Conservation Genomics and Kizmit the Porcupine: SciShow Talk Show

[@disorganizedorg]

Wow... Brit's enthusiasm for her field of study is really infectious. Awesome to love your work so much!

[@EliseLogan]

My daughter will be very excited about this. She's a biology kid, and she loves genetics and zoology. Hooray! ETA: This is one of my fave SciShow talk shows! This was so much fun and the interaction was wonderful. Also... Kizmit is ridiculous cute.

[@j.donaldson2758]

I am so glad Brit joined the SciShow family. Great on Psych of course, but brings a fantastic sense of humor and fun dynamic with Jessi and Hank that I hope we get to see again!

[@tropezando]

Yay, Brit! What a smart, well-spoken person. I love her on SciShow Psych and she was great here as well. I'm looking forward to the next time!

[@Azzarinne]

13:14 I would totally buy that shirt! I studied fish for my Bachelor's, and we focused largely on salmon and trout, so I REALLY enjoyed this episode. Hearing people talk about fish in a way that non-fish-people can understand is so rare! Brit's enthusiasm is also wonderfully infectious.

[@taylort3802]

She's so precious I love her enthusiasm and passion she is what makes lifes beautiful. They might sound like a bit much, but this really inspires me

[@narrator69]

when I was very young I rescued a young porcupine in suburbia Calgary, I gave it some fruit and I called the Zoo and they took over the care of it. I truly enjoyed the day I had it in my care and agree completely with how cute they can be.

[@ceciwolfcat7]

So glad Brit is using this information to benefit animals all around!👌🐾 And Kizmit is beautiful! People please respect and protect animals, we're destroying them all over the world, stand up for them please?🙏💗

[@C00kii0]

Nothing is more wonderful then seeing people passionate about understanding our world.

[@aliceandLauren]

I absolutely adore Brit please bring her back more often

[@PinkChucky15]

It's so cool to learn about Brit's work, I love her on SciShow Psych. And great to see Kizmit too :-)

[@Queenside_Rook]

Brit Garner is far and away my favorite of all the SciShow hosts

[@KodoSpirit]

But Hank is greener. He is more green than Brit Garner's leggings. He is even more green than the Sci Show logo. Because he is the one and only Hank Green.

[@SuperExodian]

is he greener than john green though?

[@KodoSpirit]

Definitely, Hank Green's heart is as green as the green hulk .

[@brianhester1996]

Hank is a very good host, as well as a great presenter. I enjoyed both guests, and look forward to SciShowPsych!

[@fromscratchauntybindy9743]

Awesome talk! Thank you!!! Loved watching Brit totally light up over Kismit - I could imagine her helping out Jessi in a heartbeat at Animal Wonders 😁

[@lexer_]

Its hard to stop smiling while listening to her.

[@tesseraph]

I'm so happy you had Brit on as a guest on Talk Show! On SciShowPsych we get to enjoy her presentation and she already seems like a great person in that scripted format, but in this more fluid format we got to see just how passionate she is about science and how great she is even just being herself. :)

[@anthonybeervor2265]

OMG she is so smart. It's like her brain is working 10x faster than she can talk.

[@geekfreak2000]

I think that that's a testament to how passionate she is about her field! Scientists like her are amazing!

[@kajsija]

prophetchannel nah, video is scripted

[@aaronpederson8685]

This was an awesome interview and way to get to know Britt more :) I love SciShow Psych!

[@haroldthain2039]

The SciShow Talk Show should be made into a podcast!

[@k4frol]

I LOVE how she talks! Great hire for SciShow!

[@marksilla8276]

She is so funny and enthusiastic... Do more stuff like this.

[@BrentBarnard]

Perhaps there could be SciShow episodes dedicated to questions such as... 1. What's beyond the edges of the universe? Just past the borders of the universe, would the four forces still apply - electromagnetism, gravity, etc.? If we left the universe in an imaginary spaceship, could we keep going eternally? 2. Perhaps an episode could count down the oldest "rocks" - the oldest mountains/mountain chains? I know the Appalachians are older than the Rockies, but what's the oldest? Etc. 3. We know the planet is warming, but how does science answer the follow-up questions: (A) Is it anthropogenic - caused by humans? (B) Who are the winners and losers of global warming? Which regions will be harmed and which will benefit? (C) Can current proposals reverse it?

[@rydaddy2867]

#3 would actually be supremely interesting, if they could keep the politics out of it. Whether the planet is warming or not is uninteresting, but the "SO WHAT, THEN?" is very interesting.

[@Naiadryade]

The universe has NO EDGE. (Hank made a vlogbrothers video about this called "How Big is the Universe?") I am also interested in the other 2 questions though.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

RyDaddy probably however hard they tried to keep politics out of it, commenters would be angry and assume everything they said was political just because of the subject matter. Those are still interesting questions though, and I hope SciShow looks at them despite the inevitable backlash.

[@tropezando]

#1 sounds like you'd enjoy PBS Spacetime!

[@SidV101]

Brent Barnard Brent Barnard for a FASCINATING series about the universe's lack of an edge, you should check out Zogg from Betelgeuse's "No Edge" series

[@poorplayer9249]

There is a certain type of person who enriches the lives of everyone around them with their enthusiasm for life and ability to draw people in and make them feel comfortable. That's the impression I get about Brit Garner. It's an attribute to be cherished. There's a scifi trilogy called 'Species Imperative', by Julie Czerneda, whose main character is a salmon researcher in the PNW of the future. Her mention of part of the research she's doing reminded me of it.

[@ashcuevas880]

I want "How Are The Fishys?" Shirt. And I also need this on a mug.

[@jwhalstrom75]

She's great for Sci show Psych!!!

[@jordanmcpeak5319]

I loved this!!! This was really awesome

[@jasonspence]

WOW! I had no idea that the host of SciShow *Psych* is working in exactly the biology field that I am working in!!! Come to Vancouver, there's a very active evolutionary biology group here!!

[@SidV101]

Congratz Brit, I don't know how you did it but you've managed to make the comment section almost universally like you (not saying you aren't amazing, just saying that this normally doesn't happen)

[@slatteea]

I love it when a scientist is in love with their field!

[@maxor2277]

Kizmit is the best part of this whole video!

[@clairesavage1500]

I would love to see Brit on talk show again! Could you tell us how to find more information about/ how to get involved with her work? I'd be really interested in spending a summer working in Missoula

[@ericharkleroad7716]

This is a fantastic episode of Scishow Talk Show, I can't wait until you bring Brit back, her enthusiasim for AciShow Psych is amazing but pales compared to her own work.

[@amberstapleton8075]

Anybody else wanna see a SciShow Zoology?

[@isixqueenxofxmadness]

I was looking at the wall in the back and was lik "hank where´s your anglerfish???" and it was just trying to fend off paparazzis with those sunglasses.

[@jonquillehhh6657]

Do they collect the bones in order to have the molecules necessary to produces the spikes?

[@TheyCallMeNewb]

It astounds me how quickly 'Kizmet' has grown.

[@xXGonzorXx]

i love brit, such nice energy :)

[@theegrissler3774]

I'm sorry, but did Brit say that zoology was the backbone of her expertize? ;) Loved this episode!

[@scott98390]

The internet has ruined me - I LOL'd at the "no D" comment.

[@rydaddy2867]

Because feral hogs LIKE to eat rattlesnakes, and have tough enough shoulder tissue to just take a bite, in areas where the hogs spread, the rattlesnakes there also are losing their rattles.

[@elliediringer3821]

I'm interested in the electrocuting the fish for tagging were can i find info?

[@josiahklein70]

What about epigenetics, DNA microstructures, protein coatings around genes (such as histonic and non-histonic), mutations and genetic repair, biological macromolecules in general? Cephalopods are capable of altering their RNA cycles in response to stimuli! Many insects have DNA "logs" (which I believe CRISPR is fundamentally based upon), which use specific gene sequences as a proofreader for what should be there in case of harmful mutation! Humans just excise or ignore most of the mutated portions of our genetic material. I'm ranting. Sorry. I just have so many unanswered questions.

[@enricobonomi9471]

sooo... what was your question?

[@dzekapeka]

Josiah Klein Your questions are interesting... I'd love to find out more about those. I have a couple of questions myself... Like whethet CRISPR could be used to change the sequence of the harmful oncogene or in the translocation of chromosomes... lot more. We can try to get Scishow to make more of these vids 😊

[@clumsyatom5432]

CRISPR can for sure be used to remove mutations in genes. However for now the main limiting factor is safe and reliable delivery of the desired sequence and the CRISPR system to the correct location in the body. I'm not sure about chromosome translocations though. I think it might depend on the size of the translocated sequence.

[@rampage8724]

I'm interested in genetics as I go into my freshman year of college, any tips or help out there about this field in my college career?

[@Bianca-vg9yn]

Kizmit is the cutest!

[@gudlif2150]

Loved this

[@isixqueenxofxmadness]

I think you should really make an episode/talk show about epigenetic stuff, the talk about evolving potential really made me curious about what do epigenetics have to do with all of that.

[@crustybs46]

Do a video on cloud seading. Big issue in drought ridden North dakota

[@Slattery777]

This is too much awesome in one room

[@BrunoPontoTxT]

do the bacteria that live in symbiosis in our bodies evolve? if so, how could they affect us in the long term?

[@sirBrouwer]

Bruno Signori well basically there are 3 possibilities. 1 they evolve in to something that is beneficial for both the bacteria and the host body. 2 it doesn't do anything. 3 it wil harm the host and so harm it self. The bacteria inside of you can mostly only live inside of you. If you die they will die as well. But in all most bacteria will only evolve along with you.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

I can't tell you about humans, but the bacteria which live in symbiosis with ants (yes, insects have symbiotic gut bacteria too) have phylogenetic trees which map almost perfectly onto the phylogenetic trees of the ants they are symbiotic with. They evolve together, in tandem. When the ants speciate, the bacteria speciate with them.

[@robinchesterfield42]

The moment when all three of them are making fun of the porcupine walk with their hands... XD

[@RhizometricReality]

This is enjoyable dialogue exchanges.

[@DanThePropMan]

Massive Spine Factory should definitely be the name of a metal band if it isn't already.

[@teevee92]

Love her laugh!

[@redddbaron]

Genetic is the tree, genomic is the forest.

[@michellelo4509]

Shes so fun!!

[@krazykilm]

Could you guys create a video about conservation genomics and trout stocking? I'm wondering if fish bred to be stocked might be inbred and/or mating with native fish. K tnx bye!

[@angeluslupus]

Ok, so Brit goes gaga over how cute Kizmit is... now I wanna see her meet Kemosabe on her next Talk Show (any excuse for more Kemosabe)

[@Dcey-cy2wc]

Do these gifts work in the UK , it would be great if they did. Thanks M8.

[@bomiller9103]

I don't specifically know what her research is looking at but I'd be worried about how epigenetics and environment effects the expression of the genes. It might be more interesting to look at differential expression of genes in the populations to determine which genes are being expressed and changing across the different populations.

[@Nmethyltransferase]

Why does ketamine work (whereas memantine fails) for depression?

[@jamesmitchell6925]

It was sooooooo fun

[@sthngo]

I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully - George W. Bush

[@dragon171998]

OMG I LOVE THIS

[@alyssawyant1366]

That is too adorable.

[@redcoat4348]

So I'm doing a project, right? On the "moon" of Venus known as Neith. I'd like you to make a video on that, it's quite interesting, but I can never find sources on it.... :(

[@YCCCm7]

So far, we can't prove it even exists. It seems like its observations of it maybe existing were made in the late 19th century, but it's unclear if the object was another object at a different distance being observed or categorized incorrectly, or actually a real thing. It's been over a century of hunting for it, and we've yet to find it. Seeing how venus is right next door, chances are the object doesn't exist, or isn't even remotely what the original observer thought it was.

[@watts300]

I feel like Brit was trying hard to remind us how smart she is. Her level of sarcasm (I'm not talking about her enthusiasm) was a bit much for a professional, and then her question to Jesse about Kizmit's specific muscle didn't seem genuine to me.

[@yama_noki]

Sounds like the difference between genetics and genomics is similar to the difference between phonetics and phonology.

[@avldxvw]

My two favorite red heads.

[@sidneywestcomb6804]

that porcupine is so cute but deadly!

[@shawnglidden8882]

Why does poison ivy cause a rash

[@ag4ve]

The first that didn't leave anything behind on the table in a while

[@zachhill2136]

"did you die yesterday" , now that's a pickup line

[@AnfalasHerdsman]

shes very passionate!

[@BadHabitMarco]

Once it weighs 300 lbs, it's known as a porcuswine.

[@chrisboucher1987]

She is an interesting woman, I'd love to sit in and talk with Brit and Hank.

[@cloudxiii3240]

:not gardner? :no D :you want some?

[@999is666upsidedown]

Can I have these training videos that she said she makes? 100% please gib

[@casey7626]

how would a porcupine ever impale a human in the torso?? like I guess if you fell down? like I guess it's sharp but death seems pretty unlikely

[@patrickmccurry1563]

Hills and ditches exist. But she said, "can", not "likely". We humans have the ability to pull them out before they work their way in very far, for the most part. And of course we have friends that can remove them from hard to reach places. Few other animals can do that, so... they are not always warning weapons.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

African porcupine quills don't work their way in, because they don't have barbs like Kemosabi the prehensile tailed porcupine does. The African porcupine strategy is to ram the quills in hard enough to do significant damage on first impact.

[@patrickmccurry1563]

Ooh, I did not know that. I guess it's like bee species that don't have barbed stingers. Thanks.

[@artilleryisbetter]

R.I.P. Chester Bennington you will be missed, but never forgotten; legends are never forgotten..

[@ChrisChoi123]

#ripchester

[@AlesAmazigh]

:'( May he rest in peace. Legend.

[@pIacehoIders]

Trevor Goodchild linkin park

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

And Chris Cornell...

[@connorhutch8144]

electrocution = execution + electricity. if it didn't die it was not electrocuted.

[@snowballeffect7812]

hank always has nice shirts

[@George4943]

A redheaded psychologist told me that all redheaded psychologists lie. Should I believe her now?

[@sent4dc]

Does Hank even know anything about his employees? (Maybe how to spell their last name? Or what degree they pursue in college?)

[@vedymin1]

No D ? :(

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

some people just aren't about the D

[@vedymin1]

Oooooh :(

[@johnking1200]

11:00 does she wear that same shirt everyday??? lol

[@hotguy6pack234]

hello

[@jonathoncameron6841]

I wish I could date someone like Brit.

[@evangreen9382]

I'm naked under my clothes

[@GammaProtogolin]

Evan Green Aren't we all?

[@evangreen9382]

Doomsdaywillcome I will be for the right price

[@evangreen9382]

markj6700 I get naked before I shower

[@Jesse-de7dw]

Evan Green ew gross

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

Misread your name as just "Eva Green" and thought "well, duh, Eva Green is *ALWAYS* naked..."

[@madmonkee6757]

I love that she knows how to use "whom"; it's a pity that she thinks "connectivity" is a word. (It isn't. The word you're looking for is "connection.")

[@adrienneantonsen48]

That is incorrect. Connectivity is a valid term that is used very often in ecology. Per the National Wildlife Federation, "habitat connectivity is defined as the degree to which the landscape facilitates or impedes animal movement and other ecological processes, such as seed dispersal."

[@DubGoodness]

I love pizza

[@neophytical]

Wow Hank, you look tired -you doing okay?

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

He and his wife had a baby recently, that might be keeping him up at night.

[@seanc6128]

Electrocution is death by electric shock.

[@user28sdfg8]

Hey SciShow, pls make a video about smoking hookah! Is it less dangerous than other types of smoking?

[@sk8rdman]

I do not understand this concept of cute. A only see a creature eating some fruit, and some humans laughing at in inexplicably. This behavior is strange. They act as if it is the creature's doing, but the creature is simply eating, as such a creature does. Why does this provoke a sense of euphoria in the humans?

[@hotshot619]

Brit really reminds me of Emma Stone.

[@cabinetmonster]

NATURES GPS

[@George4943]

Sometimes she said stuff so interesting I stopped noticing how she is dressed.

[@gabrielgarciad304]

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[@nathanlamberth7631]

The fish gemologist didn't actually tell me about anything. I guess what I'm saying is you're a professional working in the field right now give me some specific information on what has been developing recently, where have you been working. I want numbers and names and places

[@magus104]

Shes so pretty. /sigh. forever alone

[@derpyrich167]

who?

[@seeker296]

Rob same

[@anyjen]

derpy rich Kizmit, of course.