Cameron Duke

Libraries, providing free information to everyone, are the bedrock of a free society.

And a shoutout to all the librarians out there! Thank you for all you do!!!

#ILoveLibraries

Every day there's a viral post about the torture of listening to a child/co-worker/date drone on and on about some obscure subject they're obsessed with.

Which is weird because seeing somebody desperately, fiercely sharing what they're passionate about is objectively the coolest fucking thing

Zuckerberg owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp.

Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post.

Elon Musk owns Twitter/X.

When multi-billionaires take control of our most vital platforms for communication, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy

I've been diving headfirst into my old Bad Religion cds lately. It's almost therapeutic and shocking how relevant a thirty-year-old song like American Jesus can still be today.

It's good to see you here too! I've largely pulled away from social media in the last year or so, but I'm told this is where the fun crowd is so here I am!

I just want to say I'm happy with how this one came out. That's all. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy that @lizahaart.bsky.social drew my dog Nelson in the last scene too! youtu.be/e8DVJwA_n0E?...

Hey all! Just logged in here for the first time on a few months. I see lots of new faces! Welcome!

We Only Discovered This 10 Years Ago YouTube video by MinuteEarth

Another great video from MinuteEarth in collaboration with the Center for Electromicrobiology - this one's an introduction to cable bacteria: www.youtube.com/watch?v=83Zi... - by @camerontheduke.bsky.social with help from Robin Bonné

...at least not with their hands, for the most part.

I used to do this a lot with students! There was always the group that would go swab a toilet seat, their phones, door handles, only to realize when we cultured the swabs that the toilet seats are actually pretty clean because nobody touches them

The illustrators are running amok... @lizahaart.bsky.social

Arcadi's stick figure standing next to mine, which is frustratingly tied to a chair

There has been a hostile takeover on @minuteearth... Prepare for a delightfully unhinged video next week!

How do marine mammals sleep underwater? How can animals that need to breathe air manage to sleep underwater?

Have you ever wondered how mammals like whales and seals manage to sleep in the open ocean without drowning? I have. It seems exhausting.

Fascinating! I'll have to check that out soon.

on it. Thanks!

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this is cinderella in dutch i can’t fucking breathe

Hey all, I'm Cameron, and am a biologist by training, but now I make science-educational videos as just one part of a small but incredible team at www.youtube.com/@MinuteEarth ! I am also a freelance science writer, birder, mountain biker, and occasional brewer.

I just finished the first book in the series (A Plague of Giants), so I have a long way to go - but I agree, this series is incredible and I can't wait to dive into the next one!

Weird Things Animals Do During Eclipses This Product is supported by the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), part of NASA’s Science Activation portfolio. The material contained in this document is based upon work supported by a National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) grant or cooperative agreement. Any questions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materials are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of NASA. For centuries, humans have reported animals freaking out during solar eclipses, like birds falling from the sky and bees hiding in their hives, but the animals most affected by eclipses might be us. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Behavior: the way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* Cameron Duke | Script Writer and Narrator David Goldenberg | Director Lizah van der Aart | Illustration, Video Editing and Animation Nathaniel Schroeder | Music MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info OUR STAFF ************ Lizah van der Aart • Sarah Berman • Cameron Duke Arcadi Garcia i Rius • David Goldenberg • Melissa Hayes Alex Reich • Henry Reich • Peter Reich Ever Salazar • Leonardo Souza • Kate Yoshida OUR LINKS ************ Youtube | https://youtube.com/MinuteEarth TikTok | https://tiktok.com/@minuteearth Twitter | https://twitter.com/MinuteEarth Instagram | https://instagram.com/minute_earth Facebook | https://facebook.com/Minuteearth Website | https://minuteearth.com Apple Podcasts| https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minuteearth/id649211176 REFERENCES ************** Alvarez-Cárdenas, Sergio, et al. “Observations on Behavior of the Lizard Uta Stansburiana during a Total Solar Eclipse.” The Southwestern Naturalist, vol. 42, no. 1, 1997, pp. 108–112, www.jstor.org/stable/30054070 Branch, Jane E., and Deborah A. Gust. “Effect of Solar Eclipse on the Behavior of a Captive Group of Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes).” American Journal of Primatology, vol. 11, no. 4, 1986, pp. 367–373, https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.1350110407 Chan, Melissa. “How Do Animals React to an Eclipse? Depends on How Smart They Are.” Time, 17 Aug. 2017, time.com/4882733/total-solar-eclipse-animals-react/ “Christopher Clavius - Biography.” Maths History, mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Clavius/ Georgia, University of. “How Does a Solar Eclipse Affect Animals?” Treehugger, www.treehugger.com/how-does-solar-eclipse-affect-animals-4868135 Gil-Burmann, Carlos, and Marcial Beltrami. “Effect of Solar Eclipse on the Behavior of a Captive Group of Hamadryas Baboons (Papio Hamadryas).” Zoo Biology, vol. 22, no. 3, 2003, pp. 299–303, https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.10077 Hartstone-Rose, Adam, et al. “Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse.” Animals, vol. 10, no. 4, 31 Mar. 2020, p. 587, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10040587 Hester, Jessica Leigh. “What We Know about How Animals Reacted to the 2017 Eclipse.” Atlas Obscura, 15 Nov. 2018, www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-animals-react-to-an-eclipse LESCURE, J. “THE EFFECT of a TOTAL SUN ECLIPSE on the VOCAL BEHAVIOR of SOME AMPHIBIANS.” THE EFFECT of a TOTAL SUN ECLIPSE on the VOCAL BEHAVIOR of SOME AMPHIBIANS., 1975, pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=getRecordDetail&idt=PASCAL7650164283 Murdin, Paul. “Effects of the 2001 Total Solar Eclipse on African Wildlife.” Astronomy & Geophysics, vol. 42, no. 4, 1 Aug. 2001, pp. 4.04–4.08, https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-4004.2001.0420044.4.x Nilsson, Cecilia, et al. “Aeroecology of a Solar Eclipse.” Biology Letters, vol. 14, no. 11, 28 Nov. 2018, p. 20180485, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0485 Pandey, Kamleshwar, and Jagdamba P. Shukla. “Behavioural Studies of Freshwater Fishes during a Solar Eclipse.” Environmental Biology of Fishes, vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 1982, pp. 63–64, https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00011824 Ritson, Robert, et al. “Comparing Social Media Observations of Animals during a Solar Eclipse to Published Research.” Animals, vol. 9, no. 2, 14 Feb. 2019, p. 59, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9020059 Sanborn, Allen F., and Polly K. Phillips. “Observations on the Effect of a Partial Solar Eclipse on Calling in Some Desert Cicadas (Homoptera: Cicadidae).” The Florida Entomologist, vol. 75, no. 2, June 1992, p. 285, https://doi.org/10.2307/3495634 Uetz, George W., et al. “Behavior of Colonial Orb-Weaving Spiders during a Solar Eclipse.” Ethology, vol. 96, no. 1, 26 Apr. 2010, pp. 24–32, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1994.tb00878.x

What do animals actually do during eclipses, and what, if anything, does it mean? Introducing the latest product of my recent obsession with solar eclipses: youtu.be/idlq8zCrUkY?...

I just made my first attempt at an unboxing video for @minuteearth. I think it went well?

www.tiktok.com/@minuteearth...

This sounds incredible. If I could go that week, I totally would. Maybe you can though? 🐒Sucks there is no lemur emoji. Huge oversight.

Relationship Advice xkcd.com/2890

And now it’s time to spin the WHEEL OF CRABS to see what you could win! Round and round and round it goes, where it stops there’s a crab!

Why Does a Solar Eclipse Move West to East? Here’s why the path of a solar eclipse travels in the opposite direction of that of the sun

This is a nice explanation of why solar eclipses move from west to east 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

Extremely muddy

I didn't die, so that counts... as an adventure, doesn't it?

I feel like I am a little late, here, but just got my code and figured I would give it a shot!

Oh shit