The Brain Scoop

  • Premiered: Jan 2013
  • Episodes: 231
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Season 2014
2014x1
Siats meekerorum
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Jan 01, 2014
Peter Makovicky introduces us to Siats meekerorum, a new species of dinosaur discovered and described by him and Lindsay Zanno!
2014x2
Ask Emily #7
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Jan 08, 2014
Emily answers your questions on ocean exploration, poop, and butterfly memories!
2014x3
Happy Anniversary!
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Jan 14, 2014
Emily: "I could have never imagined this last year would be as rewarding and as transformative as it turned out to be. Thank you all for watching and learning with me!"
2014x3
Q&A with Anna Goldman
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Jan 15, 2014
Wanna know how you can have Anna Goldman's job? Insider's tip: DFTBA.
2014x4
1893 World's Columbian Exposition
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Jan 22, 2014
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2014x5
The Economic Botanical Collection
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Jan 29, 2014
Stay tuned for The Brain Scoop family band - I'm playing the backup gourd.
2014x7
Bloopers, Deleted Scenes, and Other Oddities, Part Seven
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Feb 05, 2014
With all the great press The Brain Scoop has been getting lately, it's time to put our best foot forward!
2014x6
Romantic Ants
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Feb 13, 2014
This Valentine's Day, woo your boo with sexy entomology words! Spermatheca"..."aedeagus­".... "oral-anal social trophallaxis"...
2014x7
Meteorites From Spaaaaaace!
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Feb 19, 2014
CSI Meteorites: I guess you could say this show is.... astronomical. YEEAAAAAAAAAH
2014x8
Ask Emily #8
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Feb 26, 2014
Emily answers your questions from the antler room!
2014x11
The Brain Scoop
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Mar 07, 2014
Welcome to The Brain Scoop, based out of The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. We're devoted to exploring the behind-the-scenes work of natural history museums and celebrating the diversity of this amazing world. Join us!
2014x9
Starstuff and Nanodiamonds
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Mar 12, 2014
Wherein Emily meets our collective origins.
2014x10
The Two-Faced Calf, Part I
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Mar 19, 2014
Wherein we seriously ask ourselves - are two heads better than one?
2014x11
The Two-Faced Calf, Part II
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Mar 26, 2014
Come for the 4 eyes, stay for the beetle time lapse.
2014x12
The Interactives Shop
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Apr 02, 2014
Come visit "The Machine Inside: Biomechanics" at the Field or find a traveling show in your area, and check out Bob's fun interactives for yourself! :D
2014x13
The Replicator
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Apr 09, 2014
Meet Max: The Replicator. Baby Turtle Maker. Termite Mound Architect. Giant Worm Enthusiast.
2014x14
Crocodiles vs. Alligators
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Apr 16, 2014
Crocodilia: Keeping it real for the last 83.5 million years.
2014x15
The Audubon Field Guide
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Apr 23, 2014
On April 26th, Audubon's 229th birthday, we remember the making of The Birds of America and JJ's flowing golden locks of hair.
2014x16
The Heat Theater
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Apr 30, 2014
Wherein our dynamite Exhibitions Department creates an immersive media experience inspired by a discarded wax candle.
2014x17
The Breast Episode Ever
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May 07, 2014
Wherein we discuss the biological and evolutionary imperatives of human breastfeeding over the last 80 million years.
2014x18
Ask Emily: The Favorites Episode
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May 14, 2014
RAINDROPS ON ROSES AND WHISKERS ON KITTENS: these are a few of Emily's favorite things!
2014x19
Dimetrodon is Not A Dinosaur
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May 21, 2014
They're not.
2014x20
Where'd you get all those dead animals?
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Jun 04, 2014
The answer to the ever-burning question: why do we need so many dead things?
2014x21
How to Pin an Insect
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Jun 18, 2014
Your dead insects and their details are valuable to science. Start your own collection today!
2014x22
The Tiger Beetle
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Jun 25, 2014
Bonus clip from our episode "How To Pin An Insect" - enjoy the lil' tiger beetle!
2014x23
What the Function? with Smarter Every Day!
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Jul 02, 2014
Where biology and engineering meet: let's puzzle out what the function is for some of our specimens! QUIZ SHOW!
2014x24
In Search of Fossil Fish
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Jul 16, 2014
Wherein we go on a fishing trip for 52-million year old fossils! The first in a series about the excavation of Fossil Lake, Wyoming.
2014x25
Fossil Fish, Pt. II: A History
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Jul 30, 2014
Join us for Part II in our quest to uncover the tropical world of ancient Fossil Lake! Palm trees in Wyoming! Sex in the fossil record!
2014x26
Why Sharks?
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Aug 11, 2014
Welcome to five consecutive calendar days dedicated to programming about everyone's favorite cartilaginous fishes: the sharks!
2014x27
Fossil Sharks
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Aug 12, 2014
Wherein we take an adventure into the deep oceans of history in pursuit of fossilized sharks.
2014x28
Shark Weapons
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Aug 13, 2014
Weapons made with shark teeth from 100+ years ago are not only awesome, but they may also help us uncover clues about species distribution.
2014x29
Shark Fin CSI
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Aug 14, 2014
Every year millions of sharks are slaughtered for their fins. The Field has developed new methods to identify some of these sharks to better enforce laws and help end the illegal trade. Science FTW!
2014x30
Sharks Sharks Sharks & More Sharks
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Aug 15, 2014
There are 12 living Orders of sharks and rays swimming in our oceans today, and more than 440 known species. Here are some of the wackier ones!
2014x31
Fossil Meteorites
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Aug 27, 2014
In which we set out and find fossil meteorites in time and space. Wait... meteorites can be fossilized?! Mind blown.
2014x32
Year of the Passenger Pigeon
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Sep 10, 2014
2014 marks the 100-year anniversary of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon, the most numerous bird species in the history of our planet.
2014x33
Fossil Fish, PT. III: The Preparation
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Sep 24, 2014
So.... we've got all of these fish fossils. Now what? To the prep lab!
2014x37
Updates with Emily
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Sep 30, 2014
y0 we've got some updates!
2014x34
Into Perú
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Oct 08, 2014
Team Brain Scoop is about to helicopter into a biologically unknown region of the Peruvian jungle with a team of conservationists to study and document the area's biodiversity for the first time in its history.
2014x35
Into the Bat Caves of Kenya: Pt. I
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Oct 22, 2014
In January 2014, Emily accompanied Curator of Mammals Bruce Patterson on a field expedition into the bat caves of Kenya. They were joined with Field Museum Media Producers Greg Mercer .. show full overview
2014x36
Into the Bat Caves of Kenya: Pt. 2
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Nov 05, 2014
This is the 2nd installment in a 2-part series of highlights from our expedition deep into the bat caves of Kenya!
2014x37
In Search of Night Life
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Nov 19, 2014
In which we take an expedition deep into an area of unstudied rainforest, and document our discoveries. At night. This is the first part in a series about The Field Museum's Rapid .. show full overview
2014x38
Investigating the Trees of Amazonia
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Dec 03, 2014
When in doubt, sniff a tree. No, really! Botanists and rainforest ecologists follow their noses to identify certain species in addition to looking at the plant's flowers, and counting .. show full overview
2014x39 Season finale
The Fer-de-Lance
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Dec 17, 2014
We found so many snakes with Pablo that we decided to have a few episodes devoted to these beautiful and often misunderstood creatures. First: the common Fer-de-lance! This is a .. show full overview

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