Wow, one of my friends was just diagnosed with Type 1 last week (a week ago today, I think). I immediately dove head-first into research, and understood everything you sang about! What coincidental timing! I saw him a few days ago and said, "I'm glad that we're friends in 2018 instead of 1918, I'm thankful that you're not going to die from this." Let's keep working on a cure!

@crystalinaliane8151

6 жыл бұрын

Diabetes is reversible with a raw alkaline diet.

@shoyuramenoff

6 жыл бұрын

Crystalina Liane Ignorance is also reversible with a basic understanding of scientific research.

@erink476

6 жыл бұрын

even if that worked Crystalina, that would be type 2. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that destroys the tissues that produce insulin, usually in childhood. Type 2 is the tissues gradually become resistant to insulin, so it can be diet-controlled in the early stages. I'm not convinced the actual rawness would help, but I guess eating raw would greatly increase your intake of fruits and vegetables, on account of that's pretty much all you could eat.

@jeremyhook2901

6 жыл бұрын

She might have been joking...

@Quintinohthree

5 жыл бұрын

@@jeremyhook2901 Poe's law says we can never know.

I loved this How can you be A music genius - harmony, writing songs Science genius English genius - writing lyrics Creative genius And make science fascinating and raise awareness all at the same time?!?!?

@SimonClarkstone

6 жыл бұрын

I spent a few moments trying to figure out how to sing this, before I realised that you were making a list not formatting song lyrics..

@NotAnYoutubeChannel

6 жыл бұрын

Amy Ahearne you fogot to mention them freaking video editing skills

@aubreeswart2206

6 жыл бұрын

Amy Ahearne I wouldn’t be surprised if he had a crazy high IQ

@amyahearne7369

6 жыл бұрын

Simon Clarkstone 😂

@eggi4443

3 жыл бұрын

truly a renaissance man

Whenever I feel low about my brother’s troubles with his diagnosis of diabetes type 1, I think of this song, and then I feel a bit better and so thankful that we live now instead of 100 years ago. Thank you for this great song ❤️

Today, I learned that today 11 January 2022, is 100-year anniversary of that first Insulin treatment. For me, what is bittersweet is that, while this is a proud day for medicine and science, people are still struggling to afford insulin that could save their lives.

@earth2wendy

5 ай бұрын

Hear, hear. 🥺💕

@Vousie

5 ай бұрын

And yet, the majority of those who need it have Type 2 diabeters, which means if they'd eaten less unhealthily then they wouldn't need it in the first place...

@hannajung7512

4 ай бұрын

it does not have to be this way, the production of enough Insulin for one year for one person only costs 120 Euro. This allready includes the cost for transport etc to the country were is is suppossed to be sold. Even if you would not have universal healthcare for everybody, if you would not allow medication to be priced execessively most people could affort their treatment.

I never knew I needed a science sea shanty in my life until now !

Is this Pirates of the Pancreas?

@Elysiadon

6 жыл бұрын

*belch* "No."

@randomchannel6056

6 жыл бұрын

Id rather be the Astromers of the Anu-

@AlmondGlue

5 жыл бұрын

How about *this* for a burning sensation!

@gregkral4467

5 жыл бұрын

that is funny....

@alanreid3175

3 жыл бұрын

More of a spleen mountain kinda guy myself

**hoping this finally blows up in the year of the sea shanty**

@noviranger239

3 жыл бұрын

And during the final act of a pandemic!

I have to admit I might have turned into a teary eyed mess when I first heard this. (Pregnancy hormones suck.) But it's pretty amazing to hear where the insulin that allowed my husband to live to be the man he is now came from.

@hannajung7512

4 ай бұрын

I cryed, too, and I am not pregnant. I hope you and your family are well.

My wife is type 1, and I thank science for her to live a life that is giving to her! She is the most incredible thing to walk this region of the milkyway! Thanks for reminding me!

I feel like you are 3 years ahead of social media trends...

@annesmith9642

3 жыл бұрын

He does tend to catch quite a few Nobel prize topics, too.

A parody of a Canadian song about a Canadian scientist? What world am I in?

@alexandercressman3420

6 жыл бұрын

Did not know that

@R.Instro

6 жыл бұрын

I, for one, blame Canada.

@QDWhite

4 жыл бұрын

By a Canadian KZread contributor.

@Albukhshi

4 жыл бұрын

And sung by a Canadian! It's Canadian-cubed!

@allanrichardson1468

3 жыл бұрын

One point to remember about the doctors mentioned in the song: they did NOT try to get rich by monopolizing the supply of insulin and raising the price, unlike many US drug companies!

It s funny how the water splashes in 2:41 exactly when the four voices sink down. Well done!

My little sibling received a diagnosis of type one diabetes when they were a little more than a year old and let me tell you that I cried the first time I heard this story. The story of Frederick Banting, Charles Best and co make up one of the most important modern medical discoveries for my family. I couldn't be more proud to say that as a Canadian, I share heritage with Frederick Banting - and a nerdy lyrical genius!

One could say that repeating the refrain nine times would be overdoing it, but I'd tell them to refrain from such commentary! Thanks, I'll show myself out.

I literally watched/listened to this more than 5 times in the past 24hrs. Every once in a while, I go back and binge on it. Good stuff

As a type one diabetic, I love this. As a fan of your music, I also love this.

@SBImNotWritingMyNameHere

Жыл бұрын

*also as a fan of your...

@High-LordHarza

Жыл бұрын

@@SBImNotWritingMyNameHere What a worthless correction to a five year old comment.

@SBImNotWritingMyNameHere

Жыл бұрын

@@High-LordHarza wow that was fast

@High-LordHarza

Жыл бұрын

@@SBImNotWritingMyNameHere I was using my phone and saw the comment notification pop up.

@monika.alt197

11 ай бұрын

being a bisexual diabetic pirate sounds based ngl

Oof that harmony is spot on nice start to the year 👌🏻

Pre dating the current sea shanty phase by quite a lot!

this video was ahead of its time

All the way to the ripe old age of 27. Nice. Hats off to the miracles of medicine fellas, we've come a long way.

@eridaniss314

6 жыл бұрын

well, that was fairly decent for the time, especially for a 'weakened' male.

@pendlera2959

5 жыл бұрын

27 was not a decent age for anyone to die in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Even in the middle ages, or even antiquity, 27 was young to die. The commonly stated average life span about those periods doesn't take into account infant/child mortality, which could be as high as 90% before age 5. After age 5, the mortality rate drops dramatically.

@COMALiteJ

5 жыл бұрын

@@pendlera2959 is correct. Too often we speak of “average” lifespan having been dramatically increased with modern sanitation and medical science, but in reality, the proper measurement is *nominal* lifespan, or the age people live to _who live to die of old age and its directly related complications._ *That* hasn’t changed all that much. _Average_ lifespan is the average age of _everyone_ who dies, _regardless_ of when _or how._ At no time were there lots of 30-year-old geezers with long gray beards and creaking arthritis. What we’ve done is dramatically reduce causes of _premature_ death, though we’ve also introduced some new ones such as vehicular accidents. Cancer is rising due partly to our rape of the environment and adulteration of foods, but also because people are living long enough to _get_ non-childhood cancers because they don’t die of something else first. Reducing premature death raises the _average_ lifespan but _not_ the _nominal_ lifespan.

@allanrichardson1468

4 жыл бұрын

eridanis s And a boy who got diabetes at 11 and suffered two years before a treatment was found would suffer quite a bit of permanent damage that the insulin would not reverse.

Awesome! Stan Roger's very best tune, and you did him proud. Also Banting & Best. Loved your costumes, the story, the music, everything. You made my day. Keep 'em coming! I love the way you excel at both music and science together. A real renaissance gent, you are.

very cool, thank you! Love the music, and the shout out to T1D support.

This was 3 years ahead of it's time

Thanks! I love this. It's so sweet.

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@JeffreyCornish

6 жыл бұрын

Wow! You got permission from Stan Roger’s estate to use Barrett’s Privateers? I had a song I wrote to one of his other tunes and was told to fly under the radar as far as distribution went. What was working with his estate like?

@RK-ep8qy

6 жыл бұрын

acapellascience great song as always man 👌

@johnsproule1645

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome - thank YOU! :) Good thing they don't have Patreon for the Academy Awards

@epsilonjay4123

6 жыл бұрын

I just watched this. This is a great song. Thank you for making all of the songs. My Biology teacher might actually use the Evo-Devo video in class. I think your next song should be about Nikola Tesla.

Specifically, Banting was in London, Canada. I live literally a block away from Banting's home. It's now a museum. :)

@Nizati

6 жыл бұрын

I'm sending this to someone who works in the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Hope you don't mind X3

Love the quintet.

I really miss Stan. Thanks for this song.

WHY ARE YOU SO GOOD!

Wow Tim...just, well...wow! I'll admit that for the first 40 seconds I had this look on my face: }:-\, but then as usual you harpooned my attention with a truly compelling story being told, and by the halfway mark I found myself unable to keep one foot from keeping time to such an infectious melody. You're definitely firing on all cylinders creatively, bringing us things that few others would dare to gamble on all of us appreciating but secure enough in your talent to take these big swings and inevitably manufacture home runs. You must've come away with some new insights on mixing technique since your not too distant call for feedback and suggestions on the topic. The blend on this one is Motown-worthy: all kinds of rich, silky warmth creating that wall of sound starting in the lower registers. It's so tight that I'm convinced there's at least one sneaky chord in there that I'm missing a note on no matter how many times I close my eyes and press the cans against the sides of my head. Any chance you'll have mercy and at least give me a hint? ;) There must be something that acts as a "secret sauce" for these old sea shanties, isn't there? It reminds me of good barbershop quartets, when you think you know where they're headed next but then in the transition they hit you with that Major sixth or a Dominant ninth that are tuned "just so" and you know /something/ was there, but no matter how many four-note combos you strike on the keyboard nothing sounds right. I know the meter is a big part of it, 6/8 time and the syncopation of all those dotted eighth notes will make even corpses bend an ear, but there's something musical too,...just no idea what exactly it is. As always, bravo my good man. Bravo.

@jmcosmos

6 жыл бұрын

Well, I tell ya ... this is the newest chantey you're ever like to hear. Stan Rogers wrote the original "Barrett's Privateers" in 1976; he'd joined a chantey group and wanted to sing lead, but other group members had already staked out their claims on songs in their repertoire. Stan thought about the situation and decided that if he wanted to sing lead on something, he'd better write it himself. And he did. Barrett's Privateers is a story of the American Revolution, told from the Loyalist side: a tale of a privateer's (i.e., legal pirate's) crew looking for some easy money and instead finding death and destruction.

@KindlingKatalyst

6 жыл бұрын

It honestly might have something to do with overtones tricking your ears. Since every human's voice has different overtones, the blend is always going to be a bit different and some will sound more 'perfect' or 'unique' than others.

I was literally binge watching your old vids and thinking "I wonder when we'll see a new one", and then this got posted. Weeeird.

@Camboo10

6 жыл бұрын

same

This song is pancreatic friendly, except ''And to think I take up sugar now''. It urges me to take sweet chocolate opera cake and eat it like I'm having hypoglycemia. I love how you describe Prof. Fredrick Banting in Leonard Thompson's view, from how he failed surgeon training and put his efforts to discover glycosuria causes. And you put Charles Best's, too ! I was like reading a medical history book, but in more fancy way. Although is about type 1 diabetes, I hope many people here would also aware about type 2, which listed on top ten killer diseases. Awsome song. Love your work, Tim, as always.

Just your friendly reminder that art and science go hand in hand

It’s not just Awesome! It’s Scientifically awesome 👏👨🏻‍🔬

@ch535

6 жыл бұрын

Can confirm, P < 0.05

I just want to tell you that the past week or two, this is pretty much my favorite song.

Hey, I just wanted to thank you for your songs that accompanied me through my physics bachelor that I just passed with a thesis about cosmic future singularities induced by phantom dark energy. Up next is the same topic but in quantum and I hope your songs will continue to roll out so I have something to listen to while I work on that. Keep up the awesome work!

For those that don't know the tune is from a song called Barret's Privateers. There's a great version of it by the Real Mckenzies

@barneyevans6940

6 жыл бұрын

Song written by Stan Rogers.

@soapftw96

6 жыл бұрын

never said it was the original version

@jameseaton1286

6 жыл бұрын

But the best version of Barrett's Privateers is Stan Roger's live version, with the entire audience of the Cohn Auditorium in Halifax singing along on the chorus!

I played the commentary at our kitchen table yesterday, and both my mom and daughter started singing along. It was a quite lovely.

Ok. Who’s back here because “The Wellerman” went viral?

@braininajar8474

3 жыл бұрын

hi

@calenlass1112

3 жыл бұрын

This showed back up on my front page today because of it, I suspect.

@monika.alt197

2 жыл бұрын

You’d love to hear the wellerman parody he made

Hands down, the first KZread channel I set the notification to 'All Videos' 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 😭You touch me with both your knowledge and music🤧

"Have the new viewers gone yet?" I am dead :D

@annesmith9642

Жыл бұрын

Tim cut off all his outros and compiled them together on his ACS 2 channel. Search for "Every A Capella Science Endscreen 2012-2020". kzread.info/dash/bejne/aYFlk6mueKWoqqw.html

November 14, Happy Birthday, Frederick Banting! Thank you for your contribution and thank you, Tim, for your tribute.

Those harmonies are fantastic. Love every vid on this channel.

Best. Combo. EVER! Let it be said that sciencey sea shanties are my new passion now!

@MikelSyn

3 жыл бұрын

Then you'll want to hear his latest one.

i love “Barrette’s Privateers” and was glad to see a capella science take on this Canadian shanty!

Stan Rogers is a perfect muse for a capella science! When I was studying biology at Carleton in the late'70s, many of my classmates and I would gather in Rooster's Coffee House at the uni, or at other venues in Ottawa, whenever Stan and Garnet were in town.

This take massive talent and scientific knwoledge. your triley one of a kind

THANK YOU for the explanation at the end. As somebody who doesn’t know much about the history of diabetes, I think that context is crucial to understanding the song. I actually thought you were singing about an Irishman before the outro. Keep up the good work!

@MsSamareh

2 жыл бұрын

what outro?

@arigadatred5395

Жыл бұрын

@@MsSamareh it appears to have been taken out of the video. he used to do very long end cards where he talked a bit about the song and the science surrounding it, but I guess not anymore. :/

Thank you Tim, this was great! We've been waiting so long and this one did not disappoint! You are amazing!

I wish I could add a second like to this. I'm viewing again after a long break, and I continue to be amazed at your talent and creativity. Hope you haven't given up making videos like this!

I've been listening to this song about every 8 hours since upload it's so fantastic!

This is a really amazing story that I had no idea about. Thank you for sharing this and making an awesome parody and video at the same time!!!!

Oh my god!!! All the great stuff up to this point, *and* he likes Stan Rogers! Too cool! I was lucky enough to hear him do this tune (that is, the original) live. Great to know that his work is appreciated by people who never could have had that opportunity.

I felt like a voyager arriving in Brazil without any Nobel prize.

*The one in the left was the best on this song*

@ShabanGjonbalaj

6 жыл бұрын

#LeftMan2020

@myoman1977

6 жыл бұрын

I like the guy on the far right...he did the first whistle

Thanks for this from a type 1 diabetic Canadian musical scientist

Do I really have to memorize another one?

Brilliant addition to your repertoire of styles! Loved it and definitely LOL :) And, as always, so clever!

Absolutely amazing! Every sound is just exactly perfect, truly a delight to the ears! :D

I've been watching all of your science video parodies. Love them! Please create more of them! Thanks!

I love a good Sea Shanty. This song, is no exception.

Just came across this one. As a long time fan of Stan Rogers, I really appreciate your selecting this Canadian tribute.

song gives me goosebumps every time

Keep coming back to these to enjoy them. Great work, friend.

As someone who not only grew up with this song having been a major part of my life, but also lives in the same town as the Banting house national historic site i feel like the pairing is wonderfully fitting. Also amazingly catchy, great job!

I was thinking that i wouldn't like this one but wow your voice is awesome!

a canadian shanty for a canadian scientist! love it!

A capella SEAcience... I’ll see myself out now.

@MrSamwise25

6 жыл бұрын

You mean, you'll SEA yourself out?

@matthewcox7985

6 жыл бұрын

Why wave off? It's not a sea change.

I love everything about this song. Educational, entertaining, clever and magical. Sometimes it makes me cry. Thanks, Tim.

Interesting story. Nice delivery.

Love this! Thank you for another amazing song!

When I first heard this song and heard about the islets of Langerhans, I thought the character was talking about himself as a far older man who had mates from a Germanic or Scandinavian archipelago by the name of Langerhans who had died over time. I may or may not be thinking about the shanty of Barrett's Privateers.

This is the best one yet! My fave songs and a cause I support. Great job Tim!

Awesome! I love it! Thanks for making such a beautiful video 😍

I never thought I'd see someone rhyme "glycosuria". Killing it as always, man. Love to see you trying new styles!

I love me some sea shanties! Great work as always!

Love this, both the song & the tribute! Thanks for turning me on to Barrett's Privateers and Stan Rogers.

And to think that within the last few months, the first ever cure of Type 1 was just performed. Soon insulin will only be needed as a temporary measure until the patient can be cured. I feel that Banting would be very happy about that.

@annesmith9642

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a source for that? I'd love to find out more. Thanks.

Tim Blais, how inspired and delightful to pair the science of islet cells with a sea shanty! 🏝️⚓️🔬

Every time I watch your videos, I understand a little stuff, then again next time a little more and next time even more... And watching all your videos for about 40-50 times each, I've gained more knowledge than books! Haha salute to you mate! Love your videos, keep up the good work! (Hopefully there is no other way I can express my gratitude other than writing about it in the comments)

Diabetes and Stan Rogers! Awesome! I was sitting there through the song (not having read the credits) recognising very quickly that it was a Stan Rogers song, but trying to figure out which one. So obviously I'm going to have to listen to the whole thing again. (grin)

Barrett's privateers :) Bless you and Stan Rogers. This is one of my favorite songs to sing around the campfire.

You are sooooooo, just so awesome.

I had to share since my daughter has T1D, and it was neat to learn about some of the history in a cool sea shanty format.

"…took a while to get oat" You _are_ a Canadian

@columbus8myhw

6 жыл бұрын

Not quite "oat" but it's hard to write it with letters

@tailbonetailbone9380

6 жыл бұрын

columbus8myhw ôut

@thorr18BEM

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, I heard it too! əˈbɐʊt~əˈbəʊt

@columbus8myhw

6 жыл бұрын

+thorr18BEM Yep, that's how Wikipedia puts it

@Merr134

6 жыл бұрын

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_raising :)

Love every video of yours

Looking forward to the next one! Nice work! I especially liked the rightmost support. :)

I've been waiting for a long time and you never disappoint. Tim, the best. 👌 Keep it up.

The beard looks really good on you

@markmandel6738

6 жыл бұрын

On EVERY ONE of him!

Awesome!

Knew it would be Barrets Privateers! Freeking love it, best song for drunken shenanigans. Fun Fact: Going on a diet in Swedish is called to "Banta" after Banting himself! Great job! Keep up the awesome work - best channel in the 10:th dimension!

I'm working in the middle of the desert with this on repeat, a sand shanty if you will. I cannot get it out of my head. Your videos are so engaging!

Even a month later I'm still singing the chorus to myself most days.

I can't find the words to express how much I love it! ♥

some weeks after I heard this song frequently I got diagnosed with T1D (end of February) 😂 :/. Since then this is one of my most favorite songs. Every time I hear it now, it makes me feel better cuz I can understand better what the lyrics say. love ur songs ingeneral and look forward for the next one.

@Friedolin-qz9id

6 жыл бұрын

funny thing is that I didnt even understand all of whats said in the song. I just got that there was someone having a disease. When I was in hospital cuz of DKA I first notice that diabetes was used in the song =D. lol

@Friedolin-qz9id

6 жыл бұрын

open for any questions

That is fucking catchy reminds me of AC black flag

@TreespeakerOfTheLand

6 жыл бұрын

I was listening to Miracle of Sound's song about AC Black Flag before this came along :P So I'll listen to this while studying for my resit :D

Ah matey, this brings a tear to me eye

@mister_revoluti0nary

4 жыл бұрын

Ay, no fear me matey. Thee mighty insulin got me a good defense against disease ain't it lad?

Awesome work, sounds really great :)

You are amazingly and refreshingly crazy. I totally love you. Have a fantastic 2018!

Gah, I love it! Thanks for doing what you do Tim. (: