After reading A Poison Like No Other by Matt Simon, I knew I wanted to make a video on microplastics. The overwhelming feeling I got from reading that book was dread at the building realization that microplastics really are everywhere. They’re on the top of Mount Everest, the bottom of the Mariana Trench; they’re in …
Video Transcript Intro It’s been said that every piece of plastic that’s ever been produced still exists. In your home. In an office. On the side of a highway. Neighborhood streets. In rivers that lead to the ocean. And while it’s basically impossible to really verify that claim, scientists estimate that of the 8.3 billion …
Whoops, looks like ChatGPT got too thorsty and drank all the water in California Watch the short here: https://youtube.com/shorts/0dUTFR-eCAA Additional context This is a very complex topic, and I didn’t have the time to research nor write about all of it. If you’re here, it means you’re probably looking for extra context, so here are …
I recently learned about GHOST SHARKS! A paper published this year (Finucci et al., 2024) announced the discovery of Harriotta avia, a new species of ghost shark native to New Zealand and Australia. I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Dominique Didier, who helped discover them! She was super helpful, a ton of fun, …
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Watch the short here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBeOuMtMZZm/ There was 1 topic that got cut from the main wetlands video, and that was vernal pools! Vernal pools are a seasonal wetland that are usually about the size of a pond. They dry up in the summer, but over the fall, winter, and spring, amphibians like salamanders, newts, and …
Watch here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBW13SSP2VG/ (Shrek voice) Get outta my swamp! But is it really a swamp? Learn how to tell the difference between the 4 main types of wetlands: swamps, marshes, fens, and bogs! Transcript Hi, I’m Ben, and I’m in a swamp right now! Right?Or is this a marsh? Wait, what’s a bog?? Hi, I’m …
Video Resources Transcript Introduction Part 1: Definitions Part 2: Benefits Part 3: Carbon sequestration (aka how wetlands can help stop climate change) Part 4: Threats Part 5: Preservation and restoration Outro B-roll/image/sound credits B-roll/images Sounds/music Video credits References Ameray, A., Bergeron, Y., Valeria, O., Montoro Girona, M., & Cavard, X. (2021). Forest Carbon Management: a …
I just published a new video on Wetlands! It’s the first in a series called Ground Work, which is about how each biome contributes in its own way to the stability, biodiversity, and beauty of the planet. This is somewhere between a surface-level look and a deep dive on the differences between different wetlands and …
