Journey to the Microcosmos
5
2019
Documentary
Take a dive into the tiny, unseen world that surrounds us! With music by Andrew Huang, footage from James Weiss, and narration by Hank Green, we want to take you on a fascinating, reflective journey through the microcosmos.
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- Cast：
- Hank Green
Episode 25 : The Gruesome Tale of the Hitchhiking Parasite
August. 16,2021
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Episode 24 : Where Is This Anemone Really From?
August. 10,2021
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Episode 23 : These Algae Curl Up Into a Ball When They Get Stressed Out
August. 02,2021
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Episode 22 : Revealing the Hidden Colors of the Microcosmos
July. 26,2021
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Episode 21 : The Secret Things Living In Your Drains
July. 19,2021
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Episode 20 : We Dipped Our Lens in Oil to See More Detail
July. 13,2021
Oil immersion is an interesting and complex microscopy tool.
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Episode 19 : The Beautiful, Brutal Tentacles of Hydra
July. 05,2021
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Episode 18 : Unsolved Mysteries of the Microcosmos
June. 28,2021
Sometimes we come across microbes that we just can't learn much about, or that don't fit into a larger story. So, this week we're sharing a few of those mysterious microbes with you.
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Episode 17 : We Upgraded Our Microscope... Again!
June. 21,2021
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Episode 16 : Some Eggs Don't Need Sperm to Make Babies
June. 14,2021
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Episode 15 : Flinching Saves Lives in the Microcosmos
June. 07,2021
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Episode 14 : Looking at Tardigrade Sperm and Other Reproducing Swimmers
May. 31,2021
Original Title: Tardigrade Sperm and Other Reproducing Swimmers
Not all hypotheses need to be good. In fact, many of them are terrible. It’s just that when you’re trying to understand the world, you might find yourself believing that there are tiny humans living inside the heads of sperm, and we're here to tell you, that's not how it works.
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Episode 13 : The Diversity of Shapes in the Microcosmos
May. 17,2021
From trumpets and spirals to floral arrangements, single cell organisms take on many strange and unique shapes. But they don't look like that just for fun, their shapes can help them with movement, hunting, and even defending themselves.
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Episode 12 : Bursaria: Giant Gravity-Sensing Vacuums
May. 11,2021
The big Roomba of the microcosmos is fascinating to watch as it lives its sink or swim life.
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Episode 11 : We Found a Super Rare Microbe!
May. 03,2021
After over three years of searching for it, our Master of Microscopes has found a Spirostomum semivirescens!
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Episode 10 : The Chaotic Life of Seashore Ciliates
April. 26,2021
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Episode 9 : The Fantastic Feet of the Microcosmos
April. 19,2021
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Episode 8 : Leeuwenhoek: The First Master of Microscopes
April. 12,2021
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Episode 7 : How Diatoms Build Their Beautiful Shells
April. 05,2021
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Episode 6 : Heliozoa: Round, Sticky, and Covered in Spikes
March. 29,2021
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Episode 5 : Your Screen Is Covered In Human Blood
March. 22,2021
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Episode 4 : Getting to Know Our Single-Celled Ancestors
March. 15,2021
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Episode 3 : Becoming Your Own Baby Through Conjugation
March. 08,2021
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Episode 2 : How Do Microorganisms Pee?
March. 01,2021
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