IDEA--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/D2RLDUn0kgYThis 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Producer, Writer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Camera, Graphics, Director:Sheheryar AhsanProducer:Brandon BrungardCamera:Katie ClearyInterview 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.orghttps://naturalhistory.si.edu/
Aliens? Demon? Nope, its just a fish. [60 Second Specimens] thebrainscoop 2018-08-28 | 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!More 60 Second Specimen stories: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL8_5VpX9Txpke4mWgBrsHVgNLeunW-XY---------------------------------------------------------------------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] thebrainscoop 2018-08-22 | 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. More 60 Second Specimen stories: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL8_5VpX9Txpke4mWgBrsHVgNLeunW-XYSources/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 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-41557157Dirty 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! thebrainscoop 2018-08-09 | 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! Resources & Citations: http://bit.ly/BrainScoop_GetOutside ------Emma Marris’ Ted Talk: “Nature is Everywhere, we Just need to learn to see it” ted.com/talks/emma_marris_nature_is_everywhere_we_just_need_to_learn_to_see_it The Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World: goodreads.com/book/show/13168199-the-rambunctious-garden How to Poop in the Woods: mensjournal.com/health-fitness/how-to-poop-in-the-woods-20150817 The Complete Guide to Female Urination Devices: backpacker.com/gear/the-complete-guide-to-female-urination-devices Periods + Fieldwork [video]: youtube.com/watch?v=jjFZ1nzijrI 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------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/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitter: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Producer, Writer, Creator, Host, Camera:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor, Graphics:Brandon Brungard 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] thebrainscoop 2018-08-01 | 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/2v8EIqxThe Giant Jewel Beetle that Mates With Beer Bottles: http://bit.ly/2KhEDpdFluoro orange the new red light symbol for randy beetles: http://bit.ly/2AyXT1OReview of the biology and host-plants of the Australian jewel beetle (Julodimorpha bakewelli): http://bit.ly/2v7nmdyMore 60 Second Specimen stories: Murder by Birder: youtu.be/F-ohbDZaYVg I'm Lichen this Car Door: youtu.be/kuftR3QJliYThe playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL8_5VpX9Txpke4mWgBrsHVgNLeunW-XY---------------------------------------------------------------------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] thebrainscoop 2018-07-24 | 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---------------------------------------------------------------------
Science by Day - Spy by Night [60 Second Specimens] thebrainscoop 2018-07-11 | 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. More 60 Second Specimen stories: Murder by Birder: youtu.be/F-ohbDZaYVg The playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL8_5VpX9Txpke4mWgBrsHVgNLeunW-XYLinks/sources: Obituary: Edward Harrison Taylor, 1889 - 1978: http://bit.ly/2JdOBag Taxonomy: The spy who loved frogs: go.nature.com/2zvHlagEdward Harrison Taylor: Recollections of an Herpetologist: http://bit.ly/2KQT9Ju---------------------------------------------------------------------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] thebrainscoop 2018-07-10 | 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.More 60 Second Specimen stories:Science by Day - Spy by Night: youtu.be/WF2y_HSA2I060 Sec. Specimen playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL8_5VpX9Txpke4mWgBrsHVgNLeunW-XY&disable_polymer=trueSpring Migration Notes... by a Murderer: http://bit.ly/2KNAgr1 Leopold and Loeb's Criminal Minds: http://bit.ly/2L0dhIpSpring Migration Notes of the Chicago Area: http://bit.ly/2uk1Wsh---------------------------------------------------------------------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? thebrainscoop 2018-06-28 | 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.More rock videos with Jim:Glow Rocks: youtu.be/TCtyZNwLVKU Death Rocks: youtu.be/J2xPQ36kfOY ---------------------------------------------------------------------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/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitter: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Producer, Writer, Creator, Host, Camera:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor, Graphics:Sheheryar AhsanProducer, Camera:Brandon Brungard---------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org---------------------------------------------------------------------
Skunk Dissection thebrainscoop 2018-06-06 | 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! To learn more about how specimens are collected and used for research: youtube.com/watch?v=nS8suhK-c5I More about Dr. Ferguson and his work studying hognose skunks: fieldmuseum.org/about/staff/profile/2381 ---------------------------------------------------------------------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/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitter: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Producer, Writer, Creator, Host, Camera:Emily GraslieProducer, Director, Editor, Graphics:Brandon BrungardProducer, 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 Floor thebrainscoop 2018-05-25 | 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?The Beachgoers Guide to Lake Michigan Fossils and Rocks: http://bit.ly/2IKFoXL---------------------------------------------------------------------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/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitter: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Producer, Writer, Creator, Host, Camera:Emily GraslieProducer, Editor, Graphics:Sheheryar AhsanProducer, Director:Brandon Brungard---------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org---------------------------------------------------------------------
Painting the CARACAL thebrainscoop 2018-05-09 | 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! ↓↓↓ Buy Peggy's Books!: peggymacnamara.com/books-1More of Peggy's art on her website: peggymacnamara.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------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/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitter: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Producer, Writer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Camera, Graphics, Director:Brandon BrungardProducer, CameraSheheryar Ahsan---------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org---------------------------------------------------------------------
Paleoart: Painting the Land Before Time thebrainscoop 2018-04-25 | 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‘The Glorious Journey of Gorgeous George,’ by Ben Miller (http://extinctmonsters.net) http://bit.ly/2HZmq00---------------------------------------------------------------------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 MuseumShoutout to twitter user @12tonevideos for the episode title. :)---------------------------------------------------------------------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/thebrainscoopInstagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Producer, Writer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Camera, Graphics, Director:Sheheryar AhsanProducer, CameraBrandon Brungard---------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org---------------------------------------------------------------------
