Astrobiologist Breaks Down Apocalypse Scenes from Movies | GQ

Astrobiologist David Grinspoon breaks down apocalyptic scenes from movies, including 'I Am Legend,' 'Interstellar,' 'WALL-E,' 'The Day After,' 'Ad Astra,' 'Waterworld,' '12 Monkeys,' 'The Martian' and 'The 5th Wave.'
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[@wertbin]

I appreciate that this guy isn't immediately dismissive of these sci-fi scenarios. He's open-minded and respectful of their artistic liberties.

[@monkey_gamer_001]

Well said

[@familiarwhale5925]

He is wearing a fedora after all

[@NovusIgnis]

You can tell that he's a fan of science fiction because he understands that the idea behind it is to start in the realm of possibility and then stretch the rules of that foundation to fit what you're trying to do

[@andreaskiemer]

I have seen Grinspoon a couple of times already. Hes a rather reknowned astrobiologist and its his job to conjure up theories of other life forms when having a sample size of 1 (life on earth) for his thoughts and experiments. So being open-minded is a big part of his job. Hes also a quite good musician by the way.

[@ryansoon453]

Ddddd

[@SayChidz]

*Sees people literally flash into skeletons and then disappear* Astrobiologist: Yeah boy that doesn’t look like fun at all

[@silent_anon404]

Timestamp?

[@bulldogant3781]

SayChidz he’s studied long and hard to tell us that

[@magiccityfishing8911]

@@James-bl5gr now it had 911 hehe

[@huskymusk315]

Theophrastus Bombastus stfu stupid

[@Jaybird9x]

i knew I would like him immediately after that

[@kcharge17]

This guy sounds like he was who Jeff Goldblum researched for all his roles

[@Olvera_emi]

😂🤣

[@costa555]

Literally!

[@cherry-nw1sl]

you know what he does give some kind of jeff goldblum vibes

[@chasestankievech]

He did make it sound like “life finds a way”

[@victoriabeal1844]

This is so abstract but so true- lolll

[@VoxFelis]

He's the guy in an action film that says "We're all going to die" and some CIA suit belittles him for wearing an aloha shirt.

[@ayanomar1408]

DC Voices this is so vived woah there!

[@Laura-Lee]

Yeah. And they are usually the ones who come up with the answer that saves the planet. LL

[@YourMajesty143]

Oh my gosh, yes LMAO!

[@fayed9560]

He’s Jeff Goldblum

[@pesonunez5064]

lmaooo

[@CESNA.]

Is he in incognito mode?

[@SpeedWayDre]

Justas Čėsna This made me laugh 😂 hard irl.Thank you good sir!

[@buronkrilitas7737]

He is incognito mode

[@dominikpham7213]

elite comment right here

[@SuperSoldier628]

Someone's gonna put this on r/insults

[@themadhatter7416]

You have achieved comedy

[@DietEllie]

*people get incinerated * “That didn’t look very fun.”

[@dianeupshaw5337]

Don't confuse his fidgetiness with nervousness. He's just super giddy to talk about this stuff and I am here for it.

[@hine66]

to me, it just looks like he has tourette syndrome (which i also have)

[@danejablonski1244]

He probably just has adhd

[@joshuahanson1127]

It's just plain old fidgeting cause of the nerves, he's a smart guy probably a bit introverted like most people more absorbed by curiosity, so he's probably not used to sitting in front of some GQ production team for a video viewed by millions

[@dianeupshaw5337]

@@joshuahanson1127 You might be right. I am extremely introverted and my hands get very expressive when I talk to people.

[@joshuahanson1127]

Right I tend to tap my foot or leg like this guy when I'm tense, that's what it looked like to me lol. Idk if you could diagnose with this guy with Tourrettes syndrome or anything solely based on the video

[@happyroof1723]

This guy looks like he knows something and would get killed if he said anything

[@smellyellie3185]

Happyroof ayo

[@GHOSTKIDD25]

Definitely

[@sauceman6983]

I guess his cover is blown. Time to kill him

[@happyroof1723]

@Ricky My point exactly!

[@siddharthk9487]

Lmao

[@bigp6921]

“There is no away, there’s only one planet”. That was deep

[@markbrowning4334]

There may not be humans anywhere else, but there's got to be something. The universe is to big for us to be alone.

[@bigp6921]

@@markbrowning4334 “we are either alone in the universe or we are not, both are equally terrifying” Arthur C Clarke

[@Beastly_Genius]

Exactly there is def more out there & not just in the universe but also in our galaxy. Our government & a few other nations know there’s alien life they just don’t want da masses to find out

[@starlett08]

@@markbrowning4334 He wasn’t talking about aliens. He was talking about throwing away garbage on the Earth.

[@markbrowning4334]

@@starlett08 Uhm, thanks. I'm not sure how your comment is directed specifically at me. I didn't see where I had previously said anything to the contrary or said anything that questioned aliens or galactic waste disposal. I did go back and read all four posts on this thread. Did I comment elsewhere questioning aliens vs dumping grounds? I'll own it, if I said it. I just don't see it.

[@crateoz]

Next: Real ants breaks down Ant-Man

[@Its_Me_Romano]

Real midget breaks down ant man

[@babebubeboink2983]

Real spider breakdown spiderman perhaps 😆😄

[@mothernature1755]

Real bees break down the bee movie

[@michaelchallis4129]

Tom Thumb breaks down Ant-Man.

[@beardedbjorn5520]

Real dwarfs review The Hobbit

[@RawWrtochi19]

Man, this dude is so likeable. His fidgeting and air guitar hands are just what I would expect out of a astrobiologist expert, which I just discovered is a actual career? This is gold, so much awkwardness, apocalyptic and chaotic energy. Pure gold

[@twonumber22]

He has a few appearances on StarTalk and they're good.

[@GlennDavey]

It's edited like he gave longer answers and they couldn't use it all :P

[@biohaze6990]

Lol na the astronauts in space just float around all day lol. If you study a plant in zero g your a astro biologist if you study pyshics in zero g your an astro physicist. Enginerring astro engineer

[@sushilraphael7477]

You look like gold..just saying @jocelyn

[@chuckschillingvideos]

It's only a "career" because the gummint funds it. It's not an actual, useful, productive career that a private employer would pay anyone to do.

[@jessiemoore3094]

Water world. Planet full of water. Everyones covered in dirt.

[@maxpulido4268]

The smokers were dirty cuz they were burning crude oil as a fuel. Most of the others were just leathery cuz there's minimal shade(no trees) in waterworld. There's also no razor blades, so few or none of the men are clean-shaven, especially now that we're beyond the point that people don't know how to use and maintain non-disposable razors.

[@monie802]

I love how any time they show WALL-E to these experts it always gets the best feedback

[@ajdominguez1002]

Best? Not quite. Most realistic? Yep.

[@5hadow5talker]

I love that Wall-E is included in this. Such a great movie about technology, human greed/love

[@MorroTreece]

A jittery scientist talking about post apocalyptic realities...go on

[@ResilientBiscuit]

Morro the leg-shaking is making me seriously anxious

[@marcus9441]

@@ResilientBiscuit, He's a bit nervous in front of the camera, but he did well. ;)

[@mistiemill3262]

he might just be camera shy but at the same time, i think he has to hold a lot of things back in order to avoid conspiracy theories and mass panic

[@MrZombieslayer007]

He has tourette's syndrome

[@MorroTreece]

@@MrZombieslayer007 And how did you come across this information?

[@otdtyh]

I absolutely love these types of videos. I could have zero knowledge and zero interest in a subject and still fall down a rabbit hole of watching experts talk passionately about that same subject. I love it even more when they’re not totally dismissive/critical of certain clips depending on their accuracy. 4:55 stood out to me as one of those moments. He’s not just scoffing and saying “it wouldn’t be like that at all”, he’s thinking carefully and taking the time to choose his words. I so appreciate that. Edit: another thing I love is when there’s a person on the other side of the camera asking questions. The back and forth adds another layer to it that makes it. . . more casual? Almost like you’re sitting in on a really interesting lecture. Like you’re there. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@RijuChatterjee]

How strong would you like your coffee? Astrobiologist: Yes

[@fastlifebmx9292]

How much adderall do you want today? Astrobiologist: Yes

[@thomasandrewclifford]

Pretty sure he just has a tick of some kind.

[@RijuChatterjee]

@@thomasandrewclifford Jesus okay sorry

[@LannasMissingLink]

@@RijuChatterjee hah whyd you take offense to that guys comment? Tbh it is probably tourettes or adhd yeah

[@RijuChatterjee]

​@@LannasMissingLink adhd is just a fancy name for short attention span. Tourettes' syndrome is a disability.

[@ottobuco]

He looks like guy who is wearing a disguise.

[@aurelius7778]

So are you saying, he's a dude disguised as another dude playing a dude?

[@mikes_work]

thought you said diaper at first lol

[@aurelius7778]

@@mikes_work Putting that word in really did make me smile :D. He could be wearing a diaper tho.

[@mrmacedon]

you mean, a lizard wearing a disguise

[@tmaxxman1000]

incognito mode

[@Spike-hl2mw]

This guy has the energy of a nervous squirrel.

[@GHOSTKIDD25]

Spike2501 Because if he say too much he’s gonna end up dead 💯💯

[@alicia4284]

jesse eisenberg

[@unmenv2897]

Spike2501 Maybe he is

[@kanamekiyru]

@@alicia4284 thats finna go over some heads

[@jackistripping]

Tarik M. You are very right pls explain

[@mrxxbrian]

"When they make Waterworld 2" this man has high hopes

[@izzojoseph2]

He WAS laughing

[@yarpos]

Quite a good film, and made good money

[@izzojoseph2]

yarpos ~ seriously? It was voted, and I kind of agree, as one of the worst movies made. I like the premise and the making of it but not the actual movie.

[@Sm0k3y707]

SHUT UP. LET US DREAM

[@Sm0k3y707]

yarpos idk what your talking about... I liked the film.. but that film TANKED in the box office.. I thinks it’s actually rated one of the worst grossing films of all time..

[@cade6369]

Did anyone else audibly say "Ouch" when he got to the I Am Legend part and then looked at the date this was posted?

[@ifrancescobarra]

"...the genetic engineering accident, the mutant that gets out of the lab and wipes out all life. And again, there's a realistic component to that worry." Great. What?! 👀

[@FlutterMouse]

Oh yeah. That's definitely plausible. You create a species with no known predators and a high reproduction rate, you can do some damage to any part of the ecosystem. Especially something in the Arthropod category.

[@undead4456]

I mean, not the same thing but all I can think about are rabbits in Australia 🤷🏼‍♀️ kinda same result, just less deadly

[@Zurenza]

@@undead4456 SO we just gotta make death rabbits, got it.

[@callsigncthulhu8579]

Lacrima Night of the Lepus?

[@woozy9112]

@@FlutterMouse I was thinking more of a virus/bacteria

[@swagswap]

"Some biological agent that humans are defenseless against, you know, it’s not necessarily an imminent threat…" --Feb 4, 2020

[@chickwit2575]

10:47 watch carefully and ponder on the rumours flying around right now.

[@fhpurcell5364]

but humans aren't entirely defenceless against the virus?? Our immune systems are obviously very good at defending us against it, which is why most infected people survive and many don't even have any symptoms

[@SwedishNeo]

Hardly defenseless since our own immune system can fight it of rather easily. If we are otherwise healthy that is. This is also why 80 or so percent doesn't even show any symptoms.

[@DreckbobBratpfanne]

@@SwedishNeo This only works if the virus doesn't get either into your lungs or your nerves, even if you're healthy then this becomes dangerous too. The most cases without symtpoms are those when it's just in your throat.

[@FatalRanger-fo1gx]

You realize it’s less than 1% death rate eh?

[@evanrayswenson]

I know he comes off as nihilistic or pessimistic but something about him gives off this feeling of hope. I think he is a humanist who knows we can do better and is part of the group who wants us to change because we CAN change.

[@LostLandsLife]

I want more of this guy. He seemed not only entertained, but interested.

[@MatsJPB]

This was superinterresting! I'd love to hear David go through even more apocalypse scenarios!

[@iwantpizza476]

He seems so sweet, I love when ppl are passionate about things they love

[@Christian-ed5uc]

Even if Coronavirus was 10 times more deadly, I'd prefer that any day to nuclear war and nuclear winter

[@grimmshredsanguinus2915]

I prefer nuclear summer

[@kontrolgaming5979]

@@ghklfghjfghjcvbnc dude no it didn’t wtf are you on💀 the Black Plague was in Europe and parts of Asia no documentation of it being in the Americas

[@lick28]

What about nuclear spring?

[@catdaddy9626]

nuclear fallout.

[@ZPassionateRoses]

@@kontrolgaming5979 The Black Plague had multiple instances of pandemics over and over in society where rats and people crowded in on each other. It's true that we were never fully decimated by the disease and we never will be thanks to antibiotics now, but we had an epidemic in 2017 in Madagascar as well so when you say it was only in Europe and Asia, that's wrong. It's everywhere.

[@endoftheworld29]

Chernobyl is a good example of a city being taken over or should I say "reclaimed by nature"

[@Zman44444]

It’s a tad heartwarming to see nature take back what’s ultimately “hers”. Grant it there are some genetic issues at play with some of the species living near/in Chernobyl... however they are comin through.

[@KrikZ32]

@@Zman44444 it's cool, but also shows you how damaging people are to the environment that animals can survive in the site of a nuclear disaster better than when people are around.

[@iamcleaver6854]

*Pripyat. Chernobyl is still alive and thriving. It is the place where the scientists live.

[@anthonyhutchins2300]

You realize people are nature right? Lol

[@odst2247]

@@Zman44444 nature is not a entity lol-the only thing that happens is niches are filled and organism take advantage of that lol.

[@adh0c468]

26:16 "The biosphere is not fragile. We're fragile. Our civilization is fragle". *Flips us off* Well done, David.

[@A0A4ful]

"The Biosphere isn't fragile...we are fragile!"

[@jefgir1097]

@Alexander Supertramp part of, not the biosphere

[@valasett2202]

@Alexander Supertramp do u even know what biosphere is?

[@Siegram999]

@Alexander Supertramp we are part of it....

[@Diomedene]

Or as George Carlin used to say. "Save the planet? The planet will be fine, the people are f..."

[@Nob911]

Lol someone didn't pay attention to science class

[@hello1236096]

Probably shouldn’t be watching this while self isolating 😂

[@jlink0678]

connor rose lol same

[@wja.nielsen17]

Ditto on that.

[@codymarkley8372]

It's pretty cool that a specialist could have such a conceptually broad understanding of the topics presented. Super smart, and super cool dude.

[@adventures_withkait]

Wow I would love to talk to him. He is so smart and is so genuinely into what he is talking about. One of my favorites!

[@blond_slut]

3 cubes no more no less.

[@feiryfella]

The x-ray effect does actually happen, as documented by soldiers made to witness bomb tests-they could see the bones in their hands because of the brightness of the light.

[@themeanestkitten]

Oh cool i can see my bones...im sure this is fine

[@Namezzzzzzz]

You can see the bones in your hand with a regular flashlight, i would be more concerned to see your complete rib cage

[@kylecox5394]

H0-R5T what kind of flashlight do you have? Jesus Christ. I used a stinger streamlight and didn’t see any bones lmao

[@muffy469]

@@kylecox5394 Your room has to be pitch black so your pupils expand, and become more sensitive to light.

[@RustyDust101]

@@kylecox5394 I've got a 3*3 WATT LED diving lamp. In a pitch black room when I place my hand directly on that diving lamp and turn it on I've got a pretty good view of the bones in my hand. Not x-ray style but a pretty good impression of it.

[@khushbothra4805]

Everytime in The Breakdown: Other movies: "Yeah thats kinda realistic" Disney/Pixar movies: "Oh thats perfect."

[@christianezragache1744]

He’s breaking down apocalyptic movies well and gives good information. 99% of the comments: *judges how he dresses* 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@laurasullivan-king5930]

It's truly depressing. He is such an accomplished scientist and author a more appropriate response would be gratitude that he is sharing his knowledge with us in such an entertaining way.

[@brylie1843]

i feel like in the only one who loves him like he seems so kind and he dresses how i hope my future husband dresses when we’re older like i love him

[@andrewortiz1439]

i just want his drugs

[@saginawdan]

I agree. This illustrates how juvenile and "dumbed down" humans have become. What a shame.

[@morganstarchild5359]

Idiots they are!

[@The_A_Cast]

“It’s not possible for a human to get to other stars in a human lifetime...or 100 human lifetimes..” *Space is so absolutely AMAZING!!*

[@EpicTechium505]

I want to drink a beer with this guy..

[@zachjones6944]

CHEF TRONIC He probably needs it.

[@j.m.y.t.5440]

I agree. And talk with him as long as i'm not too drunk. But for real, this Man is quite cool and smart.

[@TheAstrobiologistOW]

I actually talk with this guy pretty frequently. He's never NOT this enthusiastic lol

[@t.a6159]

Fantastic explainer tbh

[@raineyreid6128]

this guy's just bursting with knowledge...literally..lol.. he's so jittery

[@NovelMeetsEvilPodcast]

He’s got an adorable sort of whiplash going on. Very smart cat.

[@lyfeordeth5270]

Some of his head bobbling looks like a form of mild neurological tic or a habitual/ compulsive movement pattern that relieves muscle tension due to injury or vertebral impingement. Or not.

[@zeroelus]

@@lyfeordeth5270 I do the same twitching with my legs when I'm even mildly anxious...and I don't know that I have neurological damage and haven't been diagnosed as OCD...yet anyways.

[@davidfrederick6003]

Message at end of "The Day After" film says its a depiction; hoping to scare our governments into never reaching this day.

[@bryaneberly3588]

It's also the American version of a British movie called "Threads," which is slightly more disturbing.

[@FunkyRezable]

Interstellar: the movie where people can space travel but can't build a greenhouse.

[@agentice7718]

It was something about the atmosphere

[@alanwatts8239]

@Tearjerker I think to say it was a dumb movie as a whole just because of one aspect of it is a pretty extreme analysis. You watch avengers and other generical hero movies with endless plot holes in them and say they are good movies, i don't understand millenials.

[@alanwatts8239]

@Tearjerker Well, you're a drop of water in a desert then, because it's one of the best science fiction movies of all time, and it's not even my opinion.

[@alanwatts8239]

@Tearjerker Source: trust me bro.

[@jacobb9051]

He got it wrong it was a disease called blight (a real thing) not the atmosphere

[@austingriff5905]

This guy should evaluate the last of us games. In terms of the environments I feel like they are really realistic for 25 years of apocalypse and nature taking back the cities

[@stupidmonkey3866]

I love that you can see the math going on in his head when he first see some of these events

[@JohnSmith-sk7cg]

The reason whales didn't, and we wouldn't, develop gills is because the oxygen content is too low for our metabolism. We would have to sacrifice something for it, likely brainpower in our case.

[@mirensummers7633]

That's not the only reason, and there are ways around low oxygen concentration. Oxygen carrying capacity is higher at lower concentrations in people who live at high altitudes than the rest of the population, and fetal haemoglobin has a higher affinity for oxygen than adult Edit: so what I'm trying to say is it's very plausible that evolution can find a way of adapting to that

[@tigermunky]

Haven't you read KZbin comments before? I don't think there's much brainpower to sacrifice. A lot of people would get by fine on half the amount of oxygen.

[@JohnSmith-sk7cg]

@@mirensummers7633 It's a much vaster difference than the differences between the altitudes we currently live. Air has around 20 times the free oxygen content of the areas in the ocean where life is most plentiful.

[@RahulRaj-qg5yu]

@@tigermunky Humans can see things, distinguish between them, identify them, name them and remember them. Even a single language is too complex compared to other animals with spellings, pronunciation, grammar, and a lot of other things. So human brain is way more powerful than we give it credit for. Still, I think half the population will jump into the ocean thinking they will grow gills🤭

[@princesspattycakeswm]

Honudes Gai adults say that, too... along with stupid stuff like, "only humans kill for reasons other than to eat. We are the animals."

[@vespine1749]

He looks like one of those characters displayed on the board game guess who.

[@Utonian21]

He does LMAO

[@sapir970]

i love the adhd of this guy. really vibing with my adhd so every time he shakes his hands or touches his knee or legs i could actually feel it. exciting subject, the adhd really made me focus on everything.

[@TheHunt99]

The visible skeleton during a nuclear blast is actually very realistic. The blast is so bright that you can see right through flesh. There are videos of british naval units that were shown a nuclear blast in person and they described that very thing happening. They said they could see the bones in their fingers and arms even after closing and covering their eyes.

[@Drummer1570]

Who's watching during the Corona Virus quarantine? Lol *EDIT* If it wasn't obvious, I made this comment for the likes...

[@lyllaphoenix]

RFD2127 belive me it’s definitely not just the two of us

[@mcv9796]

Gh0st in The Cosmos You got that right

[@jeremyallan6144]

Yeah dude

[@tdoggy9001]

KZbin is recommending this for a reason

[@d.roq619]

Eeeyyyyy , youtube algorithm HAHAHAHAHA

[@Voltagraphy]

I wish he would've given his opinion about "The Expanse" and people living in the belt; in zero gravity for life.

[@willhaslem]

Can't wait for new season.

[@MrStoffzor]

Watch this if you haven't, guy goes through exactly what you're mentioning kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWnPgJqAbJWlgbM

[@randomrangoon5476]

I was going to say the same thing about the expanse. Very good show

[@SINISTERfromHELL]

*micro gravity

[@SeraphusInferis]

He would say that it seems pretty realistic to him, except the part where they talk, which he just couldn't see happening.

[@whatzupLizzy]

Love this clip and his careful consideration and clear explanations of science to the average person. Really the best of the series.

[@cheriemcmurry9490]

He’s so geeky and cute 😂😂 his laugh is adorable

[@archivesofarda986]

thats cute? really? gave me more of a "i just got caught with childpornography" vibe.....

[@cheriemcmurry9490]

Seriaz Sound or you’re just weird 🤷🏽‍♀️ that could be a option too

[@yogeebear2599]

@@archivesofarda986 Are you okay?

[@MadManMatrix]

If this is cute I’ve been lied to my whole life and have some serious question for the females in my life.

[@Blitzkrieg63]

@@MadManMatrix won't you consider your grandparents cute? 😂

[@AlexanderLegium]

Another one, I'd like to see him breakdown "Children of man".

[@bludgerabled]

That is a brilliant movie, really heartbreaking in a lot of places.

[@SlamDunk514]

Men*

[@QuigonJoel]

@@SlamDunk514 thank you

[@Wenyi108]

Children of men! Yes!

[@zacherade1541]

His comments on the 12 monkeys video and the timing of the release of this video are chilling

[@montyeyesclosed]

I love this guy, he's so giddy and excited to talk about the thing he loves. Great video.

[@SirBigWater]

For I Am Legend , it's three years after the event. So it seems that they pick and choose what to make things look worn down and overgrown. Like the cars. I live in Québec, Which is very near to New York and they have pretty much similar winters. I've had somebody not move or start their car for a year and it was severally rusted and worn out mostly due to the winter alone.

[@olimakiella]

"If he wanted the company of his vegetable companion..." I don't know why, but that's a hilarious line to me.

[@razejoseph6690]

When he said, "I often wonder what would happen to cities WHEN and if the humans disappear"👀😰

[@snape6156]

Well we will be gone sooner or later

[@YoshiLupus]

Hehehe, we'll be wiped out eventually, and the apes will rise!

[@shelbisikorski2509]

A biologically enhanced virus could do some harm if created for humans like COVID

[@ratman507]

“and if”

[@rambo-cambo3581]

Its always been a case of when, not if.

[@foxyshazaam3310]

I absolutely love this man. The way he is so passionate about his knowledge and educating. I would love to sit and have conversations with him!

[@ramirogandolfo335]

"it would be interesting to see if life could develop on a waterworld planet" *Subnautica has entered the chat*

[@albertoverbeek4206]

yay! my favourite game in a random comment!! so awesome!!

[@Zurenza]

I think a big issue with a Water World is that first, the ocean floor would primarily be Flat and Sandlike(due to water erosion) meaning that things like Coral, Kelp and Seaweed couldn't exist(there's not shoreline). Then there's the fact that the only reason ocean currents don't move at the same speed the earth does(1000 MPH btw) is because there's a lot of land, changes in elevation and the fact that there's a huge amount of Structure because the water has trouble eroding it away when it isn't moving very fast, on a water world there's nothing to stop it. If it did have life it would most likely be single celled since the water would be moving to fast in most places to really get any foot hold like our life did when it first started out(filter feeding bottom dweller's).

[@breetopkuschi9657]

Lacrima and a big benefit is a lot more blowholes, ammayeriteee

[@wizardthecat9808]

Voracious Sergal Ocean creatures on earth already are considered intelligent life Just not as advanced as humans We shouldn’t over estimate our advantage over the other creatures of earth In reality we aren’t that much further along than the more intelligent animals of earth I’m speaking biologically of course

[@Vyccia]

the way this guy is talking about nuclear explosion, you can feel how terrified he is as he is clearly visualising how horrific that would be....

[@bisqwikbatter6486]

"When they make Waterworld II" I'm listening🤔

[@manuelruen]

He was being sarcastic

[@tmaxxman1000]

great move but it was one of the biggest blockbuster fails of the 90's :(

[@kyleparker8148]

Next up: OJ breaks down family murders.... "If I did it, this is how I would have done it."

[@kapjoteh]

When I did it, this is how I did it*

[@wiseguy01]

@@kapjoteh he was found innocent.

[@kapjoteh]

@@wiseguy01 because the prosecution was incompetent. Found at fault during the civil case and then he wrote a book talking about how he did the crimes. You’re only lying to yourself if you believe he didn’t do it

[@wiseguy01]

@@kapjoteh yeah, because I'll take your word for it. He proved his own innocence, doesn't matter what any of you believe.

[@kapjoteh]

@@wiseguy01 kind of a weird hill to die on but ok

[@violeta054]

I loved this guy! He comes across as extremely likable and knowledgeable. Please more content with him!

[@FademTax]

Someone said this is incognito mode in a human form 😂😂🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@bradleyland]

David Grinspoon: "Like radiation events that sterilize all life. Things like that happen in the universe." The rest of us: @_@

[@ChaiSuBin]

*Looks at supermassive black holes* Uh.... *Sweats profusely* So, like. There's one pretty close by to our galactic neighbourhood.

[@AvangionQ]

@@ChaiSuBin At the center of our galaxy, while we're two-thirds the way out on the galactic plane ... nowhere near the central bulge.

[@AvangionQ]

You want something like that to worry about? Google: WR-104 GRB Pleasant dreams

[@alekzd5200]

Wait what

[@katiemunro8809]

Should do a historical version where a historian reviews films :)

[@williedynamyte]

I saw the day after in grade school. They made us watch it for some class. It literally gave me nightmares for weeks.

[@beachie]

Same. I re-watched it last year, and I had the nightmares all over again. Its realistic nature makes it so terrifying. There is a British film made around the same time called _Threads_ that is equally realistic. You can find it on Prime. Definitely worth watching.

[@dsetHardin]

Saw it as a rerun on tv back when I was a kid on the 90's. My dad was just flipping through channels and recognized Lawrence, KS as he and my mother once lived there. Then the bombing scene happened and I was genuinely shocked, but couldn't look away lol. I've seen many different violent movies as a child, and none of them ever really had an negative impact on me. But seeing this as a kid, and then realizing that this unthinkable scenario could, however unlikely, theoretically happen... absolutely terrified me.

[@chowder8802]

Me too, it made me afraid of Russians for life

[@ericscholtens7473]

Random scientist breaking down scenes totally unrelated to his discipline: "That's what I picture a tsunami looking like."

[@CharlieQuartz]

Yeah I was surprised he didn’t say a tsunami is more of a mound of water that swells and dominates everything with sheer volume and mass, not really a wave...

[@beardedbjorn5520]

This is why I was hesitant to watch. Why would an Astrobiologist be talking about apocalypse and disaster movies?

[@YoshiLupus]

@@beardedbjorn5520 He literally states he studies how life begins and ends on planets. What apocalyptic movie have you seen where there isn't a huge loss of life in the beginning or the resurgence of humanity in the end?

[@YoshiLupus]

He meant in person. The movie was trying to display the perspective of seeing a tsunami head-on. He mentioned footage, so he's obviously seem them in video like most other people.

[@handleonafridge6828]

I remember a video about these soldiers reminiscing the time they were at a nuclear launch site. They were out of the blast radius that kills you instantly but not the radiation so most of the people there died of leukemia a few years after the event. And the soldiers described everything they did, turned around, protected their eyes, and all that. I don’t remember much about the interviews but one thing I vividly remember one of them saying is how he could see through his eyelids and his hand and even saw the bones like an x-ray. I wish I could link the video but it’s been a good amount of time since I’ve seen it

[@douggaudiosi14]

Atomic soldiers

[@YeeSoest]

I always thought it's a stupid idea that we leave the planet to escape a messed up earth. It would probably be easier to fix earth or survive here, underground or something...

[@rl8259]

It’s actually easier to just move and have a clean slate than to try to fix the planet

[@YeeSoest]

@Fer Morales yeah, at SOME point of course we will (hopefully) outlast earth. But not as an escape hatch for the next century...right?!

[@plack_benis382]

@@rl8259 yeah it would be easier if we had the tech to do it. Or a planet that could support us. But we have neither at this time

[@RustyDust101]

@@plack_benis382 Weeeell, theoretically we would have the tech to build generation ships. At exorbitant cost. But it would be technically feasible IF we relly wanted to. Not that it would allow anyone within the next 100 generations or so to experience anything like natural gravitation of an exo-planet again. But technically, yes, possible.

[@NietzzTube]

I was thinking the EXACT same thing. So our planet is almost uninhabitable, but rather than try and solve this, we use tremendous resources to go to other planets that have probably even harsher circumstances, not to mention the fact that there's lots of things we don't know about these planets while we know exactly what is going on (and wrong) on earth. I don't see how that makes sense.

[@water-nerd]

Would've figured they'd have him review mostly movies about aliens or life on other planets instead of natural disaster and climate movies

[@CrusaderDom3]

Wat? We don't have any scientific knowledge on aliens so what would he have to talk about?

[@MollyFC]

He seems to specialize in the studies of other planets abilities to harbor life, so I think this is right up his alley.

[@Trashcankicker.]

@@CrusaderDom3 technically, we are aliens as well .. living in a planet where there's trillion never ending planets and different universes... we are aliens to aliens..

[@rukus9585]

I think he did well, given his field of expertise and the assigned task which didn't exactly match his studies perfectly. Sorry, just my opinion.

[@BoringTroublemaker]

My dad made me watch The Day After when I was 7. That movie still scares the crap out of me more than 30 years later.

[@crazynice32]

I love this dude!!! He's so chill and totally into what he's doing. Would love to ask him tons of questions about some of my fav sci/ horror films.

[@glennnolasco2475]

Is it me or this astrobiologist reminds me of Jeff Goldblum/Ian Malcolm in a way 😂

[@PrisonKilljoy]

I thought I detected a bit of a struggle in him to not say, "Life...uh...finds a way."

[@kanunize]

The essence... of chaos.

[@raistlarn]

Well to be fair in either one of the movies or the book Ian Malcolm gets in an argument with one of the others about how humans can destroy themselves, but the planet would live on.

[@jcdaclison]

Mad respect to David for his insights! Despite his nervousness, he delivers technical expertise and personal musings very well. This makes him so adorable. In my mind, he is Jason Segel's brother.

[@centagis8923]

The Xray bit early on is accurate. The light is so unbelievably bright, you actually could see their skeleton. It has happened, there is a video of some Navymen talking about it somewhere

[@playittvdotcom]

12:58 how little could he know that this will happening to the planet a month later

[@johnjones9901]

The fidgeting is giving me anxiety lmao, anyone else? Lol, dude seems super hyped to talk about all this, so I definitely appreciate the energy all things considered!

[@madjackblack5892]

I bet this guy's a lot of fun after a couple of drinks.

[@vegaspowerlifting]

Remember watching the “day after” as a kid and scared the crap out of me.

[@shmackedmuffins7948]

If the world ends because of nukes, i’m getting my lawn chair, a cold six pack and sitting front row for the light show.

[@ethanmcfarland8240]

What if you survive

[@royk7712]

Unless you are in the radius of the thermal pulse and you'll instantly become the cigare

[@SolaceMcfly]

@@royk7712 if videogames taught me anything and all videogames are facts is that you'll become a ghoul and live forever

[@youngmo77]

Will recite a very specific set of words.

[@Its_Me_Romano]

Before you even got your chair you will already be vaporized lmao

[@Indarow]

That first one with the skeleton view is apparently actually pretty accurate according to veterans who’ve witnessed nuclear tests. They said they could see every bone and vein in their hands when shielding their eyes.

[@kayladeyo7341]

hes giving off the same energy as jeff goldblum

[@thatgrumpychick4928]

Maybe his conspiracy theorist cousin

[@rieskimo]

"WE are fragile, the biosphere is not" Thank youuuuu. If you doubt that point I'd suggest googling "Extremophile biology"

[@ovakefali2634]

That's such a wholesome ending of the video

[@MrLarryLicious]

Water bears!

[@Qtoyghs]

You needn't even go as far as extremophiles. Life has become indescribably resilient in the 3+ billion years of its existence on Earth. The Permian-Triassic extinction, the most catastrophic extinction event in Earth's history, only wiped out approximately 57% of families. Even if humans go, one can easily expect half or more of all flora and fauna to survive after us.

[@diana6echo]

still tho, we don't have to act like a-holes and trash the place like we own it

[@Jake-rj6ql]

I wanted him to say "life finds a way " at the end there cause it felt like he was close lol

[@epilepticgaming4417]

He’s an air guitar master, I don’t think he even knows it

[@Abelhawk]

He's got the fidgetiness of a man who knows every way that the world might end and is constantly worrying about it.

[@em84c]

Or excited by it!

[@jespermadsen9297]

This reminds me of a comment that encapsulated that WALL-E segment pretty well: "The planet is not dying, whatever we do. The planet will continue on and life will continue on. Humanity might die, but give it a few centuries or millennia and we will be forgotten while the planet will continue on". Also I wish he would have viewed the Interstellar clip in a more "practical" manner. I mean, if humanity was heading towards certain doom, how desperate would we be? I like the movie partly because it is not a quick end. Had the human race stayed on Earth, it would probably still take generations for it to die completely. This is the context of the movie and black holes and time travel aside; what lengths would we go to in order to preserve humanity? Could we, in a fit of desperation, use such a method and actually evolve space travel if there is put enough resources behind it?

[@kennylifted01222]

This guys posture is giving me neck pain. He’s built like miss finster off recess

[@krio1267]

5:19 accurate representation of a universe sandbox 2 simulation on the POV of a person.

[@andersonandrighi4539]

I did not even know there was such thing as an astrobiologist o.o

[@TheSouthwestBoyz]

Anderson Andrighi it’s super niche and many other biologists kinda scoff at them bc so far we’re the only know planet with life. Source am biologist

[@Nickname006]

They usually have their background in astronomy and then have studied biology and chemistry on top of that. Interesting stuff. It is a multidisciplinary field.

[@patrickkavanaugh8482]

@@Nickname006 its also probably fairly philosophical considering there is so little scientific information about alien life

[@markmo2622]

Definitely niche but necessary to discover how life can exist on other planets

[@jake2011rt]

Patrick Kavanaugh By so little, you mean none. We have none.

[@MARYWTHER]

I'm gonna start my own apocalypse if he keeps tapping his foot like that, lol

[@jarlbalgruufthegreater1758]

I'm doing it too and nobody cares if it bothers you

[@pukelius4128]

I do it too when im riding the bus, just hoping a girl sees me do it, comes sit next to me and start talking about playing double-bass on drums. 😭😭

[@Mozart1220]

@@pukelius4128 What do you call a guy that likes to hang around with musicians? A DRUMMER. ;)

[@tino365]

Crazy how he was talking about this a few weeks before lock down. Very interesting person for sure.

[@drdoctor5901]

This man looks exactly like I thought an astrobiologist would look like

[@lolitabubbles26]

The guy who created The Day After came to speak at our class (LMU TV Writing and Producing). He explained every little thing that went into creating that. It was a TV movie that was supposed to be two parter but they realized audiences wouldn't have the ability to sit through the second half so they made it like a 3 hour movie. The creator had an uncle who worked on the atom bomb so he had all of this insider knowledge on how the EMP worked, how it affected phone lines, the destruction both at impact and surrounding impact. He even had it explode above Kansas City rather than on the ground because it would make the EMP even worse. This was in the 80s so they had to figure out how to do the mushroom cloud. They tried a million ways to make the cloud look as realistic as possible and eventually settled on creamer going into coffee. A master class in TV movie innovation. I won't even tell you the story about him and former President Reagan. Just know...it was pretty cool.

[@omaralajmi1551]

I respect this dude... the amount of Knowledge he has on itself on Astrobiology & Apocalypse settings or aftermaths is literally creepy and can lead to certain Fear on itself 😅😅 I noticed his body language or mainly his Hands are being kinda Stuttered or shaky for abit... it does seem to me that , he's a Real Astrobiologest and what he's saying is True.... Man i hope nothing happens in a worst case Scenario like those events , but a Natural Disaster is nautral.... Wars are not needed for whatever reason 👌🏼

[@CataclysmZA]

Why on earth have they misused the chance to have Dr Funkyspoon talk about exoplanets and alien life? Talking apocalypse scenarios is not really his area of expertise.

[@daltonhernandez721]

Probably cause we haven't found aliens so theres no way to compare the movies to anything. Honestly I don't even understand how you can be an expert in something that we aren't even sure exist. At this point he's really just a biologist because how's he supposed to study life on other planets.

[@calebwilliams586]

@@daltonhernandez721 he's a biologist that focuses on thought experiments. "How would life evolve in such and such conditions?" You're right but the things he thinks about are very different than other biologists.

[@RadicalEdwardStudios]

Man. This was released a month before the pandemic, and he's talking about cities and triage. That hits weird, now.

[@okimero8623]

2:10 actually its accurate... I've watched a documentary about nuclear test survivors and what they experienced, they said that the light was so bright that you could see your bones and every vain in your body even if your eyes are closed.

[@xoxo3896]

No way! Really? 😱