Emily Graslie
Emily Graslie is an artist and science communicator who hosts The Brain Scoop, taking fans behind the scenes of museums, fossils, and the natural world.
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- From
- South Dakota, USA
- Education
- BFA, University of Montana, 2011
- Breakout
- The Brain Scoop, launched in January 2013
- Museum chapter
- Field Museum’s first Chief Curiosity Correspondent, 2013–2020
Mini bio
How it started.
Emily studied art at the University of Montana and found a new direction in its Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum. She began volunteering in 2010, working with animal specimens and sharing the collection through a blog.
From a museum tour to YouTube.
After Emily showed Hank Green around the museum, he helped her start The Brain Scoop. The show launched in January 2013. That year, Chicago’s Field Museum hired her as its first Chief Curiosity Correspondent.
A new independent chapter.
Emily worked at the Field Museum until 2020. She announced The Brain Scoop’s independent return in November 2023, with new videos planned for 2024. She continues making science films with museums and researchers, alongside her painting practice.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026South Dakota: The Fossil StateCreator, host, camera and script
- 2021In Our NatureHost and writer
- 2020Prehistoric Road TripHost, writer and executive producer
- 2013The Brain ScoopCreator, writer and host
Awards
Quotes
Your dream job may not and probably doesn’t even exist yet.Emily Graslie, Loyola University Chicago commencement
Advice to graduating education and environmental sustainability students on May 5, 2026.
Trivia
- The Brain Scoop takes its name from a tool used to prepare museum specimens.
- A butterfly species, Wahydra graslieae, was named in her honor in 2018.
- A print of her Space Monster painting spent seven months aboard the International Space Station.
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