Museums and research labs quietly contribute $50 billion to the American economy. Their work includes the collection of 11 million embalmed specimens in Chicago and molten lava experiments in upstate New York.<\/p>\n
But whenever the federal government shuts down, these institutions grind to a halt.<\/p>\n
We take a look deep behind the scenes of the Field Museum, the La Brea Tar Pits, the Smithsonian, and other institutions to show how scientists preserve and uncover Earth’s biggest mysteries.<\/p>\n
00:00:00 – Introduction
\n00:00:42 – The Field Museum’s 11 Million Embalmed Specimens
\n00:09:17 – How 4 Million Fossils Are Extracted From Tar at La Brea Tar Pits
\n00:18:10 – Why the Smithsonian Stores 148 Million Specimens
\n00:42:01 – How an 8,000-Pound Crystal Went From Mine to Smithsonian
\n00:53:13 – We Dissolved Fossils to Prove Dinosaurs Were Warm Blooded
\n01:07:44 – How Far Volcanologists Go to Test Lava
\n01:19:29 – How Far Scientists Go to Create Your Face From Your DNA
\n01:28:37 – Credits<\/p>\n
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