thebrainscoop's video: Science by Day - Spy by Night 60 Second Specimens

Every specimen has a story: these snakes were donated to the Field Museum by Edward Harrison Taylor, a scientist studying reptiles and amphibians -- who was moonlighting as a spy for the United States government. More 60 Second Specimen stories: Murder by Birder: https://youtu.be/F-ohbDZaYVg The playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL8_5VpX9Txpke4mWgBrsHVgNLeunW-XY Links/sources: Obituary: Edward Harrison Taylor, 1889 - 1978: http://bit.ly/2JdOBag Taxonomy: The spy who loved frogs: https://go.nature.com/2zvHlag Edward Harrison Taylor: Recollections of an Herpetologist: http://bit.ly/2KQT9Ju ----------------------------------------­----------------------------- Created by: Emily Graslie -- Brandon Brungard -- Sheheryar Ahsan ----------------------------------------­----------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------