hey folks are you ready to have some fun because this video is all about fun.
I had a lot of fun making it and I hope you like it and you share it it's basically a
dance and juggling video to the beat of a great song now why would a scientist like
me make a dance and juggling video?
well it's because I'm happy and i have something to celebrate.
Now the reason i'm happy is because a few days ago after years of efforts and some real
challenges i finally got my first paper published on one of my favorite topics science communication
and why scientists like me with no video training should be on youtube now there's a link in
the video description where you can get a pdf version of the paper and you can also
find a link to the video that the bamboo oil and ice cream part of the paper is based on.
Anyway i've learned a lot about making science videos for youtube since 2013 when i started
and i wrote this paper to share that experience and hopefully inspire other scientists to
make videos.
In the paper i talk about my journey to youtube.
I would say it actually probably started you know when i was a kid growing up in Papua
New Guinea decades ago.
The paper also includes some really important science communication citations that you might
find interesting.
Now another really important part of this paper is a table that has answers to 28 important
questions these are questions that i think scientists who are going to make videos and
put them onto youtube should carefully consider.
They're my opinions... maybe other people have different thoughts on this but i thought
this would help you as you consider whether or not you want to make videos for youtube.
All right let's get over to the fun part with the music and the juggling so we can have
a little bit of fun there all right now.
The scenes that you're going to see there are of me having fun juggling in my backyard
in addition to juggling at the usda organic research fields where i work.
Now in the fields you're going to see some cover crops, some tall cover crops as well
as some cover crops that were mowed down and some strawberry fields.
Now if you want to sing along just turn on the closed captions in the video and you can
see the lyrics for the song.
Are you ready to go i hope so because i am all right here we go enjoy !
MUSIC: It might seem crazy what I am 'bout to say
Sunshine she's here, you can take a break
I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space
With the air, like I don't care, baby by the way
Huh (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do
Here come bad news talking this and that (Yeah)
Well give me all you got, don't hold back (Yeah)
Well I should probably warn you I'll be just fine (Yeah)
No offense to you don't waste your time
Here's why Huh (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do
Uh, bring me down Can't nothing, bring me down.
My level's too high
to bring me down Can't nothing, bring me down, I said
Bring me down, can't nothing Bring me down
My level's too high to bring me down Can't nothing, bring me down,
I said Cuz I'm happy Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do
Uh, bring me down (Happy, happy, happy, happy) Can't nothing (Happy, happy, happy, happy)
Bring me down, my level's too high To bring me down (Happy, happy, happy, happy)
Can't nothing (Happy, happy, happy, happy) Bring me down, I said
Cuz I'm happy. Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you know what happiness is to you (ayy, ayy, ayy)
(Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do (Because I'm happy)