The Rare Book Room!

The Field Museum isn't just home to specimens and artifacts: it's also home to the books and manuscripts that have shaped our understanding of the world's natural history. Today, we look at some of the 7,500 books in the Mary W. Runnells Rare Book Room! ↓↓↓ To learn more and to see some of these items online, be sure to check out the Biodiversity Heritage Library! https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Thank you to Christine for all of her help in making this video! And to Gretchen and Diana in the library for their support. ----------------------------------------­----------------------------- Help support our videos! http://bit.ly/1TjMRAo Under 'Designation,' put 'The Brain Scoop' - all proceeds go exclusively towards helping the show. We appreciate whatever you can give! -- Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoop/ Instagram.com/egraslie Twitters: @ehmee Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoop Tumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.com We have a Newsletter! Check out our latest: http://bit.ly/2sA3soD and sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p ----------------------------------------­----------------------------- Producer, Writer, Creator, Host: Emily Graslie Producer, Editor, Graphics: Sheheryar Ahsan Producer, Camera: Brandon Brungard Interview with: Christine Giannoni ----------------------------------------­----------------------------- This episode is filmed at and supported by The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. http://www.fieldmuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------