Why it worked
The video uses a relatable 'day-in-the-life' format combined with a jarring, humorous contrast between the prestigious setting (Harvard) and the unglamorous, visceral nature of scientific research.
Summary
A researcher at Harvard eats her lunch while sitting outside on campus after a morning of working with mice in a lab. The video highlights the contrast between her academic environment and the messy reality of her daily experiments.
Structure
- 1Creator sits outside a university building
- 2Creator eats a banana and drinks a matcha latte
- 3Creator looks at the camera while eating
On-screen text
Me devouring my lunch everyday after running experiments on stank mice and handling their brains and poop