An episode where Roanoke absolutely dunks on a horrible human being, makes biology look easy, gives life advice and Roanoke lore AND covering a sea monster man he's really spoiling us today ain't he
@lunatic756 Жыл бұрын
AND with car advice to boot
@JDM-is-my-name Жыл бұрын
Generally great consistent content
@shadowarez1337 Жыл бұрын
Just like that Turd from that Aztec temple movie worst possible person ever 🤦♂️
@foolicooli Жыл бұрын
That's not the definition of every episode just changing sea monster to x?
@funnyrandomname1 Жыл бұрын
@@foolicooli just about or my personal favorite "here's a terrible disease that will do x so anyway it's pretty much just rabbies"
@SquidasaurusRex Жыл бұрын
The big pink dumpling things on the beach look more like mutated Portuguese Man O' Wars. Which, fun fact, while they look the part-- are not actually jellyfish. They are siphonophores. Siphonophores are colonial organisms. While they may look like one creature, are actually an aggregate of multicellular individuals who have hyper-specialized into a specific role to play in the overall siphonophore colony.
@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim Жыл бұрын
This makes me wonder if anyone has tried to compare the Genetics of a Siphonophores and Jellyfish. Cause I wonder if Jellies came from ancient Siphonophores.
@infernaldaedra Жыл бұрын
@@VelociraptorsOfSkyrimJellyfish are also colonies of polys but they have some differences as jellyfish live as polyps.
@2ndTooth Жыл бұрын
Largest known animal on the planet but like you said siphonophores are really a giant colony of many organisms so they only win the title by technicality.
@kaililavrai1940 Жыл бұрын
Damn, that is insanely cool. Maybe a dumb question but man O'wars are poisonous right?
@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim Жыл бұрын
@@kaililavrai1940 Venomous, and very much so.
@wantednewkidd Жыл бұрын
I had a theory for the ending, Emily might have not actually woken up physically as it could've been symbolic of the parasites or "the ocean" claiming her last scraps of consciousness
@Mirar25 Жыл бұрын
I like that
@alexanderwatson198011 ай бұрын
Exactly what I thought - her crawling out of the car and falling into the puddle was the last "real" shot we had of her. Lying on the beach was all in her head.
@DrakeBarrow Жыл бұрын
Alternately, the ending of the movie is her hallucinating as she's drowning in a puddle in the woods thanks to parasite-induced sleepytime. Or she's not drowning and that's just her brain interpreting how the parasite works before the lights go out and it assumes direct control.
@HiguraGainishigi Жыл бұрын
I love it whenever Roanoke gets opinionated and goes off on tangents.
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
Oh believe me I have the opinions XD
@coltermasson8124 Жыл бұрын
@@RoanokeGamingbased
@Megaman634 Жыл бұрын
It's my favorite part
@marysmith2060 Жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with opinions.
@meredithgrubb4497 Жыл бұрын
@@RoanokeGamingur tangents and opinions is why I subscribed. Never be sorry.
@KincaidCalder-vn6bo Жыл бұрын
Toxoplasmosis always scared me. I mean, not from a death risk, but just from being “controlled” by it.
@wickermanproxy6296 Жыл бұрын
We have a neighbor who is a crazy cat lady and I know well the smell of her house. I feel good knowing I do not enjoy the smell.
@iwantmynametobeaslongaspos7194 Жыл бұрын
@@wickermanproxy6296I was thinking the same
@KristenRowenPliske Жыл бұрын
Gardeners or anyone playing in dirt are also at risk if outside cats are around. Especially if they don’t wash their hands and stick them in their mouth or noses (gross). Always wash your hands after playing in the dirt. Also after changing the cat box.
@jesusramirezromo2037 Жыл бұрын
Ehh other pathogens also subtlety control you, not just Toxoplasmosis
@chase522 Жыл бұрын
It doesn't control you, it simply alters how you sense certain compounds. For example, there is a fruit that can temporarily make you swap sour taste to sweet. You wouldn't call that controlling you would you?
@TheGoodCrusader Жыл бұрын
Thermal vents are absolutely wild, a crab just chilling in literally boiling hot water is a pretty funny concept.
@crelos3549 Жыл бұрын
Something else to take into account is that even though tardigrades can survive almost anything they don't really thrive in extreme environments because when they go into sleepy mode to survive they can't do shit until the conditions are favorable again
@comrade-princesscelestia4907 Жыл бұрын
Calling it "sleepy mode" made them somehow seem even cuter
@lightaflamethrower8573 Жыл бұрын
I took organic chemistry my senior year of high school. I studied for literal hours and had a tutor. I barely passed. Needless to say I’m an accountant now.
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
That was literally me, It was real humbling lol
@stringbean02 Жыл бұрын
@@RoanokeGaming That's because you're a biologist, chemists rule bio boy.
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
@@stringbean02 Chemists are HUGE NERDS
@R2debo_ Жыл бұрын
I can safely say this channel has made me highly consider biology as a future career Great work man ❤️
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
You should!
@xBruceLee88x Жыл бұрын
About the only biological thing I excel at is... ... Making kids! 3 now lol
@nakaeri1361 Жыл бұрын
Same
@bleakautomaton4808 Жыл бұрын
I figured her ending there, falling into the pond and then her mind hallucinating herself back at the beach where she's having the near-death experience minus the coming back part.
@TheCrzedmortal Жыл бұрын
I love learning biology but I will stick to engineering . machines are easier to deal with then living things . living things scare me .
@aliiien23 Жыл бұрын
As someone who knows a bit about biology, anatomy and bacteria, watching this movie i SCREAMED when i saw the bioluminescence. That is the time you go inside, seal EVERYTHING and never touch the glow 😂
@stillcantbesilencedevennow Жыл бұрын
OR alternate theory, go swim in it and get Aquaman powers?
@ghazghoul7104 Жыл бұрын
You screamed? Really?
@aliiien23 Жыл бұрын
@@ghazghoul7104 yes, i screamed "Idiots" at the screen when they walked into it
@Andys61724 Жыл бұрын
How was it ? Is it worth watching ?
@aliiien23 Жыл бұрын
@Andys61724 ehhh not really the best if youre into "infection" movies. Its pretty slow burn and there isnt much suspense, if youve seen Roanokes vid youve seen thw movie 😂
@stringbean02 Жыл бұрын
As an actual chemist, organic chemistry is there to scare biologists, physical chemistry is there to make chemists rethink their lives.
@camtube5511 ай бұрын
Why would physical chemistry make you rethink your life? I never took physical chemistry, is it because it's hard like orgochem or because you get a deeper sense of the dangers of being a chemist or something else?
@Eddard_Stark28 күн бұрын
I study biology right now and tbh, I really like organic chemistry classes a lot, more than anorganic chemistry
@meatkiwi363 Жыл бұрын
I love how you can rag on the Randall guy, provide a great level of biology education, and cover a neat movie all in one episode. Love your vids
@shadowarez1337 Жыл бұрын
@6:28 Gale Swallows 🤣all I remember from that movie sad.
@prxto-- Жыл бұрын
Dude...I have genuinely learned more from your videos than I have for my actual bio class back in highschool. Thanks for what your doing truly.
@Scudboy17 Жыл бұрын
I really dug this movie, as weird as it is. My headcanon is this takes place on the same reality as Annihilation, with all of its weird reality warping effects.
@vee1267 Жыл бұрын
Now that you mention it, they do have some similar vibes
@ToaDrakua Жыл бұрын
I'm thinking the the memory issue glossed over in the beginning of the explanations may play a deeper role in explaining the effects of this infection. Along with some heavy lethargy, it seems as though the characters are experiencing periodic blackouts in which events are happening around them, but they are either out like a light or unable to remember. This seems most obvious with Emily and Randall. Randall is a drowsy boy throughout the film, yet Emily starts to succumb to the same drowsiness as the infection starts to spread. I forget where I was going with this.
@Meatwesal Жыл бұрын
"Randal laid there like a slug, it was his only defense."
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
XD
@wacula426 Жыл бұрын
I've started putting "NERD" into my daily vocabulary because of you and a gaming youtuber. Keep up the good work, nerd 🤙
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
Thanks fellow nerd!
@thalia5382 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the found that clay may have played a roll in the formation of the 1st genetic material (dumbed down explanation is that the theory shows evidence that the clay acted as somewhat of a catalyst for the reactions by acting as a substrate for the molecules to be held on, which allowed other molecules to react to it…. Think of those large, flat Lego plates you built little houses on) Also, the study gave some more evidence for the theory that RNA formed before DNA, (because RNA can form 3D structures, which act like enzymes… aka ribozyme activity)
@ammonaustin9081 Жыл бұрын
Would make sense as Adam was formed from the Earth, or more specifically clay. As the name Adam itself means "red", referring to his appearance. And the reason human beings are colored very dark brown to very pale is because we resemble the different colors of Earth. This is where you get into the context of carbon, melanin, and etc
@keilafleischbein59 Жыл бұрын
@@ammonaustin9081Adam is a metaphor, not a literal historic person
@ammonaustin9081 Жыл бұрын
@@keilafleischbein59 Lol
@ArDeeMee7 ай бұрын
@ammonaustin9081 But where the literal RED people at?
@Eddard_Stark28 күн бұрын
Mitochondria hypothesis says, mitochondria was a bacterium very very early and merged with pre-historic mitochondria cells to form the todays mitochondria we know.
@ethanfriedman1353 Жыл бұрын
I didnt go into biology, I went into nursing but Roanoke got me through my biology and microbiology class. Helped me understand things I would never have understood.
@samta5256 Жыл бұрын
I've learned more in 3 of these videos then I ever did in any of my science classes in the past, keep up the great work.
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
Happy to hear people are learning stuff from these :)
@kadewiedeman3127 Жыл бұрын
And all three of those things were about Toxoplasmosis.
@michaelkoukaras7515 Жыл бұрын
@@RoanokeGaming, absolute truth. Watching your videos definitely peaks interest in the sciences and inspires learning.
@nathanabel8169 Жыл бұрын
@@kadewiedeman3127 ain't that the truth LMAO
@aBitTedious Жыл бұрын
Then you must of had terrible science classes or you are talking about high school
@wolfeatgrandma8128 Жыл бұрын
Was very confused because I thought Rose Leslie was in this. Turns out that’s Honeymoon. Def give that one a watch too 😂
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
Bro thats the second time I have heard that name, who is that?
@vamthegreat Жыл бұрын
@@RoanokeGaming Ygritte from game of thrones bro, fun fact she is Scottish clan royalty and grew up in a castle.
@SmokeDog1871 Жыл бұрын
Hottest red head actress
@MelyssaAKASkittlez3 ай бұрын
I was just watching that the other day.
@JustSomeDinosaurPerson Жыл бұрын
It is important to remember though that extremophiles, in spite of the name, tend to be more specialists than anything. Waterbears, in particular, are often touted for being damn near immortal, but in reality they actually die pretty easily to more common conditions, nematodes, etc.
@danielm.595 Жыл бұрын
And that's a distinction I like to make. A being can be immortal, but not invincible or vice-versa, it can also be both, which is often the case when people talk about immortal characters in fictional universes.
@teathesilkwing76167 ай бұрын
Yeah, and tardigrades are often talked about like they have separate defenses for all the bad things like dehydration, radiation, vacuum, etc when in reality it’s just one adaptation that defends against dehydration and just happens to be good at defending against the other stuff. Like I saw a dude online saying that because they can survive in a vacuum for a little while, that means they are proven to be from space and are immortal n shit
@sarahr9894 Жыл бұрын
Dont worry man, my favourite videos are when you're absolutely dunking on the movie's logic and the characters. The Ruins and that one about the weird monster in the family's water tank are my fave vids of yours and this one is a new favourite! (Though the ending to the actual movie was a bit lackluster, eh?) EDIT: oh and I watch your video on The Happening like once a week it really cracks me up 😂
@TegeTalksAlot Жыл бұрын
I can safely say this channel has made me highly consider biology as a future career Great work man 👍
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
You should ;) and thanks for watching my man!
@DredCthulhu Жыл бұрын
100%
@TegeTalksAlot Жыл бұрын
@@RoanokeGamingAnytime! Seriously your channel is really inspiring, I would expect a whole group of biologists in the future who got into that field because of you ✨
@Arc115YT Жыл бұрын
Science is cool! c:
@eliasgorman829 Жыл бұрын
@@TegeTalksAlot....or podiatrists
@caylorhc Жыл бұрын
Gotta say Roanoke, your videos are probably one of the top ones I look forward to each week, as a huge movie and game nerd. I love this content!
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
High praise! Thank you my man and I appreciate you watching :)
@chuckleshelicopterwigwamjo6305 Жыл бұрын
I happened to see the second half of this movie and I can safely say that the worm getting into her foot(and her trying to remove it) were absolutely horrifying. Bafflingly well done when I recall how mid I thought the rest of the movie was
@Scootaskyeee11 ай бұрын
I was unprepared considering how creeped out by bugs I am. Especially bugs that can burrow into your body, and especially especially ones that can take control of your body from the inside 😭😭
@LastKnight07279 ай бұрын
RG absolutely dunking on Randall is just the greatest part of this video. Had me laughing at work.
@insertnamehere5489 Жыл бұрын
I remember going to the beach during a red tide once. Man that stuff burned my throat so bad just breathing it in. I was caughing and felt nauseated for the rest of the day.
@jessicawilson1751 Жыл бұрын
Hey! Phytoplankton! I studied them for my master's thesis. I identified phytoplankton in a recently-restored estuary and determined seasonal changes in those communities. The various toxins produced by phytoplankton are terrifying. Hepatotoxins, neurotoxins, etc. There was one man who ate reef fish contaminated by toxins from algae that live on the reef that caused such severe brain damage that the man could no longer walk/take care of himself. I think it took him like 7 years to be able to walk or even shave himself.
@TopsyTriceratops Жыл бұрын
Dude I never get tired of the biology, physiology, multiple angles of theory, absolute bashing of trash characters (rightfully so), humor and so much more from this gentleman. He's like the closest thing I can find to a fun science/ biology teacher who is open-minded and has classes I can finally look forward to.
@jackalopemiscarriage Жыл бұрын
Have you ever considered covering the film Europa Report? I think it would be right up your alley. It IS a found footage film but it delves into some neat concepts I think you'd enjoy picking apart.
@Mirar25 Жыл бұрын
Loved that film
@tjshelton6602 Жыл бұрын
Currently studying wildlife biology. God i love this channel.
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
And I appreciate you watching bro!
@lilvampire7439 Жыл бұрын
10:00 I’m really happy that Roanoke was able to talk about hydrothermal vents without saying “sus”
@SutasSjet Жыл бұрын
The "Don't be scared" at the end is probably better than a mouth foaming "dnng mmb sccrrpptptt" Everyone would say it's rabies and then Roanoke would have to tell us about deep-ocean rabies. True story.
@Darkgun231 Жыл бұрын
Ah, the ocean! A horror filled pit of madness. It makes me want to run away in fear and never set foot near it.
@lipewar9999 Жыл бұрын
I really need this Guy to cover the deep root disease from Gemini home entretainment
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
Watched it, was fairly interesting, thats not a bad idea
@thomasmullinsiii7759 Жыл бұрын
Bro you cover some of the weirdest movies ever. Also, a 4mph impact with a tree would not kill a blazer. Ive witness guys nearly roll those things and not kill them. Also also, i was hoping for a submarine impoding joke and you delivered, so thank you for that
@jacobgordon433 Жыл бұрын
Hey Roanoke, you should do the movie Bunker (2023). It has a weird biological monster called the Angel of War, and it’s like a mix of fungus and animal. Also the move is good!
@rollingthunder3551 Жыл бұрын
Random Titan sub joke was a nice touch. I'd love an episode of Roanoke debunking ridiculous premises in movies or shows.
@UberBunneh Жыл бұрын
Either I’m experiencing a glitch in the matrix or you covered this one a while back. Been following you for a bit and I’m like 99.9% sure you did. Vividly recall the kids showing up and someone else is in the house, and the gal is a biology student and is able to exposition dump what’s going on. Not that I’m complaining! Sometimes new spins are great. Just hoping I’m not going crazy.
@Girlywolf-tl4ju Жыл бұрын
I KNEW I WASNT THE ONLY ONE
@davidmay9956 Жыл бұрын
same, odd
@chameleonx9253 Жыл бұрын
Could be another movie with a very similar plot.
@Darkgun231 Жыл бұрын
Maybe KZfaq is being its usual self and deleting vids and he has to reupload them with those censorships.
@pedrolmlkzk Жыл бұрын
The matrix is glitching
@malachairasmussen4591 Жыл бұрын
That older dude starred in the 2004 Dawn of the Dead. I think the character was named Michael? That's kind of nuts.
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
Time is RELENTLESS
@ChaoticNakka Жыл бұрын
I would love to hear your take on the science of Parasite Eve. It's story is heavily on mitochondria mutation and evolution.
@christianwilliams4795 Жыл бұрын
Hahaha lol
@RipOffProductionsLLC Жыл бұрын
Oh God, the bullshit "they're more evolved because they've existed for longer" bit of that game's plot alone is so wrong on so many levels...
@vegetalover9297 Жыл бұрын
"The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell"
@dalaw1998 Жыл бұрын
Yesssss omg
@TitaKrista3 ай бұрын
Daaaaammn I forgot about this game! So good
@MsSharkDemon Жыл бұрын
Despite the heat, this movie is making me feel better about living in the desert. This also makes me wonder if anyone there are any films or books where bioluminescent algea is threatening merfolk. 🤔
@paresseuxravenhurst85 Жыл бұрын
Hell yea Roanoke time. Awesome to see you cover this! Not the best movie but i liked the concept so im excited to see your point of view on it.
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoy it!
@cuagulantecarmia867 Жыл бұрын
funnily enough, ive had a lot of biology teachers in the past and most of them where nice, but now that i no longer have biology class since what im studying doesn't include that, Roanoke has been my biology teacher and i think i learned more watching these videos than i ever did on the schools ive been, well i think you were my teacher before i finished school and as of now have been for some years
@MarceloYuri Жыл бұрын
Roanoke going off is just pure and wholesome. Some times I just open a video and vibe to him talking. Seriously, my man, never change, you are awesome.
@carriewalker2929 Жыл бұрын
I am so happy you didn’t show the worm in the foot. I was dying when I watched the movie. Personal nightmare fuel. I love your videos! Completely fascinating.
@draconicblade5494 Жыл бұрын
Hey Roanoke, could you look at the aliens from the X-Com game series?
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
I can take a look!
@Arc115YT Жыл бұрын
YESYESYESYES
@vanconojl Жыл бұрын
snek mommy time >:)
@for_the_lore5567 Жыл бұрын
Covering classic and modern would give a pretty decent spread of subject matter.
@sigh2954 Жыл бұрын
Yes please! It's such a good series!
@giuseppe9653 Жыл бұрын
I have lately noticed a few youtubers react to your videos, and that's awesome! Your content is some of the best on KZfaq easily, and more people should see it
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that compliment brother :)
@Fairy_Teeth11 ай бұрын
I love it when Roanoke just absolutely tears into one character in particular because it’s always so cathartic. Literally screw that loser
@mraletlg8353 Жыл бұрын
We come for the film recap, we stay for the philosophical debate on life
@Darkgun231 Жыл бұрын
Ever since I saw Monsters Inc as a kid (and to a lesser extent the show 'Recess'), the name 'Randal' has always been a villain/jerk name.
@Smallnose2416 Жыл бұрын
Just watched this movie a few days ago perfect timing I guess. Keep up the amazing work. Also ever considered doing a video about the goulds from stargate.
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
hope you enjoy it!
@Moonwalker130 Жыл бұрын
still waitng for a fast and furious marathon in which you break/talk about every single car in the entire series
@TwoCatsInLondon Жыл бұрын
Your videos always bring me such great joy. I love seeing how movies that may seem nonsensical have a surprising amount of at least partially accurate science behind it. Biology is so cool. You make me (and 2/3 of your audience I reckon) want to study it. And yes Randall is the worst.
@Araakol Жыл бұрын
Ayy another video today, may aswell be christmas lol. Keep up the good work man, we love ur vids.
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
And I appreciate you watching my man!
@68Fourty72 Жыл бұрын
"Hopefully the Phoenix Project can sort out this biological mess."
@bumbl3bee2023 Жыл бұрын
Love the videos! I’m starting college this fall and am double majoring in molecular biology and biochemistry. I plan to go into genetic engineering. Thanks to Roanoke for helping me finally make a decision on my future career through his videos!
@TheBayzent Жыл бұрын
To be honest, as a non religious person, I never got the argument about science disproving religion. I got bot evolution and genetics explained by a Roman Catholic priest when I was in school (went to a Roman Catholic school) and there was no conflict there, exactly for what you explained here.
@LordTonzilla Жыл бұрын
It disproves literal readings of the old testament of the Christian bible for sure.
@Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll Жыл бұрын
It can disprove specific aspects/claims of religion (such a worldwide flood never happening, no Jewish slaves in Egypt etc) which certainly shoots holes in it. Especially if you adhere to a literal as opposed allegorical interpretation of your religion.
@ghuttsmckenzie4269 Жыл бұрын
Depends on the sect and religion, some folks will change their views if provided good enough evidence but others won't. The more zealous and fundamentalist sects tend to be the ones who have an issue with science.
@whiteeye3453 Жыл бұрын
And science sometimes act like zealous religious person
@chase522 Жыл бұрын
@evanknight5167 Time for your 12th booster shot
@topcat59 Жыл бұрын
Honestly I never knew jellyfishes used to be parasites, the more you know I guess.😺
@dr.altoclef9255 Жыл бұрын
I had to look these things up. They're pretty nuts. The descendants of those parasite jellyfish have gone so far off the 'jellyfish' body plan that we thought they were protozoa until very recently. They gave up a ton of genes on their way from 'free floating jellyfish' to parasites who are evidently the smallest animals ever known to man. They've lost genes that allow for the development and coordination of multicellular bodies, they've lost genes that allow for cell-to-cell communication, and there's one species that doesn't seem to have mitochondrial DNA. It can't produce energy the way pretty much all other animal cells produce energy. What it does instead, no one knows.
@jesusramirezromo2037 Жыл бұрын
Not all of them
@Rookie-2552 Жыл бұрын
Doesnt bloody surprise me as a marathon swimmer, those bastards are awful
@foisopracurtir6389 Жыл бұрын
Jus t forget thatI thoughtthey had no cells
@Xbalanque84 Жыл бұрын
As someone with a bachelor's degree in zoology, I hear Roanoke regarding organic chemistry. Part of the reason I went with zoology instead of a standard bio degree was due to that major's organic chemistry requirements. I barely made it through my standard chemistry 101 prereqs, no way I would have survived organic chemistry. In contrast, my zoology major's physics prereqs were considerably easier than my earlier chemistry courses. Incidentally, for everyone in the comments inspired to pursue biology degrees after listening to Roanoke, Godspeed. A noble aim, but as someone who just finished a master's degree, *you might want to keep that **_informal_** for the time being.* Academia is a complete mess right now, Lysenkoism is rampant, and even without the Covid lockdowns my latest degree was significantly delayed due to having to take medical leave from the stress of living and working on campus. At this point, I can only recommend college to those pursuing hard STEM degrees, and even then the general sociopolitical atmosphere at university alone will be a serious impediment to your studies, to say nothing of the all to frequent open ideological partisanship of most faculty these days. *College campuses are a living Hell these days.* And until there's a major shake-up within our university system, I would strongly advise _holding off_ on higher education until the situation improves. On a similar note, if you ever intend to get a degree in the humanities, *_DON'T!_* Nearly all of those has been ideologically coopted, are useless in the job market, every major couched as "X studies" is political agenda-driven snake oil taught by midwits, and these majors in general are expensive wastes of time and money. The only humanities fields still worth a damn are anthropology and archeology, and even they aren't free of the aforementioned taint; due to the ideological bleed-over from other humanities departments, the academic rigor in anthro has gone down considerably just in the years since I got my bachelor's degree.
@dominusbalial835 Жыл бұрын
Yeah it's in high schools as well now, it was horrible psychologically for me to see a attempt at indoctrination by the school system while still being tethered inside of it and it only got more extreme and common place within the span of a few years, there's something that wants to program a ideological belief structure into the youth and it's influencing a lot.
@KyleRichter34 Жыл бұрын
I'm genuinely curious about what you mean. Could you explain more specifically what you mean, it reads pretty vague. Thank you if you do elaborate.
@Xbalanque84 Жыл бұрын
@@KyleRichter34 I mean that certain identitarian grifts masquerading as humanities (most notably "gender studies") courses have hijacked universities, engaging in nepotism favoring similar ideological snake oil programs, diverting funds from legitimate scholarship, and actively stifling research or publication thereof that runs counter to their chosen ideologies. Most humanities degrees these days result in theses that are logically incoherent but only get through the vetting process because they say what woke faculty want to hear, only to receive little (if any) citations in subsequent research. Case in point, while my degrees are primarily grounded in biology, I also have a passion for anthropology and archaeology, and have worked in collaboration with those fields before. I like to study ancient civilizations as a hobby, particularly with regard to art, religion, magic, etc. Consequently, one of the bonuses I took advantage of while pursuing my last degree was using my university's VPN to download articles of a like sort for my own "independent research." While doing such a deep dive, a Master's thesis by a fellow graduate of my last university caught my eye, specifically as it relates to the topic of imagery of diseases, deformities, and mutilation in Moche art. Now, this was far from my first rodeo on this topic. As an undergrad, I was so moved after reading Steve Bourget's _Sex, Death, and Sacrifice in Moche Religion and Visual Culture_ as an undergrad, I bought my own hardcover copy after graduation. As the title implies, Moche art is replete with complex imagery and themes of sex, death, and sacrifice, all alluding to a massive thematic complex that seems to relate to the border between life and death. It plays with dualities, using contrast and anachronistic ritual inversion to open up liminal spaces (e.g. red vs white, skeletal beings engaged in mutual masturbation, regular images of intercourse between bound sacrificial victims and [birthing persons] engaged in _exclusively nonprocreative sex acts,_ *disfigured individuals given shamanistic status/the duty of guarding ritual charnel houses before the remains within are buried,* etc.). And it is with the latter consideration in mind that I went into this paper; I had read enough by this point (both with Bourget and elsewhere) to know that the Moche seemed to have viewed the handicapped, mutilated, or survivors of disfiguring tropical diseases (most notably leishmaniasis, which is often deadly and can leave survivors with a drawn, cadaverous appearance) as symbolically trapped between the borders of life and death. In the Moche worldview, such individuals would have been marked and ascribed power by the gods, and were thus enlisted for a variety of esoteric tasks; they would not have been immortalized in Moche artworks otherwise, as such art was exclusively for elite and/or ritual use. Not surprisingly, I was hoping to gain some new insight from this paper. *What I got was politically correct, woke identity politics word salad.* Talking about gender norms, sexuality (worth noting, for all the sexual art that the Moche are infamous for, I know of exactly *ZERO* works that actually represent homosexual intercourse or intimacy, of either variety), and the unironic use of the term "ableism." At no point in the sections I did read was any mention made of the deeper esoteric symbolism I have already alluded to, especially relative to what we do understand about the significance of disfigured individuals in the Moche art corpus. *It read worse than a middle school student giving a history report using nothing but **_Ancient Aliens_** as their primary reference.* My own anthropological affinities aside, a far more egregious example occurred when I was taking a course on ancient DNA and human evolution, one that ultimately precipitated a meltdown and the need for therapy shortly thereafter. Now, our professor's lecture on the day in question concerned some research she was about to publish at a symposium about rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now, for the most part, her findings were genuinely fascinating; among other things, [birthing persons] in a village would often be willing to _give their own rapists a pass,_ because whatever their crime, said rapists were still the militia keeping rival factions from killing/enslaving them/their families. A fascinating (if dark) compromise, truth be told. But then the professor said that *_rape rates are as high, if not higher, at US universities._* I nearly fell out of my chair, because I knew just how profoundly *_WRONG_* that characterization was. For context, I already knew well before taking this course that the "1 in 4" study had such shoddy methodology that even those who conducted the *original informal phone survey for a magazine* have since disavowed their previous findings (not that that's stopped gender studies "academics" from continuing to cite and sensationistically exaggerate the numbers of that "study"), that Congo has had *THE ABSOLUTE HIGHEST RAPE RATES ON THE PLANET FOR DECADES,* and that studies had just come out a little before I took this course indicating the absolute lowest rape rates globally occur on *Western college campuses and the surrounding neighborhoods where college students tend to stay.* I can only assume this professor was a feminist who simply never stopped to question the logical implications of her presuppositions/feminist memes which she just assumed on faith, but regardless, what she said was patently insane! I tried to press her on the logical inconsistency of this issue, when another student in the back (important: I was the only male student in this class) just said, "Well, rape culture...," at which point the rest of the class started nodding and agreeing like the clucking hens on _The View_ as if those two loaded words somehow explained everything. *I actually suffered a panic attack then, and it took all of my self control to keep from screaming before the lecture ended.* Worse, being openly politically right of Mao Zedong paints a target on your back. *This applies even to people like myself who try to remain apolitical;* Serious scholars are functionally bullied into keeping quiet/kowtowing to the PC narratives and mandates coming from the humanities. It's an environment of never-ending purity spirals and struggles sessions, where everyone is walking on eggshells and land mines. And despite my best efforts, I stepped on one of said land mines. One day, a certain disturbing news story came up on my feed. A certain convert to a certain "religion of peace" in one of the Nordic countries, in this case *the head of his country's department of antiquities,* was pushing forward plans to _melt down metal Viking artifacts_ (over the protests of museums and collectors across the globe) and _erect a mosque on a historical Viking battlefield._ Understand, while I could care less about what religion, if any, he practices, *he was actively destroying history, apparently based on an ideological animus.* I consider all history sacred, and its willful destruction a crime against humanity. This news left me so disturbed, I felt compelled to open up to a guy I chatted with now and again in the minutes before one of my lectures. Suddenly, some Coppercab-looking asshole down the row for us yelled "citation needed." He then started accusing me of getting my information from places like Stormfront (my source was a Scandinavian KZfaqr, and Google was throttling search results of the story _save for actual far right webpages)._ Before I could offer my source, he loudly called me, and I quote "a racist piece of shit." Turned every head in the lecture hall on me. I could barely croak out a "no" before fleeing the lecture hall. Also worth noting, *_Antifa was demonstrating on campus at the time._* I spent the next week holed up in my apartment, fearful that some SJW looking for scalps had followed me home, that Antifa might doxx or assault me, that rumors of my alleged racism had spread to my advisors, that my academic career might be over based on a lie, etc. Not surprisingly, the stress from my public slandering precipitated me going on medical leave a few weeks later. Academia is fundamentally broken right now. And I can't in good conscience recommend anyone subject themselves to the same Hell I went through to get my last degree.
@heroicastrid1029 Жыл бұрын
there was that study on basic building blocks of life, genesis material, from asteroids and comet fragments. It was an old paper not sure if it came out with good peer reviews but all this is so fun to delve into.
@thesharkfathercos3102 Жыл бұрын
I fricken love your videos, they’re educational and entertaining! What better mix can you get?
@danielmunro6426 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this one, I'd like to suggest a movie or two for a break down, one of which I can't believe I'm going to suggest since I saw it as a kid and scarred me for life, the 1978 version of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "The Blob"
@charltonsticher3461 Жыл бұрын
Parasite Eve. Please. I know it's an old game, but I'm curious about what your thoughts on it are.
@greninjazac4577 Жыл бұрын
I keep looking at the environment in this film and thinking to myself “did Martha’s Vineyard just get invaded by glowing death?” That’s the cape for yah in the summer, if the humidity doesn’t take you out, nature will make something out of spite
@Canadian.Correspondent Жыл бұрын
… holy balls. I must have been hitting the bong too hard because I could have sworn I had already watched a Roanoke video about this movie 😳
@dmn4373 Жыл бұрын
I can dangerously say this channel has made me lowly consider biology as a future career Bad work man ❤
@ryang6931 Жыл бұрын
Can we get a video on deep Rising? Im kinda surprised you haven't done that movie yet. Also thanks for the content ROANOKE GAINS
@marcz2903 Жыл бұрын
Speaking of Europa, can you do a video on Europa Report? It's about a group of astronauts who go to Europa to see if there is life under the ice and are shocked by what they discover.
@TrueNativeScot Жыл бұрын
Speaking of Europe, watch Europe the Last Battle
@comrade-princesscelestia4907 Жыл бұрын
@@TrueNativeScot You mean the weird neo-nazi movie that says Jews are responsible for the world wars?
@brandonvallier4214 Жыл бұрын
Been watching your vids since the original dead space but not gonna lie rocket money is actually something I didn't even know I needed. PS your side Channel is amazing and nobody should sleep on it. PS PS I couldn't agree more with the getting a job concept. I've learned more about myself having jobs I never thought I would have then I did without a job.
@sleepingmorpheus Жыл бұрын
Never before have I felt happy that I'm good at organic chemistry, thanks for the inadvertent uplifting comments Roanoke! :D
@TooCoolforaName Жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie a lot of the science you talk about goes way over my head, but I really enjoy the breakdown and your overall approach to everything, keep up the amazing work, I look forward to every video you put out. Same on your Roanoke Tales channel.
@lolmagic_man420lol5 Жыл бұрын
2:57 The absolute madman actually did it 😂
@Setsuraful Жыл бұрын
"Flock of Seagulls haircut in a rainstorm" Just spurted iced coffee out my nose, thanks for that.
@dagaotokoda1632 Жыл бұрын
this channel is becoming one of my favorites, it puts together my two favorite things, bio and horror movies/games, awesome work
@grimreaper2301 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video dude! I hope the next one is for the tardigrade monster from harbinger down!
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
Let me write that down!
@naiaddore1797 Жыл бұрын
0:54 I did not expect this Dukes of Hazzard scene & fell out laughing. Yeehaw! 😂
@warehouselead Жыл бұрын
I really love your content man! You have such a skill to educate while entertaining at the same time!
@lin_duuh Жыл бұрын
Organic Chemistry was my all time favorite course that I took during my biology degree. 😂
@tuongpham7609 Жыл бұрын
As for the creation of life, we haven't, to my knowledge, been able to create life out of nowhere. Using chemicals/inorganic stuff and turning it into proteins and DNA. That's why life is so fascinating and the creation/spark of it is so mysterious.
@Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll Жыл бұрын
Not life per say, but the essential building blocks of life. Check out the Urey-Miller Experiment as the most famous example.
@tuongpham7609 Жыл бұрын
@@Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll gonna have to take a look into that thanks
@JohnDough3 Жыл бұрын
"Flock of seagulls haircut in a rainstorm" that is definitely one for the books lol
@JustThatLittleGuy Жыл бұрын
Kinda wanna see him explain some of the monsters from Monster Hunter.
@Scotia__ Жыл бұрын
Agreed! I think he'd have a blast with all the creature designs.
@callfitz7110 Жыл бұрын
Love the channel also love the fact you try to respond to so many viewers gotta respect that👊
@anangryninja2824 Жыл бұрын
Hey Roanoke can we get a video that’s literally just you geeking out about your favorite cars? Please and thank you.
@glassychords5 ай бұрын
you are like one of those teachers that constantly goes on interesting tangents and gives general life advice. love this channel, i dont even care for these movies
@Wolvie181 Жыл бұрын
Your channel has taught me a lot about biology. Would like to see your take on the pods in Invasion of the Body Snatchers franchise.
@SuperShelley27 Жыл бұрын
I don't know if you've done a review of the science in the movie The Europa Report. But you talking about Europa made me think about it. It's an amazing mockuentary style movie I think you would enjoy.
@surda2870 Жыл бұрын
My favourite part of every roanoke video is the beggining and the end when that kick ass beat hits in
@datonederpguy1005 Жыл бұрын
I fucking love this channel, keep up the great work Roanoke!
@kamatari1220 Жыл бұрын
If you haven't already, can you talk about the Cordyceps fungus and the plotline about them trying to create a vaccine/cure from The Last of Us games/HBO show? I'd love to hear a biologists opinion about it!
@3rdpartynation3pnpodcasttalk Жыл бұрын
Just wanted to say I love you content bro I like you breaking down a movie and you break down the science part to it I'll be really into this I'll be more into the science part than the movie itself sometimes keep it up 👍 this is a great way to get people in the science cuz I know sometimes be born for other people in general but mixing movies and that is genius
@artsyhoodies9 ай бұрын
The slander against Randall has me snickering. Tbh, the dude deserves it.
@blakewalker94 Жыл бұрын
I love your videos so much! They're so entertaining.
@TheZygore Жыл бұрын
Roanoke - I can believe you don't have an episode on the xenomorph from Alien/Aliens - with the biological explanation of the growth of the embrio yet.
@echothefurry164 Жыл бұрын
2 vids in a day, we have been blessed by lord roanoke!!
@RoanokeGaming Жыл бұрын
Thanks for checking out bro!
@JhenMaster10 ай бұрын
Wind blows, rain falls, Roanoke gets sidetracked by cars. All is as it should be.
@JhenMaster10 ай бұрын
Honestly if you wanted to setup a trap for him in a horror movie, have the killer hide in an antique car garage.
@thebeanman9910 ай бұрын
The contaminated oyster infection was a slap to the face because here near Galveston Tx we had a serious outbreak of a dangerous bug. It was found out about 2 or 3 weeks later that it was thousands of “poisoned” oysters from the gulf. There were a few published papers talking about how the pollution from the oil refineries on the gulf might have caused the outbreak, but it suddenly stopped being talked about on the news and local papers suddenly. I’m just saying, it’s a little sus.
@thebigjuicethesip Жыл бұрын
I've been fiending for roanoke videos. Science time baby 😎