Microbiologist Answers Microbiology Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

[@nathanmays7926]

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

[@randallpetersen9164]

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

[@bpolat]

This what I am asking all the time.

[@Tenorsax69er]

However they’re finding them, KEEP IT UP!

[@Seawing-v5d]

The same place they find AI shill spam.

[@RedTail1-1]

Casting director.

[@bleeploughly6311]

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

[@squaretriangle9208]

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

[@KeiOnLagann]

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

[@_mickmccarthy]

He's much bigger than I was expecting

[@kinnosheasalema]

🤣 took a moment

[@YarPirates-vy7iv]

Nice

[@guggefishingbut6857]

Aha!

[@bcaye]

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

[@matthewturley352]

Haaaaaa

[@hayleyabell7481]

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

[@cookiecola5852]

I really like the paintbrush he has one his head😄

[@bumblebee623]

Noone cares.

[@nowaaru]

@@bumblebee623 wrong

[@bumblebee623]

@@nowaaru right :)

[@Littlebingus]

@@bumblebee623ur jealous of him. It’s ok

[@Cyan1176]

He looks like someone who would never gonna give you up

[@GoBlueGirl78]

Or let you down

[@haim1217]

Or run around

[@aurorealcayde1647]

Or hurt you

[@nycrsny3406]

😂😂

[@nashvillehifi7788]

Or never let you down

[@neonloneliness1]

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

[@DegenerateDryad]

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

[@Xenotrickster]

Hank's long lost twin.

[@Khristafer]

It's action-figure Hank 🤣

[@Z4G.]

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

[@amyisreallybored]

microwave stuff is at 10:55 btw

[@TucoBenedicto]

Hero

[@UnCannyValley67]

You da man

[@Freeyourself206]

Thank you very much!!!!

[@Dude6978]

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

[@endlesskurko]

Hero

[@TheBioCosmos]

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

[@thehauterod]

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

[@zoobean994]

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

[@StanHowse]

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

[@wallycheladyn1190]

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

[@stephgreen3070]

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

[@jefkaplinger2717]

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

[@StoniTheOni]

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

[@KeithGrant]

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

[@thorwaldjohanson2526]

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

[@sebastianestrada3697]

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

[@-108-]

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

[@JabeRaddle]

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

[@VVattoo]

👍 for still calling twitter twitter

[@PNM_79]

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

[@bigdongled3077]

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

[@julioguardado]

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

[@barrywallisable]

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

[@DisasterxUs]

denying reality because you don't like it

[@tz4601]

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

[@earthscorcher]

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

[@sophiamarchildon3998]

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

[@william3100]

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

[@mattschemmer3091]

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

[@RedTail1-1]

We all know this..

[@KDeanie]

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

[@jamesengland7461]

What's fascinating is that rabies has the highest death rate with infection and yet the most effective vaccine!

[@jordanlewis9508]

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

[@earthscorcher]

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

[@RedTail1-1]

Not what he meant and you know it.

[@earthscorcher]

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

[@thewalkingcrow8946]

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

[@dgill441]

Hopefully there will be a Part 2!

[@lkiss222]

I knew that Centipede movie is real.

[@MissBlackMetal]

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

[@littlepaperjellyfish]

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

[@Zeph_918]

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

[@HoldFastFilms]

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

[@mirko241]

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

[@r6scrubs126]

Yes that is common knowledge

[@Eshelion]

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

[@natashagreen4723]

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

[@agnesie786]

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

[@GholaTleilaxu]

We adapt or we die. Humans and bugs.

[@RLelling]

Giving real Hank Green's cousin energy ✨

[@CorvusCorone68]

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

[@Elriuhilu]

Lank Blue.

[@dibs9937]

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

[@Spikklubba]

sounds like someone i know

[@c0lutch]

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

[@leolegendario1]

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

[@c0lutch]

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

[@canaisyoung3601]

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

[@AngiDas]

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

[@anniejuan1817]

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

[@Lenny22056]

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

[@veeeff2323]

Yep

[@cathipalmer8217]

Why I came to the comments.

[@concinnity9676]

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

[@cathipalmer8217]

@@concinnity9676 😆

[@jonathancantarero109]

Bruh you really learn a lot with these.

[@raamissalman3444]

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

[@stewcoil2481]

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

[@dolphin64575]

Glad you're doing better!

[@alexandrevaliquette3883]

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

[@benjaminthefox]

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

[@altromusic]

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

[@windragon379]

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

[@Iconoclasher]

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

[@YarPirates-vy7iv]

Hahaha! 🎉🎉🎉

[@randallpetersen9164]

Ba dum tsss...

[@Ph1lius]

Bruh 😂

[@visheshreddy4293]

*Dad detected*

[@MorganChaos]

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

[@mangantasy289]

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

[@brenda5511]

That’s horrifying!

[@saschamayer4050]

Thanks for the nightmares. 😅👍

[@mangantasy289]

@@saschamayer4050you're very welcome

[@RitamSanyal]

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

[@apeacebone6499]

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

[@chadhorsley2245]

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

[@whitemouse22]

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

[@eragonawesome]

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

[@napakapa1046]

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

[@BLenz-114]

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

[@Mia199603]

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

[@GPosner8]

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

[@goatmeal5241]

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

[@CromiumDestaliate]

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

[@Y20XTongvaLand]

... or can you? 🤔

[@Skinflaps_Meatslapper]

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

[@sanjanasinha7634]

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

[@Y20XTongvaLand]

@@sanjanasinha7634 Whatchu say about my momma?

[@User-54631]

I was taught that in grade school.

[@acebinko1]

As someone working in a pioneering field of microbiology, this is great content to see! I just had a conversation with my boss yesterday about our understanding of bacteria. I compared it to dark matter and dark energy because we know "something" is there, and it makes up more than the little we actually do know! There is still the cosmos out there for us to explore. There will be many.. many "final frontiers" along the way.

[@flamingmonkeyxii]

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

[@shakeyj4523]

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

[@z-licious]

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

[@shmooters5599]

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

[@flamingmonkeyxii]

@@shmooters5599 Thanks! Is that by area?

[@mschmidt62]

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

[@theboiwho8pasta]

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

[@Superfui]

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

[@natedetailscars]

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

[@saschamayer4050]

By using cloud data and statistics?

[@Nikember]

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

[@docd0071]

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

[@peterc4082]

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

[@raerohan4241]

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

[@leow3696]

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

[@MrThewhore]

😏

[@redbloodedbutterfly]

You'd think that with Avian flu surging again, more people would be convinced that they should stop supporting factory farms. Instead, they'll just complain when the price of chicken and eggs increases again.

[@kianashirangi]

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

[@shakeyj4523]

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

[@Klos1977]

Thanks. I was beginning to doubt myself. 😅

[@lukmaanpratomo6866]

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

[@vectorwolf]

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

[@margotchurchill5593]

Why do I picture Professor Snape using this phrase?

[@lukmaanpratomo6866]

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

[@XouXin]

This guy is great. Such a good communicator and well informed. He makes you appreciate learning about a new subject.

[@prdoyle]

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

[@sarahhopper8891]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@eriebug]

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

[@elpinche915]

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

[@lavenderpants8695]

Does he remind anyone else of Hank Green?

[@GoBlueGirl78]

Yeah, a bit LOL

[@frogetaboutit]

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

[@Azurval]

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

[@iEatedAbutter22]

I was thinking Biff + Hank Green

[@kindlin]

Another commenter noted the striking similarities to a one Rick Astley

[@slc1161]

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

[@nickrider5220]

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

[@sp1200M3D]

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

[@daninickel]

MITOCHONDRIA IS THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL

[@alexandrevaliquette3883]

How dare you!

[@g0th1c_aj]

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

[@Nepo.Potshangbam]

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

[@Regladeocha]

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

[@suejean168]

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

[@Nepo.Potshangbam]

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

[@s3cr3tsquar333]

did u just say something

[@luckystriker7489]

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

[@patg2109]

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

[@Jump-n-smash]

stool samples would be more realistic

[@inedibledorito]

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

[@karinarasala1712]

It’s not that deep

[@ChaDMan97]

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

[@ultigirlinCO]

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

[@duncandewar9885]

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

[@Toaster-v1z]

So about 1000 bacteria on the head of a pin.

[@anem0nia]

So 1000

[@johnmckee2266]

MOST EXCELLENT!! This should be shared everywhere

[@Danenos]

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

[@calvinhuber5779]

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

[@waithereivegonetogethelp3240]

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

[@bryanquick3349]

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

[@realhumanist71]

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

[@jaydoggy9043]

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

[@gachawolfpaw1783]

That his kid?!

[@jaydoggy9043]

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

[@rose_ugh]

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

[@TheScgloo]

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

[@nfboogaard]

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

[@ronjohnson2760]

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

[@jerricabursik3284]

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

[@raerohan4241]

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

[@megabigblur]

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

[@martinwettig8212]

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

[@ikocheratcr]

I was not aware what caused the the rain fall smell, now I know it is geosmin. Very cool.

[@dixonjernigan1534]

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

[@meganmcnamara4809]

This guy is definitely Hank and John Green coded

[@Opalgal]

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

[@blackshard641]

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

[@RobertTowell]

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

[@rattateo]

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

[@daphnej4189]

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

[@ishiidanne8922]

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

[@fabianmckenna8197]

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

[@EmoZhaeNan]

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

[@XaviRonaldo0]

Wasn't the 1918 flu pandemic a swine flu not avian? Also respect for not calling it the Spanish Flu. I really hate that misnomer!

[@tompieters9924]

As a lab student right now taking medical microbiology, This video makes me very happy bc I like to think I know a lot but this world always suprises me with more knowledge to be gained

[@jerricabursik3284]

Are you studying to be a med lab scientist? It gets even cooler once you get into a hospital lab, there are so many bacteria you can identify using MALDI-TOF I'd never even heard of in school 😄

[@neverescence]

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

[@sarahhopper8891]

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

[@KingBongHogger]

Womp womp

[@steelgreyed]

When you were describing the differences between Viruses, bacteria, and fungi, I wish you had expanded more on what it takes to be a parasite, a predator, or a decomposer. While there are some decomposer bacteria, and some predatory fungi, these rare examples are not what they are typically best at. The why of the matter generally explains the how of their niches, like internal vs external digestion.

[@lucasspears2068]

close enough, welcome back Hank Green!

[@ZoneKei]

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

[@ReezeGoingSenseless]

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

[@8leggedsquirrel521]

2:33 I think you're mistaking the tip of the pen for the head of the pen. The head of the pen is the part that you push safely to push it into something

[@davledav]

5:00 I did not expect a xenomorph bacteria to exist but here we are.

[@sophiamarchildon3998]

Nature is scary

[@Chris_Toney]

I loved Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry, but Microbiology was right up there. This stuff is really interesting. It's a whole fascinating universe of tiny (both helpful and dangerous) things.

[@elchad3831]

Mitochondria the power house of a cell 🥸

[@Protegritypainting]

Love the insightful information, keep them coming! One suggestion try not to cut scenes as much. The zooming in and out on your head gives me a headache.

[@chefcalebify]

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

[@brenda5511]

Or a Harry Potter spell!

[@slc1161]

I heard the best description during my advanced training. The very first antibiotic given for a bacterial infection causes resistance to start forming to promote survival of the bacterium.

[@jamesengland7461]

This was fascinating!

[@pavlinka.p]

Hello. Can your talk about quorum sensing? For some reason I believed that when bacterium enter the body they “count,” or sense the amount of immunity/immune cells we have & that if there are more of “us,” then they become dormant/fall asleep so they’re undetectable to our immune system…. & that when our immunity depletes the bacterium will become opportunistic & attack/invade or make more of itself. Thank you…

[@s3cr3tsquar333]

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

[@Hugh.G.Rectionx]

finna get dem fuckin microbes yo

[@NorthernChev]

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

[@LisaNaomi24]

These things are so interesting. I always learn a lot when I watch em.

[@echognomecal6742]

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

[@HappyComfort]

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