S2014 E1 • Siats meekerorum

Peter Makovicky introduces us to Siats meekerorum, a new species of dinosaur discovered and described by him and Lindsay Zanno!

Première diffusion : 1 janvier 2014

S2014 E2 • Ask Emily #7

Emily answers your questions on ocean exploration, poop, and butterfly memories!

Première diffusion : 8 janvier 2014

S2014 E3 • Happy Anniversary!

Emily: "I could have never imagined this last year would be as rewarding and as transformative as it turned out to be. Thank you all for watching and learning with me!"

Première diffusion : 14 janvier 2014

S2014 E4 • Q&A with Anna Goldman

Wanna know how you can have Anna Goldman's job? Insider's tip: DFTBA.

Première diffusion : 15 janvier 2014

S2014 E5 • 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

Première diffusion : 22 janvier 2014

S2014 E6 • The Economic Botanical Collection

Stay tuned for The Brain Scoop family band - I'm playing the backup gourd.

Première diffusion : 29 janvier 2014

S2014 E7 • Bloopers, Deleted Scenes, and Other Oddities, Part Seven

With all the great press The Brain Scoop has been getting lately, it's time to put our best foot forward!

Première diffusion : 5 février 2014

S2014 E8 • Romantic Ants

This Valentine's Day, woo your boo with sexy entomology words! Spermatheca"..."aedeagus­".... "oral-anal social trophallaxis"...

Première diffusion : 13 février 2014

S2014 E9 • Meteorites From Spaaaaaace!

CSI Meteorites: I guess you could say this show is.... astronomical. YEEAAAAAAAAAH

Première diffusion : 19 février 2014

S2014 E10 • Ask Emily #8

Emily answers your questions from the antler room!

Première diffusion : 26 février 2014

S2014 E11 • The Brain Scoop

Welcome to The Brain Scoop, based out of The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. We're devoted to exploring the behind-the-scenes work of natural history museums and celebrating the diversity of this amazing world. Join us!

Première diffusion : 7 mars 2014

S2014 E12 • Starstuff and Nanodiamonds

Wherein Emily meets our collective origins.

Première diffusion : 12 mars 2014

S2014 E13 • The Two-Faced Calf, Part I

Wherein we seriously ask ourselves - are two heads better than one?

Première diffusion : 19 mars 2014

S2014 E14 • The Two-Faced Calf, Part II

Come for the 4 eyes, stay for the beetle time lapse.

Première diffusion : 26 mars 2014

S2014 E15 • The Interactives Shop

Come visit "The Machine Inside: Biomechanics" at the Field or find a traveling show in your area, and check out Bob's fun interactives for yourself! :D

Première diffusion : 2 avril 2014

S2014 E16 • The Replicator

Meet Max: The Replicator. Baby Turtle Maker. Termite Mound Architect. Giant Worm Enthusiast.

Première diffusion : 9 avril 2014

S2014 E17 • Crocodiles vs. Alligators

Crocodilia: Keeping it real for the last 83.5 million years.

Première diffusion : 16 avril 2014

S2014 E18 • The Audubon Field Guide

On April 26th, Audubon's 229th birthday, we remember the making of The Birds of America and JJ's flowing golden locks of hair.

Première diffusion : 23 avril 2014

S2014 E19 • The Heat Theater

Wherein our dynamite Exhibitions Department creates an immersive media experience inspired by a discarded wax candle.

Première diffusion : 30 avril 2014

S2014 E20 • The Breast Episode Ever

Wherein we discuss the biological and evolutionary imperatives of human breastfeeding over the last 80 million years.

Première diffusion : 7 mai 2014

S2014 E21 • Ask Emily: The Favorites Episode

RAINDROPS ON ROSES AND WHISKERS ON KITTENS: these are a few of Emily's favorite things!

Première diffusion : 14 mai 2014

S2014 E22 • Dimetrodon is Not A Dinosaur

They're not.

Première diffusion : 21 mai 2014

S2014 E23 • Where'd you get all those dead animals?

The answer to the ever-burning question: why do we need so many dead things?

Première diffusion : 4 juin 2014

S2014 E24 • How to Pin an Insect

Your dead insects and their details are valuable to science. Start your own collection today!

Première diffusion : 18 juin 2014

S2014 E25 • The Tiger Beetle

Bonus clip from our episode "How To Pin An Insect" - enjoy the lil' tiger beetle!

Première diffusion : 25 juin 2014

S2014 E26 • What the Function? with Smarter Every Day!

Where biology and engineering meet: let's puzzle out what the function is for some of our specimens! QUIZ SHOW!

Première diffusion : 2 juillet 2014

S2014 E27 • In Search of Fossil Fish

Wherein we go on a fishing trip for 52-million year old fossils! The first in a series about the excavation of Fossil Lake, Wyoming.

Première diffusion : 16 juillet 2014

S2014 E28 • Fossil Fish, Pt. II: A History

Join us for Part II in our quest to uncover the tropical world of ancient Fossil Lake! Palm trees in Wyoming! Sex in the fossil record!

Première diffusion : 30 juillet 2014

S2014 E29 • Why Sharks?

Welcome to five consecutive calendar days dedicated to programming about everyone's favorite cartilaginous fishes: the sharks!

Première diffusion : 11 août 2014

S2014 E30 • Fossil Sharks

Wherein we take an adventure into the deep oceans of history in pursuit of fossilized sharks.

Première diffusion : 12 août 2014

S2014 E31 • Shark Weapons

Weapons made with shark teeth from 100+ years ago are not only awesome, but they may also help us uncover clues about species distribution.

Première diffusion : 13 août 2014

S2014 E32 • Shark Fin CSI

Every year millions of sharks are slaughtered for their fins. The Field has developed new methods to identify some of these sharks to better enforce laws and help end the illegal trade. Science FTW!

Première diffusion : 14 août 2014

S2014 E33 • Sharks Sharks Sharks & More Sharks

There are 12 living Orders of sharks and rays swimming in our oceans today, and more than 440 known species. Here are some of the wackier ones!

Première diffusion : 15 août 2014

S2014 E34 • Fossil Meteorites

In which we set out and find fossil meteorites in time and space. Wait... meteorites can be fossilized?! Mind blown.

Première diffusion : 27 août 2014

S2014 E35 • Year of the Passenger Pigeon

2014 marks the 100-year anniversary of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon, the most numerous bird species in the history of our planet.

Première diffusion : 10 septembre 2014

S2014 E36 • Fossil Fish, PT. III: The Preparation

So.... we've got all of these fish fossils. Now what? To the prep lab!

Première diffusion : 24 septembre 2014

S2014 E37 • Updates with Emily

y0 we've got some updates!

Première diffusion : 30 septembre 2014

S2014 E38 • Into Perú

Team Brain Scoop is about to helicopter into a biologically unknown region of the Peruvian jungle with a team of conservationists to study and document the area's biodiversity for the first time in its history.

Première diffusion : 8 octobre 2014

S2014 E39 • Into the Bat Caves of Kenya: Pt. I

In January 2014, Emily accompanied Curator of Mammals Bruce Patterson on a field expedition into the bat caves of Kenya. They were joined with Field Museum Media Producers Greg Mercer and Emily Ward to document the experience. This is the 1st installment in a 2-part series of highlights from the trip; there's much more to come!

Première diffusion : 22 octobre 2014

S2014 E40 • Into the Bat Caves of Kenya: Pt. 2

This is the 2nd installment in a 2-part series of highlights from our expedition deep into the bat caves of Kenya!

Première diffusion : 5 novembre 2014

S2014 E41 • In Search of Night Life

In which we take an expedition deep into an area of unstudied rainforest, and document our discoveries. At night. This is the first part in a series about The Field Museum's Rapid Inventory No. 27, a journey through the forests between the rivers Tapiche and Blanco in Peru. Every year, the Museum's conservation group [the Action Center!] gathers together leading scientific experts across a number of disciplines (botany, zoology, geology, and anthropology) in order to gain an understanding of little-known areas of the rainforest. They work with local communities and their governments to help inform decisions made for conserving these unique, precious, and threatened parts of the world.

Première diffusion : 19 novembre 2014

S2014 E42 • Investigating the Trees of Amazonia

When in doubt, sniff a tree. No, really! Botanists and rainforest ecologists follow their noses to identify certain species in addition to looking at the plant's flowers, and counting leaves on branches. This is the second part in a series about The Field Museum's Rapid Inventory No. 27, a journey through the forests between the rivers Tapiche and Blanco in Peru. Every year, the Museum's conservation group [the Action Center!] gathers together leading scientific experts across a number of disciplines (botany, zoology, geology, and anthropology) in order to gain an understanding of little-known areas of the rainforest. They work with local communities and their governments to help inform decisions made for conserving these unique, precious, and threatened parts of the world.

Première diffusion : 3 décembre 2014

S2014 E43 • The Fer-de-Lance

We found so many snakes with Pablo that we decided to have a few episodes devoted to these beautiful and often misunderstood creatures. First: the common Fer-de-lance! This is a segment in a series about The Field Museum's Rapid Inventory No. 27, a journey through the forests between the rivers Tapiche and Blanco in Peru. Every year, the Museum's conservation group [the Action Center!] gathers together leading scientific experts across a number of disciplines (botany, zoology, geology, and anthropology) in order to gain an understanding of little-known areas of the rainforest. They work with local communities and their governments to help inform decisions made for conserving these unique, precious, and threatened parts of the world.

Première diffusion : 17 décembre 2014