Keith Wears the White Gloves of Destiny - Objectivity 173

Royal Society Head Librarian Keith Moore dons the white gloves and takes a lucky dip into the card catalogue. More links below ↓↓↓
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[@EmperorTigerstar]

Keith is like the dream outcome for us nerds. We end up cool, successful, well-knowledgeable, and have a nice accent.

[@boomanly]

EmperorTigerstar love your vids too, cool to see you here!

[@ragnkja]

EmperorTigerstar I wonder if Keith suffers from “librarian syndrome”: the acute awareness that there is far more literature worth reading than anyone can get through in a lifetime.

[@garyzod8818]

Keith the gent is back!!!!!!!!!

[@roderickwhitehead]

EmperorTigerstar - You forgot to mention Keith's fashion sense... see 2:20

[@doohuh]

Keith is a jock and he would kick your ass.

[@Duncan_Idaho_Potato]

Keith has really grown into his role on this channel. The watch tapping, the eye rolling, the sassiness... he's the biggest star of the Brady-network since Professor Poliakoff, IMHO. And I could listen to his velvet voice read Victorian chicken-scratch handwriting all day long.

[@kuronosan]

Little does Brady know, Keith is stealthily grooming his replacement.

[@garyzod8818]

Behave

[@yankeeclipper4326]

Keith can not be replaced

[@saigade1236]

Don't use the word grooming, use the word training

[@roderickwhitehead]

Who else wanted to hear Keith read that whole paper on Basalt?

[@SchutzmarkeGMBH]

Keith is so smug and sassy :D

[@Varksterable]

Simon T Smug? No. Just confident in his knowledge. I see him as pretty humble given how much he knows and has been exposed to.

[@MisterTalkingMachine]

This has instantly become one of my favorite episodes of Objectivity.

[@Varksterable]

MisterTalkingMachine Yup. As soon as I saw the title it was 'right up there'. Objectivity moves subtly into the docu-drama-thriller genre: Who really *is* the Head Librarian? Who controls the White Gloves of Destiny? How can the cameraman of Objectivity appear in his own videos? What is the mysterious reflection in the left flask *really* telling us about the intent of bacterial nation states? Tune in next week... Great episode and well done with the role reversal idea. Maybe next we'll see Keith setting fire to hydrogen fillmed by Sir Martyn P with Brady doing the lab work. ;)

[@dielfonelletab8711]

I have a theory that Keith is literally the best human being on the planet. I have yet to see any evidence to refute it.

[@dielfonelletab8711]

Hey man, at least I'm not trawling around youtube looking for comments sections to fill with hateful comments!

[@DaveTapley]

Brady, despite watching Keith expertly extract books over so many Objectivity videos (and to be sure, I love Keith as much as anyone), seeing you bumble around the archives was the first time I realized the significance of what Objectivity is: The greats stood on the shoulders of giants, but you and Keith are actually walking among them. It's not always glamorous and it's not always Darwin, but it is so many untold stories; any one of which could have been, and without which none could have been. Thank you for sharing that with us.

[@ArnimSommer]

Keith nonchanontly checking his wristwatch... Maybe for such occasions he should have a pocketwatch.

[@guanche011]

Keith is such a hero.I love to see his enjoyment (and sassy humor) go up on making these video's over the years. Can't wait for the 200th episode milestone of you (Brady) and Keith 🎉

[@zeikjt]

Sassy Keith, I like it

[@wierdalien1]

ZeikJT keith is extremely savage

[@outshimed]

He got way more attitude when on a break from his job. I love it.

[@moreapurva]

I was actually interested in the Origin of Traps

[@23PowerL]

The original title seems to have been "Of Traps and Basalts", not their origin.

[@MicraHakkinen]

4:15 Could it be I made a mistake and am on the wrong side? Nah, obviously someone has put all these books in the wrong way around! ;)

[@whoeveriam0iam14222]

I think Brady didn't get the job and the next episode will have Keith as the head librarian again

[@nicholasaitken1887]

Keith is actually the best

[@rasaecnai]

Keith should be the most perfect candidate for a TED talk. God knows TED needs to up the quality of their speakers these days

[@paulkingtiger]

"Did William Hershel draw that?" "Yeah!" Also the slow motion shot of Keith donning the gloves is golden!

[@NotKyleChicago]

"Could've been Caroline. We'd need to research."

[@blakedurrant9399]

I propose a new segment/series of Objectivity."Keiths Choice"

[@yumnuska]

I love these videos so so much. Thanks Brady, and especially thank you so so much Keith. These really are their own specimen, and deserve their own appreciation. Thanks again, both of you.

[@112048112048]

Brady's absolute puppydog eyes at 3:47 in anticipation of getting a job at the RS are priceless.

[@AsbestosMuffins]

geology is amazingly dull to everyone, but simply amazing to those who study it

[@Sciolist]

It's the first science humans learned

[@blahfasel2000]

And yet, while geology is considered dull, some results of geological processes in action are considered by many to be the most amazing sights on this planet.

[@wierdalien1]

Sciolist i suppose it is in a way, though botany might be earlier

[@Varksterable]

That's not dull to everyone then, is it? ;) A key idea behind the show QI is that _anything_ is interesting if you look at it closely enough. The Objectivity videos back that up nicely; I had no initial interest in 85% of the topics covered here, but every single one has turned out to be utterly fascinating. The presentation goes a long way, of course. But if you are curious about the world we live in, there is wonder everywhere.

[@wierdalien1]

William White what I think you mean is one of the last sciences to be formalised. Understanding the behaviour of rock was one of the first things humans did, soon after learning which plant was safe

[@pablocardona9804]

So much sass in this episode, i love it

[@skoobydoofus5997]

Aw. I was actually interested in the basalt paper...

[@ragnkja]

Skooby Doofus Me too, as was Keith by the looks of it.

[@joebykaeby]

Same!

[@Gakulon]

Skooby Doofus Same here. That would have been very interesting to read.

[@Aurora-oe2qp]

Aww, I found the first paper sounding kinda interesting

[@PinkChucky15]

This is awesome, Keith definitely needs to do this again.

[@gigglysamentz2021]

2:17 This made me laugh so much XD The camera angle on Keith is the best :'D

[@jamesrobinson949]

Keith is one of those guys who EVERYONE likes. It’s a wonder he doesn’t have his own TV show.

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

Keith is very humble, patient, and steady. What a pair... Opposites really do attract.

[@huawafabe]

So now we know who'll be Keith' successor some day :D

[@daveotuwa5596]

I love seeing lucky dips with a pair of White Gloves of Destiny!

[@Yezpahr]

Savage Keith is savage. In a classical MTV roast he would be unroastable whilst roasting the world.

[@Mathewvila]

I like when keth read the papers

[@StarSong936]

I happen to like gems and minerals. I was hoping to have a look see for more papers on that. I would also have liked more detail on how microbes in the air are measured. Please do a follow up where you go more in depth. I also like the way these videos put the information at my level of understanding. I used to work in a library, and when I retire from my current job, I'd like to go back to it. Customers were always amazed at how well I could find my way around the collection, and always seemed to know where to go to find the information they were looking for. The truth about that is, I knew how the books were cataloged and when they told me the subject, I knew where on the shelves the books should be. Unless they were looking for a particular author, I could generally take them straight to the section, without having to look it up. As long as the library uses the Dewey Decimal system, I still could, though it's been 20 years since I last worked in a library. Another thing about that is, people looked at me as someone who knew more than I really did. For that matter, they still look at me that way. Just because I know where to find information doesn't mean I know the information. Keith knows where to find the information, which is frequently 80% of the battle. The rest is how you use the information once you find it.

[@marvinehicks1463]

Happy Anniversary on your appointment as Royal Society Head Librarian.

[@maxcap60]

is there a bio of keith anywhere? an amazing mind

[@gigglysamentz2021]

4:20 The happiest Keith you've ever seen XD

[@BritishMovietone]

Ahhhhh beautiful engraving - hoorah!

[@donsample1002]

I want to hear more about the traps and basalts paper. The histories of the various basaltic trap formations are such a big part of the history of life (especially in the mass extinctions parts of it) on this planet.

[@clockWorks10]

I'm disappointed there wasn't dramatic music when they had the slo-mo shot of Keith putting the gloves on.

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

Brady is like, no pictures, you lose... Keith is like, oh my goodness transcript, where have you been all of my life! This is great.

[@BThings]

I don't know entirely why, but I really like the ones where I get to see text from ages past. Whether it's old-style handwriting or old-style printing. It's my jam! 🤓📝

[@gaylordpantamime]

Really enjoy this channel

[@2Cerealbox]

Brady seems to be getting incredibly negative in these videos. Stop constantly saying you think what you're looking at is boring.

[@gigglysamentz2021]

Can we have a hi rez version of the flasks ? Without the Moiré effects XD I wanna see how they did the moulds...

[@enjoiorange]

Keith needs his own show

[@jwrundle]

I love Keith throwing shade at you Brady

[@captianmorgan7627]

I wanted to hear more about the basalts.

[@krisweinschenker598]

Just a tad of Spiritual Quantum Entanglement in that one...but it did help calm some Runge Spikes I was experiencing...thanks👍😇

[@balharher7365]

Aww Keith! You're amazing...I swear I love you

[@thowata]

Being a fan of H. P. Lovecraft's "The case of Charles Dexter Ward" That 2nd story had the possibility of been super interesting.

[@ErikJohnsonFMA]

keith is a proper gent

[@DrKaii]

I don't know, I get the feeling that Brady is really quite oblivious to who Keith really is. I mean, he doesn't act with the kind of awe and respect one might have for the head librarian of the RS. I think one of the reasons we like Keith so much is that he plays along perfectly, never getting offended at Brady's "insolence"!

[@turbomanmechachrist]

Love the humour in this one :)

[@sean..L]

I love these!

[@fugithegreat]

Keith and Brady have become like an old married couple.

[@inkpanther]

Haha, Keith is awesome.

[@anthonys3892]

I think that maybe 10% of us care about what theyre reading, and the rest of us like his voice

[@rongfangli2317]

has anyone ever thought about publishing all the papers online?

[@xja85mac]

"Smashing archive assistant" he once said...

[@roxerg]

why would you skip the reading ;-(

[@BOOGY110011]

wow. I lived in Dublin palmerstown :)

[@wa11ywa1rus3]

Much like the Bacon number, you have the Moore number. How many reports you are away from a report with images?

[@nsfeliz7825]

Keith... the wizard gatekeeper of ancient secrets. saruman /gandalf of our time.

[@disorganizedorg]

Keith:Objectivity :: Neil:Periodic_Videos ... But more talkative. Or maybe more akin to Martyn.

[@STOG01]

I don't understand what was written by hand in those notes :O

[@2kimports]

brady sucks at keith's job hahaha, awesome video !

[@JustOneAsbesto]

As John Lennon said... Give Keith a chance.

[@Macieks300]

Keith just had to pick the one in middle and at the very end. You have to be more random than that!

[@AuthenticTerrificRickCastle]

There is only one dislike: I wonder who did it? Was it Keith or Brady?)) Please oh please let Keith put on the White Gloves of Destiny again! More over, I'd very much like to see more of Brady looking for the right volume))

[@Crenshaw41]

keith is the man

[@SpreadmasterNet]

At 4:09 what is in the red canister behind him?

[@SkigBiggler]

Likely a fire suppression system. Tanks will contain a gas along the lines of carbon dioxide or halon that suffocates any fire that starts. Could be something else, but I think that’s most likely.

[@wierdalien1]

I hope this doesnt mean that this is wrapping up

[@purepk3rz4]

Where can i buy some white gloves ??

[@dyingangelo]

therapistznd amazon

[@ragnkja]

therapistznd Any apothecary, at least in Norway.

[@myothersoul1953]

What about the science? What do those flask show?

[@larryscott3982]

Take a pic with smartphone. Pencil and paper?

[@flamingmuffin666]

As a geologist... I find the editing offencive

[@skroot7975]

I find your spelling offensive.

[@Kaneanite]

Keith is not impressed.

[@arikwolf3777]

Now I'm interested in basalts.

[@liamswick9622]

1st I love this channel

[@user-ol2mr4bx7c]

stop skipping Keith reading

[@kylec8015]

2:00 Come on Brady! Get that lock! You mustn't give credibility to the scandalous "locked chest incident" and all it's infamy!

[@GoodWoIf]

Gosh Keith wears a long tie.

[@jayjeetchakraborty9788]

The white gloves of destiny....I'm not sure I believe in destiny Brady

[@maxshiraz3447]

Brady, that one was nearly as boring as Adelaide

[@jayjeetchakraborty9788]

microscopic stuffs..............!!!!!

[@MagisterMalleus]

Does anybody else ship these two?

[@mfbfreak]

Comment of the Day!

[@adamchee8724]

Not first

[@RobustEnigma]

"I don't believe in destiny even though it brought us together. " 🤤

[@boomanly]

Seeing Brady and Keith switch roles was hilarious, well done!

[@rzo2271]

Keith smile on thumbnail.... What a sunshine boi 👌🌻

[@Vardagaladhiel]

I love it! Keith is always amazing (and so dapper) and I loved Brady finding the bits from the archives! Great episode as always!

[@CybranM]

I love Keith

[@John_Ridley]

Wore my Objectivity shirt today, got a new video!

[@Varksterable]

Wear it more often, pls. ;)

[@ragnkja]

MichaelKingsfordGray Or Tuesday.

[@BiFFaR]

Thought it was the origin of bath salts.

[@juliusreiner5733]

I wonder how many of these white gloves of Destiny entries haven’t ever been requested before

[@mikekuppen6256]

Keith is amazing. Can we clone him?

[@sam08g16]

Wow, #173 already... I remember when the first one aired and it feels like it was yesterday!

[@cheeseisgreat24]

I feckin' love this channel. Even the more boring choices by the white gloves of destiny end up with some fun videos :-D

[@roshaan]

I have so much respect for the royal society ! Look at this...people who lived more than 100 years ago...150 years ago ...were publishing research on EVERYTHING...from basalts to planets...and in today's world, what do you usually say to someone who is doing something out of the norm? "WHAT's THE POINT OF THIS!?" Oh how I wish I could visit The Royal Society someday! I surely would like to be a member of it someday as well !!

[@NotKyleChicago]

Apart from the flasks being published, the tidbit about it being published in the first year which had the split of A & B was interesting.

[@Varksterable]

Although the engraving certainly was rather nice, I don't think that's what 'pulled [this episode] from the fire' at all. Nah; what really did that was the simply magnificent casual-comic banter Brady and Keith seem to generate. I don't have any idea how much is scripted/planned in advance. (Like the single check-out slip, or the books being stored 'the wrong way around' etc.) But it really doesn't matter. This is light-hearted, utterly enjoyable, entertaining humour at it's pinnacle. Great job, guys.

[@Sevenigma777]

Brady you're supposed to have two separate slips because you have to leave the slip in place of the document when you take it out so you know where exactly it goes when returning it. C'mon rookie!