I've never heard the term before, but definitely the concept. The journals of farm wives is a great resource for this as well as meteorological data. On a side note I was wondering if you have thought about doing a joint q&a with Science with Steph? She's a physicist and I notice that sometimes a biology question stumps her when she does a q&a.
That's a great suggestion! Steph and I are actually both members of a group of educational creators, so I should reach out to her and see about doing a joint video. Stay tuned :)
Love the video! Phenology was an often underappreciated science that was often learned the hard way over the centuries. There are myriad accounts of ancient peoples choosing very specific times to plant and harvest that didn't seem to take full advantage of local growing conditions. But they were timed to go with natural cycles and when they shifted their practices they found they had to compete with other plants and animals using large amounts of pesticides and herbicides. Phenology is a great way to record the response of natural systems to changes to climate, habitat, range, etc. plus it is amazingly easy to get into and very easy introduction for kids to the principles and rewards of science! Great video! Do you think you could give people some advice on how to make even better observations and recordings? Something like a data sheet or a list of conditions that might be easy to add in?
That's a great idea! Perhaps I'll make another video in the future with guidelines on how to keep a nature journal, do ethograms, and other nature data collection methods.
I’ve always found phenology to be endlessly fascinating. Though Thoreau’s and others journals may be considered anecdotal from a strictly scientific viewpoint, their writerly observations paint insightful pictures of nature in specific times and places and often reveal broader perspectives than those disclosed by a myopic specialist. In this time of unprecedented alteration of the natural world by humanity, observation of the resulting phenomenon is crucial for the understanding needed to make healthy choices going forward. ~ (This topic reminded me of a channel you and some of your viewers might like, Crime Pays but Botany Doesn’t.)
Thanks for sharing !!
This is helpful thank you
Super cool to meet you! Looking forward to watching more!
It was so great to meet you, too!
I've never heard the term before, but definitely the concept. The journals of farm wives is a great resource for this as well as meteorological data.
On a side note I was wondering if you have thought about doing a joint q&a with Science with Steph? She's a physicist and I notice that sometimes a biology question stumps her when she does a q&a.
That's a great suggestion! Steph and I are actually both members of a group of educational creators, so I should reach out to her and see about doing a joint video. Stay tuned :)
Love the video! Phenology was an often underappreciated science that was often learned the hard way over the centuries. There are myriad accounts of ancient peoples choosing very specific times to plant and harvest that didn't seem to take full advantage of local growing conditions. But they were timed to go with natural cycles and when they shifted their practices they found they had to compete with other plants and animals using large amounts of pesticides and herbicides. Phenology is a great way to record the response of natural systems to changes to climate, habitat, range, etc. plus it is amazingly easy to get into and very easy introduction for kids to the principles and rewards of science! Great video! Do you think you could give people some advice on how to make even better observations and recordings? Something like a data sheet or a list of conditions that might be easy to add in?
That's a great idea! Perhaps I'll make another video in the future with guidelines on how to keep a nature journal, do ethograms, and other nature data collection methods.
I’ve always found phenology to be endlessly fascinating. Though Thoreau’s and others journals may be considered anecdotal from a strictly scientific viewpoint, their writerly observations paint insightful pictures of nature in specific times and places and often reveal broader perspectives than those disclosed by a myopic specialist. In this time of unprecedented alteration of the natural world by humanity, observation of the resulting phenomenon is crucial for the understanding needed to make healthy choices going forward. ~ (This topic reminded me of a channel you and some of your viewers might like, Crime Pays but Botany Doesn’t.)
12Tone brought me here and I really like your channel!! Keep it up!!
Hey, welcome, and thanks so much!
Great video. Thank you!
This channel sorta feels like SciShow. Nice work!
Hey thanks! That is a huge compliment - hopefully I can continue to live up to it!