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"I wanna run. I wanna run into the night, I want to step into a dream with you, I wanna run. I wanna run into the night, I wanna step inside 'cause I know what we can do, Let's see what we can do." —"Run Into the Sun" by Mates Of State

The show began in 2012 and began its 8th season in 2017, airing its 100th episode in November of that year. It airs on BYUtv , a television station operated by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, but it reaches a much wider audience on YouTube ; it should be noted, though, that BYUtv is available across much of the United States via many of the big-name cable and satellite providers (excluding Google Fiber).

For the first four seasons, the cast had 10 members: four main cast members (Whitney Call, Mallory Everton, Jason Gray, and Matt Meese) and six featured players (Adam Berg, Stacey Harkey, Natalie Madsen, Stephen Meek, James Perry, and Jeremy Warner).
Starting with season five, the six featured players began being credited as main cast members. Additionally, Dalton Johnson and Tori Pence began appearing from time to time as featured players.
In season eight, Dalton and Tori officially joined the cast along with Aaron Fielding, but were still credited as featured players.
On 9 August 2018, BYUtv announced that the original 10 cast members would depart the show at the end of season nine and that new cast members and writers would be added.
On 20 October 2020, BYUtv announced that Gray would return to the show in season 10 as a featured cast member.
Matthew Galvan left after season 14, and Ike and Tori become a featured players instead of main cast members. Naomi Winders and Megan Rico began appearing as featured players.
Tori and April left the cast in season 15. Joe Balanza started appearing as a featured player.
Tori returned as a main cast member in season 16, but Jessica, Jetta, and Austin left. Naomi and Megan became main cast members. Gabby Moore and Jericho Lopez joined the cast as featured players.
For season 19 it was announced that series creator Matt Meese would be returning to the show. Also returning was Naomi Winders, and new cast members Michelle Knapp and Hugh Clark joined. The entire original cast returned for the show's 200th episode.

This show provides examples of:

Ann the librarian.
Is something of a Running Gag that Adam has a rather obsessive crush on Natalie.
Stacey to Mallory in "Love Loves Love."
Adam to Tori in "Love Duet"
Edmond (Matt) to Fernand (Whitney) in "Edmond and Fernand: BFFs " is comparatively more successful, more attractive, more well liked and marrying the love of his life, to Fernand's thinly concealed detestation.
Achievements in Ignorance : Matt has no idea how to play poker and yet he makes it to the final four in a huge tournament in "Poker Face." If he wasn't using Uno cards, he might have gotten lucky enough to win too.
Added Alliterative Appeal : "Dana's Dead", "Robbing Roger", "Sam Sloan" and "Bad Bobby Brown".
Affably Evil : Maniacal Overlord Adam, despite having world domination goals, proves to be a Benevolent Boss to his minions, even if he can't remember Jeremy's name.
All Girls Want Bad Boys : At least Natalie thought she did in "Bad Boy Rap," until Whitney and Mallory take it too far, and she ends up meeting a perfectly nice and handsome accountant, whom she immediately falls for.
In "Kyle's Halloween" Kyle's father has a nightmare that his overactive child was able to gain access to his trick-or-treat candy supply. He wakes up, and is relieved to find he still has the key to the freezer where it froze the candy. Only for Kyle to appear behind, and remove the key from his sleeping father's pocket.
Stephen has a nightmare to find that Whitney, their son, his grandfather and everybody in the world are just pillows. He wakes up to find to his delight that everybody is back to normal, pillows with faces.
All Women Love Shoes : In "Man On the Ledge," after witnessing her husband about to commit what she believes is a dire act, Natalie believing she drove him to it apologizes for spending over $2,000 dollars on shoes the previous month. Matt was actually unaware of that fact.
Clarke to Watney in the "Martian VLogs ."
And the sequel, the Scott Sterling volleyball match!
Artistic License – Linguistics : In "Daniel Harrison: Behind the Mustache", Jeremy's wife (Catey) is "played" by Agnetha, a Swedish talk show host, who does not speak or even understand any English (and he does not speak Swedish), making communication between them effectively impossible. In reality, Sweden has one of the highest ESL rates in the world and fluency — let alone understanding — of English is so commonplace, especially among the younger generation, as to be effectively universal. In addition, Agnetha, being a talk show host, would almost certainly be expected to speak English in order to conduct interviews with visiting British or American celebrities.
"There's nothing more attractive to the ladies than- a chocolate sculpture of Winston Churchill covered in- dirty money!"
"That's rich! Especially coming from the man who was raised by feral monkeys which contracted hepatitis."
“Now we’re ready to put this in the oven, along with taxpayer’s dollars.”
"All I ever wanted was THE FLEXIBILITY OF A RUSSIAN GYMNAST."
Awesome Mc Cool Name : In the "Alien Invasion" sketch, one star got renamed " Chuck Norris -Saurus Rex". And even though the planet is made of gold and diamonds, and populated by fluffy bunnies, nobody dares bother it. Contrasted with the Atrocious Alias given to another star, "Wounded Lover".
Babysitter from Hell : If Julie Andrews wasn't available for Mary Poppins or The Sound of Music , we might have had Ms. Gerdistein.
Bad Boss : Matt in "How Are You Feeling Today?" is demeaning to his employees, takes great pleasure in using Whitney's supernaturally powered "Mood Board," to manipulate his employees for negative and humiliating outcomes, and later uses it to manipulate Natalie away from Stacey, and later manipulate Stacey to be okay with someone stealing his girlfriend.
Bad Future : Jason brings back a 50th anniversary DVD for "Studio C," from the future to show his fellow cast mates, and no, things don’t turn out to well. The majority of the Cast and Crew go on strike for three seasons, except for James who runs the show with his Lobster Bisque, however according to Jason these are the highest rated season of the show and James actually wins an Emmy. Stephen dies of an epileptic seizure due to the opening credits, causing Whitney to absorb Ann the Librarian into her personality, and remarries R.L. Stine. Natalie quits after having Octuplets, Mallory is arrested after strangling a “Mattory” shipper to death, only this time she actually gets caught. Adam is turned into hash browns after a freak accident with a real life portal gun, and then eaten by Jeremy, Adam’s actually okay with this. Stacey ages surprisingly well, but both a geriatric and senile Jason and Matt seemingly die after attempting a “Shoulder Angel,” sketch in the 49th season. Matt : (wide-eyed) After seeing this we can all agree we should probably only do another 10 more seasons. (everyone else equally horrified nods in agreement) Stephen : (as everyone gets up and walks away) Guy's can we talk about changing the opening credits!
Bald of Evil : All of the suspects in "Supervillains"— Discussed, Voldemort claims the insecurity makes you evil. Averted with Gandhi.
Belligerent Sexual Tension : "Naturally" takes this trope to extremes when a man and woman start an argument who is more is more organic, only to end up making out.
In "Beware of Christmas Carolers", do not deny ye merry Carolers their figgy pudding. Just don't!
Beware the Silly Ones : Ann the Librarian. For all her eccentric flirting, if a person neglects turning in their books on time, they will discover that she is also the ruthless boss of the Librarian's Mafia, and have them punished, all with a pleasant smile on her face. Ann : Tell him to say " A Farewell to Arms ." (Adam grabs and holds Jason's arms down while wielding a knife)
Bewitched Amphibians : To his Father's chagrin the Prince in "Disgruntled Commoners" makes its abundantly clear he was once a frog. Prince James : (ignorantly singing) I'm Not a frog, he's not a frog, we're not a frog... King Jermey : (annoyed) Yes, that's very nice, son!
Big Brother Is Watching : In How to Be a Famous Reality Star , which presents the obvious surveillance as if it is a reality show.
Mal and Matt in many sketches, but in particular "Naturally".
Adam and Mal again in "How To Read Flirting Signals" in which Mal has to legitimately jump onto the couch to reach his lips.
Matt and Jason deliver one near the end of "Sam Sloane," when almost near the end of the sketch, Matt uncharacteristically screws up his summary line, forcing them all to restart from the beginning once more. Mallory and Stacey also express their frustration at this.
Blessed with Suck : Rotting Flesh, the superhero with leprosy.
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead : Mallory, Whitney, and Natalie, respectively. Though, Whitney's hair often changes colors.
Bratty Half-Pint : "Episode 7 Releases Footage of Jedi Class" shows the logical conclusion of having a bunch of kindergarten age kids trying to master the Force.
Brawn Hilda : Birgitte Gerdestien, who was rejected for the roles of Mary Poppins and Sister Maria .
British Teeth : Matt wears crooked teeth in both International Relations and Republicans VS Democrats as a personification of Britain.
Burn the Witch! : In "What's Worse than a Witch", a group of puritan pilgrims prepare to burn two women accused of witches. One has openly consorted with the devil and performs black magic in full view of the townsfolk, while the other... has red hair.
The Butler Did It : Jason tries (and fails) to invoke this trope in "Blame it on the Butler"
In "Kid's School Photo Banned" he gets sent through the ringer again, this time because he didn't look awful in his school photo
Poor Adam ends up being this in real life among his castmates as in "The Live Million Subscriber Challenge," he ends up being the biggest loser by the end of the tournament, ending with a dead cockroach entering his mouth in the final challenge with Jason. Yuck!!!
Matt also has some in, "Lady Gordon's Fainting Spells", "Oregon Trail", "Bop-it Extreme", "One Angry Man". And that's to name a few.
The entire basis of the Scott Sterling sketches, which feature an unlucky soccer goalie who keeps getting hit in the face with balls.
In "Marco Polo," Matt's DaVinci pulls out a painting of Mal's Mona Lisa.
Rumplestilskin and his "children" is one of the "Disgruntled Commoners." Likewise, Natalie's "Evil Queen" is the Grandmother of the family.
Apparently Matt went to high-school with Ann, thankfully this time around he has a giant Viking familiar when dealing with her.
The woman that drags Jason down in the audience during "Welcome Back Song" is actually Jason's wife, Jenny.
The cast themselves are know to use the phrase off-set as well, and in their sketches for JK! Studios .
Captain Ersatz : Jim Blonde for James Bond .
Character Filibuster : Senator Warner needs to filibuster, so he pulls out the Twilight books and starts reading.
Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys : Invoked in Foreign Exchange and The Ottoman Empire .
Franny (Jason) the 18th century's standard for a Manly Ladies man.
Classical Mythology : "The Greek Gods" includes some of the more well-known Greek deities...and some other ones. And apparently Morgan Freeman is one too.
Clown-Car Base : Couchville
Crazy-Prepared : "Gun To A Knife Fight" skit.
Cross-Cast Role : The show seems to have an unofficial rule that all black characters will be played by the troupe's only black actor, Stacey Harkey, who despite his Gender-Blender Name is male. So every female black character will always be played by Stacey in drag.
Colossus Climb : The Shoulder Angel when he needed to help Shawn Bradley.
Later on though, to be fair it ends up working, only for Charlie to immediately grab the fence again when Kate and Jack aren't looking.
Whitney and Matt's infant daughter, who can only be calmed by slasher music in "Baby's Favorite Lullaby."
In "What Is Real", the sketch ends on the reveal that Whitney and Jason are just dolls Natalie is torturing, to her parents concern.
In "Welcome Back Song," after Jason is dragged down by the audience to what appears his death, the rest of the cast watch in complete horror, except for Stacey who continues rocking out to the song, blissfully unaware of his castmate's demise.
Green is the only crayon not disturbed by Black's action in "The Crayon Song," absent-mindly bobing along with the song.
Adam can't understand that Tori is insulting him by the end of "Love Duet," and would literally rather cut off her ear than continue singing with him !
Curse : The Witch casts one on "Zalmoron the Reincarnated" to, as his title suggest, be reincarnated in to increasingly more humiliating and painful lives.
Later after the fighting has ceased, Matt makes a pass at the goddess her angry husband, the god of Chandelirian descends for a less peaceful Intervention, before whisking his wife back to the ceiling.
"Dear John" Letter : Jeremy the soldier receives one from his girlfriend in "Overdue Military Letters", saying she's met someone else. A few minutes later, Jeremy opens an invitation to their wedding . He also receives an eviction notice, an auditing notice from the IRS, a jury duty summons that's eight months late, spoiled milk and meat from his favorite cow at home, the results of his military physical, which states that he is "flatfooted" and "not recommended for service", and a letter in German from Hitler himself, thanking Jeremy for saving his life in Berlin. Jeremy states that he thought that it was Charlie Chaplin. He has a moment of hope when he receives a letter stating that he's a millionaire from the maturing of his investments, only to realize he doesn't know the person who sent him the letter. It's meant for Jason, who swaps the letter for the $10 dollar bill his mother sent him as a birthday gift.
Death Glare : Mallory and Whitney are both quite good at pulling one out when appropriate.
Deadpan Snarker : All of them have this potential, but Jeremy is king among them in this regard.
Deceased Estate Conflict : Played for Laughs in a Black Comedy sort of way in "Last Will and Testament," where the deceased's entire will seems to be designed to create conflict, culminating in letting the family decide who inherits the mansion by way of the lawyer placing a gun on the floor and turning out the lights.
Deconstructive Parody : "Christmas Morning Mayhem" is one in the vein of Sausage Party only for Christmas presents.
A Degree in Useless : Subverted in "Practical Philosopher"
Did Not Do the Bloody Research : Whitney giving what her character calls a "peace sign," but upside-down and—most critically—with the palm facing her, while portraying the Queen of England.
Disneyfication : Fixing Good , the remake of Breaking Bad about a guy who makes "crystal-clear math"
"Our Wedding" shows a montage of Adam and Natalie's wedding going to hell, all while a peaceful soothing variation of "Pachabel's Cannon" underscores it.
Drama Queen : Or "King" in "Econ 101" as played by Matt.
Doom Magnet : may be Implied to be the case with Mr.Eckelstone, who claims that statistically, he should have died 17.5 times and treats generally safe activities such as driving ed, boy scout hunting trip, and Lamaze Class as death sentences, either that or he's just crazy
Implied that Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr leave to partake in their infamous historical one in "Founding Father's Fraternity."

Eccentric Mentor : Mr. Ecclestone.
Emotion Bomb : Whoever controls the "How Are You Feeling?" board controls the world.
Matt and Mal deliberately screw up Adam's school photo to prevent this.
In the "Lady Shadow" sketches, the whole reason why no one fights Lady Shadow... is because she's pregnant .
Maniacal Mad Scientist Matt is horrified when Igor accidentally releases One Direction on the world, an evil even he would never have subjected on humanity.
An Evil Dinner Party sees Hannibal Lecter throw a dinner party, and invite Hans Gruber , Samara Morgan , Norman Bates , and... Neal Miller . Guess which one the group deems the most evil.
The Monster in Stephen's closet is horrified for the boy after he is traumatized by his parents', grandparents' and great-grandmother's macabre lullabies.
Fainting : In "The Best Book for 24 hour Productivity", James completely passes out when his alarm goes off. (stop watch goes off) James : (big cheery smile) Looks like it's that time again! (immediately collapses, and sleeps for a good continuous 15 minutes)
Fairy Tale Free-for-All : "Disgruntled Commoners," have much to be disgruntled about given that the King has no clothes, the Queen supposedly can spin straw into gold according to her father the town drunk, the grandmother murders young girls her magic mirror tells her are fairer than she is, one princess is under the threat of falling into a death like curse by Maleficent, thus the King burns all the spinning wheels, despite textile being the kingdoms major export, the other Princess felt a pea under several giant mattresses, and the prince was once a frog. That's on top of the King hiring the Pied Piper of Hamlien who made off with not just the rats but the children when the King refused to pay him, and the King traded the entire kingdom for a bag of bean-erm bees!
Fantastically Indifferent : "Trip to the ER"
Whitney wears one as "Lady Gordon."
Felony Misdemeanor : The Witch in "Zalmoron, The Reincarnated" claims she can restore his youth...by selling him Avon products. Zalmoron has her burned at the stake.
Flynning : According to "Fencing: Slow-Mo Replay," modern fencing matches are actually like this, but they happen so fast that you need to watch the replay to see them.
Forced Transformation : Sorceress Mal turns Jason into a rabbit in "Our Wedding," and he doesn't transform back.
In The Most Realistic Video Game of All Time the costumes of Shoulder Angel, Shoulder Devil, and Awkward Avoidance Viking (all original Studio C characters) are in the costume menu.
The Friend No One Likes : Plumpy in "Candyland Conference."
In "Our Wedding," after Mal reveals herself to be an evil sorceress, she kidnaps Natalie, sics a colony of bats on the bridesmaids, that carry Whitney away, turns Jason into a bunny that she flings at Matt, sends Stacey flying skyward, sets Jeremy and his mustache on fire, and finally turns into a dragon and challenges Adam.
James attempts to give the audience a tour of the backstage but instead is witness to escalating chaos his cast mates are experiencing.
The cast thinks that being stranded on a deserted island is bad, until Mark Rober's inventions end up making thier lives so much worst.
The "Fun" in "Funeral" : "Dead Wedding"
Right beside her in the same sketch, Adam has photos of Whitney, Stacey and James in his locker.
In "The Wrong Sketch," Adam and Stacey recreate the Shoulder Angel, to the oblivion of the cast.
"P 90 X," has Matt demonstrating difficult exercise routines, while Mallory shows "adapted" versions of the exercise, and Jeremy works up a sweat, to the point of death.
In "The Crayon Song Gets Ruined", the giant crayon box setpiece says "Semi-Toxic Crayons" in very small letters at the bottom.
"D&D Revenge", both sides (the guys and Carly) did a great deal of preparation when they meet again
Gentle Giant : Adam in "Little Man Syndrome," who is abused by shorter Stephen and Matt.
Gift of the Magi Plot : Mallory and Stephen recreate the story, only for Mal to be livid that Stephen would have sold his watch, after she sold her hair for a chain for it.
Whitney sports a beard while portraying Fernand, of The Count of Monte Cristo fame.
All the ladies sport them while portraying the men who came up with the idea of the "Ghostbusters" reboot.
Grammar Nazi : Captain Literally is a superhero variant, but he is not the only one... .
Godwin's Law of Facial Hair : In Overdue Military Letters , a soldier receives a multitude of unfortunate letters while his friends receive gifts and good luck. In his last letter, he receives a letter of gratitude from Hitler for sparing his life. When asked why he spared Hitler, the soldier admits he mistook him for Charlie Chaplin.
Gold Digger : Natalie's Go-Pro perspective of Jame's as money. James : (aghast) You only see me as a pile of money!?! Natalie : A "cute" pile of money! James : You think I'm cute? Girl, let me buy you something off your Pinterest board.
And it seems that Shoulder Angels sometimes need an angel of their own too.
Good Cop/Bad Cop : There's the good cop, the bad cop, and the ugly cop. And the hot cop.
Green-Eyed Monster : Fernand (Whitney) to Edmond (Matt) in "Edmond and Fernand: BFFs ", all while "graciously" congratulating his "friend" , with the thinnest veiled hatred towards Edmund.
Hard Head : Spoofed in the "Scott Sterling" shorts, where a man suffering repeated head trauma is treated as an inhuman athlete and the hero of the game. Played for Laughs , of course.
Hanging Judge : In-universe in "Chess Prodigy," when a University PhD candidate adult (Adam) takes on a six year old girl (Mallory) in the chess finals, due to the adorableness the little girl demonstrates, commentators Jeremy and Matt openly attack every move Adam makes against her in the game, painting him to be a bully in their descriptions.
In "Celebirthsary" Matt is constantly challenged by Mallory to remember certain dates and events in their marriage, and goes out of her way to ensure he can't pick it up on context clues.
Hilariously Abusive Childhood : Natalie's in "The Quiet Game." Natalie : My parents and I used to play "The Quiet Game," all the time. It was so much fun. I would play "The Quiet Game,", "The Stay Still in Church Game,", "The Ask for the Cheapest Christmas Present Game." One year I won because I only asked for dirt. Stephen : Your childhood makes me sad.
Hitler's Time Travel Exemption Act : "Time Travel Heroes Stop Hitler" sees Jeremy teleport to Hitler's office in the Führerbunker in 1938, only to be joined by Dr. Emmett Brown (Jason), Bill and Ted (Stephen and James, respectively), and Hermione Granger (Mallory). It is Hermione who ends up killing Hitler (played by Whitney, who was five months pregnant with hers and Stephen's first child when this sketch was filmed). The Tenth Doctor (Matt, of course) also shows up, but only to serve Bill and Ted with a notice of a lawsuit for copyright infringement; Spock (Adam) also shows up, but only after Hitler's already dead .
Hot Witch : Mal turns into a fiery Sorceress, after ditching her beggar woman disguise in "Our Wedding."
Humiliation Conga : "Zalmuron the Reincarnated" sees the titular King Zalmuron, played by Jeremy, be reincarnated multiple times over, with each incarnation being more painful than the last.
Hunting the Most Dangerous Game : Mal in "Deal Breaker", eyeing an unknowing Adam as her game.
Huge Guy, Tiny Girl : Anytime any of the girls, besides Natalie, are paired with Adam this applies
In "Luncheon Lovers," Natalie is disturbed by James finding his bizarre flirting to be creepy, at least she did when she thought he was flirting with Whitney, she changes her tune when he reveals he was flirting with her.
If You're So Evil, Eat This Kitten! : "Ditching Dobby" and "Bourne Dobby" revolve around having to get rid of Dobby .
At the very end when they test their different names on a zombie, Whitney calls it a zombie, which it didn't respond to. Instead, it responded to James calling it "Amy." Coincidentally, it actually was Amy. Huh. What're the odds?
Informed Flaw : He often plays characters in this vein and it is often stated that Matt is a wimp and a weakling, however multiple sketches, particularly " P90X " and the "Shoulder Angels", often show him demonstrating just how great of shape he is in.
The "Poker Face" skits dive into the minds of the players during the world poker tour finals. As it turns out, they're all Nervous Wrecks .
Irony : The humor of "Valuable Love Potion from a Tiny Wizard", is that the Tiny Wizard is played by Adam, the tallest member of the cast.
It's a Wonderful Plot : Steven finds out that if he had never been born, Studio C would never have been started, and all of the other cast members' lives would have been significantly better than they currently are.
Namely the King in "Puns Upon a Time," but eventually everyones patience's is tried due to the Prince's annoying takes at humor.
Whitney and Stacey are no slouches either.
The volleyball based sequel has this gem:
Laser-Guided Karma : In "Bad Karma".
The "Famous Last Words" sketches.
Lazy Husband : The entire premise of "Lazy Man vs Soda," as while partaking in a late night snack, Matt would rather attempt several ridiculous schemes and ultimately text and awaken a sleeping Mallory than simply get up from his recliner to grab the soda he left on the table three feet away from him.
Least Rhymable Word : The Running Gag for Most Epic Rap Battle Ever
During "Career Placement Exams" while taking his titular exam, one of the choices Matt gets is "Sketch Comedian."
Likewise Whitney receive the choice of "Librarian." Whitney : Gee, I never considered that before? (proceeds to pull out a pair of very familiar glasses)
Let's Duet : Tori and Adam attempt one in "Love Duet", too bad Adam can't sing.
Lights Off, Somebody Dies : Parodied in one sketch. Jason finds out that the lights go off when lightning strikes nearby. He tries killing party guests when he hears thunder, but the others always see him do it.
Literal Genie : Variation with Captain Literally: you don't wish for something, you merely make a remark using "literally" and Captain Literally makes it true.
Little Did I Know : In "Fastest Newscast Ever", the news reporter quickly reads a very disjointed catastrophic story. At one point, it's said that Pokemón trainers were completely oblivious ("little did we know") about their Pokemóns needing more living space in their Pokéballs to cure them from a virus.
Long List : Matt lists all the Disney characters whose parents are gone in "Disney Plans Hero's Death"
Mal and Jeremy initially believe this when they both are ninja turtles, then horrified when the masks come off and realize they're brother and sister. (This was the Cold Open sketch for the show's very first episode.)
Tori and Adam in "Love Duet". Too bad it wasn't love at first note either.
Mad Scientist : Turns out most of the problems in our society and culture aren't coincidences, but were deliberately created by Evil Dr. Matt and his henchwoman Igor.
The Mafia : "Message from Above"
Mama Bear : Mallory in "Shooting Booth," .
Matt has a few faces of his own, most frequently Voldemort and Mr. Ecklestone.
Mass "Oh, Crap!" : The audience has one in "Kyle Gets Married" when the mom first calls the groom by name, seemingly confirming that the audience was not clued in prior that this was a Kyle sketch .
The Men in Black : The Shoulder Angel has a bit of trouble getting to the President...
Mentor Occupational Hazard : Lampshaded in "Disney Plans a Hero's Death": Sir Gavin : Mentor characters like me always die. There's Qui-Gon Jinn, Captain Pike, Aslan— Adam : But we made you an awesome fighter like Obi-Wan or Sirius Black. Mallory : Or Yoda. Sir Gavin : ...Okay, you know all those people are dead, right? ... Sir Gavin : You guys are storyboarding my death ?!
Metaphorically True : When Matt mentions his and Whitney's dog was stolen to Adam in "Cheer Up Mix Up."
Mickey Mousing : Lazy Man vs. Soda is done in this style, in live action.
The Millstone : Played for laughs in Stranded on a Deserted Island with Mark Rober note A guest YouTuber . All of his inventions would be very genius in most other contexts, but in this case simply sabotage their efforts to survive and/or escape the island.
Mistaken Identity : No it wasn't "Charlie Chaplin," that Jeremy saved during WWII in Berlin...
The Missionary : Not explicitly stated, but it's pretty obvious that they're supposed to be LDS missionaries in "Message from Above"
James in "The Game of Life: IRL," after landing on a baby space.
Mal in "Aww Yeah!" continues to screw up Whitney and Stephen's date.
Later the "Aww Yeah!"girl returns, ruining Matt and Natalie's moment in the house of mirrors.
In the "World Has Gone Cold", the Cast is in the middle of their bizarre pre-show warm up, when Jared walks in, interrupting them, causing them all to have to restart from the beginning.
Mona Lisa Smile : It turns out that Lisa was just really bad at posing, so the famous smile was the best DaVinci could get out of her.
The boys are all hanging out backstage before the show begins, listening to Matt read off Laffy-Taffy jokes. What starts out as fun soon turns disturbing as Stephen continually gets more and more aggressive as he keeps getting the punchlines wrong only for...
The Movie : Somewhat so with The Laughter Life , a documentary on the making and process of Studio C, and how the cast, crew and writers balance the relationship between their life as comedians and their religion and faith as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
"Shooting Booth" : A ditzy girl shoots Matt in the same spot on his hand three times with a BB gun. Subverted , as it is strongly implied that she did it on purpose to get back at Matt for scamming her son.
Not a bullet, but the basic principle is applied with Scott Sterling. No matter what he does, the soccer ball will hit him in the face.
My Country Tis of Thee That I Sting : The personification of America is a spoiled bratty young woman who cherrypicks the things she likes from her parents, the personification of the Republican and Democratic parties, while leaving the parts she does like. Who has a panic attack when told she has to think about the future.
My Beloved Smother : Whitney to Jeremy in "A Mother's Overbearing Love," in that she isn't just his Mother but also his Therapist, and can't keep her personal feelings out of their professional sessions.
It continues in "National Relations: Republicans vs. Democrats," where the Democrat and Republican parties are America's parents, and MSNBC and Fox News are their new respective Husband and Wife.
Nice Guy : The Accountant Natalie meets at the end of "Bad Boy Rap", whom she instantly falls for.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished : During "Our Wedding," after an old beggar woman crashes Adam and Natalie's wedding, begging for a handout, Adam reveals he has no money, and Natalie kindly offers her an orchid from her bouquet. The beggar woman takes offense at this, revealing herself as an evil sorceress who raises some hell.
After his invention's end up making their life on the island harder, Jason declares to the other survivors they should "Donner Party" NASA Mechanical engineer Mark Rober.
Jason has admitted on his vlog that he regularly invades Matt's personal space in an attempt to get him to break character.
Also everyone featured in "The Center for People that YouTube Made Infamous"
And the "Flirting Academy" skits
Jason in "Mafia"
Not in Front of the Kid : The point of "Protecting the Innocent"
Not What It Looks Like : Used as a Running Gag on New CW Series: The Valley
Nude-Colored Clothes : A rather downplayed example in the Crayon Song Gets Ruined, the skin color crayon.
Oblivious Mockery : In "Easily Offended Friends", the titular friends each talk about the type of person they don't want to be, but every time they find out that they have a friend who happens to fit the description.
Obviously Evil : In “Evil Asides.”
Averted in "Matt Center," when Matt mistakenly assumes Natalie is carrying, she's not. Ironically Natalie was pregnant IRL.
Odd Friendship : Matt and Stephen in "Reunion Robbery," as it appears that back in highs school Matt was one of the popular kids, while Stephen's own sister can't remember who he was?
Jason and Natalie are viewers to their daughter's very bizarre play, that is never seen on screen.
Oh, Crap! : Tori, while attempting to have a classic "Love Duet," with Adam has this reaction when she discovers, he can't sing a note.
Jason attempts creating a viral proposal through this method, but things keep going wrong.
"Best Book for 24 Hours of Productivity" is one long continuous shot of a passed out James sleeping for a little over 15 minutes while Stephen does various task and chores in the background.
In "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," everyone is trying to convince Matt that George Washington was the 26th President.
Also, Matt is the only one who recognizes slang in a Spelling Bee as being ridiculous in "Spelling Bee"
Whitney in I Call Shotgun .
Whitney, again, in "Zombies Attack." Mallory: "We figured we'd try our luck in here with the livin'... instead of out there... with Orcs. Whitney: ORCS! Sure, let's just cross genres willy-nilly, shall we?!
In "Lost Plane Crash," Jeremy seems to be the only one who can see that their plane has gone down within spitting distance of civilization; everyone else is convinced they're stranded in the middle of nowhere.
In "Trip to the ER", Matt's arm has been cut off. He's apparently the only one who thinks that getting medical attention is a high priority. Mallory (who is driving them to the ER) waits for ducks crossing the road, and Jason suggests stopping for fast food.
Matt is the only one who knows what insulin is in "Diabetes Intervention." Not even the 911 operator knows.
The Riddler note played by Matt, naturally , of all people , in "I'm Batman".
Jason in “James Austen” initially finds the overly posh Matt and Mallory to be off putting, yet half-heartedly plays along to amuse Whitney, that is until Matt and Mallory insult his relationship with Whitney. After taking on Matt in a battle of Victorian mannerisms he quickly plummets back to normalcy, and the addition of fear, when Matt challenges him to a duel, with pistols... That are REAL!
Mallory towards Matt in "New Year's Resolutions."
Jason in "Uncomfortable Christmas Family Traditions".
Overly Long Gag : Some of the sketches can come off as this, such as "A Star Trek Cliff Hanger", and "Death Bed Repentance"
Paper-Thin Disguise : Jeremy is not playing a doctor in "Death bed repentance", he's also not a taco vendor. In fact, his disguise is just a fake moustache and wig that look exactly like his real moustache and wig.
Parental Abandonment / Deceased Parents Are the Best : "Disney Plans a Hero's Death" features an Overly Long Lampshade of how frequently this trope is used in Disney movies: Sir Gavin [a newly-created Disney parent]: Please, have mercy! Not all Disney characters have to lose a parent! Matt : Oh, you're right. Just Cinderella. Snow White. Aladdin. Jasmine. Shang, Quasimodo, Esmeralda, Ariel, Mowgli, Tarzan, Jane, Peter Pan, The Lost Boys, Christopher Robin, Bambi, Simba, Nemo, Todd, The Aristocats, Arthur, Belle, Tiana, Pocahontas, Remy, Linguini, Flick, Atta, Andy, Kuzco, Flynn Rider, Anna, Elsa, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Lilo, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Gabriella, Hannah Montana, Mia Thermopolis, and Pollyanna. [Matt pauses to bite into his candy bar as the audience goes wild.] Matt : The mouse createth, and the mouse destroyeth.
In The Gary and Carl Show sketches, Gary and Carl claim to be ad free while blantantly advertisisng Dasani. Eventually they start stealling the taglines from other companies. Dasani, A 15 minute call could save you 15% or more on your car insurance.
The vlog-running mafia member from The Vlogfather is sponsered by Dasani. He makes a victim hold a waterbottle for product placement, and pauses to give a pitch while breaking into the house of a rival gang.
Pinocchio Nose : "A Real Boy With Real Problems" parodies this. Instead of having his nose grow longer, the Blue Fairy makes it so that every time Pinocchio tells a lie, he gains ten pounds. It gets to the point that Pinocchio's actor switches from Matt to Dalton. The sketch arguably deconstructs this trope, as he gains more pounds even if he unintentionally tells a lie, which then reconstructs the trope by having him and the Blue Fairy using it to discover the truth behind the world biggest secrets, such as the truth of the moon landing.
Potty Emergency : The Holding Back sketch.
Properly Paranoid : In "Thesis Defense", a man takes defending his thesis too far , dressing in armor and putting himself between the committee and his paper. He winds up fighting a duel with the last remaining committee member. And then the guy who lived poisons him, showing that his fear for his thesis was genuine.
Psycho Ex-Girlfriend : In "Crazy Breakup", Mal does not take well to Stephen's break up, intentionally sinking their cruise ship and planning to eat Stephen after killing him on their desert island.
Pun : The entirety of "Puns Upon a Time," is built upon this as a Prince (James) while choosing his bride among the Princesses Lady, Rose, Terresa, aka. Terri, (Whitney, Mallory, Natalie) constantly makes word plays with their names (aside from the Princess Lady which he is stumped), to his father's (Jason) chagrin.
In "Great British Baking" turns out contestant James "invisible tart" really was filled with raspberries.
Refuge in Audacity : Interrogator Stephen trying to break suspect Matt, decides to Beauty and the Beast him, and it almost works. Stephen : (gritting his teeth) It would bring me great pleasure- Jeremy : Are you "Beauty and the Beast-ing" him? Stephen :-if you would join me for dinner! Whitney : Yes... Yes he is. Stephen : Please . Matt : No thank you! Jeremy : Are they BOTH "Beauty and the Beast-ing"?
"Sam Sloan," ends with Adam finally subjecting Jason to a Spit Take .
"Matt's Revenge" is Matt and the rest of the cast getting their revenge on Jason after he looses a bet that the Hunger Games parodies would reach one million views before Scott Sterling, as Jason is stuck in a goal while the other 9 pelt him with soccer balls.
The Witch, in her dying moments cast a Curse on "Zalmoron, the Reincarnated".
Ridiculously Average Guy : Aaron in "Devils Dilemma" was so average and boring that neither Heaven nor Hell wanted his soul. The devil considers being a fence sitter worse than being evil and describes him as "The plain yogurt of people".
The Scrooge : Hating Christmas is seen as a dealbreaker. Interestingly, loving Christmas is also a deal-breaker.
In "Exploring Backstage," James attempt at giving the audience a tour of Studio C's backstage is instead a look into the escalating chaos of the current events.
Though in "Presidential Fail" everyone but Matt has this.
Seven Deadly Sins : The video of the same name takes place at an ominous dinner party, warning of one "sin" at a time, but narrator gets increasingly hung up on and hard-pressed to pull himself away from "the most adorable sin," which is literally "sloth".
In their top 10 list of Romantic Moments, "Naturally" took the top spot with Studio C choosing it specifically for being the start of the "Mattory" phenomenon.
While not as highlighted as "Mattory," or real life couple Stephen+Whitney, due to Natalie being married and having two kids, thus making it rather inappropriate, the show tends to pair Adam and Natalie together in sketches more often than others, plus their is something of a Running Gag that Adam has an obsessive crush on her.
Along with the usual pop-culture phenomenon's ( Star Wars , Harry Potter , The Lord of the Rings and so on) the cast, particularly Matt and Whitney, has demonstrated their love for Downton Abbey .
Likewise Jason and Whitney point out the real downfalls of this trope in "The Classic Movie Slap," as Jason (Mr. Oswald) is constantly slapped across the face by Whitney (Ava) who thinks of it as subtle flirting in the midst of the Belligerent Sexual Tension she shares with her boss. Oswold disagrees.
So Beautiful, It's a Curse : Adam's school photo comes out so well, Matt and Mallory are forced to intervene and nerd/ugly/awkward him up to prevent a world catastrophe.
James likes all of his friends tweets, even the tweet of Stephen being arrested in "Police respond to a Tweet."
Speaking Simlish : A rare live action version of this trope in "Google Translator"
Spirit Advisor : Jeremy to Adam in "Poker Face 2: All In."
He is also subjected to it at the end of "Robbing Robert".
Later Jason gets it from Adam at the end "Sam Sloan". And the audience went wild.
Same with Dalton in "Office Splash Zone".
Spotlight-Stealing Squad : The other 9, actually 8, actually 7 , cast members realized that Matt, as co-creator and lead writer of the show, would be this, thus they created Jeremy, so they could all get more sketches and screen time.
Stage Magician : There's not even a stage: it's all just done over the phone in "Phone Magician." Stephen is less than impressed.
Stop Hitting Yourself : In "The Force Awakens Releases Footage Of New Jedi Class", one of the padawans uses the Force to make another padawan hit himself.
In one episode, Palpatine, desperate to convert someone to the dark side, asks Matt to strike him down with a ''milk jug.'’
Subverted Kids' Show : The Crayon Song.
Studio C's take on " The Gift of the Magi " fully points out the real world ramifications that a woman selling her hair in the late 19th century would have.
The Evil Queen's Mirror points out that as good as she looks, she's over a thousand years older than teenaged Snow White, and has no chance of remaining "The Fairest of them All," after the effects of aging and gravity, and should just accept she looks incredibly well for her age.
The Man on a ledge sketch, where the reason everyone's acting as if the man played by Matt is about to jump off a building isn't because he's sitting on a ledge, but because he's about to eat an Arby's melt.
This exchange in Photoshop Instructor Crosses The Line: Student : Okay, if the (photoshop) degree's not real, why are you qualified to teach us. Teacher I'm the person who photoshops the Arby's sandwich to look edible. Student : Woah, he might be overqualified.
Céline Dion is regarded as a huge attention hog of a diva who can't control her urge to steal the spotlight.
Even the man who initially saved Jar Jar Binks after his hatred in the Star Wars films admits he killed him out of pure annoyance two hours later.
During "Fastest Newscast Ever"...
During "Horrible Halloween Costumes", an embarrassed Jason reveals his real costume under his SpongeBob costume, a Trump supporter.
In "Hansel and Gretel's First Job", Gretel is horrified when the janitor at the pizza place sweeps up the breadcrumbs she and her brothers used to find their way inside, because it means now they have to use Apple Maps. Hansel cries out that "WE'RE DOOMED!" in response.
In "Surviving in the Attic" when Jason is helping James get used to the fact that he is now trapped in the attic for the rest of his life, like him, he mentions watching Waterworld .
In "The New Ronald McDonald ", Ronald McDonald desperately tries to convince the McDonalds executives that replacing him with Heath Ledger Joker is a terrible idea.
In "The Armageddon Movie Walk", Adam says he hopes the astronauts can save the world in time so he can go to a Michael Bublé concert. Whitney says she hoped he would've mentioned someone cooler, and he promptly agrees.
Team Power Walk : While everyone is trying to do a power walk in "Michael Bay's Slow Motion Epic Fail," James keeps messing it up with a Silly Walk .
Whitney and Stephen hire Matt to be this in "Third Wheel Friend."
Time Skip : The main plot of the aforementioned Saved by the Bell parody (see Shout-Out to find the link to watch it): Stacey and Adam play two zany characters whose goofy antics bring each "episode" of the show to a close; this is then followed by the beginning of a new "episode", where time has passed, and the other three characters (played by Mallory, James, and Natalie) all notice this, with each beginning featuring a more shocking twist. It turns out that it was All Just a Dream from Mallory's character, and that the other four characters are dead , something she says to be "normal".
Tom the Dark Lord : Lampshaded and Name-dropped in "Supervillain Interrogation", after the Trope Namer Voldemort , as well as Bane and Darth Vader are all revealed to not go by their given name. Voldemort: "Well, no one's going to be afraid of the Dark Lord Tom." Bane: "Heh, you got that right." Voldemort: "Oh, you think that's funny, Antonio?" Vader: "(laughs)" Bane: "Oh look who's talking Anakin, or should I say, Little Ani?"
Everyone in the "The Smiths" sketch, which tells the tale of a man who loses the family farm to his probably adopted evil brother Barnabie by willingly signing away the deed to it for no clear reason. Why does Barnabie want the farm? to grow prescription meds, of course! Barnabie then loses the farm when he throws the deed at Mr.Smith as part of his Evil Gloating . Sketch also includes this:
When parodying Lost , Charlie, after coming across a fence labeled electric, decides to touch it despite being told by Jack and Kate to leave it alone, causing his heart to stop. After Jack performs extreme measures of CPR, he's able to revive him, only for Charlie to immediately touch the fence again when Kate and Jack aren't looking.
Took a Level in Badass : Matt in "Poker Face 2", having spent a year studying poker after his Uno-based defeat in "Poker Face 1" and become quite the statistician, though not the best bluffer .
Trailers Always Spoil : The whole point of "Movie Trailer That Spoils Everything"
Troll : Adam to Matt in "Cheer-Up Mix-Up".
Twisted Echo Cut : "Channel Surfing"
"How To Impress A Girl", it turns out Stacey was actually the one helping Matt try to impress Mallory.
"Just Like you Left It", not only was Tori present in all of Mallory's memories Mal's candy coated memories are fake.
Two Girls to a Team : The reasoning behind Jason masquerading as Mallory in "Jeremy Isn't Real," to offset the boy to girl ratio in the cast. Jason : (to Matt) I'm so sorry, but we only have two girls on the show!
Aaron's mechanic character takes the cake, though. He knows nothing about cars, first of all. He loses a customer's car, and tries to offer her another customer's car. He also grills burgers atop a running engine, realizes he's claustrophobic while working under a car, and worst of all, HE FLUSHES USED MOTOR OIL DOWN THE TOILET!
Agnes, who everyone assumes likes cats and crochets.
Master Smelly, who is reknowned for his "silent but deadly tactics."
Unnecessary Time Precision : From "They’re All Dead!?", when Matt asks how long the con has been going on for, Mallory asks if it is Tuesday before stating that it has been five years.
The Unsmile : There's a reason the Mona Lisa looks the way she does.
Updated Re Release : Most of the sketches are from the casts former "Divine Comedy" days, only with the addition of sets, costumes and props
Use Your Head : The "Scott Sterling" sketches feature a hapless athlete blocking numerous soccer and volleyball shots with his face, incurring a series of Amusing Injuries in the process.
The Vamp : Carlie in the "Dungeons and Dragons" skit, besides being an experienced player in that game, she also used her feminine charm to manipulate her cousin's friends to give her their strongest equipment
Very Special Episode : The series's 100th episode, which premiered on November 20, 2017, breaks from the traditional format of multiple sketches, and instead, features the entire cast playing people who are on a flight to Seattle.
Matt doing the voice of Spencer, a baby with the (creepily calm) voice of a grown man.
Vocal Range Exceeded : "Graduation Musical Number." Whitney can sing that high. Mal can't.
The Voiceless : Scott Sterling never says a word in any of his appearances.
Wacky Sound Effect : Mal resorts to some of these in "Radio Mystery Hour" after an accident she caused.
Wax On, Wax Off : Matt tricks fashion models Lucky Blue and Canyon Smith into performing manual labor for him under the guise of a photo shoot.
Welcome to Corneria : Doc in "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! Parody", lampshaded.
In "Advent Calendar Temptation", Mallory is sitting in a room full of Christmas decorations and decides to treat herself to a chocolate from the advent calendar. After a while, she decides it's been long enough and gets another one. Eventually, she just can't take it and just starts scarfing them all down and getting chocolate all over her face. Matt then walks in and gets a lot at her, and Mallory runs out, embarrassed. Matt is very confused by all the declarations, saying that's it's the middle of July.
In "The Nuclear Glow'", the workers don't want the inspectors watching them form behind the window to know that the reactor is failing, so they pretend that everything's fine. After everything's taken care of, one of the inspectors says they need to learn to turn off the intercom.
What Happened to the Mouse? : Parodied in "The Smiths 2". When Adam is shot by Mrs. Smith, the sketch never mentions him again. The narrator even refers to the rest as "Mr. Smith's three brothers," completely excluding him, after his death.
Who's on First? : The "Detective Doctor" sketch runs entirely on this.
Worst. Whatever. Ever! : Currently 10 of them.
"Bollyside" is '' West Side Story type dancing meeting Bollywood dancing .
"Candy Land Character Conference" is CandyLand meeting the childhood obesity problem in an attempt to make a Dolled-Up Installment .
"Sidious Says So" is Darth Sidious as a roommate.
"Going Green" is about what the Amish can do to reduce their carbon footprint.
"State of Mind" takes Everything Is Big in Texas and makes it about Rhode Island.
"The Truth About Running" turns running into a dangerous activity like drugs and alcoholism.
"The Game of Life: IRL," is the classic board game meets Jumanji .
"The True Story of Lewis and Clark," sees Lewis and Clark, their guide Sacagawea, and two previously unknown members of the expedition, a short barefoot fellow bearing a mysterious ring and a hunched over hairless man with a breathing condition, on the journey to the Pacific Ocean.
Gandalf the Grey and Harry Potter suffer a sequence of mistaken identities when they meet by chance.
You Have GOT to Be Kidding Me! : Said word for word by Matt in the climax of "Lady Gordon's Fainting Spells".
Your Mom : "Man's Last Words Before Execution" Jermey: Now, do you have any other final thoughts? Matt: Tell my children I died bravely! Jeremy: You don't have any kids. Matt: Your mom doesn't have any kids! Jeremy: ...I want you to think about the logic of that sentence. [Matt nods shamefully]
Ascended Extra : Dalton and Tori, who were featured players, are now essentially the leads after the original 10 left to start JKStudios .
Driving Stick : A carjacker (played by Matthew) attempts to steal a person's car, but is unable to drive away due to him not knowing how to drive a stick shift. However, the owner (played by Garet) of the car appears, and, strangely enough, attempts to teach the carjacker how to drive a stick shift to a Training Montage . The carjacker drives away, and the owner only then realizes that his car was stolen.
Hand Puppet : Tori Pence was a puppeteer at the local library before landing Studio C. At least a few sketches have utilized this talent.
Homage : "Sketch Mission Control" is a homage to the 1995 film Apollo 13 . Everything from the costuming to the hair styling to the split scenes is accurate to the movie.
One-Man Band : " Dalton Abbey " starring Dalton Johnson, Dalton Johnson, Dalton Johnson, Dalton Johnson, and oh yes... Dalton Johnson.

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How to prepare an excellent thesis defense

What is a thesis defense?

How long is a thesis defense, what happens at a thesis defense, your presentation, questions from the committee, 6 tips to help you prepare for your thesis defense, 1. anticipate questions and prepare for them, 2. dress for success, 3. ask for help, as needed, 4. have a backup plan, 5. prepare for the possibility that you might not know an answer, 6. de-stress before, during, and after, frequently asked questions about preparing an excellent thesis defense, related articles.

If you're about to complete, or have ever completed a graduate degree, you have most likely come across the term "thesis defense." In many countries, to finish a graduate degree, you have to write a thesis .

A thesis is a large paper, or multi-chapter work, based on a topic relating to your field of study.

Once you hand in your thesis, you will be assigned a date to defend your work. Your thesis defense meeting usually consists of you and a committee of two or more professors working in your program. It may also include other people, like professionals from other colleges or those who are working in your field.

During your thesis defense, you will be asked questions about your work. The main purpose of your thesis defense is for the committee to make sure that you actually understand your field and focus area.

The questions are usually open-ended and require the student to think critically about their work. By the time of your thesis defense, your paper has already been evaluated. The questions asked are not designed so that you actually have to aggressively "defend" your work; often, your thesis defense is more of a formality required so that you can get your degree.

Check with your department about requirements and timing.
Re-read your thesis.
Anticipate questions and prepare for them.
Create a back-up plan to deal with technology hiccups.
Plan de-stressing activities both before, and after, your defense.

How long your oral thesis defense is depends largely on the institution and requirements of your degree. It is best to consult your department or institution about this. In general, a thesis defense may take only 20 minutes, but it may also take two hours or more. The length also depends on how much time is allocated to the presentation and questioning part.

Tip: Check with your department or institution as soon as possible to determine the approved length for a thesis defense.

First of all, be aware that a thesis defense varies from country to country. This is just a general overview, but a thesis defense can take many different formats. Some are closed, others are public defenses. Some take place with two committee members, some with more examiners.

The same goes for the length of your thesis defense, as mentioned above. The most important first step for you is to clarify with your department what the structure of your thesis defense will look like. In general, your thesis defense will include:

your presentation of around 20-30 minutes
questions from the committee
questions from the audience (if the defense is public and the department allows it)

You might have to give a presentation, often with Powerpoint, Google slides, or Keynote slides. Make sure to prepare an appropriate amount of slides. A general rule is to use about 10 slides for a 20-minute presentation.

But that also depends on your specific topic and the way you present. The good news is that there will be plenty of time ahead of your thesis defense to prepare your slides and practice your presentation alone and in front of friends or family.

Tip: Practice delivering your thesis presentation in front of family, friends, or colleagues.

You can prepare your slides by using information from your thesis' first chapter (the overview of your thesis) as a framework or outline. Substantive information in your thesis should correspond with your slides.

Make sure your slides are of good quality— both in terms of the integrity of the information and the appearance. If you need more help with how to prepare your presentation slides, both the ASQ Higher Education Brief and James Hayton have good guidelines on the topic.

The committee will ask questions about your work after you finish your presentation. The questions will most likely be about the core content of your thesis, such as what you learned from the study you conducted. They may also ask you to summarize certain findings and to discuss how your work will contribute to the existing body of knowledge.

Tip: Read your entire thesis in preparation of the questions, so you have a refreshed perspective on your work.

While you are preparing, you can create a list of possible questions and try to answer them. You can foresee many of the questions you will get by simply spending some time rereading your thesis.

Here are a few tips on how to prepare for your thesis defense:

You can absolutely prepare for most of the questions you will be asked. Read through your thesis and while you're reading it, create a list of possible questions. In addition, since you will know who will be on the committee, look at the academic expertise of the committee members. In what areas would they most likely be focused?

If possible, sit at other thesis defenses with these committee members to get a feel for how they ask and what they ask. As a graduate student, you should generally be adept at anticipating test questions, so use this advantage to gather as much information as possible before your thesis defense meeting.

Your thesis defense is a formal event, often the entire department or university is invited to participate. It signals a critical rite of passage for graduate students and faculty who have supported them throughout a long and challenging process.

While most universities don't have specific rules on how to dress for that event, do regard it with dignity and respect. This one might be a no-brainer, but know that you should dress as if you were on a job interview or delivering a paper at a conference.

It might help you deal with your stress before your thesis defense to entrust someone with the smaller but important responsibilities of your defense well ahead of schedule. This trusted person could be responsible for:

preparing the room of the day of defense
setting up equipment for the presentation
preparing and distributing handouts

Technology is unpredictable. Life is too. There are no guarantees that your Powerpoint presentation will work at all or look the way it is supposed to on the big screen. We've all been there. Make sure to have a plan B for these situations. Handouts can help when technology fails, and an additional clean shirt can save the day if you have a spill.

One of the scariest aspects of the defense is the possibility of being asked a question you can't answer. While you can prepare for some questions, you can never know exactly what the committee will ask.

There will always be gaps in your knowledge. But your thesis defense is not about being perfect and knowing everything, it's about how you deal with challenging situations. You are not expected to know everything.

James Hayton writes on his blog that examiners will sometimes even ask questions they don't know the answer to, out of curiosity, or because they want to see how you think. While it is ok sometimes to just say "I don't know", he advises to try something like "I don't know, but I would think [...] because of x and y, but you would need to do [...] in order to find out.” This shows that you have the ability to think as an academic.

You will be nervous. But your examiners will expect you to be nervous. Being well prepared can help minimize your stress, but do know that your examiners have seen this many times before and are willing to help, by repeating questions, for example. Dora Farkas at finishyourthesis.com notes that it’s a myth that thesis committees are out to get you.

Two common symptoms of being nervous are talking really fast and nervous laughs. Try to slow yourself down and take a deep breath. Remember what feels like hours to you are just a few seconds in real life.

Try meditational breathing right before your defense.
Get plenty of exercise and sleep in the weeks prior to your defense.
Have your clothes or other items you need ready to go the night before.
During your defense, allow yourself to process each question before answering.
Go to dinner with friends and family, or to a fun activity like mini-golf, after your defense.

Allow yourself to process each question, respond to it, and stop talking once you have responded. While a smile can often help dissolve a difficult situation, remember that nervous laughs can be irritating for your audience.

We all make mistakes and your thesis defense will not be perfect. However, careful preparation, mindfulness, and confidence can help you feel less stressful both before, and during, your defense.

Finally, consider planning something fun that you can look forward to after your defense.

It is completely normal to be nervous. Being well prepared can help minimize your stress, but do know that your examiners have seen this many times before and are willing to help, by repeating questions for example if needed. Slow yourself down, and take a deep breath.

Your thesis defense is not about being perfect and knowing everything, it's about how you deal with challenging situations. James Hayton writes on his blog that it is ok sometimes to just say "I don't know", but he advises to try something like "I don't know, but I would think [...] because of x and y, you would need to do [...] in order to find out".

Your Powerpoint presentation can get stuck or not look the way it is supposed to do on the big screen. It can happen and your supervisors know it. In general, handouts can always save the day when technology fails.

Dress for success.
Ask for help setting up.
Have a backup plan (in case technology fails you).
Deal with your nerves.

Talk:1403: Thesis Defense

Sorry, but if your best defense is frightening counter attack a good offense will destroy you. The best defense is a good offense because a weakened or destroyed opponent can mount no offense. 173.245.48.132 05:58, 4 August 2014 (UTC)BluDgeons

The expression is based on a concept that is military and ancient, but I wonder if the expression itself, in English, originated with American football, sometime since the game's birth in the 1860s. It is so specifically applicable to this game, where a team's defense and offense are completely separate units, run separately and spoken of separately and yet an extremely effective way to keep the opponent from scoring is to maintain possession of the ball while the game clock ticks down. Wrybred ( talk ) 13:18, 4 August 2014 (UTC)wrybred

May or may not also be inspired by Studio C: Thesis Defense http://youtu.be/Lrlro3YJ15o Teagan N 173.245.48.134 ( talk ) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Can anyone make out what's written on the board? 141.101.105.220 ( talk ) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Thanks! Came here today for this, created account to say thanks :) Mathiastck ( talk ) 18:18, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

"In conclusion" suggests she's almost finished with her presentation. I wonder what the panel thought of her holding a sword many times thicker than her stick-body for the duration of her defense. Alanbbent ( talk ) 00:00, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

looks to me that this pretty complete -- remove the incomplete tag? Spongebog ( talk ) 22:50, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

It's still missing the presentation text. User:cDave -- CDave ( talk ) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

The best defence is to own an empire. If it is big enough it never sleeps and if it is happy enough it will counteract any threat given enough time and resources. Big enough empires generally have enough time and resources. The problem with empires is the problem with all powerful entities: Power Corrupts. That is a different adage and comparing metaphors about defence and power can mislead or change the argument not resolve the statement "" the best defence.... etc". Weatherlawyer ( talk ) 18:46, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Sad story: in 1996, a grad student actually did murder people during his thesis defense: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_State_University_shooting 162.158.56.59 18:39, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

The title text may also refer to Stephen Sondheim's song "Putting it Together," in which the singer lists ad nauseum the minutiae of preparing and marketing a work of art, which is analagous to preparing a thesis and its defense. The final line is "and that is the state of the art", ending with a long, high note. 162.158.255.220 06:41, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

As an irrelevant aside, in Finland you get awarded a sword for a successful PhD... And a slightly less impressive hat 141.101.107.78 21:13, 25 April 2017 (UTC)

What should you expect during your thesis defense?

Your thesis defense is the culmination of your graduate studies. It is a time to showcase your hard work and intellectual prowess. You will be questioned by your committee, who will be looking for evidence that you understand your research and can defend it against criticism. Be prepared to answer questions about your research, methodology, findings, and implications. You may also be asked about your future plans and how you see your research impacting the field of study. Be confident and poised during your defense; it is an opportunity to demonstrate that you are a scholar worthy of a degree.

1. What are the main findings of your thesis?

In your response, you should briefly summarize your investigation. The question is straightforward but requires technical knowledge for a more complete explanation of the concepts. For instance, if you were attempting to describe the relationship between job satisfaction and affective commitment in a thesis, you could construct your response as follows:

The main findings of my thesis are that there is a significant relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment and that this relationship is mediated by affective commitment. Additionally, I found that there is a significant relationship between affective commitment and turnover intention.

2. Why did you choose this study?

This question demands that you explain your initial motivation for pursuing the topic. Your responses may touch on your own research interests. For instance, if you did a study titled “The Extent of State Obligations in Preventing and Combating Human Trafficking: Challenges and Perspectives for a Philippine Human Rights-Based Approach,” your response could be as follows:

I chose this study because human trafficking is a grave violation of human rights and a pressing global issue. The Philippines is considered a source, transit, and destination country for human trafficking, making it an appropriate context for examination. By exploring the extent of state obligations in preventing and combating human trafficking, I aim to shed light on the challenges faced by the Philippine government in fulfilling its duties. Additionally, I seek to highlight the potential of a human rights-based approach to address this issue effectively. Through this research, I hope to contribute to the existing literature and generate practical recommendations for policymakers and stakeholders in the Philippines and beyond. Ultimately, my goal is to contribute to the eradication of human trafficking and the promotion of human rights on a broader scale.

3. What is the significance of your findings?

The response to this research question should describe the influence of your work on your field of study. You may discuss the fresh insights that your study has contributed and their impact on society.

The significance of my findings is that they could help to improve the accuracy of predictions made by machine learning algorithms. My thesis defense was important because it showed that my research is valuable and has the potential to make a contribution to the field of machine learning.

4. How did you go about conducting your research?

There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to this question, as the research process will vary depending on the topic of your thesis and the methodology you’re using. However, in general, you’ll want to start by finding relevant literature and articles, then designing and conducting experiments or surveys to collect data, and finally analyzing and interpreting your findings. You’ll also need to present your findings in a clear and concise way in your thesis defense.

5. What sources did you use for data collection?

You would have looked for information on your topic from a variety of sources. You are free to expand on those sources. You could have used databases, web content, or even conducted primary research by interviewing prospects. As a result, you can discuss these sources. Please see the following response:

For data collection, I used a variety of sources, including both primary and secondary sources. For my primary sources, I conducted interviews with experts in the field and collected survey data from consumers. For my secondary sources, I analyzed studies conducted by other researchers as well as data from government agencies and private companies.

6. What are the limitations of your research?

This is another easy question that is hard to answer. Most of the time, the question isn’t asked to help you feel better but to find ways to criticize your work. You have to be careful with your words if you want to answer this question, or you might get yourself in trouble. Be careful not to sell yourself short. Do not talk about the problems with your methods or how you analyzed the data. This could make it seem like your study is biased or not well done. Instead of putting limits on your study, use simple things like how hard it is to combine lectures and projects.

My research is focused on the use of big data and machine learning in marketing. However, there are many other applications for these technologies that I am not able to explore in my thesis. Additionally, there are many potential pitfalls with using big data and machine learning that I am not able to explore in my research.

7. What are the implications of your findings?

This question concerns the application of your study. You should discuss how your study benefits society and how it might aid in resolving pressing problems.

The implications of my findings are that more research is needed to fully understand the effects of climate change on plant communities. Additionally, my research suggests that climate change may lead to a decline in plant diversity, which could have serious consequences for ecosystems.

8. How does your thesis contribute to existing knowledge in your field?

Explain how your research will add to the existing body of knowledge. To answer this question, you must describe how your research will serve the government in policy formation and execution, how it will aid other students who may wish to conduct research on the topic, and how organizations and society will benefit from your research.

My research is significant because it has the potential to improve the accuracy of predictions made by machine learning algorithms. This could have a major impact on a wide range of industries, including finance, healthcare, and manufacturing.

9. What are the future research directions that could be taken based on your findings?

You should be able to discuss the new fields of research that have been opened up as a result of your research as a researcher. Researchers in the future will be able to use this as a starting point. For instance,

The future research directions that could be taken based on my findings are:

Investigating the effects of different types of music on cognitive function.
Examining the effects of music listening on mood and emotions.
Studying the long-term effects of music listening on cognitive function.

10. In a few sentences, can you tell us what your study is all about?

In your response, you should briefly summarize your investigation. The question is straightforward but requires technical knowledge for a more complete explanation of the concepts. For instance, if you wrote a thesis attempting to explain the effects of various types of stress on memory, you could structure your response as follows:

My study is about the effects of different types of stress on memory. I am looking at how different types of stressors, such as physical or psychological stress, affect people’s ability to remember things.

11. Why did you choose this particular title for your research?

As a researcher, it is critical that you choose a title that accurately reflects the content of your thesis. How did you make the final decision to name your work? Your committee will want to know that. For instance,

The title of my research is “The Role of Social Media in the Political Process.” I chose this title because I think social media has a huge role to play in the political process. I’m interested in how social media can be used to engage people in the political process and how it can be used to spread information about candidates and issues.

12. What is the scope of your study?

In your response, you must define the scope of your study and precisely what you are researching. There may be several elements involved, but you must define the parameters you have chosen to investigate. As an example,

The scope of my study is to analyze the effects of a new management style on employee productivity. The elements involved in the study are the employees of a company who will be randomly divided into two groups, one with the new management style and one without. The parameters of the study are the number of employees in each group, the length of time the study will be conducted, and the productivity metric that will be used.

13. Who will be most interested in your research?

You can discuss who might be affected by your research and who might benefit from it. Consider the following example:

The people who will be most interested in my research are other researchers in the same field. They will be interested in my findings and how they can apply them to their own work. I also hope that my research will be of interest to the general public, as it could have implications for their everyday lives.

14 . What gaps did you intend to bridge with your research?

Every research study must address an issue. Your ability to solve this challenge and explore previously unexplored places earns you the maximum possible score for this response. You must be able to persuade the committee members that your technique is novel and that it has covered regions where little research has been conducted by other researchers.

The gaps that I intended to bridge with my research were the lack of knowledge about the role of emotions in decision-making and the lack of understanding of how people make decisions under stress. My research aimed to fill these gaps by exploring how emotions affect decision-making and how people make decisions under stress.

15. What research findings surprised you?

When conducting research, you discover results that you did not anticipate. If you have had such an incident, you may describe it to the evaluation committee in your response. For instance,

I was surprised by how little difference there was between the test scores of students who attended private and public schools. I also found that the achievement gap between rich and poor students is much wider than I expected.

16. What is the validity of your findings?

You must discuss the criteria under which your research findings are valid.

The validity of our research findings is based on the accuracy and precision of our data. Our data was collected using a valid and reliable survey instrument, which means that our findings are likely to be accurate. Additionally, our results were analyzed using appropriate statistical techniques, which increases the reliability of our findings.

17 . What theories or theoretical framework is your study based on?

This is a very technical but intriguing question. Before entering the defense room, you should be familiar with at least two relevant theories related to your research.

The study is based on the theory of planned behavior. This theory looks at the factors that influence people’s intentions to behave in a certain way. It includes beliefs about the behavior, attitudes towards the behavior, and social norms regarding the behavior.

18 . Based on your findings, what are your recommendations?

In every research study, recommendations are very important and should not be taken lightly. In the end, you should be able to give your recommendations at any given time.

Based on my findings, I recommend that businesses focus on creating valuable content and building relationships with their customers. They should also strive to create a strong online presence through social media and SEO.

How to Prepare for Your Thesis Defense

First, make sure you know what is expected of you during the defense. Familiarize yourself with the format and the questions that will be asked. Next, practice presenting your thesis to others. Get feedback and work on refining your presentation. Finally, be prepared to answer any questions that may be thrown your way.

The thesis defense is a nerve-wracking experience, but it is also a chance to show off all of your hard work. Be sure to prepare for the questions that will be asked of you, and remember to relax and have fun. By preparing for these questions, you can ensure that your defense goes as smoothly as possible. The thesis defense is an important milestone in your academic career, so congratulations on making it this far!

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Post Alaas Landscape- The Construction of Anti-Freeze-Thaw Oasis on Permafrost Area

Honor award, analysis and planning, yakutsk, sakha republic, russia xiaoyang ou, international student asla; jing wang, student international asla; tianjiao zou; sihan huang faculty advisor: xi zheng, international asla school of landscape architecture, beijing forestry university.

Master Plan of the Study Site on the Tyimaada Terrace

Three typical sites around the thermal karst lake in the Tyimaada Terrace were chosen to demonstrate the strategies of anti-freeze-thaw complex.

Photo Credit: Xiaoyang Ou, International Student ASLA; Jing Wang; Tianjiao Zou; Sihan Huang Media: Please submit high-resolution image requests to [email protected].

Global Warming & Permafrost Degradation

Regional Context of Alaas Landscape in Yakutsk

The Lena River flood plain, the unique thermal karst lakes, coniferous forests, and frigid meadows constitute the ALAAS landscape system, upon which the local rural Yakuts have civilized for millennium.

Ecological Influence of Permafrost Degradation

The thermal karst lakes have experienced short-term rapid expansion, causing floods in forests and pastures. Without intervention, the deteriorating permafrost structures would exacerbate the loss of soil and water resources in the region and results in a low-productivity desert ecosystem.

Social Influence of Permafrost Degradation

The current degradation of permafrost has threatened traditional production methods and settlement culture. The rural Yakuts, who depended on animal husbandry for generations lost their economic base and immigrate into the Yakutsk metropolitan.

Scenarios and Impacts

It is necessary to seek a resilient model to maintain the productivity of regional pastoral animal husbandry and promote sustainable development in the uncertain future scenarios of the permafrost ecosystem.

Correlation between Permafrost and Vegetation

Plant communities in permafrost environments play a vital role in controlling the presence of permafrost by shielding the soil from the warmth of the sun, extracting water through the roots, transforming the ground into good insulators and preventing soil erosion.

Plant Anti-freeze-thaw Capacity Scale

A comprehensive selection of plant species with specific combinations of capabilities for vegetation renewal and combine with engineering measures to construct three types of “resilient oases.”

Site 1 Resilient Dike Construction

Native plants with active soil and water conservation ability and strong resistance in both dry and humid environments were chosen. It combines local thermal karst rocks and dead woods to establish a multi-layer embankment system around the lake.

Resilient Dikes

This type of oasis can consolidate the existing lake structure, avoid the degradation of ecosystems around the lake into fragile areas, and increase the ability to cope with changes in the nomadic environment.

Site 2 Infrastructure Reinforcement

The preferred plant community along the logistics exchange route, such as natural gas pipelines and other regional infrastructure layouts, strengthen the infrastructure, extend its life cycle, reduce the impact of permafrost degradation, and protect the economic source of residents' living.

Plant Restoration for Infrastructure Reinforcement

The function of the productive landscape is mutually adjusted, which not only guarantees the sustainability of the traditional production mode but also establishes a buffer barrier between the ALAAS ecosystem and the degradation of the permafrost.

Site 3 Pasture Transformation

The Sustainable Uses of Pastures

The scale of grazing is determined according to the need of food. Adopting a rotation animal husbandry mode, the grassland is divided into two types: cold season and warm season.

"This project confronts the rapidly accelerating degradation of permafrost in the Eastern Siberian Plateau, the effects of which have disrupted traditional economies and cultures and caused widespread flooding in forests and pastures. Fundamentally optimistic in its approach, this plan presents a creative and comprehensive model of resilience and adaptation that can help local communities that have existed for thousands of years survive and thrive in a world altered by climate change. It spells out ways that the restoration of productive landscapes and the careful selection of plant communities can create oases in pastures and along infrastructure corridors, which along with the construction of resilient dikes, can help break the destructive freeze and thaw cycles that threaten the region—and the planet."

- 2019 awards jury, project statement.

The project recognizes and takes advantage of the short-term positive impact of climate change on the ALAAS thermal karst lake region while focusing on the sustainable development of the more resilient civilization. It focuses on the changing mechanism of permafrost ecosystems and the mechanism of plant community degradation succession. By optimizing plant community allocation, planning semi-natural areas, and constructing elastic ecological facilities, the project maximizes water and soil properties and make the region strive in permafrost, increases the vitality of flexible regulation and healthy growth facing permafrost degradation. Landscape interventions were taken as critical opportunities to resolve regional contradictions and translate global macro-related issues into small-scale interventions with ecological, social, and economic resilience potential, and gradually build an ALAAS oasis for the region. This comprehensive proposal provides an updated opportunity for the region that once lived in the permafrost region to face both ecological and civil degradation through a landscape-based framework to rebuild confidence in the land of degraded permafrost.

Project Narrative

Global issues: climate change and permafrost degradation.

Permafrost accounts for 25% of the northern hemisphere's land area and has quietly played a solid foundation for the prosperity of high latitudes for thousands of years. Affected by global warming for half a century, permafrost experienced widespread rapid degradation. This leads to unbalanced water resources, destruction of habitats, and a decline in bearing capacity. At the same time, the melting of permafrost releases greenhouse gases and creates a vicious circle.

Regional Crisis: Instability of Eco-Social Systems

The dramatic changes in permafrost ecosystem have put enormous pressure on urban economic development and social stability. Due to the drastic changes in the social system and the relatively backward economy, the sustainable development of the Eastern Siberian Plateau has been more affected by the degradation of permafrost. The capital of the Sakha Republic, Yakutsk, is a typical case.

The Lena River flood plain, the unique thermal karst lakes, coniferous forests, and frigid meadows constitute the ALAAS landscape system ("meadow in the forest" in the Sakha language). Due to the permafrost degradation, the thermal karst lakes have experienced short-term rapid expansion, causing floods in forests and pastures. Without intervention, the deteriorating permafrost structures would exacerbate the loss of soil and water resources in the region and results in a low-productivity desert ecosystem. The current degradation of permafrost has threatened traditional production methods and settlement culture. The rural Yakuts, who depended on animal husbandry for generations lose their economic base and immigrate into the Yakutsk metropolitan, where the housing and infrastructure stability are also threatened by permafrost degradation. The entire region is facing increasing population pressure and social unrest.

Although multiple climate models predict different degrees of climate warming, the sustainability challenges facing high latitudes on permafrost are undisputed. If regional landscape measures cannot reverse the tendency of climate warming directly, we should look for an adaptive framework to maintain the ecological and production systems in the urban surrounding areas in an intensive and low-cost way, that provides renewal opportunities for long-last rural civilization and reduces the social-ecological contradictions faced by the rural-urban region.

Oasis Strategy: The Anti-freeze-thaw Complex

We propose an "oasis strategy" to slow down the freeze-thaw cycle for the entire rural area to maintain an essential area for the sustainable development of the ALAAS system. Plant communities in permafrost environments play a vital role in controlling soil temperature and the presence of permafrost by shielding the soil from the warmth of the sun, extracting water through the roots, transforming the ground into good insulators and preventing soil erosion. Under the analysis of the negative natural succession of permafrost ecosystem, we created an anti-freeze-thaw scale based on canopy coverage, soil conservation, transpiration rate, resistance, productivity, etc. of plants in different succession stages. A comprehensive selection of plant species with specific combinations of capabilities for vegetation renewal integrates with engineering measures to construct three types of "resilient oases." Three typical sites around the thermal karst lake in the Tyimaada Terrace were chosen to demonstrate the strategies of the anti-freeze-thaw complex.

1) Resilient Dike Construction

A large number of thermal karst lakes in the region are in the stage of continuous expansion, result in considerable changes in annual water volume and frequent floods. It is necessary to adapt and buffer the impact of short-term increased water volume on pastures and forests around the lake. Native plants with active soil and water conservation ability and strong resistance in both dry and humid environments were chosen. It combines local thermal karst rocks and dead woods to establish a multi-layer embankment system around the lake. Excessive water and organic matter that emerges from the central thermal karst lake can remain in the soil surrounding the lake and serve as pastures for future farming. This type of oasis can consolidate the existing lake structure, avoid the degradation of ecosystems around the lake into fragile areas, and increase the ability to cope with changes in the nomadic environment.

2) Infrastructure Reinforcement

In the villages and towns where residents and thermal karst lakes coexist, the design strategy of the anti-freeze-thaw complex mainly considers the social customs and values of the Yakuts, and gradually constructs a resilient landscape that has an elastic adjustment effect on the eco-social system and introduces it moderately. The source of economic growth, such as tourism， maintains the vitality of the ALAAS ecological-social system.

The preferred plant community types along the logistics exchange route, such as natural gas pipelines and other regional infrastructure layouts, strengthen the infrastructure, extend its life cycle, reduce the impact of permafrost degradation, and protect the economic source of residents' living.

Construct ecological corridors adapted to permafrost conditions in villages and pastures and areas with risk of permafrost structural damage and long-term flooding degradation. The corridors are combined with construction of the resilient dams and plant communities at different succession stages. The function of the productive landscape is mutually adjusted, which not only guarantees the sustainability of the traditional production mode but also establishes a buffer barrier between the ALAAS ecosystem and the degradation of the permafrost.

3) Pasture Transformation

The concentrated pasture area needs to maintain sufficient production space to update the production model based on the freeze-thaw complex. The plants here need to have functional anti-freeze-thaw capacities and economic value, such as whether they can serve as sufficient feed for livestock. The scale of grazing is determined according to the need of food. By adopting a rotation animal husbandry mode, the grassland is divided into two types: cold season and warm season. In each meadow, the herd is divided into several grazing plots, and the rotation cycle is set to 25 days to 30 days, ensuring that each pasture has a specific intermittent recovery time. Livestock raising activities are incorporated into environmental cycles. The faeces of livestock are decomposed by microorganisms in a natural state, and a large amount of heat is released. The manure can be collected for regular biogas supply, and a device for handling excess heat can be set up.

Significance and Promotion

Climate change is changing the region of historical evolutionary footprints such as the ALAAS landscape system in a profound, practical, and global way. We recognize and take advantage of the short-term positive impact of climate change on the ALAAS thermal karst lake region while focusing on the sustainable development of a more resilient civilization. The project studies the changing mechanism of permafrost ecosystems and the mechanism of plant community degradation succession. By optimizing plant community allocation, planning semi-natural areas, and constructing elastic ecological facilities, the project maximizes water and soil properties and make the region strive in permafrost, increases the vitality of flexible regulation and healthy growth facing permafrost degradation. We take landscape intervention as a critical opportunity to resolve regional contradictions and translate global macro-related issues into small-scale interventions with ecological, social, and economic resilience potential.

We hold a belief that the project will provide an updated opportunity for the region that once lived in the permafrost region to face both ecological and civil degradation through a landscape-based framework to rebuild confidence in the land of degraded permafrost.

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