Journey to the Microcosmos (Սեզոն 1)

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.

  • Poster for Meet the Microcosmos

    Meet the Microcosmos (Դրվագ 1)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-06-24

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: Join us on the first episode of Journey to the Microcosmos as we 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 hope to take you on a fascinating, reflective journey!

  • Poster for How Microscopic Hunters Get Their Lunch

    How Microscopic Hunters Get Their Lunch (Դրվագ 2)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-07-01

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: On this week's journey, we explore the ways things eat in the microcosmos, from Stentors filter feeding to Dileptus hunting down and absorbing its prey.

  • Poster for Stentors: Single-Celled Giants

    Stentors: Single-Celled Giants (Դրվագ 3)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-07-08

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: It's time to meet a single-celled organism that is bigger than a tardigrade! We'll learn how Stentors reproduce, why they look like trumpets, and why some of them are just SO BLUE!

  • Poster for How Do Microorganisms Reproduce?

    How Do Microorganisms Reproduce? (Դրվագ 4)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-07-15

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: How do stentors make more stentors? Does Paramecium reproduce sexually or asexually? Find out on this week's journey as we explore the ways the microcosmos reproduce!

  • Poster for Where Did Eukaryotic Cells Come From? - A Journey Into Endosymbiotic Theory

    Where Did Eukaryotic Cells Come From? - A Journey Into Endosymbiotic Theory (Դրվագ 5)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-07-22

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: 1.8 billion years ago, a cell ate another cell, but it didn't digest it, and without that happening, we would not exist. This week we explore the origins of eukaryotic cells and ask the question, "Are our cells more than ourselves?"

  • Poster for Tardigrades: Chubby, Misunderstood, & Not Immortal

    Tardigrades: Chubby, Misunderstood, & Not Immortal (Դրվագ 6)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-07-29

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: We know these cute little water bears can survive the vacuum of space but are they actually immortal? We'll explore that and other misconceptions about tardigrades in this week's journey!

  • Poster for How Do Protozoa Get Around?

    How Do Protozoa Get Around? (Դրվագ 7)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-08-05

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: If you were a protozoan, how would you zoom zoom zoom all around the microcosmos? From false feet to microtubules, find out how these single-celled eukaryotes make their way through the universe.

  • Poster for Diatoms: Tiny Factories You Can See From Space

    Diatoms: Tiny Factories You Can See From Space (Դրվագ 8)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-08-12

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: We owe so much to diatoms! They help us make beer, paint, and kitty litter, and they're responsible for some of the air you're breathing right now!

  • Poster for Mysterious Jiggly Crystals and Other Intracellular Structures

    Mysterious Jiggly Crystals and Other Intracellular Structures (Դրվագ 9)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-08-20

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: Let's journey deep into the cells themselves to take a look at some of the structures that keep cells alive and others that do... something... that we'll figure out someday... probably.

  • Poster for How Do Colonies Help Microorganisms Survive?

    How Do Colonies Help Microorganisms Survive? (Դրվագ 10)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-08-26

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: In the microcosmos, it's dangerous to go alone. This week we go on a journey into colonies to find out why sticking together is such a great strategy!

  • Poster for Death in the Microcosmos

    Death in the Microcosmos (Դրվագ 11)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-09-02

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: Death is inevitable and mysterious, even in the microcosmos. Stentors, heliozoans, and yes, even tardigrades, experience death in many different ways.

  • Poster for Euglenoids: Single-Celled Shapeshifters

    Euglenoids: Single-Celled Shapeshifters (Դրվագ 12)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-09-09

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: Euglenoids have had a very, very long time to evolve, and that has led to the things they have evolved into being extremely diverse—so diverse that, combined with the varied shape-shifting abilities of its member species, euglenoids have proven challenging to both identify and classify.

  • Poster for Hydra: Stretchy, Speedy, & Probably Immortal

    Hydra: Stretchy, Speedy, & Probably Immortal (Դրվագ 13)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-09-16

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: The hydra of mythology may not be as far off from reality as you think! Let's take a journey to the mall to meet our tentacled, regenerating friends!

  • Poster for Relax and Enjoy the View

    Relax and Enjoy the View (Դրվագ 14)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-09-23

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: This week, we're taking a bit of a break, but we thought you might also like one. So, today, let's all just sit and look at our lovely little friends while we take a breath and enjoy Andrew Huang's amazing music.

  • Poster for Life Without Oxygen? Challenge Accepted

    Life Without Oxygen? Challenge Accepted (Դրվագ 15)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-10-01

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: Slimy, a little smelly, maybe even a little gross, but to many organisms, the oxic-anoxic transition is a shifting chemical boundary that has created a challenge for life...a challenge it conquered.

  • Poster for Rotifers: Charmingly Bizarre & Often Ignored

    Rotifers: Charmingly Bizarre & Often Ignored (Դրվագ 16)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-10-07

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: We also don't really know what rotifers are... but we'll try to tell you as much as we know!

  • Poster for The Microscopic Circle of Life

    The Microscopic Circle of Life (Դրվագ 17)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-10-14

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: Life is chemistry. From diatom to Diana, life is not a magical imbued trait, is a process of the physics of our universe. The precise and convoluted chemistry of life requires specific physical and chemical situations. And this planet has a dizzying variety of such circumstances that, over millions or even billions of years, living chemical systems have evolved to thrive in.

  • Poster for Amoebas: Occasional Brain-Eaters

    Amoebas: Occasional Brain-Eaters (Դրվագ 18)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-10-21

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: Yes, they might eat your brain, but there's a lot more to amoebas than that!

  • Poster for The Colors of the Microcosmos

    The Colors of the Microcosmos (Դրվագ 19)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-10-28

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: We see the colors of the microcosmos every single week, but let's stop and ask why our some microbes are bright green, while others are a golden brown.

  • Poster for Eating, Hatching, and Crashing into the Moon: More About Tardigrades

    Eating, Hatching, and Crashing into the Moon: More About Tardigrades (Դրվագ 20)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-11-04

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: This week, the microcosmos meet the cosmos as we explore even more fascinating things about our friend, the tardigrade. We'll discuss their weird weird mouths, how we take care of our tardigrades, and what's going to happen to those tardigrades that crashed into the moon.

  • Poster for Are Microbes Good or Bad for Humans?

    Are Microbes Good or Bad for Humans? (Դրվագ 21)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-11-11

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: Where is the line between good and bad microorganisms and why do we seem to know so much more about the bad ones?

  • Poster for Paramecium: The White Rat of Ciliates

    Paramecium: The White Rat of Ciliates (Դրվագ 22)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-11-18

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: These world travelers might be, well, almost everywhere, but there is a still a lot we don't know about the famous paramecium.

  • Poster for Microorganisms Are Cleaning the Water You Drink

    Microorganisms Are Cleaning the Water You Drink (Դրվագ 23)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-11-25

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: Microbes are used for everything from baking to brewing, but wastewater treatment is where they do some of their most important work.

  • Poster for What Microscope Do We Use? (And Other Frequently Asked Questions)

    What Microscope Do We Use? (And Other Frequently Asked Questions) (Դրվագ 24)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-12-03

    Տևողություն: 10 min

  • Poster for What Humans and Stentors Have in Common

    What Humans and Stentors Have in Common (Դրվագ 25)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-12-09

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: This week, we're diving back into the world of Stentors to find out what humans and Stentors have in common!

  • Poster for Gastrotrichs: Four Day Old Grandmothers

    Gastrotrichs: Four Day Old Grandmothers (Դրվագ 26)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-12-16

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: These little hairy-bellied friends lead a very interesting life, albeit a short one.

  • Poster for We Recorded Some Strange Goop. What Is It?

    We Recorded Some Strange Goop. What Is It? (Դրվագ 27)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-12-23

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: This week's journey comes to you unedited and in real-time as we explore a mysterious infection.

  • Poster for What If All the Microbes Disappeared?

    What If All the Microbes Disappeared? (Դրվագ 28)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2019-12-31

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: In a world without microbes, this channel wouldn't exist. But there are other, more important things that would stop existing as well, and today we're going to explore just what could survive a world without our little micro friends, and for how long.

  • Poster for Desmids: The Symmetrical Algae That's Full of Crystals

    Desmids: The Symmetrical Algae That's Full of Crystals (Դրվագ 29)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2020-01-06

    Տևողություն: 10 min

  • Poster for Microbes Don’t Actually Look Like Anything

    Microbes Don’t Actually Look Like Anything (Դրվագ 30)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2020-01-14

    Տևողություն: 10 min

Journey to the Microcosmos

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