Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 - Periodic Table of Videos

[happinesson]

why do scientist looks a like? this is so complicated..

[IkkakuDaKiller]

cool tie!

[HWGuyEG]

Dog toys, Windows 98, x-rays; this video is complete.

[DerAnstifter]

Poliakoff should receive the Nobel Prize forhis amazing job on Science Divulgation

[lazerslug]

You can see the website for Sixty Symbols on the computer in = the background =D

[hinadaful]

what's that i can't understand the old maaaan

[Spandex08]

ahahha his tie...

[makrelll]

Still. He might get the last laugh. And save more lives than Obama or anyone can ever aspire to. Science is a very tricky thing. Ask the pentagon or NASA. (& his hairstyle will be a "in" next year, indefinitely!)

Einstein and Alfred says hello!

[InfinityWard312]

@makrelll Obama had a Nobel Prize for peace dumbass of course that is not going to save lives. You might as well bitch about the people who win a Nobel Prize in literature.

[likeelvis88]

Does anyone know the name of this professor?? :D

[GodFormedUsTM]

ProFe Ssor lol

[xXRandomXGalXx]

he looks like a proper scientist

[YdLeet]

Lol his tie is a periodic table! Gotta love that dude.

[Roxy222uk]

Love the use of visual aids, particularly the baby toy. It all helps illustrate what is being discussed. But why can't the biologists have their own Nobel Prize

[ElmerLuckySutton]

i wonder how long ada yonath had to go to scientist school to learn how to let salt water dry up and win a nobel prize.

[SANNAFABICH]

I won't have this. I want my white afro back!

[Stormclouds777]

I'll bet if you tied his hands together, he wouldnt be able to talk. ;)

[DerAnstifter]

@Stormclouds777 I'll bet if you tied his hands together... NOBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND (LOL)

[Titansrock]

OMG HE cut his hair :O!

[walteritorres]

these videos inspire and stimulate me, i hope you guys are nowhere near to finish creating these videos, thank you!!! :)

[Ollopaman]

Getting closer to curing the most uncurable!!!! I love it!!!

[525047]

Very informative, keep up the good work.

[Rakyth]

As to why Windows 95, it uses less system resources, as well as the fact that the technology is old by modern standards[older than 5 years, haha], and the biggest reason of all: Science is always underfunded, noobs D:<

But, honestly, I would rather have a machine that works than one that might spontaneously decide that my software is a virus. For instance, my new laptop is Vista and it has tons of issues. My old Packard Bell with Windows 3.1, however, has been running for 18+ years or so.

[AdmiralBud]

actually it's Windows NT, n00bs! :D

[Hitman2K7Shadow]

why does he have the physics site up behind him ?

[lollsazz]

the site is from the same university, made by some his colleagues i believe. maybe he was browsing it, or maybe he's advertising for them...? just kidding ;)

[100zorkmids]

@dasgemuse

The reason that Windows 95/98 is still used in a lot of laboratory equipment is because the equipment was designed more than a decade ago.

The device drivers were written for 95/98 and there is no imperative to make the investment to upgrade the drivers to newer versions. As "

The Stephenation " said: don't fix it if it works.

If the machines were designed today, a newer OS would be used (Windows or Linux)

[100zorkmids]

I would love to see a much longer segment on this with much more depth on how the ribosomes works.

[mistermuffin420]

why do his hands shake?

[taofledermaus]

What?!?  Obama didn't win this one too?

[ernonno]

There are different kinds of Nobel Prizes, peace, physics, economics and so on.

Obama won the peace one.

[GuppyPal]

We just covered X-ray crystallography in my p-chem class, but there's no lab, so it was nice to actually see the real deal.

[Bendeco08]

i recon he has had a hair cut lol

[paulotex19]

His tie is great -- it is the periodic table!

[CoolKidAceSpade]

Interesting

[greeneyedgeek]

mark is cute

[magick205]

Good video, but I'm really suprised that the Prof didn't give a shout-out to Rosalind Franklin (from Notting Hill, London, BTW) for her pioneering work in X-ray crystallography which so helped the work of Watson and Crick. The "Dark Lady", forgotten again.....

[DerUnb3kannte]

Its not really like Rosalind Franklin had anything to do with this, so I don't see how mentioning her would have been relevant.

[magick205]

@DU3: Simple, since he was discussing X-ray crystallography and it's importance to this particular Nobel, he should have added the work Franklin did and how that impacted Watson and Crick's work. Not only do we stand on the shoulder of giants when new things are discovered, we also stand with our colleagues and what they bring to solving the puzzle.

[DerUnb3kannte]

Well Franklin's work was certainly important for solving the structure of DNA, but this Nobel does not really have much to do with DNA in particular. I would have thought that mentioning either one of the Bragg's or even Pauling would be more relevant to crystallography then Franklin. I mean yes she has done important work, but there are hundreds of people who have done work that is more relevant to the Ribosome who remain completely unnamed.

[TehSmeely]

he got it slightly wrong, its mRNA used by the ribosomes, which is a copy of the DNA gene inside the nucleus.

[Purist1]

That's why his hands shake so much... look at all those coffee sachets!

[quillfreminenti]

His computer screen behind him had the Sixty Symbols website on it.

[r32adt3db]

this guy must pull major pussy on campus. his videos are sweet. makes this shit so easy to understand. unlike my damn physics teacher with his ridiculously strong Texas accent none of us could understand.

[danleymiddle]

ahhhhh grow more hair now u dont look like a mad scientice

[mV33rs]

indeed we want our mad scientist back haha

[PianoKwanMan]

why get a haircut? the professor's hair looks out of place now

[legzandherpiano]

Wow! Thank you for the dog toy explanation! We're talking about that in microbiology right now and this will be covered on the next exam.

[mrchen1211]

Is that Windows 98 on that PC?

[louche1291]

:-)

[cabrita309]

Don't ask, because people on here get butt hurt when you ask questions. I already asked this and got creamed.

Some one already gave you a thumbs down.

[MichaelKingsfordGray]

Thanks!

I have never heard it so clearly put.

[Chavalierdeon]

how is that GFP get the award first?

[acies37]

someone got a haircut.

[Alisonjayjay]

I love the dog toy description. isn't the proffessor great : D

[pachris]

whoosh... That - is some completed stuff! Prof props for that explanation.

[ZenityChenity]

Ribosomes make me happy :)

...and alive :P

[cabrita309]

For something that has such a large part of a Noble Prize, why is it running on Windows 98/95?

Is there an advantage?

[panthrtail]

Why does it matter?

Lots of corporate or scientific things like this use older OSs because what they were meant to work with. They're functional, and do exactly what they need to do. Changing operating systems can be a total nightmare, too, especially when you have to get it to work with complex machinery.

[cabrita309]

I hope the next time you ask a question some one answers "Why does it matter?"

It does matter...

It matters to me, if it didn't matter to me, I wouldn't ask. I was just curious. Thank you for your vague response. It was the best one yet.

[sickbattery]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[Paxmax]

strange.. some people gave you thumbs down..f-n odd, you just asked a perfectly fine question.

I can imagine it's the same like it is on my job. Old instrument, old program but works flawlessly. Although we change some componenets for better precision the basic function remains the same.

[silentelysium]

Probably because the program that X-ray crystallography uses is only compatible in Windows 98/95 and the machine is probably too old. Brand new machines used to molecular measurement are expensive and generally institutions don't buy new ones unless they are unusable or broken.

[TheStephenation]

The prize wasn't awarded for work that happened this year. It took decades. Some of the work this prize was awarded for took place before there even was a Windows 95!

[BobStinkfulla]

So? The prize was awarded this year, it had to happen some time.

[TheStephenation]

Well, I think that's pretty relevant to a question about why an apparatus that's so important would be running an old OS. Some of the ones used for the work that earned this Nobel prize would not even have had Windows 95 because it wasn't around. It seemed to me that the questioner might have been under the misconception that this was cutting edge research that would require state-of-the-art technology, when in fact some of it was done before I was born.

[BobStinkfulla]

Right, I didn't notice your post was in reply to something else, apologies.

[dasgemuse]

i thought the reason windows 95 is still used is because it is basically the same as XP, just as a stripped down version, when doing reaerch, you dont need all the fluff xp has for your common household web surfer. it is a very solid reliable OS. i doubt it has any thing to do with compatability to older research files, because newer OS's usually are compatable with previous software. just because it is old doesn't mean it still isn't a good OS....

[TheStephenation]

Well, I've never touched this kind of equipment, the IR spectrophotometer at my school, if I remember correctly, was running on Windows 98 because it was built back when that OS was pretty recent. We were using it because it worked and new IR spectrophotometers are really expensive. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

There might very well be cases where people put old software on brand new lab equipment because they don't want the fluff. I know little about such things, but it makes sense to me.

[Keylimedelight]

Good work mark, keep it sexy.

[rax2099]

Biochemistry is fascinating :) I love it!

...Ph.D in progress.. :)

although i had other candidates for the nobel prize but that's another subject...

[Darkness113]

ohh my :D

professor had his haircut :]

lookin' nice ;D

[colinstu]

Windows 95. Nice

[seanbrockest]

I work on the OGR program, trying to find new OGR's,although i really dont know what they're being used for. I've been told the're used in X-Ray crystalography. Could you possibly tell me how?

[Zed1967]

The Prof has had his hair cut.

Can we order pillow/duvet sets stuffed with his hair? ;)

[SocialDeviant77]

I'll take two!

[lockheed22]

Dog toys can be used in all sorts of scientific work and explinations...I love it.

[andersvj]

Superb video. Very interesting!

[Forkboy193]

Isn't it the information from mRNA the ribosome translates into proteins. (I'm probably full of fail)

[Nick28th]

lol nooo it is where proteins are made, rRNA(not mRNA) is made in the nucleus

[TheStephenation]

Uh, kind of right, I guess. That first part "lol nooo it is where proteins are made" doesn't make sense. But rRNA is produced in the nucleolus (which is itself inside the nucleus) if we're talking about eukaryotes. Most cells do not have nuclei and make rRNA in the cytoplasm.

[TheStephenation]

That is correct. It's part of the "central dogma." DNA is transcribed into mRNA, which is translated into protein.

[tomvanuijen]

The professor clearly isn't a biologist ;)

[rax2099]

indeed :)

[pepsibookcat]

My 11yo science geek son adores your videos. When I picked him up from school this afternoon, I had the pleasure of telling him, "Breaking news in the world of chemistry!" He immediately burst out loudly and excitedly, "THERE'S A NEW PERIODIC VIDEO?!?!?" Thanks to y'all, he was mercifully quick and uncomplaining about his homework tonight (he is often otherwise *sigh*) so he could get to watch your new video before time for church.

(P.S. Nice haircut!)

[solomsolomol]

you call your son "a geek" ? o_O

[SubImpactt]

WTF why are they running that piece of equipment on windows 95!

[scottycatman]

Because with the programs they run, the computer runs flawlessly and without flaw... sort of the same reason some people still use XP... like me. (Until Windows 7 comes out)

[AaronTheDino]

Saying flawless twice FTW. xD

[scottycatman]

Omigod I meant to say w/o flaw in a different sentence... wtf is wrong with me?

[docwarwick]

Ur flawed!

[sailtheseaofcheese]

she's from isreal?

the media in my country are boasting that she's the first Australian woman to win.

[moonlightbabie]

Professor, I LOVE your style!

[Hackerfromthe90s]

You, sir, are wonderful.

[JerryKitich]

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oh no, the professor managed to use the magic pocket chain again!! fabulous - excellent explanation - they should have the professor at the Noble awards to introduce the winner & explain this

[grieva666]

HAIRCUT! wish all lecturers could make stuff this interesting

[MicrosoftWindowsGuy]

WAIT! It's Windows NT 4.0.

[MicrosoftWindowsGuy]

omg that computer is running Windows 95! You can tell by the shape of the Recycle Bin and the color on the Internet Explorer icon.

I cannot believe it.

[Quasi84]

Dog toys FTW!

[koolitaliano]

I saw that at work experiece at strathclyde uni!!

[DeoMachina]

Is that Windows 98 on the computer? Niiice.

[doverlin]

Is there a picture or graphical representation of the ribosomes?

How did the ribosomes fit into a crystalline structure? A picture or graphic available?

[TheStephenation]

How? Very carefully. Seriously, there were lots of failed attempts by people for years.

In general, they had to get the ribosomes very cold and have them in a bath of cryoprotectant of some sort, but ribosomes were much more difficult to prepare for crystallography than a lot of other things, which is why this was so amazing. They were also only able to get data on bits and pieces at a time and had to put them together like a puzzle. You don't win a Nobel Prize for easy stuff.

[hollymoon21]

Really? I didn't know any of that! Thank you for explaining it to us.

[kcazzo69]

Oh no, flavia "coffee" and "tea". I can't drink that stuff even though it's provided to me for free where I work. We need a Nobel Prize for better corporate instant coffee.

[ZLKoctane]

I think those spots got their appearance from a Playstation controller

[bblbuddy]

I like the new haircut!

[JacobRudduck]

I don't, the crazy afro was much more badass XD

[blackberryjuice1]

"so-called" ribosome?

Do I sense a hint of jealousy against biologists?

[Bimm3rcc]

doubt it, we already know we rule

[TheStephenation]

He accidentally said, "DNA" when referring to RNA and corrected himself, but used "so-called" while doing so. It's probably a quirky speech habit and not meant to sound condescending.

[goo5o]

does he have a dog? or are pet toys his medium for scientific explanation?

[marcriganoskate]

jesus spoke in parables to aid understanding; the prof. speaks in terms that we dogs can understand

[sypher113]

That's nice, what does it have to do with chemistry?

[kuni45]

Learn2biochem

[marcriganoskate]

teaching by analogy has a lot to do with chemistry. and you should read the comment that i'm responding to if you really wanna know why i said what i said.

[sypher113]

Sorry, didn't catch the "we dogs" reference first time over, misunderstood you.

[s0nnyburnett]

Critical science explained with doggy toys. I like it.

[furdabip]

So the mistakes it DOES make then are where diseases like cancer come from?

[cc3814]

No, at least not as far as I know. Cancer is caused by mutations in the DNA itself, more specifically mutations in certain genes that control mitosis or cellular division.

[TheStephenation]

An error made by a ribosome would only ruin a single polypeptide. Other ribosomes building that same polypeptide would not be constrained to make the exact same error, and the one broken version would simply fail to function as normal amid a bunch of others that did their jobs properly. No real harm done.

[Retsam19]

We are doing the x-ray diffraction experiment in physics atm. It's pretty messy stuff!

[shaurz]

Haha is that computer running Windows 95 or NT 4?

[Wizard4592]

I couldn't wait for this video ever since the Nobel price in chemistry was announced.

I hope the professor can inspire other professors to come out.

[IAmANub]

This dude is the man

[culwin]

I wonder how long it took to cut his hair.

[mecrazy5]

LOL!

[Lapompo1988]

Oh my ! Your hair! What happened hehe :P

[funnyboy2]

new hair cut? looks good xD

[hitokitty]

Aww, I miss the hair!

[buzzausa]

And again the Nobel for Chemistry goes to "bio-chemists"....

Congratulations...but as a strictly synthetic organic chemist...I am a bit ticked off.

With all the biology and the nanoscience development in recent years, it'll be eons before an organic chemist wins the prize again.

[Tolrias]

New hair cut ?

[DuskY1991]

This is a really fascinating video.

Well explained by the Prof, well done.

[CzRZeromus]

sixtysymbols on that computer in the background!

[periodicvideos]

@CzRZeromus: Well spotted... a true fan!

[sypher113]

Good show, how many pixels ? O.o

[Blinkwing]

the prof should win the nobel prize, because he explains chemistry so well!

[HaydenPK]

10th view!!

[periodicvideos]

We've also done a video about the Physics Nobel Prize on our sixtysymbols channel...