The Chernobyl Wolf Paradox

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00:00 Animals in Chernobyl Don't seem to get Cancer
0:30 The Chernobyl Disaster
1:15 The Hazards of Radiation
3:30 The Grey Wolves of The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
6:23 The Study
7:30 Does Radiation Drive Natural Selection?
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  • @DrBenMiles
    @DrBenMiles2 ай бұрын

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  • @Stroheim333

    @Stroheim333

    2 ай бұрын

    There is no mysterium here. The radioactive levels of Chernobyl nowadays are simply so low that it has almost no impact on organisms. But we humans believe that even the slightest elevated level of radioactivity is lethal. We tend to exaggerate the danger enormously, and of course it goes back to pure propaganda from environmentalists and peace activists. And once everyone believe a politically charged myth, even experts and scientists becomes afraid to tell the truth.

  • @anydaynow01

    @anydaynow01

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Stroheim333 But how are we supposed to sell more fossil fuels, newspapers, streaming shows and movies unless we skew the science to our own aims. Fossil fuel and major media outlet CEOs and board members need to eat too! (on their yachts dodging taxes in Monaco!)

  • @BernhardVoogenberger-tl5ox

    @BernhardVoogenberger-tl5ox

    2 ай бұрын

    Link is not working!

  • @Stroheim333

    @Stroheim333

    2 ай бұрын

    @@anydaynow01 Nonsense.

  • @hg2.

    @hg2.

    2 ай бұрын

    In other words, we can give ourselves a "cancer vaccination" by exposing ourselves to high radiation?

  • @Kevin_Street
    @Kevin_Street2 ай бұрын

    I believe there's a city in Turkey (maybe Canakkale, I'm not sure) where there's a relatively high level of natural background radiation due to isotopes in the local rock. It's nowhere near the level of Chernobyl, but the fact that people have lived there for hundreds of years and don't seem to have higher rates of cancer would seem to support the idea that the body can adapt to low levels of radiation.

  • @ashardalondragnipurake
    @ashardalondragnipurake2 ай бұрын

    natural selection naturally selecting faster then i would expect but not surprisingly

  • @HenriFaust

    @HenriFaust

    Ай бұрын

    It only takes two to three generations for selection pressure to have a major impact.

  • @AlBarathur
    @AlBarathur2 ай бұрын

    off course they would, those that weren't just died of cancer.

  • @marcux83

    @marcux83

    2 ай бұрын

    makes sense 🎉

  • @user-jg6bd7se8u

    @user-jg6bd7se8u

    2 ай бұрын

    Survival of the fittest. This isn't a new concept lol

  • @hg2.

    @hg2.

    2 ай бұрын

    In other words, we can give ourselves a "cancer vaccination" by exposing ourselves to high radiation?

  • @baarbacoa
    @baarbacoa2 ай бұрын

    I worked in occupational radiation protection for many years (changed my career 20 years ago). There are very good records of ionizing radiation dose and long term health for a large population of humans. Long story short, the risks from chronic ionizing radiation exposure are low (driving to work every day is a much larger risk for most). And it is difficult to quantify exactly what the long-term risk of ionizing creation exposure actually is. Consequently, It doesn't surprise me that identifying ionizing exposure risk in a small group of wolves would be a difficult task. Even in an area where the dose rates are well above average.

  • @darkhorseman8263
    @darkhorseman82632 ай бұрын

    Well, it's not like there is a Western diet and pervasive exposure to methylation dysrupting pesticides, flame retardants, and carpet glues around Chernobyl.

  • @macmcc3201
    @macmcc32012 ай бұрын

    Very interesting. Thank you 😊

  • @sekritengineeringprojekt2101
    @sekritengineeringprojekt2101Ай бұрын

    ''routine testing'' yeah about that... probably not the greatest way to frame negligent incompetence, when you're an advocate of nuclear energy.

  • @Vallyrah
    @Vallyrah2 ай бұрын

    I often wondered whether the high number of tandem repeats in canids aided them in resisting radiation based mutations.

  • @steveme120
    @steveme1202 ай бұрын

    excellent evaluation

  • @STONECOLDET944
    @STONECOLDET944Ай бұрын

    Naturally selected cancer resistant genomes, so , hear me out, what if hypothetically we take a culture of pluripotent stem cells then massively bombard them with radiation until something like 10 million generations of cell has passed, sequence the genomes of remaining cells and compare to the 1st generations, identify the differences , then CRISPR in the anti-cancer naturally selected genome variations

  • @Stroheim333
    @Stroheim3332 ай бұрын

    There is no mysterium here. The radioactive levels of Chernobyl nowadays are simply so low that it has almost no impact on organisms. But we humans believe that even the slightest elevated level of radioactivity is lethal. We tend to exaggerate the danger enormously, and of course it goes back to pure propaganda from environmentalists and peace activists. And once everyone believe a politically charged myth, even experts and scientists becomes afraid to tell the truth.

  • @anydaynow01

    @anydaynow01

    2 ай бұрын

    Actually it goes back to the fossil fuel industry. They were very scared of fission power, especially since there was very little for them to profit off of once they were built so they funded outlets like the Sierra Club and other greed activist groups in the 1970s to turn their stance against fission power. Most of the cost for fission power goes to trade unions and inspectors/regulators during their construction. After that they are essentially low cost, it's the utilities who run them that get the profit margins. A typical 1 GW fission plant in USA averages about $1million pure profit a day in regulated markets that average $0.15 to $0.18 a kW-hr (which are rates people in unregulated markets would love!). This is a reason a lot of data centers and other power hungry industries are located in regulated markets (using fission, combined cycle) or areas with dirt cheap reliable baseload power (hydro & geothermal).

  • @Stroheim333

    @Stroheim333

    2 ай бұрын

    @@anydaynow01 Nonsense. We all know perfectly well that the environmental movement is expert on alarmism and mindless propaganda. And that they hate nuclear power production.

  • @hg2.

    @hg2.

    2 ай бұрын

    In other words, we can give ourselves a "cancer vaccination" by exposing ourselves to high radiation?

  • @user-oi6wi2di2z
    @user-oi6wi2di2z2 ай бұрын

    4 eyed wolf? Is that what you call a wolf spider... Wait you are not a tetrablema? A new four eyed monster

  • @Soundofwindonsand
    @SoundofwindonsandАй бұрын

    Lupis Cancernogetus But how do they hunt at night, if they glow in the Dark?

  • @louithrottler
    @louithrottler2 ай бұрын

    And who are you, the proud wolf said your Sievert rates so low? Only a man in a Hazmat suit emits that greenish glow? A coat of gold, a coat of lead Your lying draws out my claws. And mine are long and glow at night Your survival rate now floors. And so they joked, until of note: their rotting face and ears But now the rains fall in through holes And new neutrino spikes appear. And who are you, proud Alpha wolf said I'd pack my shit, and go. We're cancer proof and thrive again Thanks for that old light show.

  • @shreyassk1515
    @shreyassk15152 ай бұрын

    So, there are no zombies

  • @lDJ-xk9vq
    @lDJ-xk9vqАй бұрын

    Most animals don't live long enough to get cancer.

  • @AdamLinton
    @AdamLinton2 ай бұрын

    Higher incidence of parasites could play a part.

  • @SylvesterAshcroft88
    @SylvesterAshcroft882 ай бұрын

    Nature is an incredible thing!

  • @fauxfire4796
    @fauxfire4796Ай бұрын

    😂 Whomever goes to find out why, you are chasing wolves in a radiation zone. You have been warned.

  • @mikelastname

    @mikelastname

    Ай бұрын

    PhD candidates, have I got a project for you...

  • @xavlee4680
    @xavlee4680Ай бұрын

    There will soon be a Godzilla wolf.

  • @user-co7qs7yq7n
    @user-co7qs7yq7nАй бұрын

    - We live in the same climate as it was 5 million years ago and the cancer will go away - I have an explanation regarding the cause of the climate change and global warming, it is the travel of the universe to the deep past since May 10, 2010. Each day starting May 10, 2010 takes us 1000 years to the past of the universe. Today April 26, 2024 the state of our universe is the same as it was 5 million and 100 thousand years ago. On october 13, 2026 the state of our universe will be at the point 6 million years in the past. On june 04, 2051 the state of our universe will be at the point 15 million years in the past. On june 28, 2092 the state of our universe will be at the point 30 million years in the past. On april 02, 2147 the state of our universe will be at the point 50 million years in the past. The result is that the universe is heading back to the point where it started and today we live in the same climate as it was 5 million years ago. Anyone who does not believe that the climate changed for the reason I mentioned should wait for cancer to disappear very soon because of this reverse movement, I will explain: the human body's immune system will be stimulated, activated and stronger as a result of this reverse process, which results in the disappearance of the cancer. Mohamed BOUHAMIDA, teacher of mathematics and a researcher in number theory.

  • @lucidmoses
    @lucidmoses2 ай бұрын

    Increased population density (of the wolfs) should also increase disease rates.

  • @hg2.

    @hg2.

    2 ай бұрын

    In other words, we can give ourselves a "cancer vaccination" by exposing ourselves to high radiation?

  • @friedrichjunzt
    @friedrichjunzt2 ай бұрын

    Then there is hope for us, after all! 😅

  • @ryanSLF
    @ryanSLF2 ай бұрын

    Radiation isnt as deadly as we are being told lol

  • @johnslavin2270
    @johnslavin22702 ай бұрын

    Bear link broken

  • @user-jg6bd7se8u

    @user-jg6bd7se8u

    2 ай бұрын

    Broke link bear

  • @mikeg.5233
    @mikeg.5233Ай бұрын

    They got the radiation treatment I guess. 😂😂😂😂

  • @randytucker3083
    @randytucker30832 ай бұрын

    In thumbnail the wolf has four eyes?

  • @colorpg152

    @colorpg152

    2 ай бұрын

    which is bad, nuclear is already hated enough it doesn't need more alarmism

  • @user-jg6bd7se8u

    @user-jg6bd7se8u

    2 ай бұрын

    I only see 2, you feeling OK? No sense in alarmism over nuclear accident that leave the ground untenable for 10,000 years... is that really "alarmism"? Do you personally gain financially from nuclear power? How about personally suffer from cancer caused by an unalarming catastrophe? Nothing to see here boys, just smile and wave... wtf. Be alarmed. Fallout radiation should be a concern of every human. 4 eyed wolves being the least of our concerns. I mean the rods bouncing on the ocean floor from Fukushima are nothing to worry your peasant selves with... it's fine. Or... is it? You aren't affected. If you were? No alarm seen here. Frankly the premise of this video actually dulls the sting of the inherent danger doesn't it? Wolves AREN'T sick. Meaning NOT alarming, rather maybe not as bad as originally fearmongered about? Let's agree that before, during and post Chernobyl... humanity had/has no real clue what will/could happen. We're learning. Look here, wolves see to be preliminarily less affected by cancer. Of course scientists like yourself will already know all there is to worry or not worry about right? So they knew about the wolves? Hmm...

  • @Genghisbeard

    @Genghisbeard

    2 ай бұрын

    Let's face it: all thumbnails are click baity

  • @mikelastname

    @mikelastname

    Ай бұрын

    And the glowing prey animal chased by the wolf. I was just watching a video about the five physics jokes - but who says physicists (or their media team) don't have a sense of humour.

  • @colehorsegaby2113
    @colehorsegaby2113Ай бұрын

    No way ghouls are real

  • @subtropicalken1362
    @subtropicalken13622 ай бұрын

    Maybe it’s because they are carnivores. 🤷‍♂️

  • @flyingfree333
    @flyingfree3332 ай бұрын

    There's nothing special about the wolves, humans have been living and working in the exclusion zone since the day of the accident without harm. The radiation levels near Fukushima are similar to those near Chernobyl and many people have moved back into those areas without any harm. Chernobyl and Fukushima never needed to be evacuated and those evacuations cause far more harm than the radiation ever could. Fear and ignorance are far more dangerous than radiation.

  • @booradley4237
    @booradley42372 ай бұрын

    Just say your "background" is in physics. I get it, your smart

  • @SystemsPlanet
    @SystemsPlanet2 ай бұрын

    Cancer is overrated

  • @EricDeVette
    @EricDeVette2 ай бұрын

    If you would educate yourself better, instead of just parroting mainstream propaganda lies about radiation, you would understand it better.

  • @HomoPretelateris
    @HomoPretelateris2 ай бұрын

    Putin's army could stay in Chernobyl only for 1 month back in 2022. The they left. So wolves are stronger that Putin soldiers are.

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