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- Biologist Thor Hanson is back again to answer even more of the internet's burning questions about biology. What happens if a whale eats you? Why do ticks and fleas and mosquitoes exist? What is the most recent species to go extinct? Thor answers all these questions and much more!
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They could have this guy on 1,000 times and I’ll still eagerly watch every episode.
Couldn't agree more!!
He’s great
yknow i wont lie, wired chooses so many awesome people like him to answer about their respective topic. They really choose the best :)
He needs a channel or podcast like PBS eons or Animalogic
I wish I had him for a teacher when I was in school!!
I feel like teachers like him could make anyone interested in anything... big respect!
I wanna hear him read fairy tales. I bet he would be amazing at it.
hes my role model as a future science teacher
This is recorded and edited video.
Teachers have to interact with kids.
The two-way nature of class rooms, means that a kid may ask what was already explained. And other things that will slowly wear down the patience of the teacher. In addition to the very nature of keeping kids attention.
Much respect to teachers. I ALWAYS had to ask a question, even if i didnt need anything. Just because they said "does anyone has a question"
I also was the one who had to have their hands up FIRST to answer the question.
Sadly as smart as i was, i was also disruptive due to me always talking.
To the teacher, explaining to another student, or just having a conversation during class time. The first two may not have been bad, but I'm kinda annoying after a while.
Yeah I couldn't be a teacher to my younger self. I was an annoying brat. Smart but also a smart alec.
Congrats you just made the most generic, unoriginal comment possible when it comes to a teacher featured in a youtu e video.
@@siriusblack7714😂😂🙏
5:28 He chose the one most wholesome answer you could hope to receive. Mans basically said, "if I could bring back one species, it'd be the species that could save another that I love." 😭😭😭😭 The man is too wholesome, my heart.
He needs his own TV show or something, he's so lovely to watch and listen to. And his name is badass.
This is why a lot of biologists tend to focus on "keystone" species & others that are believed to promote biodiversity in their native habitats like the Wooly Mammoth, Passenger Pigeon, Thylacine, etc.
Wooly Mammoths, for example, could help preserve permafrost by restoring true steppe biomes, as they were the keystone species sustaining them.
Northeastern forests in the Americas are nothing like they were when Passenger Pigeons were plentiful, providing seed dispersal & forest management that controlled burning cannot replicate.
Thylacines were the only native predators of their size & nothing in Tasmania has successfully filled their niche, causing an imbalance in the ecosystem. Mainland Australia unfortunately would likely not be welcoming to them, as Dingos are almost certainly one of the main factors of their extinction there, but this is of course a matter of careful study.
Mammals & birds are of course not the only candidates for deextinction efforts, either! Many amphibians, fish, arthropods(including insects & crustaceans), & so on are quite high on the list, as are a good number of non-animals!
Mans? Pshh, Unreal.
I think the good and bad news is we may have recently found out the ground sloth didnt exist... but maybe that means theres hope for the joshua tree!
Fun fact on that last question: a good 80-90% of the foods we refer to as 'vegetables' are actually fruits, there are actually not that many edible 'vegetable' kind of plants. The reason these fruits are called 'vegetables' is a result of culinary distinction rather than a biological one, labelling the plant by its use in dishes rather than what it is categorically.
Like the saying goes, "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad."
@@DaveTexas or a nut.
And I'd believe the english language is also not the best one to discuss the biology-culinary difference, as both use the word fruit for different stuff.
@@Scavenger82 "Philosophy is wondering if ketchup is a smoothie"
edit: just saw that the question had my answer as a question.
That percentage is pretty exaggerated, unless you only eat things like tomatoes, peppers and squash.
This guy. He's someone kids should look up to.
He just makes you feel good, and seems like a really nice guy. Somebody to strive to be like
Agreed
Ok
pretty sure all kids in Scandinavia look up to thor
@@AlbertRutter 😂
As someone who graduated with a Bio degree i truly wish he was a professor at my school. His natural excitement and passion for science is infectious and I feel like he would’ve made microbio so fun 😅💜
Same, even through a lot of these answers aren't anything new it's so nice listening to him
Same!
He looks like the type of guy I'd enjoy to share a blunt and go wild about scientific theory
Same
Youre one of those everywhere commenters aren't you
This guy looks like Ozzy Osbourne if he took a different path
I can't unsee that 😅
I guess both of them like bats, albeit in different ways
Branch evolution. This is Ozzy if you give him a book stone.
This comment deserves more credit
Lol
Dr. Hanson could have a show every single day for the next 10 years and I wouldn't miss one. Super fun, interesting, and laid back (it's amazing how much passion he has for his profession).
Seriously. He should have a YT show in the style of the science and nature shows we had growing up.
Honestly, just bring him in every week at this point. I'd never get tired of him tbh
As a history major, he speaks the way that made me fall in love with history. He himself is fascinated by his own knowledge so it never becomes obvious or get boring
Exactly this. When I was in undergrad as an undeclared student, a history professor who taught with this sort of zeal and passion made me fall in love with history. The sciences have never been my strong suit or that interesting to me, but I could listen to this guy go on for hours.
probably the few experts that managed to turn over-complicated question asked and explain them where most of the people can understand. i love how he can turn hard questions into simple words that i can understand. need more expert like Dr. Thor!
I had a cell biology professer like him. You could listen to him for hours turning a side note to an intersting excursion. On the flip-side, he always realised 5 min before ending class that he had to catch up on dozens of slides^^
THis was almost all the classes I took as a teacher. Almost every class would end with me saying, "Well, we didn't complete the topic but atleast you all were intrested in my detours."
My medical bacteria teacher was like that, i could listen to him for days.
Rest in peace Dr.Stonewall
My high school health science teacher was like that too. He often asked us to tell him if class was ending soon so he could summarize our lesson. We rarely told him because we didn't want class to end. 😁
This guy's pretty wholesome, good job on bringing him back
Watch his first video with the giant seed pod
His passion for the craft is palpable. I’d love to like my job that much
Ok
i would suggest this man start a biology podcast if i didn’t think it would rob listeners of being able to see the joy in his eyes
Someone get this guy on a nature doc! He's like a young Attenborough!
Yes! Very similar cadence!
i'm majoring in biology, so mad respect for you Dr. Thor Hanson!
My husband is a biologist, he loves Dr Hanson. And we both wish you lots of success in the path you chose. Biology is amazing.
I did too and I loved it. Good luck with your degree!
@@ouestlavraivie8702 oh my.. i'm actually having a hard time because it's supposed to be my final year in uni. thank you so much for your kind words 🤍
@@khalilahd. Thank you 😭🤍
Ok
Can we have him on at least once a month? I love his enthusiasm. Makes me want to learn more
I want this guy to become one of those popular science educators. His enthusiasm and delivery is wonderful.
I love this guy. He's so enthusiastic. He's the kind of guy that 90% of high schoolers would roll their eyes at, while low-key inspiring the other 10% to become biologists or vets or botanists.
I would love to see him do a react to video for accuracy and inaccuracy in movies and tv shows
I hadn't even noticed that bugs on the windshield was something that wasn't happening as much anymore. But it is indeed! Mind blown
I notice. Every trip I take seems to have more and more. Guess it's somewhat dependent on where you are traveling .
Guess it depends on where you are traveling. I now have to stop twice along my travels to clean windshield and my grill is crazy filled with dead bugs.
Re: Mosquitoes and black flies and other biting insects. Adding to what Thor mentioned: Many plants rely on pollination by these small insects. A blueberry flower is much too small for bees, wasps or butterflies to pollinate them, so if you get rid of those insects you get rid of blueberries as well.
For example: cocoa. So no chocolate without mosquitoes
It's like I tell my son: every animal has an important part to play in nature, big or small, whether they're dangerous or not, whether you like them or not
@@BoisterousPancakeBoiI tell my nephew the same thing. Except afterwards I whisper in his ear “except you.” lol I’m kidding.
I was thinking that perhaps the best way to get rid of diseases carried by mosquitos like malaria is to find a way to replace the mosquitos that carry them with mosquitos that don't carry the parasites.
His enthusiasm is infectious. Really wish I would’ve had a biology teacher like this growing up ❤
This guy could become the Mr. Wizard of biology. He needs his own show.
10:12 As a Biology student myself, I really liked the response Dr. Hanson made. Another way that I see it is that in nature, being bigger and wider is not always the most fit phenotype to survive. Although the Daisy is bigger which may allow for higher probability of reproducing and such, it also takes more nutrients and resources to survive. For example, animals require a huge amount of nutrients and very specific habitat to survive compared to a unicellular organism like a bacteria which requires much less nutrients to thrive.
this was what i thought of, too.
I like your answer much more and don't like Dr. Hanson's response at all. I would even say he didn't answer. The question was "this is effective, why are flowers normally not like this". And he "answered" - "it is anomaly". Well yes. Duh.
@@Knuckles2761 Thank you for liking my explanation 👍. Dr. Hanson is correct in his explanation as well. He just didn't go into deep detail about it, let me explain. Dr. Hanson explained the biological term fasciation in his explanation. Fasciation is the abnormal growth of the tip of a plant or flowering plant. Fasciation is caused mainly by genetic mutations on plants, but it can also be caused by bacterial and viral infections to the plant. The reason why you don't see other daises with that size is because that genetic mutation, or that mutated genotype is not usually passed to the next generation of daises via reproduction. Another reason why that size is not seen is because not every daisy is going to be infected by microorganisms that causes fasciation. I hope this helps✌.
I was expecting him to answer along these lines, explaining that every adaptation is a compromise and was disappointed he only went with the proximate explanation. The question I think was more about why some plants have small and some big flowers. Good job on writing this comment and giving the explanation!
@@Veeravaara thank you!
If this was my teacher I’d be at school everyday
Same feelings here😍 but I have to go...compulsion
Wait are you saying don’t go to school everyday??? (Except for the weekends ofc)
Stay in school kids
The world needs more educators like this guy right here. Passionate, knowledgable and entretaining.
This man needs his own channel.
I absolutely love how this guy explains and articulates everything. So easy to follow and makes you feel drawn into the topic
Another explanation of the drop-off in bugs on windshields is the modern focus on aerodynamics in automobile engineering, causing them to slip over the surface of a vehicle rather than smack into it.
2 more videos of Dr. Hanson in the same week? I say more!
He's a delight to listen to. I love his enthusiasm
He deserves a full time show
I love this guy's enthusiasm and passion! As someone who struggles to absorb lots of new information for extended periods of time, I feel like I could listen to him explain thing for hours and I'll absorb most if not all of it! he just explains things in a way that actually sinks into my brain
Yes even more Thor vids i love this guy.
@ the "what causes cells to die"
I feel like he should've mentioned that programmed cell death like he describes is called Apoptosis.
Its just a really fun word to say.
I was waiting for him to say that 😂
I love Thor. As an aspiring teacher, I am so enthralled and inspired by how he speaks and explains things.
As a bio student myself, im always excited seeing his video answering those questions, he seems very enthusiastic. I wish i had a professor like him
I could listen to this man all day and not get bored
We need more people like this man to become teachers/professors. I can listen to him for hours.
I keep saying I wish there were more videos with this guy and they keep coming. Incredible. This guy should have his own series.
This man is a treat, i love his enthusiasm.
I really appreciate the way he breaks down these topics
On the “bugs on windshield” topic: I honestly believe this largely comes down to improvements in car aerodynamics. I drive a 2002 Land Rover that’s a big box with wheels. On a road trip, a friend driving a Subaru got almost no bugs on their windshield while mine was COATED.
Of course insect populations are dropping, but the oft cited windshield anecdote seems a bit misleading to me, someone nearly blinded by bug splatter in my highly inefficient vehicle.
I love how when people ask impossible questions he isnt dismissive he just answers what would happen in the hypothetical situation
Love him. He is so full of enthusiasm and that is infectious.
I manage a bar and own a handyman company; if it ain’t dealing with fruit flies or other “pest” control, I don’t think of it often. But the way this gentleman shares his knowledge with such rigorous passion into easily-absorbed knowledge is absolutely stunning. Mad props Doc
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I would’ve absolutely LOVED to have him as my Bio professor in college. I feel like having a teacher that actually seems interested in the subject helps learning a lot.
Ok but Wired needs to bring this guy back routinely. He’s AWESOME
Another one already? That was quick!
I could listen to this guy for years. He explains stuff like telling stories. I love it so much!
I wish you’d been my high school biology teacher. I find your explanations interesting and fun, and I think you’d have made science far more understandable and exciting. I watch you and feel all fired up about learning more. Thank you!
I love him! It was people like him that passed the passion for science on to me when I was a child. Now I have a Bachelor's degree in physics and since my main field of interest is biophysics, I am currently doing a Master's degree in biomedical engineering focused on biomaterials and biomechanics. If I one day can pass the torch to the younger generation with such excitement as he does, all I have ever dreamt of has come true!
Bring him back for more! Some of the best insight into biology and explaining the importance of the inter connectivity of everything
I LOVE his enthusiasm. An ideal teacher if I've ever seen one
I wish Mr. Hanson would of have been my science teacher in elementary & high school and my biology processor in college. His passion and how he explains things is so pleasant and educational to listen to. Although he wasn't my teacher or professor; he is my favorite biologist as an adult! I hope we continue to see him on more support episodes.
This guy is amazing! He spreads the excitement for his field like no other
maan just imagine him being your teacher.
his enthusiasm is so contagious and genuine!!
He is very expressive and easy to understand! I love the videos with him.
He clearly loves the field he's in and honestly that makes me want to listen to him even more. It shows in his enthusiasm to answer any type of question
Thank you for this awesome mini-series. I hope dr Hanson will be back, I love when people talk about their field of studies with wide-eyed passion and without being jaded.
Dr. Hanson is making me reminisce my elementary and secondary science that I love and enjoy. I hope this is watched more by kids in this generation. Really.
"To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do rather than what they say"....
I honestly hope you guys film these for a few hours and you've got a bunch on the back burner for a later release. The Tech Support series is one of my favourite things on the internet and you always have great guests.
This guy needs his own youtube channel and a million random biology questions to be asked! I could listen to him all day
i'm an ecology major and this dude's enthusiasm really makes me excited to keep studying for my degree. props to him!!
i like how he whispers the ends of his sentences, as if he's telling a story to children
I wanna hand this guy a science textbook and like listen to all the rants he would go on seeing someone so passionate about what they do gives me so much joy
i love this guy sooo much. his way of delivering answers is so intriguing and genuinely got me hooked to his explanation
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I love this guy. His passion is so contagious and really translates the intricacies of our complex world into a digestible way. I need more of this man, protect him at all costs ✋🏽
Thank you WIRED for bringing on all these great guests who are both passionate experts and captivating teachers!
I’ve been bingeing these lately and this guy is my favorite. He is so passionate and engaging, it’s infectious
The way hes able to keep me engaged throughout the video is amazing, he's so lively and energetic.
he’s back AGAIN?! we truly do live in the best possible timeline
You can tell he really loves his job
I could watch him teach any subject. The way he speaks and explains things is great.
What an absolute gem to have in academia! If I'd had an enthusiastic prof like this, I might not have gotten a creative writing degree...
i'm a simple man. i see thor hanson, i click
I love Biology Support with Thor Hanson, It’s like my favorite Wired show
This man needs his own TV show. So expressive and engaging!! Will watch every video he's in!!
I love how invested he is in explaining everything. You can really feel the passion he has
Awesome dude thanks for sharing this questions and biology stuff
Thank you for another one of these this guy is fantastic!
I love the way this guy delivers information, he makes it so interesting and his examples & analogies are easy to understand
As other comments have stated he makes hard and complex questions easier to understand with how he explains them in a simple way. And his personality makes it all the more fun and wholesome.
9:25 - Corvus birds seem to be particularly good at understanding traffic. I would say they are better than most humans. I've seen crows staying in the road to eat something there, then dart out of the way when a car approaches, then go straight back to the middle of the road to eat. No land animal I've seen in traffic understand cars enough to do anything close to that. So at least some birds can handle cars better than other animals.
I seen a dead bird once
This guy seems to love educating. Cool
Thor has a knack for storytelling. I'm invested due to the answers and also his passion for the answers.
i love the way this guy expresses his words, its so engaging, i wish i had him as a science teacher
I bet he would be a awesome professor.
I love his explanation of the questions.
Let's hope he never tries to start a cult. He could make anything seem fascinating and logical.
If I had had just one teacher like him in high school I think I would have enjoyed learning so much more.
If I ever ran into this guy I could quiz him for hours! He’s clearly super passionate about biology but also his explanations are so well put together. They’re detailed enough to be super interesting but easy to understand if you don’t have knowledge of the subject. And it seems like he’s really excited to share the information, where sometimes with an expert in any field their answers can seem patronising and are filled with exclusive jargon. Love it.
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This is what Barney Stinson would have become if he hadn't turned into a player
Lmao!!! Exactly. I love that episode
So fun to watch!!
Honestly can't get enough of this guy's love and enthusiasm for biology!
This guy is awesome, so passionate and gentle.
His energy is everything. His answers also make sense and are interesting but don't overload you with information or technical terms.
Yes yes love having more of this guy!😃
I love the way this guy talks. He's so expressive and seems genuinely passionate for what he does.
love him so much, i just watched his other video yesterday, what a great timing