How to Discover Incredible Stories in Your Backyard
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- Even if you're curious about the world, that doesn't mean it's easy to find answers to your questions. So, there's an intro to how I learn things and how I do the research for these videos.
There's a LOT involved in this kind of writing and research, so please don't consider this a comprehensive guide. My goal is just to give you some pointers to send you in the right direction so you can start learning a little more about the world beyond your front door.
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Chapter Markers:
0:00 - Introduction
1:13 - Where to Start
3:45 - My Go-To Places for Ideas
5:28 - Where (and How) to Find Answers
10:36 - How to Share What You Learned
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I mentioned this in the description as well, but this video is really designed as an introduction. There's SO much that goes into this kind of research, so my goal was to give you a few tips to get you started and pointed in the right direction. 💪That said, if you have any small questions, go ahead and leave them in the comments! And if you're interested in chatting about large questions or your work in particular, you can find the link to get in touch with me in the description. (I will, uh, not be offering notes on how to stop your white balance adjustments from randomly disappearing at the end of your videos. 😂)
This video is a GEM of an introduction! I love cool stories from places so much that it became part of my previous travel-focused RUclips channel (called WorldWideWong)
I even just started professionally editing and producing videos for my local community online news/magazine as my job!
Now, I have more sources and ways to research thing for when my boss asks us for pitches!
I'll even start incorporating more of these techniques/sources into my own personal RUclips videos.
Thanks a TON, Alexis!!🔥👍
Thank YOU! I really appreciate the kind words, and am so glad to hear that this video was helpful; that was really my biggest hope in making this. (Also, that sounds like an incredible job. Congrats! I hope you're enjoying it so far. 🥳)
If I can offer another tip about finding pdfs, you can also sometimes find copies of papers by googling the name of the paper and then adding "filetype:pdf" - it works about 1/4 times for me and usually leads to a university's or the author's own website. The same trick also works with powerpoints as well.
Whoa! This is excellent - thank you! I knew some professors/labs/etc. often had links to their work on their websites, but never thought about searching for them this way. What a good tip!
Yes! So many good tips and tricks in this one. I didn't even think about tourism websites for topics!
Thanks, Patrick! 🥳 And the tourism sites thing has been such a joy! It's really helpful for me since a lot of my videos are location-based, but I feel like those websites also have links to places like museums and other exhibits that have more general information about the area/history/etc. There's so much good stuff!
A great introduction to researching a topic. Good job!
Thanks, Jim! 🙂 (Also, as far as which library/libraries I use goes: I don't feel comfortable sharing that in this public of a space, but I'll drop you a note on Patreon.)
A ways back, one of the big tv stations had a guy who would open up a phone book to a random page, and without even looking, put his finger down somewhere on a page, and then call that person. Somehow, they always turned-out to have an interesting life story. I always wondered how they could find such interesting things about people.
Paul Harvey was also good about telling us new things in his "The Rest of the Story" show.
Hi Alexis. Thank you for making this video. There are a lot of people out there who didn't know where to start, or what questions to ask, or could benefit from other tips and tools you mention here. I only recently discovered your channel but immediately became a fan and subscriber. I'm a very curious person and love asking why. I'm from Ontario, Canada so you're looking at a lot of the same stuff that I do. I love your energy and excitement about it all and I'm sure many would agree that it makes the viewer excited too. Please keep making these. You're awesome. Love, peace, and chicken grease.
Just found your channel a couple days ago and have been binge watching whenever I can. I love your energy and enthusiasm and love for Michigan. Keep up the good work and I hope you get thousands of followers. Bless you.
This video gave me a place to go this summer 🙂 There's singing sand a few hours from me! I noticed when you googled 'why does sand sing' in the video, one result said in PEI
Hi Alexis, thanks for this and other videos you have been posting to your channel! I've been thinking of transitioning to a career in sci comm and the work you do here has been really inspiring and informative. Keep up the good work!
You are a GREAT teacher! Thank you!
Around here, southern Illinois next to the Mississippi. Tons of homes were built back when from the Limestone that rims the banks from where the Illinois River enters, to the bottom of the state. Note: Illinois River was the original Mississippi before the last ice age covered Illinois. Most of Illinois is limestone and dirt (luess), and originally has miles of ice covering it, that's why we have tons of coal and limestone.
How did I, as an amateur naturalist, not know about Google Scholar? THANK YOU ALEXIS
🥳! Yes!! I'm so glad I could introduce you to it. Enjoy!
Thank you for this video! Great places to research.
Thanks for the introduction to researching! Have you ever had to deal with overcoming either personal or published bias in your research before?
This is such a great question! The short answer is "often," ha. Publishing biases are harder to spot because, well... I can't know what sorts of research wasn't published. But I do keep an eye out for personal biases! Mostly, that's in situations where I go into research thinking I already know the answer to the question. I try to make sure my searches aren't too targeted, and that I'm taking the time to look for contradictory evidence along the way. It means a bit more work/time, but does mean I'm less likely to miss something big!
If you want to experience something truly magical go see the Redwood Forest!!!
Great video, Alexis!! 👏👌👍😍😉❤️
Thank you! 😊💛
I live in a pretty ancient town by wisconsin standards, noticed some homes on the south side of town were all newer 70s style construction and went digging, turns out a tornado leveled that area of town 50 years ago
Though I live 300 miles away in NE MN, I've visited the Keewenaw 7 times in the last three years as a good friend retired there. I love the old structures in Calumet. The ruddy red rock buildings are so fascinating to me. While it is called the Keweenaw Peninsula, is it not actually an island?
Ok, I am binge watching your videos, I am planning on visiting Michigan and the UP in 2024 (I have a youtube channel) You have the greatest info!! By Far! You remind me of Mark Rober (Are you a rocket scientist too?) Anyway, great channel, and I have an incredible crush on you now (you remind me of a college friend) If when I'm in Mi and you feel like getting married, drop me a line!!
If I get started on delving into the stuff I know of "in passing" from the area I grew up, I could run a channel for a year. If I started really looking around I bet I'd be set for several years, lol.
It'd be a good way to have a memory backup for when I'm likely to do a really far move, so I guess I should get started on the research needed, and just spend some time on a few weekends to get recording.
There's some stuff closer to me too that could be really interesting to look closer at too.
Curse you Alexis! Now my spare time is even more cramped! =P
Ha ha, I can't speak to how busy your free time is - but that does sound like a really exciting project! If you end up going out to film, I hope it ends up being a lot of fun, too. 🙂
My main problem with talking about science is knowing when to stop rabbitholing and come up to the surface to actually write down what I want to talk about. Also, trying to say something that wasn't said before in a thousand of videos can be hard - right now I'm still stuck in the three-year "research" phase of "how do antidepressants work" kind of thing, and it is both frustratingly easy to get lost in the neurochemistry and frustratingly hard to say something both correct and more in-depth than a Robert Sapolsky popular science lecture.
Yes! I totally empathize with that. As far as the "trying to say something that wasn't said before" part goes, something I've started to realize is that a story might've been told before, but it's never been told by you. So, the odds are good that you're going to explain things in a new way, organize your research differently, or focus on different details than something else would. Having a compelling angle is definitely important, but that doesn't have to mean making something 100% unique. 🙂
I always love CGP Grey's forest of all knowledge analogy for this
Awesome video, you are so beautiful and your personality is great. Nobody does research like the great Alexis.
“Curiosity Ko’d the feline” Col Potter.
How did I miss the one when I was going thru your videos, as soon as I get thru typing this thank you I will be using some of thee tips, THANKS
Thank you so much! I'm glad this was helpful!
You're Awesome!
I feel like I heard from somewhere on the internet that the authors of some scientific papers will just send you a copy of the paper for free if you just ask. Assuming you can find a way to contact them I guess...
This is also true! I've done this several times. Especially with newer papers, there's usually a designated press person you can email and ask. 🙂 If you're respectful about it, many researchers are open to sharing!
Yer just brilliant. Look up Turtle Island. :D
Shucks, thank you. 😊 The Turtle Island in Lake Erie, or the Anishinaabe creation story?
@@AlexisDahl Anishinaabe...guess you already did eh!
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Hogwarts Battle!
It's so good! And the box is also a very convenient height when we aren't playing it. 😅😂
She gives big OnlyJayus vibes