The Sound Of Science: Teen Rex Discovered | Bugs Live On Your Face | Floor Time For Better Health

Stephen Colbert examines new developments from the world of science, including the discovery of teenage dinosaur bones and the health benefits of laying on the floor.
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Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology and more. Featuring bandleader Louis Cato and ���THE LATE SHOW band,��� the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Sept. 8, 2015.

[@pattywilliams788]

I totally understand the study about being less overwhelmed by lying on the floor. When I was a child, I loved playing with my toys on the floor and I remember being happy. I can’t just lay on the floor now because I would never be able to get back up. That would definitely overwhelm me. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Infodumptruck]

When I was younger and was super stressed id lay on the ground staring up at nothing. Dunno why it helps but it does

[@TheJubess]

@@Infodumptruck it's because you are more....grounded! Badum-tssss

[@ZootZinBootZ]

I get to preoccupied by my poor cleaning service with all my magic dust appearing when I'm on the floor to long

[@saint-miscreant]

i actually highly recommend Floor Time. but it’s best done with a thin mat/mattress under you + a pillow for your head (especially if you have a janky spine like me) and headphones! the feeling of spacing out while simultaneously being grounded is unironically great. it’s also good motivation to clean your floor lol

[@imnotmike]

I spend a lot of time on the floor. My dogs don't like it when I get on their sofa. I remember my grandpa used to like to nap on the floor. He was kind of a big guy. Getting him up off the floor was kind of an ordeal. It took the whole family about 15 minutes to get him up.

[@randolphphillips3104]

The floor time trick works best when done in the vicinity of puppies.

[@deathstinger13]

works just as well with cats, should they choose to cooperate

[@derekstein6193]

I wonder how it would work in conjunction with capybaras. I just so happen to be available for that experiment.

[@pennygleeson5029]

Or kittens 🤣🤣🤣

[@JZsBFF]

Remember when Stephen promoted orphaned puppies? It could be a spin: promoting orphaned puppies while laying on the ground.

[@marvinmartin4692]

Oh yea!

[@kevinfinnegan310]

The fact that he stayed in floor time is hilarious... I am a big proponent of floor time!

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

If he thought the bugs in his eyelashes were gross, wait til he finds out what's been growing in that rug since Letterman was there.

[@AdrianColley]

Maybe he couldn't get up.

[@juliettebobcat704]

I totally believe that floor study. When we all went home in March 2020 because of Covid, I spent a lot of time sitting and laying on the floor. It helped me feel grounded and stabilized. I didn't think about it-just found myself doing it.

[@josephinea159]

Hehe “grounded”

[@lizardguyNA]

The fact that Stephen never got off the floor really hammers home the legitimacy of the floor study.

[@alexsocial9525]

1. Lay on the floor 2. Meow at the cat nearby 3. Do not look at the cat 3. Profit because the cat makes bread on you

[@Vytirix_RBX]

It’s a relaxing sensation when they make bread/biscuits.

[@sophierobinson2738]

❤

[@Ford_prefect_42]

You have a million dollar process there! You should patent it

[@itstruckmeeveryday]

Doesn’t work as well with 8 dogs 🤣

[@fillhixx]

Well; not actually bread, but she Does knead you…

[@LaMortDeLaMusique]

the eyelash mites are just part of the human microbiome, they're nothing to be concerned about. The fact they eat dead skin and excess oils means they're helping keep that area clean (though that's no excuse not to wash your face too).

[@Omni0404]

Is that what you say about lice?

[@LaMortDeLaMusique]

@@Omni0404 Completely different

[@scottmoldenhauer8908]

loves the smarty pants

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

“We are the world”

[@jarls5890]

@@Omni0404 Lice pierce the skin and suck blood. They can transmit disease and cause irritation and damage. These guys do not.

[@Beth-zg6gb]

Going outside, laying in the grass, and staring up at drifting clouds or twinkling stars is the best therapy. 💕

[@marvinmartin4692]

So very very true!

[@marvinmartin4692]

I’m 68 and still do that!

[@felicialightfoot2380]

That's just Earth's floor...so, Earth floor time! 😀

[@margaretderen2082]

Except for ticks and tick born diseases.

[@simonalbrecht9435]

Could this be the most extensive look behind Stephen's desk we ever got?

[@ju4408]

They still didn't show the trap door to Jon Stewart's lair.

[@TheRedBaron2012]

I'm pretty sure that's where Jon Stewart lives.

[@pirobot668beta]

He's got a floor-drain! Lucky....

[@Ralphieboy]

Some of my happiest moments in life came from lying under our cheerry tree, especially when they were in fruit and the boughs hung low enough to pull them down and harvest them. And of course playing on the floor with my kids, with often just consisted of me lying there while thy clambered over me.

[@reddy272]

I've been lying down on the floor for many years whenever I've been overwhelmed, nice to hear there's a study confirming it helps.

[@JasOGrowney]

4:17 Did you NOT find Jon Stewart under there?

[@lynnhettrick7588]

That would’ve been awesome if he had been there!

[@VinceValentine]

He moved out a while ago, remember?

[@jonathanhill6064]

You should do more of the show lying on the floor. No joke, it was actually relaxing to watch. Just felt cozy. edit: AWW SHUCKS! Meanwhile on the floor! DO IT DO IT DO IT

[@albalu151]

This was hilarious but i am a firm believer in floor time. It really does work 😃

[@bruce8961]

I'm Floored !

[@giraffles]

all my autistic and adhd homies already know about floor time 😂😂

[@kevinfinnegan310]

Holy s***... The floor time is a big thing... We just never communicated to each other....

[@seileach67]

Love your pfp! "Suddenly, Egyptian Gods" is one of my favorite animes. And yes, floor time is great!

[@AddOneMathTutor]

Floor time

[@daniellamcgee4251]

I thought most people 'grounded' themselves with floor time. 🤔

[@ju4408]

Radiohead's "Just" video was a PSA way ahead of its time.

[@lilMissmAlice]

Yes! Napstablook tried to tell us years ago how nice it is to lay on the floor! lol

[@pizzaruby5140]

Wasn't expecting an Undertale fan here in THIS comment's section! Waddap?!

[@charityquill4965]

Let's lay on the floor and listen to some spooktunes

[@laalaa99stl]

Colbert lying on the ground reminded me of his The Big Questions segments. I guess we can allow him to steal from himself and ask _himself_ some Big Questions. 🤣

[@douglashenry6996]

Spraying bug spray in your face sounds like something the former guy would recommend.

[@jamesdooling4139]

Ah, I hope I go into the ground before Colbert ever leaves TV. He's one of my very few joys! ❤😊 Just watched his Bush roast again, too..

[@chrisarcher1146]

Those of us with chronic anxiety have known about Floor Time for a while now

[@Justusson]

Colbert, you are the best!! ❤️‍🩹

[@songwolf108]

Love seeing Stephen on the floor relaxing & getting a good view of his nostrils. Reminds me of the healing time I just loved laying around in the mud !!

[@BedStuyDOD62]

“If I don’t sleep, you don’t sleep” 😭😭😭

[@tuckerbowen4626]

...SO ARE WE JUST NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE _RADIO SIGNAL FROM SPACE?!?!?!_

[@TheKrispyfort]

Yep

[@amberdragonis1932]

We are not alone duh

[@amberdragonis1932]

😂

[@sharongarrett4356]

One day when there's no Trump update, maybe we can talk abt it.

[@crystalsoulslayer]

Tons of things in space produce radio waves. Anything that produces light and anything that has changing magnetic fields will put out some radio that's detectable if it's close enough. (Most of the static you hear on the radio is from the Sun! It says hi! The other planets also make radio waves, which various people translate into hauntingly beautiful audio for you to enjoy if you wanna feel small.) To be detectable from this distance, we're talking a _ridiculously_ powerful source. This particular signal is almost certainly from a neutron star. Neutron stars are extremely weird objects left behind after a supernova. (Really big supernovae make black holes instead.) They have lots of bizarre properties, but the thing relevant here is that they like to fire beams of radiation off their magnetic poles. These beams are detectable from way further away than normal, since they're really powerful. Because the star is spinning, the beam appears to us as a pulse that happens at very consistent intervals. Neutron stars are located this way all the time. So why is this one inexplicable? Neutron stars normally spin pretty fast; the slowest ones will pulse every few seconds. Nobody's ever seen one that spins slowly enough to have the interval of almost one minute that this new discovery has. The pulses of a neutron star are also really consistent and haven't been observed with the changing pattern observed in this signal. Those two facts are why the astrophysicists are all excited. Because it's confusing, and confusing space things tend to lead to cool new discoveries about how the universe is put together. Is it a neutron star spinning freakishly slowly for some reason, with some wild electromagnetic phenomenon messing with the poles? Is it a regular neutron star but it's being obstructed by objects orbiting it? Is its spin wobbly because there's another really massive thing nearby messing with it? Is it drunk? Is it breakdancing? They don't know, but they're gonna find out. *tl;dr* Not aliens. Probably a neutron star that's fucking with us for giggles, because the universe doesn't care if we understand it. We're still gonna try, though! Buzzkill completed! Okay byyyyeeeee~

[@TheGreatAtario]

We've known (popularly) about the eyelash mites for decades. I remember there being quite a bit of buzz in the culture around 1980-ish in the wake of a PBS show displaying super duper microscope shots of them.

[@cynthia4326]

The BAND is SO DAMN GOOD*

[@veramae4098]

I really enjoy the little rifs they do on different topics. Stephen started talking about Trump's guilty verdict when that was new, and there was a barely audible bit of "Jailhouse Rock."

[@nickaaayy97]

I can’t believe he stayed on the floor the entire time 😂😂

[@katalac]

Little bugs live all over us

[@Omni0404]

Not any more they don't *sprays Raid into face*

[@BabbittdaWabbitt]

I’m surprised he didn’t mention the nipple mites.

[@medievalladybird394]

Well, whaddaya know? 🎉😂

[@chrisrj9871]

@@BabbittdaWabbitt ....what

[@moniqueengleman873]

And INSIDE our bodies

[@TheSFGater]

Does anyone else think the mite looks like Appa the Sky Bison?

[@SewolHoONCE]

As an old man (¿Is 79 old?), I sleep on the floor. As a reminder of my youth: I spent a lot of time tent camping sleeping on the ground. As a comfort in my present: getting up off the floor unassisted 5 or 6 times a day reduces my fear of falling. I recently fell in the park. Three people came to help me up. I asked them to watch my first attempt to get up. If I had success, they could go their ways with my thanks. If I failed, I would accept help.

[@OfNoImport]

Cool, I'll just be over here SETTING MY FACE ON FIRE.

[@JS_Precision]

Ha. Been doing floor time since forever. I knew I was on to something. It just feels relaxing.

[@milosterwheeler2520]

That expensive cow has a neck folds like Mitch McConnell.

[@chezmoi42]

Dewlaps. The cow wears it better.

[@FurtiveSkeptical]

The cow, however, has integrity and can be trusted.

[@LifenaDay525]

No, turtle neck suits him fine. Haven’t seen him since he announced he’s leaving. 🐢

[@tinman7551]

I may never be upright ever again.

[@JZsBFF]

Don't despair. When evening comes, Earth rolls over, so could you.

[@powderedtoastfacekillah734]

That’s what I say during depressive episodes

[@marvinmartin4692]

You must be young!

[@daniellamcgee4251]

I have been almost entirely bed-bound for 8.5 years now with chronic fatigue syndrome/ m.e. and fibromyalgia. I forgot about that while laughing out loud at your comment. Beautifully written. Thanks! 😊

[@OriginalCreatorSama]

And this is why neurodivergent kids (or your coworker) will just randomly lay down on public floors: they're overwhelmed. Floor Time!

[@tyrant-den884]

Yeah, that's what Jurassic Park needs: more teens.

[@k31than]

Well, it’s not like the teens themselves wanted to be there; we know they’d rather be at home, in their room on their PC or with their phones. 😜😅

[@raygunsforronnie847]

@@k31than Personal electronics are why some dinosaurs didn't need long front arms. Nudge, wink.

[@chrisrj9871]

@@k31than - I wonder who gave them such elaborate and expensive mega-techno-gifts?

[@marcpeterson1092]

@@chrisrj9871 Their uncles.

[@Oneshot8242]

"When Harry's Head Dissolved into Sally" deserved a bigger laugh.

[@JZsBFF]

As if STD aren't enough to worry about.

[@benn454]

@@JZsBFF The males basically die and waste away to nothing except their gonads. A female anglerfish can have multiple sets of male gonads attached to her body to self fertilize.

[@morganpresley496]

YES!!!! Big fan of floor time!!!! :D

[@JonKonLGL]

So every time I get home from work and need a solid 30 minutes lying on the floor dissociating is backed by science!

[@kspace91]

Love how he did the rest of the segment on the floor

[@sharongarrett4356]

But did he feel any better?

[@MidnightSonnet]

I've loved the floor since i was a child. I actually don't like chairs. They're uncomfortable to me. Even at work during my lunch break, i only sit on the floor. When i was a kid, I'd sometimes lay on the floor and stare up at the ceiling, just relaxing. It was even more calming than laying on my bed doing the samd thing. There have been plenty of studies on this topic, so I'm not sure shy it's only making headline news now. Regardless, i highly recommend laying on the floor often, unless you have a medical condition that would worsen if you do, of course.

[@thecjsmediafamily6529]

Excellent delivery, Stephen and team! Bravo 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽

[@earthknight60]

For anyone interested in the face bgs, there's a great book called *Furtive Fauna: a field guide to the creatures who live on you* written by Roger M. Knutson and originally published in 1992. And the angler fish thing is very old news.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

I have noticed that most science 'news' is old.

[@Senorita_Belo]

Floor time with guinea pigs is great

[@lillithdv8]

4:16 error is not an option when your insides are sloughing off your uterine walls, you feel a hair's breath away from murdering anything within a 5 miles radius. You just want to be over it and have some well deserved floor time

[@pibyte]

In case somebody is looking for me - I am on the floor for the rest of the year.

[@felicialightfoot2380]

The thing is... you can't fall off of the floor. (Unless you're REALLY drunk!) 😂😂😂

[@karenhousley610]

" I was working in the lab late one night, and they played the monster mash"

[@raygunsforronnie847]

Bobby "Boris" Pickett! He did the mash!

[@SewolHoONCE]

@@raygunsforronnie847¿Have you seen the video version of Monster Mash by sub-bass singer, Goeff Castilluci? (sp?) edit Geoff Castellucci

[@raygunsforronnie847]

@@SewolHoONCE Nope, but I will thanks to your suggestion!

[@cristiandavidrojascastano5314]

Everything is always on point. Can't get enough!

[@MindRiderFPV]

Hammock time is even better. The swing relaxes.

[@medusagorgon8432]

That Raid spraying absolutely kills me.😅🤣😂 Was not expecting that, at all!

[@jamberstone1]

This was one of best ever segments, I am crying😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@56nickrich]

I learned a lot and laughed a lot and loved every minute! 💖 Thanks TLSSC💖

[@GenRN]

The sting means it’s working. 😂

[@julianf.wheeler3665]

I’m floored. 🙂

[@ACME_Kinetics]

Did you know that fallopian tubes aren't exactly sealed on the upper end? Apparently stuff just swims into the abdominal cavity and eventually gets broken down and absorbed. Also if you really think about it, that was gonna happen anyway.

[@TheKrispyfort]

Fimbriae Ova are released into the abdominal cavity and the fimbriae kinda create a current to sweep it into the oviducts

[@chezmoi42]

@@TheKrispyfort Yep, I had a fimbriectomy fifty+ years ago. This episode has me wondering if my internal fauna included an egg cleanup crew.

[@abthedragon4921]

Watching this particular segment while eating my breakfast was a mistake XD

[@chuyocaca4153]

I Must say " Stephen Floored It!

[@dianacline1439]

So the sandman sprinkles critters 😂

[@SewolHoONCE]

No, the critters leave their poop. (and you were already grossed out!)

[@patrickbureau1402]

Do Not Tell Us aboot the Carpet Mites - WE happy FUR the moment. 🍀

[@johnclary729]

Yeah I knew about eyelash mites a long time ago, it's like the old joke about the flea's fleas.

[@seileach67]

My mom told me that info long, long ago as a reason to not share other people's eye makeup or applicators!

[@marktully7755]

...Adam had em...

[@panadeuser]

lol, how about what happens if there are no critters in our eye lashes to eat the dead skin and oils? I've seen the animal planet documentaries, I've seen small birds coexisting with large predators ... so, I'll just make that parallel and declare myself happy with clean eyelashes. Also, leave my eye-lash critters alone, thank you very much

[@DNTXPCTMCH]

I love how long Stephen was on the floor😂❤

[@dnewton8103]

Stephen, bring back Big Questions with even Bigger Stars! You laying on the floor instantly took me back. Everybody look em up!

[@gnocchidokey]

I miss the big furry hat

[@nancykraus5127]

I love The Sound of Science. I'm emailing it to some of my science minded boy scouts now. ❤

[@pjforde1978]

This segment is one of the most refreshing things on this show in ages.

[@mammawlee]

Period smarts? That NEVER could be true for me!

[@gersonsouza3411]

3:40 ❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂

[@mitchellminer9597]

My face mites enjoyed watching this video.

[@onecraftyaccountant]

I love my floor time!! Especially in the evenings after a long day. And my toddler lays down next to me and we chill together ❤️

[@ZootZinBootZ]

Marc Bolan fossil appreciation 🎉

[@siriusputsch1842]

" Folks, you know, I love me some science. Science has given us so many major discoveries, like lab coats and clip boards." lolz

[@FutureCommentary1]

I loved the floor time and that you kept it up for the rest of the segment.

[@SpaceForceCommander]

Boxers & UFC Fighters enjoy "floor time" too -- it's when the beating stops.

[@henrygvidonas9573]

Let me assure you, there's nothing enjoyable about hitting the deck in boxing. Been there, done that. Not good! And in MMA there's a little thing called ground and pound... That's often when the worst part of the beating _starts._

[@MaxWelton]

5:20 I learned this from a Hank Green song ages ago!

[@dianewilliams1125]

I agree with floor time,i loved playing there when i was a kid.😊😊😊 I would get extremely overwhelmed if i did it now,ive never be able to get up!😅😅😅

[@timothygreer188]

*When Sally Melts Harry*

[@angelusmortis3150]

If I don't sleep. 😂😂😂😂

[@patrickbureau1402]

Hey Couzin - iz that Scientist with ya in the lab - Jon Stewart ??

[@joshuaconner4540]

I'm 32, my 7th grade teacher taught us about the eye lash mites... also jokes on Stephen, I just woke up.

[@gbzna868]

Normally when a late show host is on the floor its a sign for concern but that segment was somehow relaxing .

[@robertmoore9334]

Mr Stephen Colbert, you are a Genius. Akin to Mr. Robin Williams. You are Amazing! Thank you.

[@RickHamouris]

There goes Stephen... lying down on the job, again 😂

[@erikaswanson7072]

I think floor time is why Jon Stewart lived under that desk for so many years!

[@patrickbureau1402]

Daang Couzin ~ my 'x' iz an Anguler Fish ! ? - explains why my head was melting & i ended up on the comforting floor so much ~ merci encore mes amis !🇨🇦

[@FightingTorque411]

You couldn't think of a joke about eyelash bugs coming for "our oil"? That had American democracy written all over it!

[@henrygvidonas9573]

Put the idiotic phrase "drill, baby, drill" somewhere in there.

[@avisrobinson452]

Stephen is crazy😂😂😂❤❤

[@TheMrsSaito]

Lying on the floor is a great grounding technique. It works for a reason!

[@brandym.williams7314]

😂😂😂 True Story. Science., im hot getting on the floor with more bugs.

[@Justiceincorporated.]

Love me some floor time

[@cynthia4326]

Stephen, you are perfect.

[@cptjackharkness7072]

I just want to see that kid kick Jimmy's ass in that spelling bee!!!!!!!

[@alexduenas1535]

I JUST noticed there are mice sounds at the end of the sound of science jingle

[@papatroll9545]

The most hilarious writing on this show ever. And the bestest performance.

[@0o0ification]

I kept wondering how many pens and pennies that Stephen has dropped into his personal sewer grate there...

[@jhetling]

That Sound of Science graphics freaking me out dude, like what was that? Oh wait, the Interdimensionals are calling again BRB.

[@emptycradle1304]

"And in the UV light I saw... 10,000 photons, maybe more"...

[@LE-te9vx]

At least now when I lay on the floor of my cubicle at work in frustration I can point people to this segment!

[@deelee1569]

That floor sht is a fact😄