During a heavy pollen alert I went outside at night with a flashlight on a whim, I was amazed at just how thick the pollen was in the air. I could watch it move with the air currents ... it was surreal.

@mira55x-planetnalzena15

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see that honestly

@psyclotronxx3083

2 жыл бұрын

Would help if you smoked a spliff!

I don't always click right away for SciShow because I have a busy schedule, but that title is so silly, I had to click right away. You win this round SciShow.

@guyarrol582

2 жыл бұрын

Always time for a sci show

@bjorn3438

2 жыл бұрын

'Tis the season to be sneezin'.

@ahassan3557

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao same here, I giggled when I saw the title. They win this round lol.

"It'll soon be Summer here in the Northern Hemisphere" IF THIS DAILY 100+ DEGREE HELL ISN'T SUMMER, PLEASE KILL ME NOW.

@RedPhoenix550

2 жыл бұрын

this video is a compilation so the different parts were shot at different times.

Can you guys make a video on "Developing allergies later in life"

@youmaycallmeken

2 жыл бұрын

And also include the difference between allergies and sensitivities and ways we can deal with both.

@andypanda4927

2 жыл бұрын

Got a good one. I know hay fever was something Dad and Granpop suffered from when I was younger (pre-30s). 65+ now and spring is almost agony at times.

@DanielSMatthews

2 жыл бұрын

They would dare because the adjuncts in vaccines can trigger autoimmune problems if you get an inadvertent antigen exposure at the same time, however such things are currently a forbidden topic. Not that they can stop you from going and researching it yourself.

@neyok3198

2 жыл бұрын

Im pretty sure they did a video on that years ago or somebody did

@eacalvert

2 жыл бұрын

@@DanielSMatthews considering I don't have a degree in immunology or biology where would suggest one start and/or what peer reviewed evidence can you point to suggest? No I'm not being a jerk, I find science in and of itself fascinating and would love to learn more ❤️

Tiz the season to be weazin

@sofiavelasco3143

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

While we're on the topic of Seasonal Allergies... Cheddar has a great video on one of the factors caused by landscape designers in the US that makes this FAR worse. Thanks to Dutch Elm Disease, a lot of trees in the US died 100 years ago, and when landscapers were choosing what trees to replace them with some years later there was a debate on what sex of tree to use and male trees won out over female trees. This was decided because female trees fruit, which people thought would be a nuisance and in some cases like the Ginkgo tree, the tree smells absolutely vile. But here's the irony... female trees don't fruit unless they're exposed to pollen from male trees.... Meanwhile... Male trees release pollen no matter what... And most of the trees you see in city landscapes are male. Cheddar's video goes into far more depth.

@loryndabenson2118

2 жыл бұрын

Yea I saw that one. Monoculture from industrial farming contributes too. The plants gotta work harder to reproduce. ☹️ Sad.

@lyndsaybrown8471

2 жыл бұрын

Jeez...

@eacalvert

2 жыл бұрын

This was cool to learn. Thank you when I have time I'll try to find this video 🙂

@QueerCripple

2 жыл бұрын

I know this video you speak of. Very good video. Made me angry at urban planners of the past lol

@P_Petkov

2 жыл бұрын

My take on this is that there aren't that many trees in cities anyways. Even if there are more male trees we are still exposed to less trees overall than people in the past but more and more people develop allergies than in the past. I would like to see a video that dives into what causes people to develop allergies.

Ragweeds are actually very good for the soil by reducing heavy metals and chemicals from pesticides, and you can reduce your allergy to them by eating small amounts of it(unless you're like SUPER allergic, like touching the plant gives you hives or an asthma attack or something). They're also very effective against bug bites and stings. I use them for mosquito bites myself by rubbing on my skin which in turn makes me have less reaction to ragweed pollen surprisingly. They're actually very cool plants.

@degummybear

2 жыл бұрын

Ehh... maybe.

@eacalvert

2 жыл бұрын

Yep so in my case I would die b/c I'm that allergic

@Whatever-mx3bt

2 жыл бұрын

I just use citronella now, it's also kept away the microbes responsible for BO. I figure if it keeps away mosquitos, it must help with microbes on the skin etc.

@dinojay8410

2 жыл бұрын

Ragweed is an invasive species to North America

@miniflea0469

2 жыл бұрын

@@dinojay8410 no it isn’t👍 it’s competitive but not invasive

Hi, I love your channel and videos. As a Science teacher I use a lot of your videos with my classes. I can't fault your science, but your geography needs a little work. As an Australian, and more specifically a Victorian I can tell you that Brisbane is in the state of Queensland not Victoria like you mentioned in the Viruses section of the video. Apart from this minor and picky error I love your work, thanks for all you do

@helenogrady4544

2 жыл бұрын

I'm here scrolling the comments 8 months later to see if anyone else picked up on that mistake

Really liked Hank's hands turning green mid-pontification. 👍

The TITLE 😭🤣🤣🤣

I'm allergic to grass pollen and severely allergic to bees and mushrooms. It's like the bees know.. they always circle my head. And I'm a magnet for mosquitoes. I could take a bath in DEET and they'd still find me on Pluto 🙁

I am lucky. I do have seasonal allergy but it is really minor. I just sniffle and sneeze a little more. Annoying but pretty tolerable. Wearing a mask also seems to reduce them even more. I am really sorry for those with heavy seasonal allergy.

@Tesis

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah mask helps a lot! I really appreciated that last 2 blooming seasons

What Hank didn’t mention is that because itches from bug bites is an allergy reaction, you can be desensitized to it. Some researchers who raise mosquitoes in labs feed the mosquitoes their own blood and become desensitized. Some rangers/people who work in mosquito-heavy natural areas are also desensitized to the local mosquitoes. However, de-sensitivity would take a huge amount of bites to develop and probably a lot of regular bites to maintain, so it’s not really a solution to most of us normal people who get merely a few hundred/dozen bites every season.

I love the new look of the videos

i love spring because its the best time for nature. but my allergies really screw that up. when my pollen allergy triggers i get almost every symptom you can possibly get. i know its coming when my chest and diophrame start heating up and i start to breath heavy and everything starts to itch

@DanielSMatthews

2 жыл бұрын

Desensitisation methods are well established, I suggest that if you have a singular specific allergy that you consult a specialist and work on deactivating the inappropriate immune response. It has nothing to do with the climate or the time of year, you will react to the same substance if it is sitting on an old book in a library that you look at. You know how you puff the air from it in your face if you close it a bit fast or flick through the pages. You do remember books, those things with printed words in them, made of paper, that stuff from dead trees?

@moonypie5579

2 жыл бұрын

I got a dang black eye from allergies this year bc I moved to a place with completely new allergies ☠️☠️ like wtf 😂😂

@DanielSMatthews

2 жыл бұрын

@@moonypie5579 You only have allergies if you have bot antibodies to a specific antigen _and_ a dysregulation of your immune response.

@DanielSMatthews

2 жыл бұрын

@@moonypie5579 _"with completely new allergies"_

@eacalvert

2 жыл бұрын

@@DanielSMatthews yeah... I tried that. I went to allergist and did allergy shots. Even on the lowest possible starter dose they had to stop b/c I was getting sinus infections. And if you're allergic to things like pollen and live in a part of the world with seasons (ie not the equator) then yes weather will def pay a role as they explained in the video. Ie, if you are allergic to a certain set of pollens, if you live in say North America, if that pollen is only in the air in the spring and summer, then you will have the allergic reaction to it in the spring and summer (or fall or whatever season it is associated with) b/c that is when the pollen is present in the air. Yes weather can make a difference. That's why when it doesn't rain for days at a time, there is a measurably higher amount of pollen in the air compared when it's raining and right after it rains. You can see this in the spring with pollen from pine trees. Before the rains cars are turning yellow. After rains it washes the pollen off and now it's in the mud puddles.

Landscapers also had the idea to plant only male trees, so an insane amount of pollen is released when they bloom. What the hell were they thinking?

Another compilation video. Thanks.

This is terrifying when you consider the mental health implications that allergies have. We might end up needing a proper allergy "cure" rather than simply treating symptoms in the vast majority of people.

@peggedyourdad9560

Жыл бұрын

Old I know, but maybe it would be possible to develop something similar to a vaccine but for common allergens or even to things an individual has already had a positive allergy test for. You’re definitely right about allergies needing to have a more permanent solution than what we have now though, especially the more severe ones that could potentially cause a significant amount of deaths in the future either directly or indirectly. I guess I should count myself lucky that I don’t really have any known allergies lol.

My eyes literally feel like they’re burning whenever my allergies start

I don’t have any allergies; I’d love to know why (my parents don’t have any). Could you guys do an episode on why some people have, for example, peanut allergies, pollen allergies, etc. and some don’t? Does it have anything to do with neonatal exposure or parental genes? Which allergies are genetic vs from an outside source? I’m super curious! Everyone I know that has allergies so do their biological parents. Is it mostly genes?

@eacalvert

2 жыл бұрын

This would be super cool! I know from another science yt channel (I think it may have been this one) that food allergy increase is linked to the mistaken hypotheses that exposure to nuts and peanuts during fetal development lead to nut and peanut allergies. However, it is now believed to opposite as this advice was given out for the last generation and saw a huge spike beyond what would be expected based better diagnosis tech and larger population. What they think happens (I don't remember all of it exactly) is that by not exposed to nuts and peanuts via mom's diet during development when the body does become exposed it freaks out and creates an allergic response. There's peer reviewed research out there and I'm having insomnia so hopefully this made sense

@emmalottie3346

2 жыл бұрын

I know that there was a connection made to peanut oil in a baby soap. Because the bodys first interaction with it was as a nonedible with other non edible stuff it can decide it doesnt belong inside and then when peanut is consumed it freaks out slowing upping the immune response with each reaction. But thats only one possible route.

@Jay-ho9io

2 жыл бұрын

Please never tell me in person that you're like this. I'm fairly certain that vampiric consumption isn't going to give me any of your allergy resisting superpowers, but I'm trying to be open and honest when I say at this point I'm willing to give anything a shot. 🧛🏾‍♂️🦇🩸

@sukai121

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jay-ho9io pretty sure you’re replying to a different comment my guy

@Jay-ho9io

2 жыл бұрын

@@sukai121 nope. You're immune to allergies. I'm kinda desperate not to be dealing with mine now. I am seriously doomed. I work outside, live in the south and the trees have united with the grasses to wage war on me.

Informative compilation!

Season for diseas'n bum de bum bum bum bum bum de da da de da da

slow clap for whoever named the video

If rain is part of the carbon cycle . Faucet from high hights would clean up a lot of carbon maybe mat more coal from the smoke instead of sending it back to the air when water running down the pipe catching the smoke running to a pool of water and potassium then re boil it

Would you guys please go back to putting "compilation" in the title of your compilations. I don't appreciate being click baited, I feel like this channel is above it.

@darkcreatureinadarkroom1617

2 жыл бұрын

I usually can tell by checking the length of the video, if it's over 20 minutes long it's most likely a compilation.

@brianhenrichs9409

2 жыл бұрын

@@darkcreatureinadarkroom1617 video length doesn't show up in my push notifications, otherwise that is what I do as well.

@darkcreatureinadarkroom1617

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianhenrichs9409 fair enough, I usually open it and if it's too long I just close it until later, but yeah, that makes the notification go away.

Did the one lady who was a presenter on this show leave? I hope she's okay and doing good at her new job if she did!

Always interesting, thank you.

Actually my allergies have been much better with face masks

@haroldinho9930

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe masks are the way.

@sofiavelasco3143

2 жыл бұрын

@@haroldinho9930 this is the way

@tammyelizabeth5157

2 жыл бұрын

My babysitter in the 19 80s wore a mask during allergy season and she swore by it. She got them from a nurse friend. She was way before her time.

@paraceratherium255

Жыл бұрын

Wow I guess the masks have less spread out then I thought pollen can be really really small.

We have both versions of Micheal in this video! I like the new long haired Mike much better I think it suits him better. 😊

@sophierobinson2738

2 жыл бұрын

I liked the flames in his hair.

Spring- trees and grasses / Summer- ragweed / Autumn (after first killer frost)- FREE !!!! / Winter- Dust mite poo/ mold spores/ just overall dusty stuffy air. I tried shots for several years and while I was getting 'better' if I missed one session i felt worse. So I just stopped and take allergy meds 2 times a day.

Hey SciShow, could different diets in the hemispheres at different times of the year be correlated? For example each hemisphere may eat different types of meals in their winter vs their summer?

@TheLmack8

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if there is also a spike in skin cancer findings in the summer because we have more skin exposed, and are more likely to notice spots?

Trees in cities our over 90% male which release the pollen. They don't want to pick up the fruit from female species. In farm communities it's the opposite. So it's less likely to get allergies if you are a farmer.

This goddamn plant semen is killing me, earlier this year I could see the plant semen in the air, I'd die without my air purifier (I bet someone will rule 34 this)

Managed to get an “allergic shiner” this year bc my allergies were off the chain 🤪🤪

@quasarsmom

2 жыл бұрын

Just got over Allergic Blisters on my face, its a horrendous year so far, though we don't have seasons per say...Allergy season lasts 50 weeks of the year it seems

Let's go new intro!

insightful

"It's not normal to sneeze"

I'm so glad I'm so far not allergic to anything, I wish more people were allergic to pollen so they'd take a stand on Global Warming, like eating plat-based

Fun fact: I've developed nerve disruption in half my hand (possibly Carpel Tunnel). The other day, I was attacked by horse flies and was bitten multiple times on my legs, and once on my hand where the nerves aren't working properly. The bites on my legs swelled and itched and were really painful. The bite on my nerve damaged hand felt weird, but didn't itch, nor did it swell. So somehow my nerves have affected how my body has responded to the horse fly bite...

This is what playlists are for.

The Ragweed Apocalypse has started in Ontario already (first week of August). Usually it's okay until the end of the month or early September. And it's going to be really bad this year, the plants are everywhere.

@nicholasneyhart396

2 жыл бұрын

It is like this all across the northern half of the east coast.

What would the maximum number of possible flu mutations be?

Wait, slash pine is bad for my allergies? *surprised pikachu face*

Both these guys sound/talk exactly how the original guy spoke. Like exact mimic in where they pause or emphasize certain syllables... show your own personality and talk in your own voice!

It shocks me that the seasonality of covid is ignored by the media. With lockdowns and vaccines, August and January will have a lot of cases.

@sharanski

2 жыл бұрын

i understand that covid cases rise in january bc everyone is stuck inside sharing germs, but why august

@herstar9510

2 жыл бұрын

@@sharanski peak flying time.

@sharanski

2 жыл бұрын

@@herstar9510 dayum never knew that but it makes sense lol i just flew back home july 30th 💀 i myself am a culprit

~ that rhyming ~

My allergies have improved, the only changes made is my diet. No research done just observation over my life. I had lost all my bacteria after getting hospitalized and when I was released I had to change the way I ate for a while to build up my gut health and a side affect has been a better immune system and lower allegories.

@Jay-ho9io

2 жыл бұрын

I mean there's a lot going on there that could impact things, but regardless, a health diet is great and I'm glad it's helping you. 👍🏽

Oh yeah i used to be actually allergic to a certain mosquito, idk its English name. Basically when it bit me i got an allergic reaction causing a giant spot the size of an adult mans hand around the bite😅

11:45 actually it is... increased consumption of food occurs in the fall/winter because of holidays.. think about it... thanksgiving(feast) , halloween (candy), christmas(gluttony over everything) and they wonder why lmfao it right in front of there faces

As a midwestern ive noticed winters arnt as harsh and that spring starts sooner and winters as well

OG Title: A Season for Disease’n

For the record, Brisbane (at 19:47) is not in Victoria, Australia. Brizzie is a long, long way up north, the capital city of the ‘sunshine’ state of Queensland, Australia. Just sayin’.

If you're worried about higher temperatures increasing the pollen count, don't worry. Once the temperature reaches a certain point, pollen production all but screeches to a halt. Of course, no pollen means famine, so...

I was just listening for a while and I really thought you were talking about "jeans" for a good 30 seconds lol

Higher CO2 is needed for the survival of vegetation Current CO2 level is below 500 ppm. Some people think that CO2 levels need to go as low as 200 ppm. That’s when plants start to die.

In Africa there's an Ebola-type illness has been discovered, there was a swine flu outbreak during the 70s. this I remember.

22:19 I wanted Science to study me, because I feel like PAIN when I'm cold and I never heard anyone say stuff like that

Please cover the newly discovered carnivorous plant species Triantha occidentalis in your next episode!

Did Sam come up with this amazing title?? I love it!

Team, I have watched A L O T of your videos. Could you put some sort of notation* in the title to indicate it’s a mix? I really appreciate what I have learned from you all over the years, always eager to watch new content. This is a great addition to capture and grow a new audience, but just something in the title so I don’t feel guilty for leaving a video early…

@Crustee0

2 жыл бұрын

Havrnt you noticed that compilation are all more than 20 minutes? Ik smth in the title is probably faster to notice, but yeah at least they are consistent that non-compilation are mostly 15mins or shorter (havent seen one longer)

@ThisOldSkater

2 жыл бұрын

@@Crustee0 True, but I don't think we should have to infer that.

@ddpwe5269

2 жыл бұрын

The funny part is, they use to or at least on other channels they own. I bet they found that less people were watching them, just for watches when they label them. So it's all about the views to them.

@briansammond7801

2 жыл бұрын

They indicate this in the description, where they list the original episodes and link to them.

In the cold episode, it is clear that cold temperatures don't make you get a cold, but What about drastic temperature changes? I remember my mother telling me to be careful when going suddenly from hot to cold, she said that was the danger, not the cold itself, Is any hypothesis/study for that "old fashion" health advice? Also, what happens in the places where winter is cold and humid (rain every day)? because your explanation for flu season is beautiful for NYC or Montreal (cold & dry) but doesn't work that well in Seattle or Vancouver, any comments on that? Thanks! I big fan here! ❤

One medical opinion to help fight off Winter viruses viruses is to increase your vitamin D consumption to to between 8 and 9000 units also include magnesium and zinc to help absorb the vitamin D

A summer cold is hard to get rid of I've had a few of them, and I did hear someone getting the flu during summer them I recalled the Influenza of 1918 Spain had nothing to do with it.

@peggedyourdad9560

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, the reason it was called the Spanish Flu is because in the beginning Spain was only country that it was allowed to be reported on.

5:54 Well, no. Some ants have formic acid, which is not a venom and is not applied from a stinger, some ants have venom and stingers, and some use other compounds without stingers. And none are applied via bites.

So, maybe, if you use light therapy to counteract seasonal affective disorder in the winter then you might be turning off some genes that are there to protect you from winter diseases?

@freedomofspeech6905

2 жыл бұрын

Melatonin also helps Covid. Interesting. I think you are correct.

I accidentally clicked away, and now there are 10 more comments.

*A Sneezson for Disease'n

I live at the equator which makes most of the informations here rather irrelevant for I. Good video though. Thank you.

Seasonal jeans? I change mine daily

A Season for Deceasin'?

@3nertia

2 жыл бұрын

The Season for Misleadin' heh

I ask my dr if histamine was the same as bug bites he said yes and was amazed that I was aware of it., also ant bites can be deadly I recall a science show about a few people who have to carry the epi-pen just for that among people with food allergies and bee stings, I had a relative who was allergic and died from a bee stingng he forgot his epi-pen that day

can u explain the differences between influenza and cold

I know several people who have to take shots year-round due to allergies

I have a ridiculous histamine response to mosquito bites. I swell up like a balloon every damn time.

So can I take an antihistamine to make bug bites not itch?

Er Brisbane is Queensland, not Victoria @19:40

Nice video

Maybe, in the winter, the cold viruses burrow into the cells lining our nose, to keep warm. ;)

That title. Wow

This is the summer of 2021 update On your seasonal illness we have discovered a lot of Seasonal illnesses Can be forted Against by an increase in your vitamin D supplement

Interesting. Ive had life long crappy hayfever but its mostly gone since i adopted a keto diet

Ugh the flippin Vrbo ad made me cry

What about urbanization? Couldn't plants create more pollen for a longer time bc they are more spread apart,

If pollen may travel farther, would it effect bacteria, allowing airborne pathogens to also travel farther?

'Tis the sneezin'...

Although I've seen all of these before... I never thought of the hay-fever one as being a problem, although I'd never suffered from it before. But this year for the first time in my life I experienced hell after being to the local aprk and having all the symptoms at once. My girlfriend who suffers regularly though had no effect.

@bensoncheung2801

2 жыл бұрын

This is the true 69th comment.

@emmalottie3346

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like an allergy to a specific pollen. You should try and find out what plants were in the park so you can figure out what to avoid. My dad specifically reacts to cow parsley for example so we avoid areas with that without anti allergy meds

This has been the worst year for allergies for everyone I know, I’ve been so sick off and on with sinus issues

Hang on a sec. The "Brisbane" virus comes from Victoria, Australia? You sure about that? The Brisbane I live in is the capital of Queensland. Don't know of one in Victoria. Please don't get us Qlders mixed up with those Victorians. On second thought, at least you didn't call us New South Wales. Victoria isn't too bad (apart from the weather). But it is quite a bit south of us.

Didn't you all do a video on confirmation bias? ... now watch this again lol ... 😘

Oh god I have Rhumetoid Arthritis and I live in Canada, lord save me.

brisbane isn't in victoria it's in queensland!

Falalalala lala la-la

why in the south west Mississippi are we having what looks like a second spring most of the spring blooming flowers that bloomed are ready in spring are now blooming again as well as fireflies are out now again and I'm also seeing baby bugs and frogs that normal only happen in spring are now being born now it is August 9th as I am typing this please give me answer on this if you can.

@Jay-ho9io

2 жыл бұрын

Increased environmental cues are driving what you're seeing. Heat, rainfall are big ones but there are a great deal of additional impactors ( increased amount of larva, pollen density, etc )

My sinuses have gotten so angry in the last two or three years.

@Jay-ho9io

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I never had any, and then moved one of the highest pollen count cities in the United States.... And since then it has been bad but stabilized.... Until roughly the same time period you're talking about. I know correlation is not causation, but it's kind of hard not to feel that way when you're chewing through Zyrtec like tic-tacs. Also excellent name. 👍🏽

@sciencenonfiction4109

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jay-ho9io Thank you! My sinuses aren't stabilized at bad levels, but I think they struggle to maintain equilibrium. I've always lived in Florida, but the last few years my eyes really swell up when I travel somewhere non-humid and cold. It's strange. I believe my dad's seasonal allergies have gotten worse lately too.

Brisbane is in Queensland...

@cambone2800

2 жыл бұрын

Lies.

I'm happy I don't have seasonal allergies any longer. I use to use a homeopathic allergy pill and a table spoon of local raw honey. After two years of doing that I no longer have seasonal allergies.

@mmmghool

2 жыл бұрын

did you become a bee

Genuine question or petition maybe I don’t know how to really phrase this, okay, so I have an allergic condition, but it’s not allergic at all, hypereosinophilic syndrome. I get rashes and all kinds of allergic reactions but I’m actually allergic to nothing. How, I’m considered atopic, with atopic dermatitis, I have allergic rhinitis, and sometimes I have hay fever, but I check negative to being allergic to any of those. Care to explain further or talk about allergic reactions on non-allergic people?

@Jay-ho9io

2 жыл бұрын

May be this will help. "Hypereosinophilic syndrome | Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) - an NCATS Program" rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/2804/hypereosinophilic-syndrome

wheres my allergic to cold people? :')

Meh only problem I have with pollen is it turning my car in to a bee one shake from a pine tree and poof instant bumblebee makes me wonder why the bees don’t come too my car instead 😑🤔

I am... SO LUCKY to not have pollen allergies ...but my god I am a mosquito magnet. so I guess it *kind of* balances out