All sources are included in the description. I hope you all enjoyed the video! Also, in case anyone is curious: 1. Jo's research is currently being put together for publication in an official paper. (Martha is helping him with this). I believe this will be in English! 2. Martha and Jo are currently designing new experiments to test sex-linked transmission of memory in the child generation of butterflies. 3. Jo is planning on conducting more experiments to test potential sex-linked transmission of memory in butterflies. Also one small correction. Jo was referring to him, his mum and grandmother all having migraines (rather than hay fever) which is arguably even more interesting. I will keep you all updated if we hear more in the future!
Hi CuriousOwl-l5p, The story is nice, and the kid is great! I'd just like to make people aware that this is old news and not a recent discovery by him or the lady. In the 1960s, a male scientist conducting this type of experiment reached the same conclusion when tracking how parent plants affect child plants. Also, oppressed people of all types throughout the centuries know about "generational trauma" being passed down and how the parents' stress levels and chemical changes that come from trauma affect the genetics of the child. In the end, I truly appreciate the kid and the partnership with the lady. I look forward to seeing more from him!
His whole research was based upon wondering if the butterflies recognize him as a friend 😭 it’s so important to be nice to all types of animals, they can recognize you/have a memory of you.
Being nice to all types of animals is a privilege you get vs domesticated animals, the vast majority of animals will NOT be nice to you, They might not attack you but if they want to they will. humans and our ancestors have lived alongside them for millions of years and we are animals like them, part of why we grew intelligent enough, evolved the bodies we have, thumbs sight and everything was BECAUSE we fought animals as animals. the butterfly doe snot know the meaning of friend, It just does not have the capacity to do anything WE recognise as an attack.
That's how everything starts. Just an apple falling in a person's head, a simple bath and the rise in water level, a melting chocolate bar. It all starts with small observations. That's the quality i expect from people when I hear them with the title "PhD" or "Research", or even "enthusiast".
I love this kid's scientific curiosity and ambition. I'm skeptical of his results and hope it was very well controlled, for example if you move the lavender patch to the other pathway do they move to the opposite side? Maybe lighting was slightly different in each wing, or temperature, or maybe it was just random, 7 out of 10 isn't super convincing unless repeated many times with different configurations. If memory can be inherited there would have to be a rational explanation for how, experience doesn't change DNA. Keep up the work and pursuing those answers! ❤
While there has already been lot of research done in this field it's still crazy that a 10 year kid is able to question such things and take action to test it. I think a lot goes to the parents for not shutting down his ideas and letting him explore them.
He truly embodies the essence of a bug type pokemon trainer, -10 year old. -bug=friend. -absurd intellect. -even though at first people didn't see his potential, he showed them the raw truth
Coincidentally Satoshi Tajiri the creator of Pokemon also was a bug lover in his childhood. He loved insects and tried many ways of capturing and collecting them, even made a presentation for his class project and got nickname Dr.Bug. His homeroom teacher encouraged him to pursue his interest and that's why pokemon games always have a professor helping the protag in their journey. There's a manga retelling his childhood, the time period affecting his sentiments to develop what is now called Pokemon.
Indeed. It's a shame we still think age and intelligence are correlated in reverse. It's really the opposite: the older you get, the dumber you are due to mistakes/time, but also just due to inflexibility/time.
@ByrneBaby I think it's how you are raised Most kids are taught to shut up and stop being annoying Don't ask questions just do as your told. Only learn what is needed to pass the test Don't go outside and explore it's too dangerous. Stay home and shut your brain and consume mindlessly If parents would just fuel their kids naturally curiosity instead of suppressing it Kids would grow up smarter but when your are constantly told to not think, you start to listen and live life mindlessly completing tasks because it's what is expected from you
@ByrneBaby, I don't know about it being reverse, but for sureeee children are way smarter and wiser than adults think they are, also they have a distinct belief in themselves, which many lose as they get older, I wish more and more people carry that self-belief into adulthood
Dr. Weiss admitting that a 10 year old made her feel small and defensive for a moment earned a lot of my respect. Gotta be tough getting humbled by a 10 year old at that stage in your career. Admitting it takes class and humility. Swallowing her pride gave her an opportunity to nurture a brain this world needs desperately!
LOL the fact a 10 year old was able to point out obvious and blatant stupid decisions from a so called Academic shows most of them aren't fit for purpose. How you consider a grown adult being called out by a 10 year old "respectful" is hilarious.
@jeanxza5395 Literally the type of insult i'd expect from a 10 year old. I am rubber you are glue stuff. Fact is, i'm right - using an insect repellent as your yard-stick is borderline brain dead.
My favorurite part is that his methodology shows that he was more fixated on finding the truth rather than proving his theory. If scientists all had this kind of integrity we would be much better served.
Um, they do. That is exactly what science means. If you only prove your theory (think maga conspiracy mongers) you don’t learn anything. It’s only by proving you’re wrong do you learn something new.
@k.c.miller9965 Yes but obviously bias can slip in, which I imagine is what what the OP is referring to in how they worded it. In a perfect world, every single scientist would be more focused on finding the truth rather than proving their own theory but we don't live in a perfect world
@RadNaxx are you slow? This kid is probably eating a standard Japanese diet, including fish, beef and pork. And vegans actually do care more about animals than the average Joe.. most "animal lovers" care about pets, but not about farm animals.. in this case you have a kid that cares about insects (but does he care about other animals?).. Is it your inferiority complex that makes you write these comments?😅
@FutureExpat26probably, because they didn't have good educational opportunities and are working 2 or 3 jobs. I'm not a parent, so I don't have a dog in this fight. I just keep hearing people beating on parents for their failures, when our current economic system is exploiting the hell out of them and setting them up to fail. We need to be more aware, support them if we're in a position to do so, and advocate for better living and working conditions for everyone, so they CAN do their jobs as parents.
Stunning. What an incredible child who loves and cares for his butterflies, even when experimenting. His intelligence and heart I will not forget. I think he has inspired not only other children, but many adults. It just goes to show when you love something with your whole heart what is possible.
What a great way of putting it. When it was shown that he put the electric shock on himself at the same time as the caterpillars, I thought, yes, what a human way of doing research.
Him minimizing the pain the butterflies experience for the experiment just shows how much of an angel and actual scholar this kid is I hope he has a bright future ahead of him
@wordup897 Lol that's your conclusion from this? You can hardly get any worse than what we have right now. Right now, there is no such thing as too far. Certain animals are protected yes, but you can do whatever you want with mice and subject them through AM levels of torture and no one will bat an eye. The kid actually did something to minimize the pain. All you can do is groan while taking advantage of much worse suffering.
What is wrong with you? As if his big body is going to experience that in the same way, and also in knowing the shock is coming and why. What the hell. I'm totally against any electric shock being given to any creature. That causes pain and negative emotions, which is harmful no matter how strong it is. How can anyone say here he was respectful, he was harmful. That creates bad memories and impacts ripples. Humans only thinking of themselves again. Because humans seen creatures like insects as beneath them. You wouldn't say he was respectful of them if he was shocking human babies instead, but because it's a creature he's 'respecful' is utter nonsense. It should be banned, it's not worth any knowledge to cause suffering to another creature, no matter if a human thinks it's small when they themselves are not getting the ill effects of it. It's typical people think I may be overreacting, because again that's human selfishness for only effects done to creatures they think are higher value. A shock to a pet dog, pet cat? A shock to something 'less than'? There's no such concept in the end, this is still a negative experience
@martinaharrisondefault5027 i fully empathize and agree with you, but unfortunately humanity mainly consists of self proclaimed omnivores with no empathy and they will refuse to care about such things. on the bright side, this could be a step forward for animals in the future. humans are inherently selfish and do not care about harming creatures that they consider to be worth less than them (the meat industry, etc). however, if we continue research like this and humans realize that animals have many similarities to humans in ways like retaining memory and experiencing intense pain, it may become less acceptable or forbidden to continue such experimentation.
I just love how this kid was only able to do this thanks to his immense attention and love for those creatures. His research was born from observations that could only be done by someone who is a friend of the butterflies, and his care for those butterflies during the research was perhaps instrumental
@crackedblack1410 unless your research somehow involves just not going near animals at all you are harming them in some way. if you want to find out more about an animal its necessary. a lot of modern conseravation is only possible cause someone did cruel experiments in the past to collect data.
Him using lavender oil instead of *poison* really highlights the sickness and wrong-headedness that infects all of modern science. Let us hope he represents the future instead of the uncivilized savages who currently run everything…
@Boofi-quat ? the scientist in the video literally says that the poison is safe and they did their controls. he only changed it to lavender to make the experiment more secure. if the caterpillar had a choice it would be away from the kid and his electric shock machine in a forest somewhere enjoying life. not stuck in a lab.
I love the story, but finding that the same insect doesn't erase its memory while being alive isn't groun breaking science, but almost an expected thing.
The kid also casually invalidated Martha's research... If memory of smell can be inherited then... Picking a scent that may already have killed previous generations means her control population wasn't actually a solid control.
I really hope he is not going to be exploited now in the scientist community…What gives me hope is his strong will not to hurt animals but what about himself? Is he aware of the dangers other humans pose to him!?
Nah he's a normal kid. Watch as he burns out in highschool. Our current school systems across the planet are built to make kids obedient and boring, not to help them flourish.
@runed0s86It even starts earlier than w schoolsystem. Daycare, both parents working right after birth almost. Daycare is already part of that same system…Sad how kids have to grow up these days. I‘d be depressed growing up today…
Crazy to think that the only reason he isn't releasing more papers at a younger age is because of how long it takes for his experiments to be carried out. And not because a lack of understanding of more advance concepts.
@tengaku1212 I disagree; there is a huge bias against age, gender, etc., and definitely a disparity due to lack of funding (so financial status would be beneficial) in every field of work. I wish it wasn't the case.
What he discovered should be natural knowledge to all. You can see it in other animals such as dogs or pets or rats if you pay attention, but people think that even their own offspring are born as tabula rasa, which they never are.
I too would have never thought of a neural "reset," but rather necessary neural pathway growth/proliferation (in addition to what they were already working with) in order to survive/thrive to the age of reproduction -
ironically, his parents let him explore this very innocent but curious idea without shutting him down right away saying how stupid he is and he doesn't know any better because he is just a kid.. these parents need to really be comparing themselves to the parents instead of the kids to the other kids.
@SAIVSS Not really. I know him and his parents personally, and his parents are really different from how you described them. People really be saying anything these days to make themselves feel right 🤦♂️
@Danish-HafizYeah bro the kid got to study butterflies and got materials for experiments and postage for a letter in spite of his parents. Sure, totally believe your roleplaying.
@Danish-Hafiz You "know him and his parents personally" like bro you had to pick the least probable thing to pretend to have a claim to fame. I have doubts that a Danish Hafiz personally knows a 10-year old Japanese boy that lives in Japan, apart from the slim chance that you are his neighbour and live in Kobe.
I love the fact that he cares about the little guys, not to torture them with deadly chemical and electrical shock. They’re his friends, not tools. Such pure of heart, compassion & respect to life!
More likely that his parents or grandparents were scientifically minded and hes carrying on their memories. Past lives isn't actually past lives, if anything this shows that what we think is past lives is us remembering our ancestors lives. Which I suppose you could make an argument that we are indeed the same people as our ancestors to some capacity.
This is a "nurture versus Nature" question. Usually if the Mama Bear does not nurture her cubs, they cannot inherit by Genetics the ability to survive . But simple creatures may inherit adequate information by genetic adaptations that physically transmit through the meiosis of the double helix Genome .
Curiosity is what keeps me going. I know a lot about many different topics because of this. I also know enough to know I don't know everything and never will.
@sagesufferswell gifted with above average intelligence He was a top scorer in school, making world changing theories in his twenties. He's just being humble in his quote.
The research is nothing he came up with on his own. There was already done research by actual scientists about this matter and proven that it does. This kid isnt coming up with anything of new or his own.
@SemirottaScience is mostly built upon previous researches. Gradual improvements. From my understanding of the documentary, the kid generated a new hypothesis in the transmission across generations. Most scientists wouldn't have even thought about that. No plausible mechanism of transmission. Now we need to find out about the mechanism. Bravo very young minds thinking out of the box.
When I was 10, my greatest accomplishment was figuring out how to transform a 6 changer transformer w/o looking at the guide.....I'll just go back into my cave now.
I remember being that age and have big and complex ideas, and just lacked the capacity to explain them clearly. Good job little man, you are a rockstar.
Or parents to encourage and support it. Most of us didn't and our ideas were usually dismissed. Although they did take me to a patent attorney that one time....
Same, and then our ideas die as we grow older because we do mundane things instead of pursuing our curiousity. I wonder how many brilliant kids the world has who just don't have that kind of optimum environment.
I remember growing up making various robots and mechanical stuff from wastes we have at home. My community always thought I will be a great engineer or inventor someday and I love what I did. Unfortunately, i grew up on our family that can barely afford to eat three time a day and get to study at the cheapest school. My passion and flame died slowly as I grew without support.
Perhaps education should focus on ways to promote open communication and "brainstorming" among curious students. A non-judgmental "safe space" would encourage even the most timid to share their thoughts and ask questions.
Wait until he’s 30-40 .. imagine he has to live with people who are 🤯 for not ever thinking if memories can be inherited (like that one woman on that TV show clip that was shown). Wasn’t there also something about people inheriting trauma response via genes (which would be the same that the caterpillar recorded) which makes offspring more prone to depression etc? I don’t remember the study but we humans are so much more complex it’s hard to measure what is inherited in the ”genetic memory”. It isn’t actual memories the butteflies inherit but a trauma response. Maybe that wording was part of translation from Japanese to English though.
Actually, most people without compassion have lower than average IQs. In fact, violent tendencies are most commonly found in people with frontal lobe brain damage. People with higher IQ is tend to have a strong sense of fairness… with the exception of Elon Musk.
@Darkmice_v18 yea, that's why there is brainwashing techniques called "monarch programming" but it specifically refers to the monarch butterfly species
@abogmus8904 That's severely downplaying the work the kid put in to do the research. Sure there were elements of luck involved but to say it's all luck is pretty dismissive...
@joshbond8391 what is the underlying reason for his effort? cause and effect and what power does an individual have over cause and effect, especially a child? it's all down to luck and circumstance. certainly, he did put effort into his work, and it must have been at some points hard labour, but the causes that allowed for him to achieve this were entirely beyond human control
@abogmus8904 Only the precautions: good parents that enabled him to focus on the research, very accessible data, the fact he didn't get in any accidents, etc. -- those are, of course, out of his control, but that's about it. Finishing his research is a result of his own concious decisions. If not for his curiosity, then there woould be no research. I don't see a point in saying that "it's just luck" -- it can be said about anything. Not to offend, but it's pointless to say, because pretty much anything can be boiled down to this.
They had no idea, what they are supporting. They got him everything he wanted and probably helped with methods. I was an extreme loving and supportive parents, but I would've said very early "Cut that sh@t out. Play with your bugs... outside!"
@johnssmith4005 I don't think that's what they meant LOL. Their saying that his parents allowed him to be curious and experiment with different insects while fully supporting him!
Jesus! Thank you. I live in Japan and speak some Japanese and I kept repeating that part of the video trying to hear him say "Kafunsho" but he said something like "henzutsu" I think. I thought he was using a formal way of saying kafunsho. Now I see he meant "kata zutsu".
@1980rlquinn Thanks. By the way. I found it a bit sad that little 10 year old Jo also suffers from migraines. Children shouldn't have to suffer things like that. That's old people issues.
He’s 10 years old and is more ethical and wise than most scientists who do animal testing today. There is no effort to limit the suffering of the testing; most tests are lethal and the animals are discarded as waste after being tested on
Actually lots countries have dropped in their levels of animal testing and have banned testing certain products on animals as well as limited which animals they test on. The uk alone dropped animal testing by 37% in 2024 and Canada has banned testing on cosmetics on animals as well as banning testing on basically everything but rats mice and fish.
In general, I agree with ANIMAL testing, but insects aren't animals, and do not have higher brain functions that animal neurology has. What is the total lifespan of a butterfly? We have no choice but to assign value judgments upon living things as compared to humans. Or we could give up on medical research entirely. To summarize (as a retired scientist and engineer - yes I have thought about this a lot), I am COMPLETELY comfortable performing scientific experiments on bugs. Try performing one on a dog - any dog - and I'll try to end you if I can. There ARE important ethical differences between "bugs" and mammals!
That's not necessarily true. There are a ton of ethical guidelines in academia handling animals in research. When I was working in electron microscopy in the lab, they even suggested not using specimens that were bugs, because the ethics went all the way down to even how they are caught. The only way you could freely pick one up and not worry is if you found one that was already dead of natural causes.
Instead of playing Pokemon like a ten year boy would he spent all these hours and days with his butterflies and documenting his experiments, I have no words but respect for this boy.
Epigenetics has shown that alongside traits we also inherit trauma, addictive behaviours and memories. Jo’s research helps bolster the science, well done young man 🦋
@cinemoriahFPV I think the conclusion here is that living creatures inherit more than just physical traits but also psychological ones. People, butterflies, probably everything.
The fact that there is no music makes the video very peaceful to watch. Thank you for the clear and calm voiceover. Young kids can easily understand and enjoy it.
Isn’t that just called instincts? My understanding was that if you inherited a fear of snakes, your ancestors probably lived in an area where things were an issue.
What the hell. I'm totally against any electric shock being given to any creature. That causes pain and negative emotions, which is harmful no matter how strong it is. How can anyone say here he was respectful, he was harmful. That creates bad memories and impacts ripples. Humans only thinking of themselves again. Because humans seen creatures like insects as beneath them. You wouldn't say he was respectful of them if he was shocking human babies instead, but because it's a creature he's 'respecful' is utter nonsense. It should be banned, it's not worth any knowledge to cause suffering to another creature, no matter if a human thinks it's small when they themselves are not getting the ill effects of it. It's typical people think I may be overreacting, because again that's human selfishness for only effects done to creatures they think are higher value. A shock to a pet dog, pet cat? A shock to something 'less than'? There's no such concept in the end, this is still a negative experience
@martinaharrisondefault5027 You guys really like pushing the idea that the universe is naturally made off positivity like there arent entire planetary body's getting obliterated because they didn't look both ways before crossing the sun
I actually got really emotional. The way a 10 year old was so passionate about his love for the insects and discovered a new thing was really so inspirational. I hope the best for the kid 💞
You know a child was raised well when they act kindly even towards animals, but in his case he goes even beyond, being kind towards insects too. And the fact he understands the scientific method so well at such a young age is amazing. I wish him all the best in his future endeavors too.
Insects are animals. There's also significant evidence that plants are sentient. As his work shows, we know far less about the universe than many think.
Which crown prince? There's a couple countries with one. But dragonflies are cool too - although their larvae are...not the most prepossessing. Edit: watched the whole video. Didnt realize Japan had a crown prince!
@macruz8503Which crown prince? There's a couple countries with one. But dragonflies are cool too - although their larvae are...not the most prepossessing.
@Hechete Japan, their monarchy doesn't rule the country tho it's kind of like England where they just get permanent welfare status in return for giving up power
This was also studied with rats and cherry blossoms. They would jolt rats when they saw a cherry blossom. Their descendants came along, never having experienced it. They were scared of cherry blossoms.
check out Michael levin- it's not just that genetics can be turned on and off, it looks like there are entire external structures for inheritance them dna (edit: meaning it goes deeper than epigenetics)
@winterclimber7520 His work is BS and relies more on woo assumptions than anything else. Also, I'm a scientific anti-realist and am thus agnostic on whether these models reflect actual reality.
@jackkrell4238 His work isn't bs, generally; he's published in serious journals. His woo assumptions are kept to his more... esoteric content; he can definitely do good research from time to time. I do agree with your position on science, though.
True but now they are working together, and using these new findings to progress science! At the end of the day, it's not about calling out each other, but collaborating together and pushing our knowledge as a whole forwards.
Probably he will. He already met the future emperor who's currently studying entomology. At 17 y/o he did a big research about dragonflies. Both love nature.
I just watched an interview with Jo on a Japanese broadcast where he talked about what butterflies mean to him. He mentioned that they’re like gods to him because they keep him curious about the world. He said that for five out of the last ten years, they’ve kept him inspired and driven, and he’s incredibly grateful to them, he feels like he can’t thank them enough.😭💓💓 (It all started when his mom got a tiny lemon tree. A butterfly came and laid an egg, but unfortunately, the caterpillar failed to turn into a chrysalis. That inspired him to start a project to help them successfully emerge-something he’s been doing since he was in first grade!)
Incredible! Here is a kid definitely not raised on iPad brain rot slop and toxic food colouring. May he never lose his curiosity to study the world and be able to study whatever he wants without any censorship, corporate funding clauses or restraints on intellectual freedom. Which is the death of true science.
I recall hearing about how migrating butterflies will continue to navigate around obstacles in a terrain that aren’t there anymore due to erosion or tectonics in addition to the fact that it actually takes multiple generations to complete a migratory loop implying that there has to be some way that that information is being passed along
Yes, this research can validate how this happens and that has been a mystery for so long. Amazing study helping us understand a bit more about how nature works.
@railgap you’re definitely not wrong, but the thing i vaguely remember hearing about involved an entire hill worn down over millennia, which only lends credence to the idea that they are somehow remembering geography that we never even touched
My 4 year old city dog saw sheep for the first time, schemed to get loose and herded them into a tight circle within 30 seconds, then looked at me wondering why I wasn't pleased. Border collie cross.
I love the different generations of humans helping further to learning together to further knowledge of the natural world, I like how the boy was concerned about causing pain to butterflies and caterpillars.. it's good to get scientist to understand that many sentient beings can be hurt and honestly humans need to do better to help our natural world while studying them to further knowledge.
“At last! A scientist who actually CARES” is a weird thing to say when people like Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and George Schaller have spent decades studying and protecting animals.
Imagine his little cousin trying to show off his straight A results only for his mother to say "Oh yeah? But your cousin Jo is leading the research in intergenerational memory, why can you be more like him?"
Somewhat exaggerated, but based on a real experiment by Jo Nagai. Jo Nagai replicated earlier research showing that insects can retain learned associations through metamorphosis. He extended this work by testing it in swallowtail butterflies rather than moths, and by using a simpler, non-laboratory setup. This suggests the effect may be more general and not limited to tightly controlled lab conditions, although it is NOT a new discovery and still requires further validation.
@Bruva_Ayamhyt Of course he'd be petrified, he wasn't an astronaut. Oh! You mean that he wouldn't have stayed awake for 3,500 years? Why is that? And why would he starve??
@morowenidi4621the previous emperor iirc is an entomologist and published papers on his researches as well. I get why he'd get very easily noticed by the royal family.
@dan_asd christians and arch linux users have one thing in common. they cant stop talking about how they are christian/use arch (im a linux user and well.. i do that aswell lmao, tho not arch. im a mint user)
It's accurate. I've seen this pattern in cats behavior. The ones, who were born to a wild/feral mother are much more likely to be wild, even, if they grow up close to humans. They are more cautious meanwhile the ones born to a domesticated mother are much calmer in case of human interaction.
@ilsedemolder3973 A great many children are, but a poor home life, poor education, and even simply poor nutrition demolish their potential. But I suppose it's easier to pretend that carefully developed skills are instead innate so that we as a society don't have to answer for how we fail future generations...
@ilsedemolder3973 Yeah, being able to read study papers at the age of 10 definitely takes an exceptional IQ. Nonetheless, while only a few children are prodigies, even fewer of them are even discovered - precisely since they do not get the support they need.
Most elders are usually in denial of youth who could TEACH THEM MORE than they currently know. It’s a shame. The youth give a fresher perspective & more creative thinking!
Kids are naturally curious and strong on lateral thinking. We train kids out of lateral thinking by the application of systematics and rules in education.
@agneteht Imagin a hoard of butterflies surrounding him AT that family gathering; Now THAT might make the NEWS PRONTO! Ah, ha, one good thing about the detestable internet; COMMENTERS WHO HELP OTHERS to find the data, and speak/write intelligently! THANKS for that ! Cute-That the butterflies hovered around him as he let them go free-such as, saying " Goodbye , see you again someday?!Luck, DNA, or Influence? Wonder what his parents did for a living, they didn't say? Never Ignore Curiosity! Go Joe! Give new depth to the "Itsy Bitsy Caterpillar Crawls Along" and may caterpillars and butterflies' descendants ' memories include those of JOE too! "Honey Rewrites Vivaldi and Fears the Wolf Gang!" "Honey's School Calendar," and " Buckel Up!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Gmail.
When I was a small kid I wondered the same thing about butterflies. I m so happy his curiosity and dedication already ensured him a bright future. I also like the empathy he had while conducting the research, something many lose on the way to becoming adults
Empathy is the death of good research. Once that dopamine squirt is received, there is no need to go further. Once we feel sorry for the starving child, we feel satisfied and move on.
@mikemondano3624This is the type of shit you read in the average Resident Evil scientist's notes lol. It sounds just as stupid here as it would be there as well.
@mikemondano3624Yes, yes, very nice ego. People don't walk through hell, breath ash, and taste iron in the mouth just because of the chance at a slight dopamine boost, if that was the only reason for people to help others or operate on any amount of morals, we'd have nuked ourselves several times over a long time ago. "Empathy is the death of good research" sounds like some shit a member of Unit 731 would say after making the grand discovery of how much water is in the human body. Just because we've made the choice to test on rats and guinea pigs to acquire some kind of medical understanding doesn't mean we should toss children into the mysterious liquid vat to see what happens, but what you're saying is exactly the type of statement that would lead to that.
@mikemondano3624 "facts are hard to accept for the hardened mind" says the hardened mind. This kid is proving EXACTLY how research can go further while still being empathetic about his subjects. You're just choosing to look away, either from your own ignorance or denial.
What the hell. I'm totally against any electric shock being given to any creature. That causes pain and negative emotions, which is harmful no matter how strong it is. How can anyone say here he was respectful, he was harmful. That creates bad memories and impacts ripples. Humans only thinking of themselves again. Because humans seen creatures like insects as beneath them. You wouldn't say he was respectful of them if he was shocking human babies instead, but because it's a creature he's 'respecful' is utter nonsense. It should be banned, it's not worth any knowledge to cause suffering to another creature, no matter if a human thinks it's small when they themselves are not getting the ill effects of it. It's typical people think I may be overreacting, because again that's human selfishness for only effects done to creatures they think are higher value. A shock to a pet dog, pet cat? A shock to something 'less than'? There's no such concept in the end, this is still a negative experience
@martinaharrisondefault5027calm down he did in a way where it's not really harmful to the caterpillars and also he used lavender oil not the other chemical which was more harmful
Have you ever felt a mild electrical current run through you, but it wasn't painful? That's what it is. Its not a CPR shock or stick your finger in an electric socket kind of shock. Kid shocked himself, too because the butterflies are his friends. He's learning about them and they're learning about us.
@martinaharrisondefault5027look up what a TENS unit is. Electric shocks don't have to be painful, just uncomfortable for the experiment to work. That's the same thing shock collars do in your example with pet dogs lol
I absolutely love the way Jo thinks. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Terrance McKenna mentioned a theory that all the so called dna that’s not used to pass on traits (or so thought) might contain genetic memory. Carl Jung also bases much of his work on trans generational memories as well as a collective societal memory (or consciousness) and Jung goes beyond this to archetypal influences.
You know it felt so "right" that he treated them not as test subjects but, as they are his friends, he puts himself through the shocks with them and makes sure it's not too distressing. Like heartwarming and also this sense of, he is doing science the right way. Yay to the power of friendship and big props to this brilliant boy (and family).
Genius is thrown around a lot but this is incredible. Surely this is at least PhD level research. Let’s hope he maintains his curiosity throughout his life
13:45 Same, I got the same feeling. At the core of science is this innate curiosity of a child. Its easy to extinguish this curiosity flame in a child or student brushing off an idea or going through a dogmatic explanation, but its important to remember we would never be where we are if someone, regardless how small didn't ask these questions.
People, mainly adults, so often underestimate the power of curiosity. Unfortunately, many caretakers of children will see curiosity as a distraction from what they are trying to get them to learn, when in reality, curiosity is like a turbo booster for your learning go kart. There is so much value in curiosity. So much can be born from it. It’s the source of innovation and immense creativity. Curiosity leads to growth. I reckon the first person to discover fire didn’t do so because they were told to. They did it because curiosity led them to ask, “what will happen if I do this?” People often respond to kids asking “why” as a nuisance. Some parents even accuse their kids of being intentionally annoying, when sometimes kids are just genuinely curious. The death of a child’s curiosity is always such a sad thing to see. It can take effort to answer all your kid’s questions, especially when you don’t have all the answers. In that case, you want to give them the resources they need to find the answers they’re looking for. Find someone who _does_ have the answers that they can talk to, or, find online sources that they can learn from. Or books for them to read. Yes, it will probably take a lot of valuable time from your busy day. But if you can spare the time, it can be so worth it.
Think about this. A baby girl has all the eggs she'll ever have before she is born. At one point, my grandmother was pregnant with my mother, and at that point, shortly before she was born, I was an egg inside my mother, who was inside my grandmother. It sounds crazy, but is that so different from being in a crysalis? Maybe a part of me has memories from that time, as I did exist in some form. Also, it's been proven that famine and trauma can affect genetics generations down the line.
This kid is fresh out of a studio Ghibli movie. What an awesome little boy. He should team up with the Bird researcher learning that Birds have a vocabulary. Edited my comment because as people pointed out, Japan isn't very kind to animals in general.
@Anoonymous420 idk how people can think Japan's some paradise it's an overcrowded island full of overworked/underpaid grandchildren of the kind of people who can patriotically commit the grape of nanking for pete's sake 😅
I would give credit to the individuals that contributed to the data & theory which allowed Jo's experiment to come to fruition. The romanticization of Japan or an entire country is not necessary.
I remember hearing about an experiment where they released lifelike statutes of extinct animals in the wild. Although they’ve been extinct for hundreds of years, the animals they used to hunt, knew to still be scared of them
I did a big report on life in the universe and one of my topics was essentially inherited memory. Scientists essentially tortured a species of worm, then would flash lights at it. A few generations of worms later had the same lights flashed at it and it writhed around as if it was expecting to be chopped up. This is also believed to be prevalent in most animals. If your ancestor was badly attacked by a dog or a snake, you’d be more inclined to be afraid of dogs and snakes. Same thing to a degree racially. If group x did awful things to your ancestors, you could have an innate hate/dislike/fear of that group despite never having had interactions with them. It’s very cool!
I think the notion that butterflies forgot their lives as catapilers is just a bad assumption to have made. Why do scientists make claims they can't prove anyway? But I'm glad a 10 year old decided to set the record straight. Very impressive.
There's a thing about science where even if something's is very obvious and clearly understood by everybody, you still have to find ways to prove it in a scientifically environment. This is why sometimes papers will get published about things that make the general public "Well, duh", such as a few years ago when scientists "discovered" what swing in jazz music is. And the thing about these things is that they feel so obvious a lot of scientists will just look over it or won't be as excited to look into it, so they never get confirmed.
@thedacardea416Getting ahead of ourselves, are we? Yes, they are wrong, but you should also offer an explanation instead of being curt. In a way, you are being contradictory to the point you are making
I started clicking on the thumbs up button for the comments, and finally realized that everyone’s recognition of this amazing young boy, his parents nurturing, and Dr. Weiss’s mentoring & respect for him, felt like a community responding with joy! Thank you to everyone for their comments, defining all the wonderful aspects of his research, and character!
I have said this about humans for years. I truly believe our parents/ancestors “memories” are stored somewhere in our genetic coding, helping us to survive . This kid is amazing . In 20 years I won’t be surprised if he’s winning his first Nobel prize .
Looking at the comments, It seems like people are more focused on how cool it is for a kid to conduct groundbreaking research instead of remarking on what his research may indicate
@gushernandez25 K y'all won't believe this but there's this phenomenon where a spirit of the ancestor kinda possesses someone for a short period of time , alters their memories kinda and even allow them to speak in a different language. The "spirit" can even tell some really secret stuff that the original "vessel" doesn't have the slightest clue about. I've observed it in person so..
@coneheadwhofoundheaven I believe it! I already believe we are souls connected to the universe via zodiac and I feel connected to spiritual ideas via native American ancestry.
This might be the most incredible thing I've ever seen in my lifetime. Now I understand he didn't cure cancer but having this much passion in science and biology at his age is truly remarkable. The world desperately needs kids like him who one day might fix the things older generations looked past. His parents and educators should be extremely proud.
Give up on the idea of a cure to cancer, it won’t happen. Every government worldwide works toward stumping research sorounding it because theirs no reason to cure it.
@ciscornBIG Well, Japanese handwriting usually appears messy or rushed, especially with how nowadays you don’t need to write as much, mostly typing. (It may be considered “bad” by other naive, but It’s understandable by Japanese naive.) Nagai is a very talented and neat kid, give him some praise.
I was talking to Sitting Bull's great-great-great-a-bunch-great granddaughter at work, and I mentioned that I thought moles were a manifestation of ancestorial physical damage. She confirmed that the Lakota believed that and then proceeded to give me a personal account in her family tree of a mole that had a well known origin. On non-physical memories, Endymion mentioned on his channel that he was cured of his sudden onset of claustrophobia by understanding that it was induced by his grandfather's experience during WWII where he was loaded onto a train and held in a Nazi concentration camp. This would suggest that a person trained in regression therapy may have additional examples that pertain to your question.
I’m sure he will look do so in future and I’ll definitely keep a close eye on his research for you all. It’s just that he still needs to attend school and doesn’t have as much time to do all his experiments. The experimental findings so far took him over 2 years as he did them mainly during summer break 😅
@CuriousOwl-l5p yeah that's fine I was just saying because its in a chain of events and he's already there basically with the ones he's already tested and trained and grew. He doesn't need to do much except care for them and then check later if they remember.
When I was a child in school we were all taught that it was impossible for memories to be transmitted to the next generation. So it wasn't that no one thought of this question, it was more like all the future scientists were told don't even bother of thinking of such a ridiculous notion
I noticed this too, maybe it's some kind of knowledge they've been using to brainwash populations to behave and think a certain way for generations, and really don't want it to become commonly known about?
@weylinstoeppelmann9858It's called Monarch Programming and was tied to human torture experiments. Mk ultra / trauma-based mind control. It's named for the known phenomenon of monarch butterflies inheriting memories during their migration. From personal experience, you can definitely inherit memories. I've been raised off the reservation but look almost just like my grandmother. From what I've learned reading later lots of my weird habits are traditional practices even down to my favorite foods.
@weylinstoeppelmann9858 Or it could be just adults being boring and rigid in their views. Read old children's books, they're full of examples of this.
This little scientist is my damn hero. Caring for his subjects, letting his natural curiosity take him down a brand new path, ans following rigorous scientific method at 10?! And we are so fortunate that the major adults in his life are nurturing this. He is going to go far.
All sources are included in the description.
I hope you all enjoyed the video!
Also, in case anyone is curious:
1. Jo's research is currently being put together for publication in an official paper. (Martha is helping him with this). I believe this will be in English!
2. Martha and Jo are currently designing new experiments to test sex-linked transmission of memory in the child generation of butterflies.
3. Jo is planning on conducting more experiments to test potential sex-linked transmission of memory in butterflies.
Also one small correction. Jo was referring to him, his mum and grandmother all having migraines (rather than hay fever) which is arguably even more interesting.
I will keep you all updated if we hear more in the future!
Yay!!!🎉🎉🎉
🥹 budding scientist bringing tears to my eyes
Thank you for sharing a beautiful story
Should get this comment pin :/
Hi CuriousOwl-l5p,
The story is nice, and the kid is great! I'd just like to make people aware that this is old news and not a recent discovery by him or the lady. In the 1960s, a male scientist conducting this type of experiment reached the same conclusion when tracking how parent plants affect child plants. Also, oppressed people of all types throughout the centuries know about "generational trauma" being passed down and how the parents' stress levels and chemical changes that come from trauma affect the genetics of the child. In the end, I truly appreciate the kid and the partnership with the lady. I look forward to seeing more from him!
His whole research was based upon wondering if the butterflies recognize him as a friend 😭 it’s so important to be nice to all types of animals, they can recognize you/have a memory of you.
Being nice to all types of animals is a privilege you get vs domesticated animals, the vast majority of animals will NOT be nice to you, They might not attack you but if they want to they will.
humans and our ancestors have lived alongside them for millions of years and we are animals like them, part of why we grew intelligent enough, evolved the bodies we have, thumbs sight and everything was BECAUSE we fought animals as animals.
the butterfly doe snot know the meaning of friend, It just does not have the capacity to do anything WE recognise as an attack.
nawww for his pokemon spirit uwu
i think a major conclusion in this is, it's important to learn from the curiousity of children
if he was cruel to them, it could also inspire him to investigate the very same question, so...
That's how everything starts. Just an apple falling in a person's head, a simple bath and the rise in water level, a melting chocolate bar. It all starts with small observations. That's the quality i expect from people when I hear them with the title "PhD" or "Research", or even "enthusiast".
We must thank his parents too, for all the encouragement and support they gave him to pursue all his research.
Maybe one of them thought it when they young too 🤔
For not making him be afraid of random bugs
Yeah, cause not all parents could support their children's curiosity
Yessss this
And teaching him to be kind to animals!
Shout out to the parents for not crushing his dreams and actually letting their kid dream big
Amen to that
Word up! Realist shit I heard in a min
dream bug
I love this kid's scientific curiosity and ambition. I'm skeptical of his results and hope it was very well controlled, for example if you move the lavender patch to the other pathway do they move to the opposite side? Maybe lighting was slightly different in each wing, or temperature, or maybe it was just random, 7 out of 10 isn't super convincing unless repeated many times with different configurations. If memory can be inherited there would have to be a rational explanation for how, experience doesn't change DNA. Keep up the work and pursuing those answers! ❤
Was thinking this throughout, props to whoever is with him and raising him.
While there has already been lot of research done in this field it's still crazy that a 10 year kid is able to question such things and take action to test it. I think a lot goes to the parents for not shutting down his ideas and letting him explore them.
He truly embodies the essence of a bug type pokemon trainer,
-10 year old.
-bug=friend.
-absurd intellect.
-even though at first people didn't see his potential, he showed them the raw truth
He’s even got the classic bug catcher net
You know what? You're not wrong! Lmao😂
When you encounter bug trainer, but instead of a battle, he offers for you to read his 30 page dissertation.
First of all: He is japanese LMAO
Coincidentally Satoshi Tajiri the creator of Pokemon also was a bug lover in his childhood. He loved insects and tried many ways of capturing and collecting them, even made a presentation for his class project and got nickname Dr.Bug. His homeroom teacher encouraged him to pursue his interest and that's why pokemon games always have a professor helping the protag in their journey. There's a manga retelling his childhood, the time period affecting his sentiments to develop what is now called Pokemon.
Raising up children like him is what advances humanity.
Indeed. It's a shame we still think age and intelligence are correlated in reverse. It's really the opposite: the older you get, the dumber you are due to mistakes/time, but also just due to inflexibility/time.
@ByrneBaby I think it's how you are raised
Most kids are taught to shut up and stop being annoying
Don't ask questions just do as your told. Only learn what is needed to pass the test
Don't go outside and explore it's too dangerous. Stay home and shut your brain and consume mindlessly
If parents would just fuel their kids naturally curiosity instead of suppressing it
Kids would grow up smarter but when your are constantly told to not think, you start to listen and live life mindlessly completing tasks because it's what is expected from you
@ByrneBaby, I don't know about it being reverse, but for sureeee children are way smarter and wiser than adults think they are, also they have a distinct belief in themselves, which many lose as they get older, I wish more and more people carry that self-belief into adulthood
Yes, specifically raising children to be curious. People aren't curious anymore.
so, whipping them with Belt and throwing sandals at them as hard as possible won't Advance Humanity?
Dr. Weiss admitting that a 10 year old made her feel small and defensive for a moment earned a lot of my respect. Gotta be tough getting humbled by a 10 year old at that stage in your career. Admitting it takes class and humility. Swallowing her pride gave her an opportunity to nurture a brain this world needs desperately!
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LOL the fact a 10 year old was able to point out obvious and blatant stupid decisions from a so called Academic shows most of them aren't fit for purpose. How you consider a grown adult being called out by a 10 year old "respectful" is hilarious.
@Lakrimozclearly youre the type to find yourself beyond the reproach of a 10y old
@jeanxza5395 Literally the type of insult i'd expect from a 10 year old. I am rubber you are glue stuff. Fact is, i'm right - using an insect repellent as your yard-stick is borderline brain dead.
@Lakrimoz You are wrong.
it's so funny how he speaks like an adult but the adults treat him like a kid. Give the man tenure at Tokyo University, he earned it.
My favorurite part is that his methodology shows that he was more fixated on finding the truth rather than proving his theory. If scientists all had this kind of integrity we would be much better served.
Liked your view😮
That’s what makes a good scientist. And there are many out there, don’t get that wrong 😅
Um, they do. That is exactly what science means. If you only prove your theory (think maga conspiracy mongers) you don’t learn anything. It’s only by proving you’re wrong do you learn something new.
Yes, bias is the biggest issue with research.
@k.c.miller9965 Yes but obviously bias can slip in, which I imagine is what what the OP is referring to in how they worded it. In a perfect world, every single scientist would be more focused on finding the truth rather than proving their own theory but we don't live in a perfect world
My favorite part is he treats the insects with respect.
So many vegans apparently couldn't care less about them.
"Some animals are more equal than others"
Maybe because he wants them to remember him well.
@RadNaxx are you slow? This kid is probably eating a standard Japanese diet, including fish, beef and pork.
And vegans actually do care more about animals than the average Joe.. most "animal lovers" care about pets, but not about farm animals.. in this case you have a kid that cares about insects (but does he care about other animals?)..
Is it your inferiority complex that makes you write these comments?😅
Love and respect.
all japanese.
What is most impressive to me is that this boy discovered and understood the scientific method at his age. That's what we need more of.
@qwmx I don't presume to understand the biology of caterpillars and butterflies but I believed he achieved statistical significance.
Instead we have kids that can barely read raised by parents that don't support science.
I am a science nerd too.Love this. What a great kid ❤❤
@FutureExpat26probably, because they didn't have good educational opportunities and are working 2 or 3 jobs.
I'm not a parent, so I don't have a dog in this fight. I just keep hearing people beating on parents for their failures, when our current economic system is exploiting the hell out of them and setting them up to fail.
We need to be more aware, support them if we're in a position to do so, and advocate for better living and working conditions for everyone, so they CAN do their jobs as parents.
@MichelleLanghout I don't think it's anyone's fault. We can just do better.
Stunning. What an incredible child who loves and cares for his butterflies, even when experimenting. His intelligence and heart I will not forget. I think he has inspired not only other children, but many adults. It just goes to show when you love something with your whole heart what is possible.
He's so kind, I want to cry. He is the GOLD STANDARD for scientists.
Nay, for humans in general!
🤙 Determinism is Freedom 🤙
He’s the GOLD STANDARD for an amazing reason!
he's also a fake.
@3dbob891lol how is he a fake
Bro, that kid made me cry, its such a human way of doing research
You and me both 😢
Me too ;-;
8:10 made me tear up a bit; he's so sweet and reminded me of some of my childhood friends back in Japan
bro that kid made me feel so useless and worthless
why do I feel so bad?
What a great way of putting it. When it was shown that he put the electric shock on himself at the same time as the caterpillars, I thought, yes, what a human way of doing research.
Him minimizing the pain the butterflies experience for the experiment just shows how much of an angel and actual scholar this kid is
I hope he has a bright future ahead of him
"He didn't hurt them any more than he had to" ... slippery slope
Truly, I hope he doesn’t lose that heart. I hope the world doesn’t harden him.
@wordup897🤦
@wordup897 Lol that's your conclusion from this? You can hardly get any worse than what we have right now. Right now, there is no such thing as too far. Certain animals are protected yes, but you can do whatever you want with mice and subject them through AM levels of torture and no one will bat an eye. The kid actually did something to minimize the pain. All you can do is groan while taking advantage of much worse suffering.
@GodplayGamerZulul You sure did extrapolate a whole lot of nonsense from a factual statement. Have at it godgamer boy, give me some more laughs.
New measure of success: are you smarter than a second grader?
His passion is a big part of it as well
The fact that , he'd also shock himself as he shocks caterpillars in the experiment . What a kid
What is wrong with you? As if his big body is going to experience that in the same way, and also in knowing the shock is coming and why.
What the hell. I'm totally against any electric shock being given to any creature. That causes pain and negative emotions, which is harmful no matter how strong it is. How can anyone say here he was respectful, he was harmful. That creates bad memories and impacts ripples. Humans only thinking of themselves again. Because humans seen creatures like insects as beneath them. You wouldn't say he was respectful of them if he was shocking human babies instead, but because it's a creature he's 'respecful' is utter nonsense. It should be banned, it's not worth any knowledge to cause suffering to another creature, no matter if a human thinks it's small when they themselves are not getting the ill effects of it. It's typical people think I may be overreacting, because again that's human selfishness for only effects done to creatures they think are higher value. A shock to a pet dog, pet cat? A shock to something 'less than'? There's no such concept in the end, this is still a negative experience
@martinaharrisondefault5027womp womp
@martinaharrisondefault5027
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@martinaharrisondefault5027I agree with you he is a monster
@martinaharrisondefault5027 i fully empathize and agree with you, but unfortunately humanity mainly consists of self proclaimed omnivores with no empathy and they will refuse to care about such things. on the bright side, this could be a step forward for animals in the future. humans are inherently selfish and do not care about harming creatures that they consider to be worth less than them (the meat industry, etc). however, if we continue research like this and humans realize that animals have many similarities to humans in ways like retaining memory and experiencing intense pain, it may become less acceptable or forbidden to continue such experimentation.
I just love how this kid was only able to do this thanks to his immense attention and love for those creatures. His research was born from observations that could only be done by someone who is a friend of the butterflies, and his care for those butterflies during the research was perhaps instrumental
Also massive props to the parents for allowing him to pursue his interests.
Exactly, sadly most researches torture them to find the answers 😢
@crackedblack1410 unless your research somehow involves just not going near animals at all you are harming them in some way. if you want to find out more about an animal its necessary. a lot of modern conseravation is only possible cause someone did cruel experiments in the past to collect data.
Him using lavender oil instead of *poison* really highlights the sickness and wrong-headedness that infects all of modern science. Let us hope he represents the future instead of the uncivilized savages who currently run everything…
@Boofi-quat ? the scientist in the video literally says that the poison is safe and they did their controls. he only changed it to lavender to make the experiment more secure. if the caterpillar had a choice it would be away from the kid and his electric shock machine in a forest somewhere enjoying life. not stuck in a lab.
“They would flutter toward him when he tried to release them” oh my God 😭
disney princessss✨️
I love the story, but finding that the same insect doesn't erase its memory while being alive isn't groun breaking science, but almost an expected thing.
@HJ_listening Did you finish the video? He also found significant evidence that memories can be inherited across generations
@DxskSkies that's not true at all. Stop lying because it's the internet
@DxskSkies Nope, that's reincarnation, lol
The kid also casually invalidated Martha's research... If memory of smell can be inherited then... Picking a scent that may already have killed previous generations means her control population wasn't actually a solid control.
This kid is so smart and sweet and kind-hearted and basically a real life bug-type trainer. Protect him and his wholesomeness at all costs.
Jumped straight to a Pokémon. Professor
I really hope he is not going to be exploited now in the scientist community…What gives me hope is his strong will not to hurt animals but what about himself? Is he aware of the dangers other humans pose to him!?
Wasnt pokemon inspired by the creators love for bug collecting?
Nah he's a normal kid. Watch as he burns out in highschool. Our current school systems across the planet are built to make kids obedient and boring, not to help them flourish.
@runed0s86It even starts earlier than w schoolsystem. Daycare, both parents working right after birth almost. Daycare is already part of that same system…Sad how kids have to grow up these days. I‘d be depressed growing up today…
Crazy to think that the only reason he isn't releasing more papers at a younger age is because of how long it takes for his experiments to be carried out. And not because a lack of understanding of more advance concepts.
It's definitely a humbling experience for me. I'm not nearly as smart or as dedicated as he is.
to be fair his age helps garner some attention to his work
@TheNuclearBolton It's the opposite. Most of the time age and financial status barely matters in this kind of field.
@tengaku1212 I disagree; there is a huge bias against age, gender, etc., and definitely a disparity due to lack of funding (so financial status would be beneficial) in every field of work.
I wish it wasn't the case.
@tengaku1212 everyone wants to believe in magic and genius kids
It’s probably half the reason this is even being taken seriously by anyone at all
This takes generational trauma to a whole new level
And past life memories… many kids have them, could it be memories from their relatives and ancestors that get passed down?
We don’t have a past life. But We are definitely holding onto ancestral traumas.
And this is why Truth and Reconciliation needs to be a pillar of societal governance.
What he discovered should be natural knowledge to all. You can see it in other animals such as dogs or pets or rats if you pay attention, but people think that even their own offspring are born as tabula rasa, which they never are.
@francisweaver7582well not if consciousness is fundamental, then we do for sure, but the ability to remember them is sketchy.
I’m no biologist, but I would never have thought that the brain of the caterpillar disappeared just because its body changed.
exactly. i’m confused as to why that was their first conclusion lol
Dog they literally melt to goo and reform this isnt some kind of growing that kids do
@peachkittyyy They completely liquify in the chrysalis.
I too would have never thought of a neural "reset," but rather necessary neural pathway growth/proliferation (in addition to what they were already working with) in order to survive/thrive to the age of reproduction -
thats the kid your parents compare you to
ironically, his parents let him explore this very innocent but curious idea without shutting him down right away saying how stupid he is and he doesn't know any better because he is just a kid.. these parents need to really be comparing themselves to the parents instead of the kids to the other kids.
@SAIVSS Not really. I know him and his parents personally, and his parents are really different from how you described them. People really be saying anything these days to make themselves feel right 🤦♂️
@Danish-HafizYeah bro the kid got to study butterflies and got materials for experiments and postage for a letter in spite of his parents. Sure, totally believe your roleplaying.
@Danish-Hafiz You "know him and his parents personally" like bro you had to pick the least probable thing to pretend to have a claim to fame. I have doubts that a Danish Hafiz personally knows a 10-year old Japanese boy that lives in Japan, apart from the slim chance that you are his neighbour and live in Kobe.
@Danish-Hafiz ragebait or a really obvious lie?
I love the fact that he cares about the little guys, not to torture them with deadly chemical and electrical shock. They’re his friends, not tools. Such pure of heart, compassion & respect to life!
This world is so lucky to have a soul like his among us
And he gave himself the shock at the same time. Not prepared to do anything to them he wouldn't do to himself.
Praising him for being caring for the animals knowing damn well every single time you see a bug you stomp it
meanwhile all the americans know is how to kill ..
AGREED!!!
My guy was definitely an entomologist in his past life.
Perhaps it was probably inherited
Oopnah
@slvr_orl Technically we are already sharing memory through our genom but the question remain in what extend ?
More likely that his parents or grandparents were scientifically minded and hes carrying on their memories.
Past lives isn't actually past lives, if anything this shows that what we think is past lives is us remembering our ancestors lives. Which I suppose you could make an argument that we are indeed the same people as our ancestors to some capacity.
@slvr_orl If only memories worked like that.
This is a "nurture versus Nature" question. Usually if the Mama Bear does not nurture her cubs, they cannot inherit by Genetics the ability to survive . But simple creatures may inherit adequate information by genetic adaptations that physically transmit through the meiosis of the double helix Genome .
"I am neither clever nor especially gifted, I am only very, very curious."
-Albert E.
Curiosity is what keeps me going. I know a lot about many different topics because of this. I also know enough to know I don't know everything and never will.
This ⬆️💯
Well, he was gifted I'd say.
@rishidas9731what does that term really mean though? He was gifted with curiosity but otherwise I think he knew himself best.
@sagesufferswell gifted with above average intelligence
He was a top scorer in school, making world changing theories in his twenties.
He's just being humble in his quote.
He's getting shocked with the caterpillars so he suffers with them, he doesn't want to hurt them more than necessary that's so sweet
i bet he was pretty upset when he realized Weiss needlessly used a much higher voltage 😢
A true noble scientist!! ❤❤😇
The research is nothing he came up with on his own. There was already done research by actual scientists about this matter and proven that it does. This kid isnt coming up with anything of new or his own.
@Semirottasource?
@SemirottaScience is mostly built upon previous researches. Gradual improvements. From my understanding of the documentary, the kid generated a new hypothesis in the transmission across generations. Most scientists wouldn't have even thought about that. No plausible mechanism of transmission. Now we need to find out about the mechanism. Bravo very young minds thinking out of the box.
3:10 Essentially "Hello famous entomologist , my name is Jo, I've done research expanding on your work and I'm in second grade" lol. incredible kid.
etymologist?
entomologist, small typo
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@milque-french-toastnah that's a whole different study lol
@chappedlips7837sorry I’ll fix it 😊
When I was 10, my greatest accomplishment was figuring out how to transform a 6 changer transformer w/o looking at the guide.....I'll just go back into my cave now.
I remember being that age and have big and complex ideas, and just lacked the capacity to explain them clearly. Good job little man, you are a rockstar.
Or parents to encourage and support it. Most of us didn't and our ideas were usually dismissed. Although they did take me to a patent attorney that one time....
Same, and then our ideas die as we grow older because we do mundane things instead of pursuing our curiousity. I wonder how many brilliant kids the world has who just don't have that kind of optimum environment.
Your comment reminded me of 'Have you ever had a dream" kid. Give it a search. I had complex ideas at that age too. We all did. Like that kid did.
I remember growing up making various robots and mechanical stuff from wastes we have at home. My community always thought I will be a great engineer or inventor someday and I love what I did. Unfortunately, i grew up on our family that can barely afford to eat three time a day and get to study at the cheapest school. My passion and flame died slowly as I grew without support.
Perhaps education should focus on ways to promote open communication and "brainstorming" among curious students. A non-judgmental "safe space" would encourage even the most timid to share their thoughts and ask questions.
A genius that still has compassion and empathy, he is exceedingly rare, this guy is the best of humanity.
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Wait until he’s 30-40 .. imagine he has to live with people who are 🤯 for not ever thinking if memories can be inherited (like that one woman on that TV show clip that was shown).
Wasn’t there also something about people inheriting trauma response via genes (which would be the same that the caterpillar recorded) which makes offspring more prone to depression etc? I don’t remember the study but we humans are so much more complex it’s hard to measure what is inherited in the ”genetic memory”. It isn’t actual memories the butteflies inherit but a trauma response. Maybe that wording was part of translation from Japanese to English though.
Actually, most people without compassion have lower than average IQs. In fact, violent tendencies are most commonly found in people with frontal lobe brain damage. People with higher IQ is tend to have a strong sense of fairness… with the exception of Elon Musk.
@Darkmice_v18 yea, that's why there is brainwashing techniques called "monarch programming" but it specifically refers to the monarch butterfly species
@MFLimited 😸
A nine year old getting such a well made and published research makes me feel self-conscious
Well he is asian so dont feel to bad hes the positive super smart stereotype
it's all down to luck
@abogmus8904 That's severely downplaying the work the kid put in to do the research. Sure there were elements of luck involved but to say it's all luck is pretty dismissive...
@joshbond8391 what is the underlying reason for his effort? cause and effect
and what power does an individual have over cause and effect, especially a child?
it's all down to luck and circumstance.
certainly, he did put effort into his work, and it must have been at some points hard labour, but the causes that allowed for him to achieve this were entirely beyond human control
@abogmus8904 Only the precautions: good parents that enabled him to focus on the research, very accessible data, the fact he didn't get in any accidents, etc. -- those are, of course, out of his control, but that's about it.
Finishing his research is a result of his own concious decisions. If not for his curiosity, then there woould be no research.
I don't see a point in saying that "it's just luck" -- it can be said about anything. Not to offend, but it's pointless to say, because pretty much anything can be boiled down to this.
Brilliant child, and praise for him and the parenting to encourage his curious mind. Feeling emotional.
Hats off to the parents who raised this kid, they've done an amazing job!
You didn't paid enough attention to his study , it's not only his parents it's his grandparents and great grandparents too it's genetic memory
They had no idea, what they are supporting. They got him everything he wanted and probably helped with methods.
I was an extreme loving and supportive parents, but I would've said very early "Cut that sh@t out. Play with your bugs... outside!"
@johnssmith4005 I don't think that's what they meant LOL. Their saying that his parents allowed him to be curious and experiment with different insects while fully supporting him!
@szolanek yeah, sure you were xD
And Ai.
Mistranslation: at 9:15 he said his mother has migraine, not hay fever. And he was told about inheritance from a neurosurgeon, not a school teacher.
Jesus! Thank you. I live in Japan and speak some Japanese and I kept repeating that part of the video trying to hear him say "Kafunsho" but he said something like "henzutsu" I think. I thought he was using a formal way of saying kafunsho. Now I see he meant "kata zutsu".
@Kyoukichi Thanks for the explanation. What is the difference between Henzutsuu and Kata zutsuu?
@Picasso_Picante92 Katazutsū seems to be an alternate (possibly older or regional) way of saying it, but henzutsū is definitely standard.
@1980rlquinn Thanks. By the way. I found it a bit sad that little 10 year old Jo also suffers from migraines. Children shouldn't have to suffer things like that. That's old people issues.
@Picasso_Picante92Migraine isn't just old people issue. You can get it at any age.
He’s 10 years old and is more ethical and wise than most scientists who do animal testing today. There is no effort to limit the suffering of the testing; most tests are lethal and the animals are discarded as waste after being tested on
Actually lots countries have dropped in their levels of animal testing and have banned testing certain products on animals as well as limited which animals they test on. The uk alone dropped animal testing by 37% in 2024 and Canada has banned testing on cosmetics on animals as well as banning testing on basically everything but rats mice and fish.
kid is more pure and have empathy
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s favorite hobby.
In general, I agree with ANIMAL testing, but insects aren't animals, and do not have higher brain functions that animal neurology has. What is the total lifespan of a butterfly?
We have no choice but to assign value judgments upon living things as compared to humans. Or we could give up on medical research entirely.
To summarize (as a retired scientist and engineer - yes I have thought about this a lot), I am COMPLETELY comfortable performing scientific experiments on bugs.
Try performing one on a dog - any dog - and I'll try to end you if I can. There ARE important ethical differences between "bugs" and mammals!
That's not necessarily true. There are a ton of ethical guidelines in academia handling animals in research. When I was working in electron microscopy in the lab, they even suggested not using specimens that were bugs, because the ethics went all the way down to even how they are caught. The only way you could freely pick one up and not worry is if you found one that was already dead of natural causes.
Instead of playing Pokemon like a ten year boy would he spent all these hours and days with his butterflies and documenting his experiments, I have no words but respect for this boy.
Epigenetics has shown that alongside traits we also inherit trauma, addictive behaviours and memories. Jo’s research helps bolster the science, well done young man 🦋
Ty, you're the first person in this exercise of flagellation for the boy who appears familiar with the research.
No not we, we're not butterflies.
Or are we…?
@Starchayser2025 Was looking for same.
@cinemoriahFPV I think the conclusion here is that living creatures inherit more than just physical traits but also psychological ones. People, butterflies, probably everything.
The fact that there is no music makes the video very peaceful to watch. Thank you for the clear and calm voiceover. Young kids can easily understand and enjoy it.
Music makes it hard for lots of adults, too.
There is music. Its just very slow piano
@MrMakoto2 Your correct, but it's at the end of the video. Thanks
The comical side of this to me is now there'll me a generation of butterfly's that just hate lavender and they won't know why 😭😭🤣
I hate the smell of lavender and don’t know why 🤔
@sweatshopjesusSame... i think our Mothers were lab rats at some point 😂😂
@sweatshopjesussame!
Makes me wonder how traumatic events in our parents lives affect us tbh.
Darwin 2.0
Isn’t that just called instincts? My understanding was that if you inherited a fear of snakes, your ancestors probably lived in an area where things were an issue.
In a world of increasing horror, pain and sadness, this is beautiful and positive. We need way more of this.
What the hell. I'm totally against any electric shock being given to any creature. That causes pain and negative emotions, which is harmful no matter how strong it is. How can anyone say here he was respectful, he was harmful. That creates bad memories and impacts ripples. Humans only thinking of themselves again. Because humans seen creatures like insects as beneath them. You wouldn't say he was respectful of them if he was shocking human babies instead, but because it's a creature he's 'respecful' is utter nonsense. It should be banned, it's not worth any knowledge to cause suffering to another creature, no matter if a human thinks it's small when they themselves are not getting the ill effects of it. It's typical people think I may be overreacting, because again that's human selfishness for only effects done to creatures they think are higher value. A shock to a pet dog, pet cat? A shock to something 'less than'? There's no such concept in the end, this is still a negative experience
@martinaharrisondefault5027 You guys really like pushing the idea that the universe is naturally made off positivity like there arent entire planetary body's getting obliterated because they didn't look both ways before crossing the sun
What’s more beautiful than a young boy electrocuting small animals?
@TickletimeTom-sc9dt huh?
So you're telling me I'm carrying childhood trauma for my whole bloodline?
Yes looks like we’re all stuffed 😢
It’s not your fault
No.
😂😂😂😂
Now throw that shit onto the oligarchs system. They know what they're doing. ALL 13 FAMILIES WISH TO DESTROY THE PLANET FOR MONEY
I actually got really emotional. The way a 10 year old was so passionate about his love for the insects and discovered a new thing was really so inspirational. I hope the best for the kid 💞
Yea yea
His research is wrong though.
@kael7953did you watch the vid?
@kael7953sure. You know it all.😂
@kael7953 please share your researcv or source
I feel so proud for that kid, even tho I'm not even closely acquainted to him, I hope his parents cultivate his intellect and curiosity.
he looks chill af
and fiery passionate at the same time which is rare
"He is" -butterflies using youtube (for some reason)
🤙 🤙 🤙 Determinism is Freedom 🤙
You know a child was raised well when they act kindly even towards animals, but in his case he goes even beyond, being kind towards insects too. And the fact he understands the scientific method so well at such a young age is amazing. I wish him all the best in his future endeavors too.
Insects are animals. There's also significant evidence that plants are sentient. As his work shows, we know far less about the universe than many think.
Nah yall just have insanely low standards “he goes even beyond being kind towards insects” bud that should be normal
12:39 For context, the crown prince is also a huge entomology nerd. He's been studying dragonflies since middle school, if I'm not wrong
Japanese kids love their bugs. Though to a varying degrees of passion and research ofc
We don’t have a “crown prince”…..we are free peoples. We need to get rid of that old thinking:
Which crown prince? There's a couple countries with one. But dragonflies are cool too - although their larvae are...not the most prepossessing.
Edit: watched the whole video. Didnt realize Japan had a crown prince!
@macruz8503Which crown prince? There's a couple countries with one. But dragonflies are cool too - although their larvae are...not the most prepossessing.
@Hechete Japan, their monarchy doesn't rule the country tho it's kind of like England where they just get permanent welfare status in return for giving up power
This was also studied with rats and cherry blossoms. They would jolt rats when they saw a cherry blossom. Their descendants came along, never having experienced it. They were scared of cherry blossoms.
Epigenetics has always been a fascinating subject of research.
check out Michael levin- it's not just that genetics can be turned on and off, it looks like there are entire external structures for inheritance them dna (edit: meaning it goes deeper than epigenetics)
@winterclimber7520 where should i start as someone uninitiated?
@winterclimber7520 His work is BS and relies more on woo assumptions than anything else. Also, I'm a scientific anti-realist and am thus agnostic on whether these models reflect actual reality.
We don't even know if these transmissions happen epigenetically. It seems like epigenetic heritage is much more limited than this.
@jackkrell4238 His work isn't bs, generally; he's published in serious journals. His woo assumptions are kept to his more... esoteric content; he can definitely do good research from time to time. I do agree with your position on science, though.
11:30 bro is locked in
By his 30s, he will unlock human genetic memories!
U locked out?
😂 yes flowstate
@anantskyyes 😂 I still need to do homework and he’s got it all done
i love how a 10 year old called the fuck out of an adult scientist
Genuinely my favourite part
True but now they are working together, and using these new findings to progress science! At the end of the day, it's not about calling out each other, but collaborating together and pushing our knowledge as a whole forwards.
“I got defensive I’ll admit”
The wahman said.
LMAO yeah we aren’t shocked
@FatalDreidel As if male academics are well-known to be very civil over mild disagreements. Cringey incel.
Got to teach your kids to question everything!
He says caterpillars are cute and puts them, but when I see a caterpillar i get a heart attack, W Jo
That kid has more responsibility and awareness of his potential to do harm than nearly everyone alive.
He should become a leader.
Probably he will. He already met the future emperor who's currently studying entomology. At 17 y/o he did a big research about dragonflies. Both love nature.
I'd vote him president of earth
Alright, just because you and those arround you are irresponsible or unaware doesnt mean the rest of us are.
You need to meet more people
I think in several ways he is already a leader. I hope he can develop that leadership even more.
8:43 he didn't stop there he went on to build mothra and defeated Godzilla the next day
No!!! GOJIRA!!!
I just watched an interview with Jo on a Japanese broadcast where he talked about what butterflies mean to him. He mentioned that they’re like gods to him because they keep him curious about the world. He said that for five out of the last ten years, they’ve kept him inspired and driven, and he’s incredibly grateful to them, he feels like he can’t thank them enough.😭💓💓 (It all started when his mom got a tiny lemon tree. A butterfly came and laid an egg, but unfortunately, the caterpillar failed to turn into a chrysalis. That inspired him to start a project to help them successfully emerge-something he’s been doing since he was in first grade!)
Thank you for that information!
Don't let the evangelicals hear him say that
Wow, that is so cool!
@Lilpumpkin505pretty sure he didnt mean that kind of got but "Kami" which is like, a spirit, but they're kind of the same in shinto I believe
@ayior Yeah god in this context is probably not the best translation. Spirit is a better one. Since there's significant overlap depending on context.
Incredible! Here is a kid definitely not raised on iPad brain rot slop and toxic food colouring. May he never lose his curiosity to study the world and be able to study whatever he wants without any censorship, corporate funding clauses or restraints on intellectual freedom. Which is the death of true science.
Bruh hes a young bug pokemon trainer. Soon to become a professor. Hes already researching evolution.
This is the Professor's origin story.😂
I recall hearing about how migrating butterflies will continue to navigate around obstacles in a terrain that aren’t there anymore due to erosion or tectonics in addition to the fact that it actually takes multiple generations to complete a migratory loop implying that there has to be some way that that information is being passed along
Yes, this research can validate how this happens and that has been a mystery for so long. Amazing study helping us understand a bit more about how nature works.
I suspect humans transform the landscape much faster than tectonics or erosion, but I hear what you're saying.
@railgap you’re definitely not wrong, but the thing i vaguely remember hearing about involved an entire hill worn down over millennia, which only lends credence to the idea that they are somehow remembering geography that we never even touched
Yeah this explains why “instinct” in animals is incredible
My 4 year old city dog saw sheep for the first time, schemed to get loose and herded them into a tight circle within 30 seconds, then looked at me wondering why I wasn't pleased. Border collie cross.
10:40 He is Still Not Done 😭
❤❤❤❤
But wait!! THERE’S MORE!!!!
@twentytwentyeight You watched fish bowl season 5?🤣 Btw you know I Also Commented This too but That One didn't Get Famous 🤣
This is not even his final form yet
@twentytwentyeightNo...
I love the different generations of humans helping further to learning together to further knowledge of the natural world, I like how the boy was concerned about causing pain to butterflies and caterpillars.. it's good to get scientist to understand that many sentient beings can be hurt and honestly humans need to do better to help our natural world while studying them to further knowledge.
At last! A scientist who actually CARES about how they treat the subjects. This kid is going places
An accidental radical feminist 💖💖
“At last! A scientist who actually CARES” is a weird thing to say when people like Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and George Schaller have spent decades studying and protecting animals.
Not just a smart kid, a dedicated and compassionate kid. A+
Two things that make a kid smart
Imagine being related to this kid and getting compared at every family gathering.
Imagine his little cousin trying to show off his straight A results only for his mother to say "Oh yeah? But your cousin Jo is leading the research in intergenerational memory, why can you be more like him?"
@ACSMEXhe’s the kid who has 20 years of experience when he’s graduated at 16
@ACSMEX I imagine even his older cousins will have trouble competing
😂😂😂
That's going to inflict generational trauma.
Somewhat exaggerated, but based on a real experiment by Jo Nagai.
Jo Nagai replicated earlier research showing that insects can retain learned associations through metamorphosis. He extended this work by testing it in swallowtail butterflies rather than moths, and by using a simpler, non-laboratory setup. This suggests the effect may be more general and not limited to tightly controlled lab conditions, although it is NOT a new discovery and still requires further validation.
imagine how much more capable human society would be if we had more people possessed of both intelligence and purity of heart
Disgusting. Purity of heart 😂😂😂😂
@quantashonjamaldigglerbury4934bro I hope nobody falls for this obvious ragebait
@quantashonjamaldigglerbury4934 gay ahh
This child is more adult than several current world leaders.
Misery often follows high intelligence so that's not very likely unless you're already intelligent from a young age.
If Senku was a biologist.
If Senku was a biologist he'd probably still be petrified, or at best would have starved
@Bruva_Ayamhyt
Of course he'd be petrified, he wasn't an astronaut.
Oh! You mean that he wouldn't have stayed awake for 3,500 years?
Why is that? And why would he starve??
the part about him contacting an american scientist for help with an experiment is 1:1
@leoleonid5400"still be" as in he wouldn't have thought to count the time spent petrified, which ultimately was what enabled him to de-petrify.
@LoganLatios
Exactly!
Asian kids are going to hate him. a lot of parents are going to say " the Nagai kid is already a doctor, why are you not?"
You clearly don't understand japanese mentality and think all "asians" are some homogeneous hive-mind .
he's alredy a renowned scientist at 10 having private meetings with the ruling emperor
@morowenidi4621the previous emperor iirc is an entomologist and published papers on his researches as well. I get why he'd get very easily noticed by the royal family.
And im gonna be tomorrow years old when i meet THE Jesus Christ! What about that?
@dan_asd christians and arch linux users have one thing in common.
they cant stop talking about how they are christian/use arch (im a linux user and well.. i do that aswell lmao, tho not arch. im a mint user)
It's accurate. I've seen this pattern in cats behavior. The ones, who were born to a wild/feral mother are much more likely to be wild, even, if they grow up close to humans. They are more cautious meanwhile the ones born to a domesticated mother are much calmer in case of human interaction.
the real heroes here are the parents funding and supporting all of this
It's amazing what kids can do when they are supported
This kid is a child prodigy. It's not like all kids are capable of doing this.
@ilsedemolder3973 Yeah but if his parents didn't support him he wouldn't have been able to do his research
@ilsedemolder3973 A great many children are, but a poor home life, poor education, and even simply poor nutrition demolish their potential. But I suppose it's easier to pretend that carefully developed skills are instead innate so that we as a society don't have to answer for how we fail future generations...
@ilsedemolder3973 Yeah, being able to read study papers at the age of 10 definitely takes an exceptional IQ.
Nonetheless, while only a few children are prodigies, even fewer of them are even discovered - precisely since they do not get the support they need.
Most elders are usually in denial of youth who could TEACH THEM MORE than they currently know. It’s a shame. The youth give a fresher perspective & more creative thinking!
Kids are naturally curious and strong on lateral thinking. We train kids out of lateral thinking by the application of systematics and rules in education.
@agneteht Imagin a hoard of butterflies surrounding him AT that family gathering; Now THAT might make the NEWS PRONTO! Ah, ha, one good thing about the detestable internet; COMMENTERS WHO HELP OTHERS to find the data, and speak/write intelligently! THANKS for that !
Cute-That the butterflies hovered around him as he let them go free-such as, saying " Goodbye , see you again someday?!Luck, DNA, or Influence? Wonder what his parents did for a living, they didn't say?
Never Ignore Curiosity! Go Joe! Give new depth to the "Itsy Bitsy Caterpillar Crawls Along" and may caterpillars and butterflies' descendants ' memories include those of JOE too!
"Honey Rewrites Vivaldi and Fears the Wolf Gang!"
"Honey's School Calendar," and " Buckel Up!"
LyndaFayeSmusic@Gmail.
Brings generation trauma to a whole new level
When I was a small kid I wondered the same thing about butterflies. I m so happy his curiosity and dedication already ensured him a bright future.
I also like the empathy he had while conducting the research, something many lose on the way to becoming adults
Empathy is the death of good research. Once that dopamine squirt is received, there is no need to go further. Once we feel sorry for the starving child, we feel satisfied and move on.
@mikemondano3624This is the type of shit you read in the average Resident Evil scientist's notes lol. It sounds just as stupid here as it would be there as well.
@grawlix-man463 Facts are hard to accept for the hardened mind. Empathy is the end of caring.
@mikemondano3624Yes, yes, very nice ego. People don't walk through hell, breath ash, and taste iron in the mouth just because of the chance at a slight dopamine boost, if that was the only reason for people to help others or operate on any amount of morals, we'd have nuked ourselves several times over a long time ago.
"Empathy is the death of good research" sounds like some shit a member of Unit 731 would say after making the grand discovery of how much water is in the human body. Just because we've made the choice to test on rats and guinea pigs to acquire some kind of medical understanding doesn't mean we should toss children into the mysterious liquid vat to see what happens, but what you're saying is exactly the type of statement that would lead to that.
@mikemondano3624 "facts are hard to accept for the hardened mind" says the hardened mind.
This kid is proving EXACTLY how research can go further while still being empathetic about his subjects. You're just choosing to look away, either from your own ignorance or denial.
He’s a prime candidate for a Nobel Prize, and we should put him forward to the committee
What the hell. I'm totally against any electric shock being given to any creature. That causes pain and negative emotions, which is harmful no matter how strong it is. How can anyone say here he was respectful, he was harmful. That creates bad memories and impacts ripples. Humans only thinking of themselves again. Because humans seen creatures like insects as beneath them. You wouldn't say he was respectful of them if he was shocking human babies instead, but because it's a creature he's 'respecful' is utter nonsense. It should be banned, it's not worth any knowledge to cause suffering to another creature, no matter if a human thinks it's small when they themselves are not getting the ill effects of it. It's typical people think I may be overreacting, because again that's human selfishness for only effects done to creatures they think are higher value. A shock to a pet dog, pet cat? A shock to something 'less than'? There's no such concept in the end, this is still a negative experience
@martinaharrisondefault5027calm down he did in a way where it's not really harmful to the caterpillars and also he used lavender oil not the other chemical which was more harmful
Have you ever felt a mild electrical current run through you, but it wasn't painful? That's what it is. Its not a CPR shock or stick your finger in an electric socket kind of shock.
Kid shocked himself, too because the butterflies are his friends. He's learning about them and they're learning about us.
@martinaharrisondefault5027
🐎💨
@martinaharrisondefault5027look up what a TENS unit is. Electric shocks don't have to be painful, just uncomfortable for the experiment to work. That's the same thing shock collars do in your example with pet dogs lol
Kudos to this boy’s parents for raising such an amazing kid.
🤙 🤙 Determinism is Freedom 🤙 🤙
I absolutely love the way Jo thinks. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Terrance McKenna mentioned a theory that all the so called dna that’s not used to pass on traits (or so thought) might contain genetic memory.
Carl Jung also bases much of his work on trans generational memories as well as a collective societal memory (or consciousness) and Jung goes beyond this to archetypal influences.
You know it felt so "right" that he treated them not as test subjects but, as they are his friends, he puts himself through the shocks with them and makes sure it's not too distressing. Like heartwarming and also this sense of, he is doing science the right way. Yay to the power of friendship and big props to this brilliant boy (and family).
this is why Veganism is an objective good.
Genius is thrown around a lot but this is incredible. Surely this is at least PhD level research. Let’s hope he maintains his curiosity throughout his life
Assassins creed had this locked up years ago
@dougr8646fiction a
Literally thats high school level genetics and a basic book on Darwins work. Research data is off the charts through.
13:45 Same, I got the same feeling. At the core of science is this innate curiosity of a child. Its easy to extinguish this curiosity flame in a child or student brushing off an idea or going through a dogmatic explanation, but its important to remember we would never be where we are if someone, regardless how small didn't ask these questions.
People, mainly adults, so often underestimate the power of curiosity. Unfortunately, many caretakers of children will see curiosity as a distraction from what they are trying to get them to learn, when in reality, curiosity is like a turbo booster for your learning go kart. There is so much value in curiosity. So much can be born from it. It’s the source of innovation and immense creativity. Curiosity leads to growth. I reckon the first person to discover fire didn’t do so because they were told to. They did it because curiosity led them to ask, “what will happen if I do this?”
People often respond to kids asking “why” as a nuisance. Some parents even accuse their kids of being intentionally annoying, when sometimes kids are just genuinely curious. The death of a child’s curiosity is always such a sad thing to see. It can take effort to answer all your kid’s questions, especially when you don’t have all the answers. In that case, you want to give them the resources they need to find the answers they’re looking for. Find someone who _does_ have the answers that they can talk to, or, find online sources that they can learn from. Or books for them to read. Yes, it will probably take a lot of valuable time from your busy day. But if you can spare the time, it can be so worth it.
Same here, this was beautiful
Absolutely true!
Think about this. A baby girl has all the eggs she'll ever have before she is born. At one point, my grandmother was pregnant with my mother, and at that point, shortly before she was born, I was an egg inside my mother, who was inside my grandmother. It sounds crazy, but is that so different from being in a crysalis? Maybe a part of me has memories from that time, as I did exist in some form. Also, it's been proven that famine and trauma can affect genetics generations down the line.
maybe
Children like this guy is what makes me feel like there's still a bit of hope in this world
This kid is fresh out of a studio Ghibli movie. What an awesome little boy. He should team up with the Bird researcher learning that Birds have a vocabulary.
Edited my comment because as people pointed out, Japan isn't very kind to animals in general.
No. They're really not. Cats in Japan are the most scaried in the world because people don't treat them well. I would know, I live here.
@Anoonymous420 idk how people can think Japan's some paradise it's an overcrowded island full of overworked/underpaid grandchildren of the kind of people who can patriotically commit the grape of nanking for pete's sake 😅
You should see how they treat whales…
I would give credit to the individuals that contributed to the data & theory which allowed Jo's experiment to come to fruition. The romanticization of Japan or an entire country is not necessary.
@carolpedro3376 Better than Norway?
I remember hearing about an experiment where they released lifelike statutes of extinct animals in the wild. Although they’ve been extinct for hundreds of years, the animals they used to hunt, knew to still be scared of them
I did a big report on life in the universe and one of my topics was essentially inherited memory. Scientists essentially tortured a species of worm, then would flash lights at it. A few generations of worms later had the same lights flashed at it and it writhed around as if it was expecting to be chopped up.
This is also believed to be prevalent in most animals. If your ancestor was badly attacked by a dog or a snake, you’d be more inclined to be afraid of dogs and snakes. Same thing to a degree racially. If group x did awful things to your ancestors, you could have an innate hate/dislike/fear of that group despite never having had interactions with them.
It’s very cool!
I mean... I'd know a predator when I saw one too.
If they did this with fictitious predators that never existed in reality, they would get the same result.
Shut out to his parents for raising a wonderful son and a wonderful human being. Great story. Thanks 🙏❤️
I think the notion that butterflies forgot their lives as catapilers is just a bad assumption to have made. Why do scientists make claims they can't prove anyway?
But I'm glad a 10 year old decided to set the record straight. Very impressive.
There's a thing about science where even if something's is very obvious and clearly understood by everybody, you still have to find ways to prove it in a scientifically environment. This is why sometimes papers will get published about things that make the general public "Well, duh", such as a few years ago when scientists "discovered" what swing in jazz music is.
And the thing about these things is that they feel so obvious a lot of scientists will just look over it or won't be as excited to look into it, so they never get confirmed.
Your assumptions about how science works are completely wrong. That’s the answer
Considering what happens in the process of metamorphosis, I would argue that this assumption makes a lot of sense and sounds pretty conservative.
@thedacardea416 His assumption isn't fully wrong. There is a lot of b.s. masquerading under the guise of "science."
@thedacardea416Getting ahead of ourselves, are we? Yes, they are wrong, but you should also offer an explanation instead of being curt. In a way, you are being contradictory to the point you are making
I started clicking on the thumbs up button for the comments, and finally realized that everyone’s recognition of this amazing young boy, his parents nurturing, and Dr. Weiss’s mentoring & respect for him, felt like a community responding with joy!
Thank you to everyone for their comments, defining all the wonderful aspects of his research, and character!
My sentiments exactly!
Most parents are not fit for parenting nowadays
I have said this about humans for years. I truly believe our parents/ancestors “memories” are stored somewhere in our genetic coding, helping us to survive . This kid is amazing . In 20 years I won’t be surprised if he’s winning his first Nobel prize .
This is why I am a big believer with connecting with our family/ancetors, traditions, nature and our culture.
Hmmmm... maybe there is some truth to reincarnation after all.
Looking at the comments, It seems like people are more focused on how cool it is for a kid to conduct groundbreaking research instead of remarking on what his research may indicate
@gushernandez25 K y'all won't believe this but there's this phenomenon where a spirit of the ancestor kinda possesses someone for a short period of time , alters their memories kinda and even allow them to speak in a different language. The "spirit" can even tell some really secret stuff that the original "vessel" doesn't have the slightest clue about. I've observed it in person so..
@coneheadwhofoundheaven I believe it! I already believe we are souls connected to the universe via zodiac and I feel connected to spiritual ideas via native American ancestry.
He didn't say his grandma and mother and himself had hayfever.he said migraine
This might be the most incredible thing I've ever seen in my lifetime. Now I understand he didn't cure cancer but having this much passion in science and biology at his age is truly remarkable. The world desperately needs kids like him who one day might fix the things older generations looked past. His parents and educators should be extremely proud.
People like him in Cuba are curing cancer!
Give up on the idea of a cure to cancer, it won’t happen. Every government worldwide works toward stumping research sorounding it because theirs no reason to cure it.
@5RUST3Dcuba.
08:13 I'm not crying, you're crying
I'm not crying! My eyeballs are just sweating...
Not me I annoy for animal abuse.
You're right.
also his hand writing is INSANELY good....
And beautiful charts!
That's just how japanese write.
@ciscornBIG Well, Japanese handwriting usually appears messy or rushed, especially with how nowadays you don’t need to write as much, mostly typing. (It may be considered “bad” by other naive, but It’s understandable by Japanese naive.) Nagai is a very talented and neat kid, give him some praise.
this is the content i want from youtube
11:02 he should allow maybe 2 gens to not encounter it or 3 and then try again to see if it degrades over the generations.
I was talking to Sitting Bull's great-great-great-a-bunch-great granddaughter at work, and I mentioned that I thought moles were a manifestation of ancestorial physical damage. She confirmed that the Lakota believed that and then proceeded to give me a personal account in her family tree of a mole that had a well known origin.
On non-physical memories, Endymion mentioned on his channel that he was cured of his sudden onset of claustrophobia by understanding that it was induced by his grandfather's experience during WWII where he was loaded onto a train and held in a Nazi concentration camp.
This would suggest that a person trained in regression therapy may have additional examples that pertain to your question.
I’m sure he will look do so in future and I’ll definitely keep a close eye on his research for you all.
It’s just that he still needs to attend school and doesn’t have as much time to do all his experiments. The experimental findings so far took him over 2 years as he did them mainly during summer break 😅
@CuriousOwl-l5p yeah that's fine I was just saying because its in a chain of events and he's already there basically with the ones he's already tested and trained and grew. He doesn't need to do much except care for them and then check later if they remember.
I’d like to see him rebuild the maze between generations to rule out pheromones leading the butterflies down a certain path
yeah from the data it seems like it is slowly decreasing 🤔
When I was a child in school we were all taught that it was impossible for memories to be transmitted to the next generation. So it wasn't that no one thought of this question, it was more like all the future scientists were told don't even bother of thinking of such a ridiculous notion
"Curiously-specific denials" on the part of authorities are to cover something.
I noticed this too, maybe it's some kind of knowledge they've been using to brainwash populations to behave and think a certain way for generations, and really don't want it to become commonly known about?
@seasea12 Bingo. They probably already know and have applied the findings in ways most people wouldn't be comfortable with to say the least.
@weylinstoeppelmann9858It's called Monarch Programming and was tied to human torture experiments. Mk ultra / trauma-based mind control. It's named for the known phenomenon of monarch butterflies inheriting memories during their migration.
From personal experience, you can definitely inherit memories. I've been raised off the reservation but look almost just like my grandmother. From what I've learned reading later lots of my weird habits are traditional practices even down to my favorite foods.
@weylinstoeppelmann9858 Or it could be just adults being boring and rigid in their views. Read old children's books, they're full of examples of this.
This little scientist is my damn hero. Caring for his subjects, letting his natural curiosity take him down a brand new path, ans following rigorous scientific method at 10?! And we are so fortunate that the major adults in his life are nurturing this. He is going to go far.