The Ghosts of the Green Sahara

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So last night I was like, "Wow, haven't seen anything from Milo lately." BOOM.

Love the idea of ancient people painting their friends

Be miniminuteman -leave two months -drop banger hour video -refuses to elaborate -continues making us smarter

I haven't been so excited about a YouTuber dropping a video since I was a kid.

“This WILL be on the test!” Me at 32: immediately panics.

Really appreciate your regular reminders that when talking about archeology, we need to keep in mind that these are people who deserve our respect and empathy.

I think my favorite thing aboit Milo's content is not only incredible humor, but Milo knows how humans work. He knows how much we love a good story, that entertainment make it easier to remember things, and he uses that to prepare us for the information. Few things get my more hype to hear a bunch of technical stuff than a really engaging anecdote of a man with a camera and his buddies digging for bones and getting excited for them ❤ literally goosebumps in preparation for the details i now really really really really need to know

4800 years ago... It's kinda staggering to think these people lived in "the green Sahara" around the same time the pyramids were built. Green Sahara feels like it would be longer ago

Aerospace engineer here. Not important enough to warrant a correction, but I wanted to clarify some details of the planetary dynamics that you mention as causing the Green Sahara period. The important factor you're referring to is actually the precession of the Earth's axis, not the "wobble." It's the same way a spinning top that is spinning at an angle will slowly circle around a different, perfectly vertical, axis. At the other end of the procession, the star Vega would be the north star rather than Polaris. The "wobble" is actually the change in the tilt of the axis by a couple of degrees, which can also make the seasons more or less extreme. The Earth's axis wobble is actually stabilized quite a bit by our large moon. Mars, without any large moons, has much greater wobble and thus less long-term seasonal stability. The eccentricity isn't about the Earth's orbit as a whole being closer or further to the sun, but rather about how large the difference between perihelion and aphelion (i.e., how circular it is). I don't think you meant what you said, but it did imply the former rather than the latter. Again, not a huge deal. Excellent content as always.

I'm not going to lie, your speech at the end really moved me. I always felt like that's how I viewed the ancient world before us, but that really hit me in my heart. From the beginning to now to in the future, we really are just all people. Headstrong, egotistic, feeling and caring beings who need to embrace our empathy more. Thank you, Milo.

Man yapped about rain for an hour and we all sat amd listened to it like a bill nye episode. Good job Milo

Getting called out for listening to the video in the background while at work with a single tear running down my cheek...

Kind of incredible to see Milo at this point. Man’s gone far from being a TikTok debunk channel, and I for one can’t wait to see more of what he’s got!

As an atmospheric scientist, i am impressed you took the time to go over this. You're so freaking cool. Keep being you. <3

Perfect to listen to while doing the dishes, prepping fruit, and eating lunch. Had to pause and rewind a few times bc my cats kept walking on my phone screen. This is one of the most entertaining ways to learn about historical stuff. Glad my brother told me about your videos.

Fun fact: The Sahara is still growing. There is actually an initiative going on to stop it from spreading any further south. The use of very small "oasis" plots about 8 feet in diameter consisting of plants with high water retention, you can see a belt of these going across the middle of Africa like a giant wall. If this interests you; China is also working on reclaiming their northern deserts in a similar fashion.

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Now this is the kind of content I like to see. An hour long informational piece on something I knew very little on, and now know slightly more.

I was sewing 80’s themed bridesmaids dresses for my sister and I. We were promised to be flower girls about 40 years ago and my aunt and uncle are finally married so we are doing the whole 80’s bit with confetti etc as surprise/joke. Thank you for what you do. Keep it coming.