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  • @nathanmays7926
    @nathanmays7926 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6961

    how does Wired keep finding these super interesting and likable nerds?

    • @randallpetersen9164
      @randallpetersen9164 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +616

      They're all reasonably attractive, too. As a certified nerd myself, I will tell you that these are NOT typical nerds, wonks, or geeks.

    • @bpolat
      @bpolat 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

      This what I am asking all the time.

    • @Tenorsax69er
      @Tenorsax69er 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      However they’re finding them, KEEP IT UP!

    • @Seawing-v5d
      @Seawing-v5d 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      The same place they find AI shill spam.

    • @RedTail1-1
      @RedTail1-1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

      Casting director.

  • @hayleyabell7481
    @hayleyabell7481 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1792

    omg! did not expect to see my professor in my recommended on youtube lmao yes for anyone wondering he is just as cool in real life and is a great teacher !!

    • @cookiecola5852
      @cookiecola5852 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      I really like the paintbrush he has on his head😄

    • @bumblebee623
      @bumblebee623 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Noone cares.

    • @nowaaru
      @nowaaru 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +135

      @@bumblebee623 wrong

    • @bumblebee623
      @bumblebee623 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@nowaaru right :)

    • @Littlebingus
      @Littlebingus 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

      @@bumblebee623ur jealous of him. It’s ok

  • @bleeploughly6311
    @bleeploughly6311 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1344

    i mean this in the most respectful way but every single person in this series looks like their job, if that makes sense. like, there was a rollercoaster engineer and i was like yeah that’s exactly how i expect a rollercoaster engineer to look. he looked intelligent, a little whimsical, idk. it’s so refreshing to see people genuinely enjoy what they do, this series is one of my favorites on youtube

    • @squaretriangle9208
      @squaretriangle9208 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      I thought he looks like someone doing guitar music in the 1950s

    • @KeiOnLagann
      @KeiOnLagann 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Pretty sure there's a name for this bias in human psychology. Basically, it's the same thing as you saying that you already knew something would happen before it happened. But that certainty is an illusion, because you didn't actually know.

    • @zpirateko2129
      @zpirateko2129 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      To me he looks like he should be a scientist working at NASA in the 60's

    • @WalterHildahl
      @WalterHildahl หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      People matching expectation is a sure sign of fraud. lol

    • @CaitIsSharkBait
      @CaitIsSharkBait หลายเดือนก่อน

      Most likely just the producers and set dressers but life imitates art or so they say😊

  • @jefkaplinger2717
    @jefkaplinger2717 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +560

    As a microwave repair man, yes, you 100% need to clean your microwave. The leftover food will change the way it works, eventually burning up the heating element or burning holes in the inside shielding.

    • @StoniTheOni
      @StoniTheOni 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

      As a cookie with dipshit coworkers, please listen to the microwave man. We can't keep affording to give Chef Mike paid vacations

    • @KeithGrant
      @KeithGrant 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      Not to mention old splattered oil goes rancid and if there's enough of it built up it can add off odors to the microwave (and whatever you put in it)

    • @thorwaldjohanson2526
      @thorwaldjohanson2526 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      Also, microwaves don't kill small things. You can put a ton of fruit flies in a microwave, turn it on and they are fine. Only things that are somewhat electrically conductive and larger (or many small things touching each other) get hot.

    • @sebastianestrada3697
      @sebastianestrada3697 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@thorwaldjohanson2526 This is why I was a little confused, since ants and flies don't die to microwave due to their small surface area, how can a microbe?

    • @-108-
      @-108- 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@thorwaldjohanson2526 You don't think flies are electrically conductive?
      You are as misinformed as this pseudo-microbiologist in this video.

  • @anniejuan1817
    @anniejuan1817 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +160

    The head of a pin is the other end, not the pointy side, but rather the side with a little (often flat) attached surface.

    • @Lenny22056
      @Lenny22056 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Was going to comment this but I figured someone else caught it.

    • @veeeff2323
      @veeeff2323 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Yep

    • @cathipalmer8217
      @cathipalmer8217 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Why I came to the comments.

    • @concinnity9676
      @concinnity9676 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Of course you are right. We all know which end of the pin is head, yet we let some fast-talking microbiologist snow us. I was raised Catholic, so I know how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. How many microbes, I defer to Dan Buckley. If he can figure out which end is the head.

    • @cathipalmer8217
      @cathipalmer8217 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@concinnity9676 😆

  • @JabeRaddle
    @JabeRaddle 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +335

    "They're just one little cell out in the world and so they need to find conditions that are right for them." Same, little bacteria dudes. Same.

    • @ConjureNoonSloth
      @ConjureNoonSloth 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Didn’t know bro would be preaching 🗣️🎙️🔥

  • @_mickmccarthy
    @_mickmccarthy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4907

    He's much bigger than I was expecting

    • @kinnosheasalema
      @kinnosheasalema 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +150

      🤣 took a moment

    • @YarPirates-vy7iv
      @YarPirates-vy7iv 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Nice

    • @guggefishingbut6857
      @guggefishingbut6857 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Aha!

    • @bcaye
      @bcaye 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

      I got it immediately.
      My microbiology prof was an intense, tiny woman all the students were terrified of until once my exam had a right answer marked wrong. I double checked, but she just looked at it, said "I marked wrong, I will correct."
      If I say I am 4'11" and taller than her in low heels.

    • @matthewturley352
      @matthewturley352 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Haaaaaa

  • @neonloneliness1
    @neonloneliness1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +938

    love how he called non-pandemic times "off season" for microbiologists🙂
    ALSO HE REMINDS ME SO MUCH OF HANK GREEN!!!

    • @DegenerateDryad
      @DegenerateDryad 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Hank went to school for biology if I remember correctly! Coincidences 😅

    • @Xenotrickster
      @Xenotrickster 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Hank's long lost twin.

    • @Khristafer
      @Khristafer 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      It's action-figure Hank 🤣

    • @Z4G.
      @Z4G. 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      I noticed that too, they speak similar and have a similar cadence.

    • @edilee5909
      @edilee5909 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I think Hank studied Biochemistry but yeah, your point stands.
      I also look like them, and I also studied biology and worked in a microbiology lab 😂

  • @amyisreallybored
    @amyisreallybored 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +514

    microwave stuff is at 10:55 btw

    • @TucoBenedicto
      @TucoBenedicto 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Hero

    • @BaBaYaga1999-p7u
      @BaBaYaga1999-p7u 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      You da man

    • @Freeyourself206
      @Freeyourself206 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thank you very much!!!!

    • @Dude6978
      @Dude6978 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      And he talks about radiation… microwaves don’t use iodising radiation

    • @endlesskurko
      @endlesskurko 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hero

  • @docd0071
    @docd0071 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    As a doctor, the combination of avian flu and human influenza is scary asf. You can't control it, and the spread is freakishly hard to stop since it can spread through droplets or can be carried by migratory birds.

    • @peterc4082
      @peterc4082 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      As another doctor living in another part of the world, I'm glad you cured diseases like TB. We have XDR TB problems here. So for us your concerns are ACADEMIC and if we were where you are, we'd be happy.

    • @raerohan4241
      @raerohan4241 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@peterc4082 Idk if we can call TB cured. Yes there are antibiotics available which can treat it, but you need to take a cocktail of these for about a year to fully remove the infection.
      Considering the rate at which antibiotic resistance is advancing, how many years do we have before we can no longer treat TB? A couple decades at best, is my guess.
      We need to focus more on prevention-based methods for combating this terrible disease.

  • @TheBioCosmos
    @TheBioCosmos 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +563

    As a cell biologist, I LOVE IT SO MUCH. More biology support, please! Biology really is so relevant to all of us.

    • @thehauterod
      @thehauterod 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Yes, agreed!! I'm a student majoring in Clinical Laboratory Science and am planning to specialize in Microbiology!!

    • @zoobean994
      @zoobean994 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      ​@@thehauterodfound my fellow MLS, microbiology is definitely one of the reason I chose MLS

    • @StanHowse
      @StanHowse 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      LOL! So is Water... Why aren't you a Hydrologist?

    • @wallycheladyn1190
      @wallycheladyn1190 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Speak for yourself meat bag. Long live the robot revolution.

    • @stephgreen3070
      @stephgreen3070 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      My dad was a microbiologist and then went back to school for histotechnology. He was passionate about his job and always made science super fun for us when we were little. I didn’t realize that other little kids didn’t know much about microorganisms lol. I just assumed everyone’s dad swabbed things in their homes and cultured the samples in Petri dishes for his job.

  • @Cyan1176
    @Cyan1176 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3075

    He looks like someone who would never gonna give you up

    • @GoBlueGirl78
      @GoBlueGirl78 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +262

      Or let you down

    • @haim1217
      @haim1217 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +242

      Or run around

    • @aurorealcayde1647
      @aurorealcayde1647 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +235

      Or hurt you

    • @nycrsny3406
      @nycrsny3406 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      😂😂

    • @nashvillehifi7788
      @nashvillehifi7788 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

      Or never let you down

  • @thewalkingcrow8946
    @thewalkingcrow8946 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +261

    Shame no one brought up cable bacteria. They do "group respiration" where they share the responsibility of electron exchange using long strings of them lined up where the ones higher in the soil have access to oxygen or sulfur to do the electron exchange for respiration. It's kind of a unique thing and a relatively new discovery. It's one of those that makes mud stink.

    • @dgill441
      @dgill441 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Hopefully there will be a Part 2!

    • @lkiss222
      @lkiss222 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I knew that Centipede movie is real.

    • @MissBlackMetal
      @MissBlackMetal 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      That's very cool! Thanks for sharing that, as I hadn't heard of that before. :)

    • @littlepaperjellyfish
      @littlepaperjellyfish 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Awesome comment ! You just sent me down a rabbit hole. I've been really interested in the symbiotic nature of lichen recently and this is totally scratching that same itch 😊

  • @stewcoil2481
    @stewcoil2481 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    That C Diff is no joke. My potassium got to 1.6 (3.5 is low) and I couldn't walk. 4 days in ICU. I lost 5 stone over the next 2 years and got a 2.4 potassium level with partial liver failure indicated by ascites on the second round. Over a year now and all is good. Gaining weight and no ascites (they waited 6 months to give me a paracentesis for some reason),. The intrusion of the ascites through my diaphragm into my chest cavity wasn't good enough for them to give me a paracentesis, which is recommended by the NIH for all new cases of ascites. I got a hernia 6 months later as the ascites penetrated my abdomen. Then the emergency room doctor recommended a paracentesis which cured the ascites.

    • @dolphin64575
      @dolphin64575 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Glad you're doing better!

    • @alexandrevaliquette3883
      @alexandrevaliquette3883 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I laughed about the imperial system because it's outdated, but I don't know how to react to the "Stone" measuring yet 🤯

  • @elpinche915
    @elpinche915 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    This was the most engaging half hour, my guy is an amazing teacher and presenter. More biology please the scope of content is unexhaustable.

  • @Zeph_918
    @Zeph_918 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +345

    I love these videos. I watch them all. No matter the topic. They are so interesting and informative

    • @HoldFastFilms
      @HoldFastFilms 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Me: I think this is not likely to be interesting.
      Also me: **glued to the screen**

  • @tz4601
    @tz4601 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +477

    The man speaks the truth. Our "zombie" movies nowadays are really just extreme outbreaks of a mutated rabies. A zombie originally was something that was mindless in the sense that it could be controlled, as a slave, by the person who reanimated it. The first 'modern' zombie movie was Night of the Living Dead but that film never said the word zombie once. People later on for some genuinely unknown reason started calling the monsters in it zombies years after it was released. Something like 28 Days Later is just turbo rabies.

    • @earthscorcher
      @earthscorcher 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      Yeah 28 Days Later is definitely the top contender for correct hypothesis.

    • @sophiamarchildon3998
      @sophiamarchildon3998 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      The game "Dying Light" says in-game that the zombie outbreak is a mutated form of rabies by a researcher that wants to develop a vaccine for it.

    • @william3100
      @william3100 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But rabies doesn't do the kind of stuff to a person that lots of zombie viruses do to people in these fictional pieces of media. How is something like The Last Of Us fungus infection similar to rabies besides make a person "crazy"?

    • @mattschemmer3091
      @mattschemmer3091 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      Yeah except the zombies never attack each other like they would if they were rabid. But considering all the ways parasites can affect behavior, it's definitely plausible enough for a movie. Probably not in real life though.

    • @RedTail1-1
      @RedTail1-1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      We all know this..

  • @AngiDas
    @AngiDas 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +111

    I could have watched this guy answer questions for hours! Thank you for highlighting an important type of science!

  • @Nikember
    @Nikember 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    My ADHD has been wildly rampant today. This is the first thing I have been able to focus on in 8 hours. Can we get this guy more often? My brain seems to like him LOL

  • @PepperPeaches-n3h
    @PepperPeaches-n3h 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I'm a water quality microbiologist and can tell you this guy has done a great job. Well done, WIRED!

  • @mangantasy289
    @mangantasy289 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +78

    About Ophiocordiceps, the "zombifying" fungus: In studying infected ants, scientists found out that the fungi cells actually grow in the muscle tissue, NOT the brain. They control the motoric system.
    Applying that to humans would mean you were completely lucid about what is going on, yet unable to control your movements. Like you would have to consciously watch yourself predate on your loved ones, eat human flesh while being mentally horrified by it.

    • @brenda5511
      @brenda5511 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      That’s horrifying!

    • @saschamayer4050
      @saschamayer4050 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Thanks for the nightmares. 😅👍

    • @mangantasy289
      @mangantasy289 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@saschamayer4050you're very welcome

    • @RitamSanyal
      @RitamSanyal 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And you can see it in the beginning of TLOU where zombies were crying. You can search it in TH-cam by "crying zombies of TLOU". Sh!t is Horrific.

    • @apeacebone6499
      @apeacebone6499 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Came here to say this! SO much more terrifying this way. :D

  • @mirko241
    @mirko241 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +399

    Antibiotic resistance is the reason you should always finish your antibiotics even if you feel fine, if you stop early there may be survivors that will eventually get resistance. That's partially the reason why there are hospital superbugs that are highly resistant to most or all of our known antibiotics.

    • @r6scrubs126
      @r6scrubs126 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes that is common knowledge

    • @Eshelion
      @Eshelion 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +106

      @@r6scrubs126 Not so common judging by the amount of people not doing that.

    • @natashagreen4723
      @natashagreen4723 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      There's also way too many people who think antibiotics are a panacea for any given illness, and way too many doctors who will prescribe antibiotics to any patient who asks for them. I'm not sure why there's such a lack of knowledge out there about when antibiotic treatment is appropriate, it seems pretty black and white to me.

    • @agnesie786
      @agnesie786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      80% of all antibiotics used in the United States are fed to farm animals. Most outbreaks of antibiotic resistant bacteria are linked to farm animals

    • @GholaTleilaxu
      @GholaTleilaxu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      We adapt or we die. Humans and bugs.

  • @RLelling
    @RLelling 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +506

    Giving real Hank Green's cousin energy ✨

    • @CorvusCorone68
      @CorvusCorone68 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      also Christopher Walken's son with the way he says certain words :P

    • @Elriuhilu
      @Elriuhilu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Lank Blue.

  • @sadtechgeek
    @sadtechgeek 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Dan Buckley clearly has a remarkable talent for teaching: breaking down complex topics for the layman. I assume he's a university professor as well as a researcher or maybe started as a professor first. Either way, the world needs more Dans for aspiring students.

  • @danondler8808
    @danondler8808 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Microbiologist Dan Buckley was really easy to understand and very articulate. I got a kick how he would use the Inquirer's vernacular so as to make the answer more relatable. This makes Dan an excellent teacher! Great video. Thank you.

  • @VVattoo
    @VVattoo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5505

    👍 for still calling twitter twitter

    • @PNM_79
      @PNM_79 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +442

      It will always be Twitter. I'll never refer to it as X. What a clown that guy is

    • @bigdongled3077
      @bigdongled3077 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +107

      It’s still called Twitter. What are you on about? The URL for X is still twitter, in fact it’s both.

    • @julioguardado
      @julioguardado 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Go full Prince. "X" is the site formerly known as Twitter. 🤣

    • @barrywallisable
      @barrywallisable 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@PNM_79What an fool you are. You’d rather it was still Twitter a Woke D.E.I. platform more interested in telling us what to think and biasing opinions than allowing our human right to freedom of speech?…..Live in the past then, the rest of us have moved on to a brighter future.

    • @DisasterxUs
      @DisasterxUs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +105

      denying reality because you don't like it

  • @jonathancantarero109
    @jonathancantarero109 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +154

    Bruh you really learn a lot with these.

  • @altromusic
    @altromusic 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

    Wow I love the way he explains everything and allows the average person to understand and interpret. Kudos to you Dan and thank you for telling me things that I'm OK not knowing 😭

  • @ishiidanne8922
    @ishiidanne8922 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    that's why finish your antibiotic prescription all the way! dont stop taking it just because "i feel better now"

  • @luckystriker7489
    @luckystriker7489 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    02:27 the head of a pin is the non-pointy end of a pin (the fat, blunt end), but I don't expect a microbiologist to be an expert in needlework

  • @KDeanie
    @KDeanie 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +825

    “We just have really good vaccines for [rabies]”
    😌
    “Right now”
    😳

    • @jordanlewis9508
      @jordanlewis9508 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who caught that 😧

    • @earthscorcher
      @earthscorcher 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

      Yeeeeeah I think 28 Days Later may have gotten it right. Rabies is a prime candidate, unfortunately.

    • @RedTail1-1
      @RedTail1-1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not what he meant and you know it.

    • @earthscorcher
      @earthscorcher 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +88

      @@RedTail1-1 he meant we have good vaccines for what the virus is right now - that could change in the future if the virus mutates significantly.

    • @MorganChaos
      @MorganChaos 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RedTail1-1 No, I think that's exactly what he meant. Viruses can mutate and vaccines can lose efficacy or stop working entirely. We're probably fairly safe with rabies because it doesn't spread a lot -- most animals that become infected with rabies die too quickly to spread it all that far, and most humans either get vaccinated or also die too quickly to spread it much. The more it spreads, the more it mutates, and fortunately for us, there's evolutionary pressure for viruses to become less deadly (the worse it makes you feel, the more likely you are to lay somewhere feeling bad than being up and about to spread it). But all it takes is one really unlucky mutation.

  • @benjaminthefox
    @benjaminthefox 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

    Well, I didn't know there were microbes that hunt in packs. That's fascinating and scary.

  • @slc1161
    @slc1161 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I wish you’d been my advanced microbiology course professor. You explain things great! Very understandable. I had no problems and got the highest score, but I spent a lot of time making things understandable for classmates who struggled. You can tell you love your field but also want others to love it also. On the MRSA comment, we were told in the medical profession by our new infection control chairperson who was both a physician and had headed a big lab. He said that we could stop isolating MRSA patients because almost all health care providers are already colonized with MRSA. A short time later, our infection control committee voted to stop isolating for MRSA after presenting health research on this.

  • @leow3696
    @leow3696 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    I love how he has the outfit and haircut of a 50s sitcom dad.

    • @MrThewhore
      @MrThewhore 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😏

  • @dibs9937
    @dibs9937 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +279

    That avian flu thing concerning. I'm a med student and our prof just told us dont worry about monkeypox just yet, most of it is mild. Worry about avian flu, its coming hard, coming fast, and coming everywhere.

    • @Spikklubba
      @Spikklubba 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

      sounds like someone i know

    • @c0lutch
      @c0lutch 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      The avian flu is Randy Marsh when there’s an internet shortage

    • @leolegendario1
      @leolegendario1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

      "its coming hard, coming fast, and coming everywhere." 🤨

    • @c0lutch
      @c0lutch 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@leolegendario1 there’s a Diddy joke in here somewhere 😂

    • @canaisyoung3601
      @canaisyoung3601 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Good on you for calling it monkeypox and not mpox. Doesn't roll off the tongue as well, even if it's supposed to be PC.

  • @CromiumDestaliate
    @CromiumDestaliate 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +235

    Mystery solved! The smell of rain is just bacteria flexing their scent. Now I can finally sleep in peace

    • @Y20XTongvaLand
      @Y20XTongvaLand 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      ... or can you? 🤔

    • @Skinflaps_Meatslapper
      @Skinflaps_Meatslapper 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      Depends on where you live. In desert environments, it's generally the plants themselves making that scent because the soil can't sustain enough microbes to make a meaningful impact. The scent of rain smells different for people living in different regions as a result.

    • @sanjanasinha7634
      @sanjanasinha7634 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      That's geosmin compound in soil microbes( actinomycetes) that gives the characteristics "earthy smell of the rain"

    • @Y20XTongvaLand
      @Y20XTongvaLand 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sanjanasinha7634 Whatchu say about my momma?

    • @User-54631
      @User-54631 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was taught that in grade school.

  • @eragonawesome
    @eragonawesome 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

    WAIT, BUTYRATE? BUTYRATE IS THE SMELL? For years and years I've been called nuts when walking past manure and commenting that it has a *vaguely* similar smell to Hershey's chocolate, which contains... BUTYRIC ACID

    • @napakapa1046
      @napakapa1046 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      This is some PA-type comment if ive ever seen one

    • @BLenz-114
      @BLenz-114 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      I often find that Hersheys smells a little like vomit. Probably for the same reason.

    • @Mia199603
      @Mia199603 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@BLenz-114 originally it was made using spoilt milk, now they use extracts to achieve the same taste/smell. So yes, it's exactly that.

    • @chickadeeacres3864
      @chickadeeacres3864 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@BLenz-114same with coffee and skunk

  • @nfboogaard
    @nfboogaard 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Finally learned what that 'rain after a hot dry period' smell is! Awesome!!

  • @dixonjernigan1534
    @dixonjernigan1534 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    “Rover Suede” is a diabolical twitter handle 😂 3:26

    • @antedox1
      @antedox1 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I was thinking the same thing loool

  • @chadhorsley2245
    @chadhorsley2245 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    I love these Tech Support videos, it takes my nerdery to a wonderful level and so fascinating.

  • @Iconoclasher
    @Iconoclasher 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +382

    So... if the bacteria that eats uranium eats too much will it get "atomic ache"?
    >rim🥁shot< 😂

    • @YarPirates-vy7iv
      @YarPirates-vy7iv 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Hahaha! 🎉🎉🎉

    • @randallpetersen9164
      @randallpetersen9164 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Ba dum tsss...

    • @Ph1lius
      @Ph1lius 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bruh 😂

    • @ThunderCookie23
      @ThunderCookie23 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      *Dad detected*

    • @MorganChaos
      @MorganChaos 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      That was actually so bad it swung back around to good. Well done.

  • @raamissalman3444
    @raamissalman3444 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    I just took Microbiology as my major and I have to say I'm even more invested in it now

  • @megabigblur
    @megabigblur 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You might have wanted to consult with an infectious disease microbiologist on some of these questions since you said you're a soil microbiologist. About the subway pole hygiene question, a lot of healthy people are MRSA carriers so there's actually a decent chance there's MRSA on that subway pole.

  • @SonyWilliam
    @SonyWilliam หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This man is so eloquent and knowledgeable!! Thank you Wired!!!

  • @windragon379
    @windragon379 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    I like the longer videos ones like this one. They're engaging. This expert is among the best featured here; he made it very easy to follow.

  • @GPosner8
    @GPosner8 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I am enraptured by this science series. Please oh please keep them coming. Also, Dr Brinkley is so smart it makes my brain hurt trying to follow along 😂

  • @theboiwho8pasta
    @theboiwho8pasta 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Watching this while neglecting my school works on my subject in Microbial Taxonomy is the best way to watch this.

  • @fabianmckenna8197
    @fabianmckenna8197 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was a cleaner in several dental practices and first thing i did was stick a bowl of hot water into the microwave and zap it for fifteen minutes to steam soften the baked on egg, spaghetti sauce baked potato etc
    There was always a three course meal present!

  • @HappyComfort
    @HappyComfort 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you so much! That was extremely interesting and informative! You’re so packed with information I hope you will write a book, because all this information is just too much for my brain to comprehend 🤯 in one sitting! Let us know when your book comes out! 😉👍🥳🥳🥳🌷

  • @flamingmonkeyxii
    @flamingmonkeyxii 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +118

    That was the tip of the pin. The head is on the other end.

    • @shakeyj4523
      @shakeyj4523 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Yeah, I noticed that too. It's pretty funny.

    • @z-licious
      @z-licious 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Thank you! I was like... that's not the head of a pin.

    • @shmooters5599
      @shmooters5599 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      For those still wondering, the size of the average pin head is roughly 2,000 microns. Using his reference of 2 microns per microbe, roughly 1,000 can fit presumably

    • @flamingmonkeyxii
      @flamingmonkeyxii 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@shmooters5599 Thanks! Is that by area?

    • @mschmidt62
      @mschmidt62 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Knowing about microbes doesn't necessarily imply knowing about sewing implements.

  • @Superfui
    @Superfui 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    12:05 A little bit of Christoper Walken there on that "thrive". xD

  • @bryanquick3349
    @bryanquick3349 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    This cat’s actual Egon haircut is an inspiration. He realized that he literally did collect molds, bacteria and fungi and knew what he had to do

  • @nickrider5220
    @nickrider5220 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Great video. I wish adverts would stop depicting all microbes as bad, to be killed, most of them are either symbiotic or utterly harmless to us.

    • @sp1200M3D
      @sp1200M3D 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed, same with the mold industry. Bunch of cavemen abusing antimicrobials, setting our future homes up for stealth microbial failure.

  • @waithereivegonetogethelp3240
    @waithereivegonetogethelp3240 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For aging the edges of pages realistically I've had a lot of success by (with the book firmly closed) dampening the edges of the pages then going over them with a stiff wire brush. For an even more antique finish a blend of tea and coffee can be used, going darker for older, again painting the edges with the book closed and going over
    with a stiff wire brush while damp.

  • @whitemouse22
    @whitemouse22 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    Love the automatic captions. Apparently horizontal gene transfer is super important for the revolution. Had we known that all we ever needed to win were microbiologists!

  • @lukmaanpratomo6866
    @lukmaanpratomo6866 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Pyrococcus Furiosus. Now that is such a badass name I haven't heard in a while for a microbe.
    Also, if I'm understanding this correctly, is he eluding to Tardigrades basically pulling off Suspended Animation to survive those extreme conditions?.

    • @vectorwolf
      @vectorwolf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep, that's exactly it. There's some lichens and other things that can pull it off too. Some viruses are pretty immortal too but it's easier to survive when you're such a simple organism you barely qualify as 'life'.

    • @margotchurchill5593
      @margotchurchill5593 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Why do I picture Professor Snape using this phrase?

    • @lukmaanpratomo6866
      @lukmaanpratomo6866 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@margotchurchill5593 With this trademark "Word Emphasis" style of speaking too I would assume 😂

  • @shakeyj4523
    @shakeyj4523 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    The head of a pin is the other end. LOL That was the tip.

    • @Klos1977
      @Klos1977 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks. I was beginning to doubt myself. 😅

    • @GizmoaGames
      @GizmoaGames 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Time for a sequel episode

  • @ronjohnson2760
    @ronjohnson2760 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    for the record, brain eating amoeba infections are lethal in 97% of cases. They are actually a fairly common micro organism as well. There have been cases as far north as Minnesota and they have some very harsh winters. You can bet that lakes and soil in your state have it.

    • @jerricabursik3284
      @jerricabursik3284 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah, but it'd have to actually get to your brain, not just on your skin.

    • @raerohan4241
      @raerohan4241 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jerricabursik3284 But that's not _that_ difficult. All it takes is for your head to be fully submerged at some point when swimming. Or to get a little water up your nose, which can easily happen when jumping into water. Both actions are common when swimming for leisure.

  • @n0isyturtle
    @n0isyturtle 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    'If the direction they are heading in is bad, they just shake themselves up and head in a random direction.'
    this is kinda how I live my life

  • @goatmeal5241
    @goatmeal5241 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This is maybe the best of these that I've seen, this guy is great!
    I was hoping someone would ask about the deep-drill-core bacteria living in solid rock---wasn't there a recent finding that >1 km underground there are still very-slow-metabolism, 1000s of years old bacteria that speed up when we add water and food? And that their density in the crust implies that **most** biomass on Earth is these microbes?

  • @BlackShardStudio
    @BlackShardStudio 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    "How many microbes could dance on the head of a pin?" 😂 I understood that reference.

    • @Sir_Ninonino
      @Sir_Ninonino หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So did I, and it surprises me to see such few comments commenting on it.

    • @GizmoaGames
      @GizmoaGames 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@Sir_Ninoninoit's an extremely old saying, but I'm assuming that you guys are referring to some sort of recent usage?

  • @lavenderpants8695
    @lavenderpants8695 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

    Does he remind anyone else of Hank Green?

    • @GoBlueGirl78
      @GoBlueGirl78 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yeah, a bit LOL

    • @frogetaboutit
      @frogetaboutit 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Knew I couldn't be the only one who flagged this - I'd love to see them collab 😂

    • @Azurval
      @Azurval 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      yeah like the 80's version of Hank Green that's a complement btw (I think) anyway the hairstyle looks great on him

    • @iEatedAbutter22
      @iEatedAbutter22 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was thinking Biff + Hank Green

    • @kindlin
      @kindlin 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Another commenter noted the striking similarities to a one Rick Astley

  • @Danenos
    @Danenos 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Really interesting and important information that I wish people were less resistant to. Also Mr.Buckley's punch perm is amazing

  • @EmoZhaeNan
    @EmoZhaeNan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    [Beep]....your english is so clear to my spanish ears.....so easy to undestand you saying complex themes.

  • @prdoyle
    @prdoyle 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    2:36 He's talking about the point of the pin. The head of the pin is the other end.

    • @sarahhopper8891
      @sarahhopper8891 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      THANK YOU!!!!

    • @eriebug
      @eriebug 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Oh good, now I don't have to be the one to point this out. ;-)

  • @duncandewar9885
    @duncandewar9885 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The head of a pin: The small metal or plastic part at the top of a pin. The surface area of a straight pin's head is about one square millimeter.

    • @Toaster-v1z
      @Toaster-v1z 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So about 1000 bacteria on the head of a pin.

    • @anem0nia
      @anem0nia 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So 1000

  • @natedetailscars
    @natedetailscars 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    Microbes move in a similar way to how ChatGPT forms sentences.

    • @saschamayer4050
      @saschamayer4050 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      By using cloud data and statistics?

  • @martinwettig8212
    @martinwettig8212 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    13:29 The auto translate changed Eukaryote Cells to Karate Cells, and I love that.

  • @allisonscout
    @allisonscout 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Please never stop this series!

  • @stefanklass6763
    @stefanklass6763 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    10:44 Even Ants are small enough to survive in a Microwave. Microwaves wouldnt do anything to a drop of liquid that is significantly smaller than the wavelength, such a drop doesnt even get heated. Any microbes on the inner surfaces are probably living a jolly life there.

  • @ZoneKei
    @ZoneKei 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    All these nerds are so positive. Love it, thanks Wired.

  • @neverescence
    @neverescence 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    We just had a family friend killed by vibrio after fishing in the chesapeake bay. He had a small fever and then poof two days later he was gone

    • @sarahhopper8891
      @sarahhopper8891 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Oh my goodness!! That’s just awful.
      I’m so sorry!
      ❤🙏🏼

    • @KingBongHogger
      @KingBongHogger 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Womp womp

  • @echognomecal6742
    @echognomecal6742 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This guy manifested when Hank Green decided he was never gonna give you up.

  • @RobertTowell
    @RobertTowell 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love these interviews in general.
    But this has been one of the most interesting.

  • @teacherkiat
    @teacherkiat 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dr Dan is brilliant 🔥 explains so clearly and so well 🙏 appreciated!

  • @g0th1c_aj
    @g0th1c_aj 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Bro, I am listening and literally dont take my eyes or ears off the videos and i dont remember not a single thing. This happens with everythingwhen i comes to learning stuff no matter the topic.

    • @Nepo.Potshangbam
      @Nepo.Potshangbam 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Seriously you need to consult a clinical psychologist. There might have been things going on in your spirituality. You have to find them out with the help of a professional.

    • @Yorubapraises
      @Yorubapraises 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ADD, maybe? You may want to consult a psychiatrist for evaluation and treatment.

    • @suejean168
      @suejean168 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      If you are concerned about your attention, I recommend talking to a professional for treatment or a diagnosis!! For some advice or just general conversation, comments like these are fine :^] Both places are giving information!! It's just a different type!!
      I have autism and a bunch of other conditions that can affect attention!! While it is true that this video is a lot of information at once and thus could affect your knowledge retention and attention, try and think of other things that could affect your attention too!! Like, are you tired or hungry?? Have you slept well lately?? Or how is your mental and emotional state!! Just because you can't pay attention doesn't mean you have ADD, autism, or ADHD!! It could be something else or it could actually be ADD or ADHD!! please talk to a doctor for a diagnosis and listen to others for some advice or a sense of community :3c

    • @Nepo.Potshangbam
      @Nepo.Potshangbam 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Birdman-z6o He wasn’t specifically referring to this video but was instead discussing the broader difficulties he faces when required to learn new things. His comments suggest that he may struggle with mental stability, which could be affecting his ability to process or adapt to new information. This ongoing issue seems to hinder his capacity to engage with new concepts or tasks, potentially indicating a deeper cognitive or emotional challenge. Therefore, it is suggested that he consult a professional. However, this does not imply that he is mad or insane.

    • @s3cr3tsquar333
      @s3cr3tsquar333 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      did u just say something

  • @patg2109
    @patg2109 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +316

    Microbiologist here. Entertaining and informative, but it really makes my head explode to see the random lab glassware filled with water and food coloring. Walt Disney science props.

    • @Jump-n-smash
      @Jump-n-smash 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

      stool samples would be more realistic

    • @inedibledorito
      @inedibledorito 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      Dw... I saw the "hacker" one and it was the same thing. It helps the normies relate

    • @karinarasala1712
      @karinarasala1712 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      It’s not that deep

    • @RoseGlass97
      @RoseGlass97 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@Jump-n-smashpiss, stool, spit, and blood...

    • @ultigirlinCO
      @ultigirlinCO 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      They did dig out a binocular microscope for him. And he brought lots of good visuals to balance out the good old food coloring and Erlenmeyer.

  • @Opalgal
    @Opalgal 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Amazing video! Dr. Buckley and Hank Green sound so similar! I thought this was Hank at first before I saw it wasn't him haha

  • @daninickel
    @daninickel 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    MITOCHONDRIA IS THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL

  • @daphnej4189
    @daphnej4189 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That was super interesting. Most of was the very last, the cause of the "fresh rain" smell. I always wondered about that phenomenon.

  • @s3cr3tsquar333
    @s3cr3tsquar333 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    i like it when a microbiologist isn't afraid to have a dirty mouth

    • @Hugh.G.Rectionx
      @Hugh.G.Rectionx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      finna get dem fuckin microbes yo

  • @rattateo
    @rattateo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    You know he's the real deal cus he handles the culture plates with his bare hands

  • @calvinhuber5779
    @calvinhuber5779 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Mr. Buckley thank you for this wonderfully informative and interesting ... and FUN video!!! I remember a friend (also a microbiologist ) who told me alot of this years ago but I loved seeing the examples and found your presentation fascinating ... Thank you again!!😝👍

  • @willied1736
    @willied1736 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Super stroke! So many awesome questions and mind blowing answers. Thank you for your knowledge and style of delivery...

  • @FriendlyMarmot
    @FriendlyMarmot 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    13:50 Viewer: "I just learned like 10 seconds ago that there are magnetic bacteria!" Me: :O "I just learned like 0 seconds ago that there are magnetic bacteria!"

  • @ReezeGoingSenseless
    @ReezeGoingSenseless 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    This Dude looks and sounds like the wholesome family dad in a 1950's PSA about nutrition or hygiene.

  • @lucasspears2068
    @lucasspears2068 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    close enough, welcome back Hank Green!

  • @chefcalebify
    @chefcalebify 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Pyrococcus furiosus... Sounds like a new villain on Mad Max.

    • @brenda5511
      @brenda5511 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Or a Harry Potter spell!

  • @An-rm5kk
    @An-rm5kk หลายเดือนก่อน

    As someone who studies microbiology, it's actually an fascinating world but it's complicated at the same time. I am amused how much I have learned in class and watching this video made me understand why we need to learn and understand microbiology.
    I pray I could finish this course for this semester with flying colors🥹

  • @goeshen4359
    @goeshen4359 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love to see him again - thank you for all of the information 😊

  • @jaydoggy9043
    @jaydoggy9043 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    I'm glad to see that Marc Summers's son is so successful.

    • @gachawolfpaw1783
      @gachawolfpaw1783 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That his kid?!

    • @jaydoggy9043
      @jaydoggy9043 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@gachawolfpaw1783 It was a joke, friend :) the resemblance is wild.

    • @rose_ugh
      @rose_ugh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      THANK YOU! I was like "How can a modern man look so genetically 1990s?"

    • @TheScgloo
      @TheScgloo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks. Your comment just led me to a search that crushed my childhood belief (that never had reason to be challenged) that Suzanne Somers and Mark Summers were married. Starting with the realization that it was Mark SUMMERS not SOMERS.

  • @kianashirangi
    @kianashirangi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Ive studied Micriobiology for my bachelors, and eventhough I knew the answer to lots of the questions, still the responses made by him were extremelly interesting! Thank you so much!

  • @ArkaidDeims
    @ArkaidDeims 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Great. Now I can say
    "I just love the smell of streptomyces after it rains"

  • @Human-00a
    @Human-00a หลายเดือนก่อน

    amazing info, very educational and good presented, well done!

  • @NorthernChev
    @NorthernChev 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Microwaves don’t operate on heat, nor do they “get hot”. But MORE importantly, your microwave does NOT distribute its radiation evenly inside. It has beams that point and shoot in very specific directions inside. Some areas inside get very little radiation exposure. It’s primarily focused straight at the center. That’s why most microwaves have a turnstile inside.

  • @Emily-jj4si
    @Emily-jj4si 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Props to the staffer who included the Rover Suede question

    • @rebeccamcnutt5142
      @rebeccamcnutt5142 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That was a great name 🙂

  • @LukasKetner
    @LukasKetner 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    0:13 oh hey I know that guy, hi MIke!

  • @FancyHattt
    @FancyHattt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This guy is definitely Hank and John Green coded

    • @GizmoaGames
      @GizmoaGames 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Or Rick Astley

  • @oubliette862
    @oubliette862 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    the metal eating bit reminded me of the tin whisker problem that would develop in the electronic boards of space satellites if low alpha lead wasn't used for the solder. or something like that I believe.

  • @ryhuz
    @ryhuz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    21:45 that's a great reintroduction technique 😂