Emily Graslie

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Emily Graslie (2013)

Emily Graslie (born June 14, 1989 in Rapid City ) is an American science journalist and web video producer . Since January 2013 she has been designing The Brain Scoop , an online video series on the subject of zoology and taxidermy , which is distributed via the YouTube platform . Initially, the broadcast was in the Zoological Collection of the University of Montana in Missoula . From June 2013, the Field Museum in Chicago , one of the world's largest museums, took over the series. Graslie has since been the facility's chief curiosity correspondent . Graslie has received multiple awards for her work on The Brain Scoop and her commitment to teaching science.

Life

Graslie studied art at the University of Montana and in her senior year there began volunteering at the university's Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum . She continued this commitment - still on a voluntary basis - after graduating in 2011 full-time. At the same time, she took a master's degree in museum studies at Johns Hopkins University .

Since 2013, Graslie has been invited to numerous conferences and events to talk about her work, sharing knowledge through online videos, and women in science. In April 2017, she was the keynote speaker at the March for Science in Chicago, which was attended by 40,000 demonstrators.

Since 2013, Graslie has been repeatedly recognized as a science communicator and has been featured in corresponding rankings in magazines. Among other things, Graslie was named one of the “top 30 young people in digital media” by the Guardian in 2014. In 2017, Graslie received the Nancy Hanks Award from the American Alliance of Museums . Forbes magazine listed her as one of 30 under 30 in the education category for 2018 . Furthermore, Graslie received a Webby Award for "Best Web Personality / Host" in 2014 and 2017 , and in 2015 and 2016 she was among the nominees in this category.

A male of the species Wahydra graslieae.

In 2018 the butterfly species Wahydra graslieae was named after her.

The Brain Scoop

The reason for the creation of The Brain Scoop was the collaboration with video blogger Hank Green for his edutainment channel Crashcourse . Green then introduced the museum and Graslie on an episode of his Vlogbrothers channel ( Thoughts from Dead Animals , December 7, 2012). The topic and Graslie's appearance were very popular, so that a short time later Green offered to produce his own YouTube channel with Graslie. He matched Graslie with Michael Aranda , who acted as director and cameraman.

The first episode, which appeared on January 14, 2013 ( The Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum ), received more attention. It was reported by employees of Scientific American and, a month later, of National Public Radio , among others, in their official blogs. The most successful video from the first few months shows Graslie skinning a wolf ( Skinning the Wolf , February 5, 2013) and is part of a multi-part series that accompanies the entire preparation of the animal.

At the Field Museum's invitation, Graslie and Aranda filmed eight episodes in Chicago in April 2013. The Graslie Museum then offered a full-time position as Chief Curiosity Correspondent , which she took up in June of that year. The production location of the show was then relocated to Chicago. For the show, Graslie made various trips with scientists from the museum, including to Kenya .

Graslie's video Where my ladies at? where she lamented sexist comments and the lack of female voices in science on YouTube. In August 2015, this video was the channel's most-watched post with just under a million views.

In March 2014, Tom McNamara, who had previously worked for PBS , took over the camera and directing. In late 2014, the Field Museum acquired the rights to the show from Hank and John Green for an undisclosed amount .

Awards

  • 2013: Real Player Video Visionary Award - Winner in the Education category
  • 2013: Shorty Awards - Museum category winner
  • 2014: Gold MUSE Award from the American Alliance of Museums - winner in the Digital Communities category
  • 2016 & 2017: Webby Awards - Online Video Prize Winner / Science and Education

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e The Brain Scoop: FAQ Retrieved on August 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Emily Graslie: CV. In: emilygraslie.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
  3. ^ A b March for Science Chicago: March for Science Chicago Announces Keynote Speaker: Emily Graslie. In: Medium. April 13, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
  4. ^ March for Science Chicago: Emily Graslie Speaks at March for Science Chicago. In: March for Science Chicago. April 22, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Marwa Eltagouri, William Lee: March for Science Chicago draws 40,000 people to 'defend the basic facts of science' . In: Chicago Tribune . ( chicagotribune.com [accessed February 20, 2018]).
  6. ^ Matt Andrews, Alex Hern: The top 30 young people in digital media: Nos 30-11. March 16, 2014, accessed February 22, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Emily Graslie of The Field Museum Honored With 2017 Nancy Hanks Award. In: aam-us.org. www.aam-us.org, accessed on February 16, 2018 (English).
  8. ↑ Emily Graslie. In: forbes.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
  9. ^ New butterfly species named for Field Museum's Emily Graslie . In: #FloridaMuseumScience . March 8, 2018 ( ufl.edu [accessed July 21, 2018]).
  10. ↑ Eduardo Carneiro, Diego R. Dolibaina, Nick V. Grishin, Andrew D. Warren: A new species of Wahydra from Ecuador (Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae, Anthoptini) . In: Zootaxa . tape 4392 , no. 1 , March 7, 2018, ISSN  1175-5334 , p. 196–200 , doi : 10.11646 / zootaxa.4392.1.11 ( mapress.com [accessed on July 21, 2018]).
  11. ^ Vlogbrothers: Thoughts from Dead Animals YouTube. Published December 7, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ a b c GlassCeiling.com: Emily Graslie: The Young Mind Behind 'Brain Scoop' Published on Huffingtonpost.com on February 19, 2014. Accessed August 14, 2015.
  13. ^ The Brain Scoop: The Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum YouTube. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  14. ↑ Hannah Waters: A Hilarious Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Montana's Natural History Museum. Published January 15, 2013. Accessed March 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ Rober Krulwich: What Is It About Emily? Published February 12, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  16. ^ The Brain Scoop: Skinning the Wolf YouTube. Published February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  17. ↑ The Brain Scoop: The Wolf YouTube playlist. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  18. ↑ The Brain Scoop: Chicago Adventures YouTube Playlist. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  19. ↑ The Brain Scoop: Where my ladies at? YouTube. Published on 27th 2013. Retrieved on 14th August 2015.
  20. ^ Bree Brouwer: Vlogbrothers Sell 'The Brain Scoop' Channel To Chicago's Field Museum. In: Tube filter. December 4, 2014, accessed January 23, 2016 .
  21. ↑ RealNetworks, Inc .: RealPlayer's Next Video Visionary Award Winner Announced For Education . In: RealPlayer and RealTimes Blog . July 15, 2013 ( real.com [accessed February 22, 2018]).
  22. ↑ 2014 MUSE Awards. Retrieved February 22, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Graslie, Emily
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science journalist
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Rapid City