Journey to the Microcosmos (Սեզոն 7)

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 The Complicated Sex Lives of Hydra

    The Complicated Sex Lives of Hydra (Դրվագ 1)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-05-29

    Տևողություն: 12 min

    Նկարագրություն: If we were to write a fable to get this moral across, it would have to star the freshwater cnidarian called the hydra. Because in the hydra, the question of butts connects to the ambiguities of immortality, which in turn relates to the befuddling matter of sexual reproduction.

  • Poster for When Is A Fungus Not A Fungus?

    When Is A Fungus Not A Fungus? (Դրվագ 2)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-06-05

    Տևողություն: 11 min

    Նկարագրություն: Oomycetes are one of the more unusual-looking microbes we’ve seen in the microcosmos. It looks more like a coral reef painted by an artist inspired by Gustav Klimt and a pile of trash. And if you saw that painting hanging in the museum, you might pass it by without thinking much of its subject.

  • Poster for The Cryptic Origins of Yogurt

    The Cryptic Origins of Yogurt (Դրվագ 3)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-06-12

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: The microcosmos is home to many unusual partnerships. Life is, after all, just relationships, each of which build upon one another like strokes of paint in an epic tableau of ecology, epidemics, and yogurt?

  • Poster for Why Beggiatoa Are Stuffed Full Of Sulfur

    Why Beggiatoa Are Stuffed Full Of Sulfur (Դրվագ 4)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-06-19

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: There’s a few things that give Beggiatoa away. The first is the simple serpentine shape of their bodies, and the second are those little dots inside of them. They look like bubbles, but they’re actually sulfur granules.

  • Poster for We Don't Know Why Moth Wings Glow

    We Don't Know Why Moth Wings Glow (Դրվագ 5)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-07-10

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: A little while ago, James found himself with a bit of a problem. He was keeping some wheat grains at home to use as food for the microbes that he cultures and films for our enjoyment. But before he could feed the grains to his microbes, they became infested with the larvae.. of moths.

  • Poster for Avoid These Tiny Bits of Killer Fluff (If You Can)

    Avoid These Tiny Bits of Killer Fluff (If You Can) (Դրվագ 6)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-07-17

    Տևողություն: 11 min

    Նկարագրություն: When you hear the phrase “brain-eating amoebas,” is there a particular image that comes to mind? Whatever you envision, it's probably not what the notorious brain-eating amoeba that strikes fear in our hearts actually looks like.

  • Poster for This Neon World Is Inside Your Fruit

    This Neon World Is Inside Your Fruit (Դրվագ 7)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-07-24

    Տևողություն: 11 min

    Նկարագրություն: Usually we’re looking into pond water or whatever other fascinating bit of nature that James, our master of microscopes, usually looks at. But right now, our sights are coming to us directly from the kitchen and from a different master of microscopes.

  • Poster for Up Close With The World's Deadliest Animal

    Up Close With The World's Deadliest Animal (Դրվագ 8)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-07-31

    Տևողություն: 9 min

    Նկարագրություն: Under the microscope, mosquitos undergo a metamorphosis sculpted in gold. The buzzing body takes on a life of its own, its usual role as menace lying far beyond the margins of the screen.

  • Poster for Falling In Love With Microscopy

    Falling In Love With Microscopy (Դրվագ 9)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-08-07

    Տևողություն: 12 min

    Նկարագրություն: This video is all about James, who many of you know as our master of microscopes. He is the scientist, and the artist, behind just about everything we are able to see in our collective journey through the microcosmos.

  • Poster for The Tiny Worlds Inside of Puddles

    The Tiny Worlds Inside of Puddles (Դրվագ 10)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-08-14

    Տևողություն: 7 min

    Նկարագրություն: When was the last time you saw a puddle? Was it recent—perhaps some time in the past week, fresh from a downpour? Or has it been a long time since you’ve seen rain, and so an even longer time since your path has crossed a puddle?

  • Poster for Why Are Some Birds Blue?

    Why Are Some Birds Blue? (Դրվագ 11)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-08-21

    Տևողություն: 9 min

    Նկարագրություն: One of the spectacular details of animals in our world is just how varied their colors can be. When you look at birds, for example, you’ll see everything from mundane grays to iridescent blues. So why don’t we shine with the same iridescence of birds?

  • Poster for The Electric Relationship Between Plants And Bees

    The Electric Relationship Between Plants And Bees (Դրվագ 12)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-08-28

    Տևողություն: 8 min

    Նկարագրություն: When you think of bees, you probably don’t think of single-celled eukaryotes. What could an insect have in common with, say, a ciliate?

  • Poster for Floating Cities of Scum

    Floating Cities of Scum (Դրվագ 13)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-09-04

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: When you think of bees, you probably don’t think of single-celled eukaryotes. What could an insect have in common with, say, a ciliate?

  • Poster for Liverworts Use The Rain To Make Their Clones

    Liverworts Use The Rain To Make Their Clones (Դրվագ 14)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-09-11

    Տևողություն: 8 min

    Նկարագրություն: An ambiguously long time ago, there was this theory of medicine. An idea that if you came across a plant that looked like a body part, that meant it was meant to treat ailments that targeted said part. And this put a lot of pressure on liverwort, simply because it resembled the liver.

  • Poster for Bacteria That Survive In Gelatinous Colonies

    Bacteria That Survive In Gelatinous Colonies (Դրվագ 15)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-09-18

    Տևողություն: 9 min

    Նկարագրություն: In the 1820s, a man named Dr. R. Brandes walked through a meadow on a quest to try and answer a centuries-old question about a mysterious gelatinous substance on the ground known as “star jelly.”

  • Poster for Is It Possible To Photosynthesize In The Dark?

    Is It Possible To Photosynthesize In The Dark? (Դրվագ 16)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-09-25

    Տևողություն: 11 min

    Նկարագրություն: Our master of microscopes is always looking for rare ciliates that live in areas low in oxygen. But when he puts those samples under a growth light, his tubes quickly turn the color of the green sulfur bacteria that thrive in those anaerobic conditions.

  • Poster for This Predator Is A Shape-Shifter

    This Predator Is A Shape-Shifter (Դրվագ 17)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-10-02

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: In the middle of the 19th century, a scientist stared into the microscope and found, staring back at him, a vampire.

  • Poster for Blood-Sucking Escape Artists

    Blood-Sucking Escape Artists (Դրվագ 18)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-10-09

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: Of all the animals that we’ve examined in the microcosmos, leeches are probably one of the few that can be used as a verb, to leech off someone—to take and take from them, like a worm consuming someone’s blood.

  • Poster for This Microscopic Killer Wears Its Victims

    This Microscopic Killer Wears Its Victims (Դրվագ 19)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-10-16

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: If you have been following Journey to the Microcosmos for some time, this might sound like a familiar story.| Consider this a proper slasher movie sequel.

  • Poster for These Dancing Worms Are Surprisingly Useful

    These Dancing Worms Are Surprisingly Useful (Դրվագ 20)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-10-23

    Տևողություն: 9 min

  • Poster for Some Ciliates Are Hiding a Secret Weapon

    Some Ciliates Are Hiding a Secret Weapon (Դրվագ 21)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-10-30

    Տևողություն: 11 min

  • Poster for Can Microbes Just Appear Out Of Nowhere?

    Can Microbes Just Appear Out Of Nowhere? (Դրվագ 22)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-11-06

    Տևողություն: 12 min

    Նկարագրություն: Can life be created spontaneously? Well, a year and a half ago, our master of microscopes, James, was inspired by the idea of spontaneous generation and set up his own little experiment.

  • Poster for Trying To Solve Some Micro Mysteries

    Trying To Solve Some Micro Mysteries (Դրվագ 23)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-11-13

    Տևողություն: 9 min

    Նկարագրություն: We Found Some Things We Can't Explain Today's episode has one particular theme: a bunch of funny things going on in the microcosmos.

  • Poster for What Do These Algae Do With Four Genomes?

    What Do These Algae Do With Four Genomes? (Դրվագ 24)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-11-20

    Տևողություն: 9 min

  • Poster for The History of Red Algae

    The History of Red Algae (Դրվագ 25)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-12-11

    Տևողություն: 9 min

    Նկարագրություն: Imagine that you aren’t watching the microcosmos right now. Instead you’re living in the world as it existed around one billion years ago, and you are the ancestor of this red algae.

  • Poster for These Mites Give Cheese Its Flavor

    These Mites Give Cheese Its Flavor (Դրվագ 26)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2023-12-18

    Տևողություն: 11 min

  • Poster for Why Picocyanobacteria Might Just Outlast All Of Us

    Why Picocyanobacteria Might Just Outlast All Of Us (Դրվագ 27)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-01-09

    Տևողություն: 9 min

    Նկարագրություն: In the northeast Atlantic Ocean, plankton populations aren’t looking like they used to. And at the center of it all are tiny, photosynthetic bacteria called picocyanobacteria who may just outlast us all.

  • Poster for We Built A Tardigrade Trap, And It Worked

    We Built A Tardigrade Trap, And It Worked (Դրվագ 28)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-01-15

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: We don’t know if there are many rites of passage institutionalized among amateur microscopists. But we have to imagine that, as people find themselves navigating the microcosmos for the first time, they’re often on the lookout for tardigrades.

  • Poster for The Microbial Universe That Makes Kombucha

    The Microbial Universe That Makes Kombucha (Դրվագ 29)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-01-22

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: When you think of kombucha, you might think of a nice, refreshing, healthy drink, one that’s exceptionall good for your microbiome. What we here at Journey to the Microcosmos think of is a terrarium…a place where a whole ecosystem exists, trapped in glass.

  • Poster for This Microbe Hasn't Been Seen Since The 1930s

    This Microbe Hasn't Been Seen Since The 1930s (Դրվագ 30)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-01-29

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: After an absence of almost 90 years, we’ve found a rare ciliate last written about about in 1933.

  • Poster for What Makes A Microbe Rare?

    What Makes A Microbe Rare? (Դրվագ 31)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-02-12

    Տևողություն: 11 min

    Նկարագրություն: In the microcosmos—where the organisms vastly outnumber us, where what we find in a single pool of water can change from day to day—it makes us as what it mean for a microbe to be rare?

  • Poster for These Tiny Crustaceans Hate Change

    These Tiny Crustaceans Hate Change (Դրվագ 32)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-02-19

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: One of the fascinating aspects of microscopy is the way you can look so deeply into something that it becomes unrecognizable. What could look like a stained glass window could actually turn out to be... a hopping shrimp?

  • Poster for This special diatom is having a very bad day

    This special diatom is having a very bad day (Դրվագ 33)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-02-28

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: It’s hard to count how many times we’ve encountered diatoms on Journey to the Microcosmos. However, we've always talked about the more colorful variety of diatom, and not the ones that are colorless.

  • Poster for We Fed Our Microbes Blood So You Don't Have To

    We Fed Our Microbes Blood So You Don't Have To (Դրվագ 34)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-03-04

    Տևողություն: 8 min

    Նկարագրություն: If you’ve clicked on this video, we assume it’s because you read the title, “We fed our microbes blood so you don’t have to,” and immediately asked the question everyone asks when a youtuber says they did something so you don’t have to: but why?

  • Poster for These Slugs Led Us to the Last Good Place on the Internet

    These Slugs Led Us to the Last Good Place on the Internet (Դրվագ 35)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-03-11

    Տևողություն: 13 min

    Նկարագրություն: If you were asked to describe what a sea slug is, you might be tempted to go with the straightforward response: it’s a slug that lives in the sea. And you know, you wouldn’t be wrong.

  • Poster for How Do We Find Cancer?

    How Do We Find Cancer? (Դրվագ 36)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-03-25

    Տևողություն: 13 min

    Նկարագրություն: Usually on Journey to the Microcosmos, we spend our time delving into the microscopic world and the surprising things that microbes have to teach us. But today, we would like to talk about Hank Green, and what was his cancer.

  • Poster for Watch a Stentor Fix Itself

    Watch a Stentor Fix Itself (Դրվագ 37)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-04-15

    Տևողություն: 9 min

    Նկարագրություն: Today James, our master of microscopes, is using a microscopy slide as a cutting board, chopping away at the slide to end up with a bunch of individual stentors.

  • Poster for This Amoeba Made Armor From Its Dead Enemies

    This Amoeba Made Armor From Its Dead Enemies (Դրվագ 38)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-04-22

    Տևողություն: 9 min

    Նկարագրություն: This amoeba has a shell around it, which seems like a pretty good idea. The world at large is full of predators, and shells seem like a straightforward strategy to ward those predators off. But what if this amoeba’s shell wasn’t just a form of protection? What if it was actually dangerous?

  • Poster for We Found Something Strange in Portugal

    We Found Something Strange in Portugal (Դրվագ 39)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-04-29

    Տևողություն: 10 min

    Նկարագրություն: Sometimes, the microcosmos can take a little while to surprise. You have to be patient, enjoying the familiar sights as you wait for something new.

  • Poster for We've Been Looking For This Purple Amoeba for 6 Years!

    We've Been Looking For This Purple Amoeba for 6 Years! (Դրվագ 40)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-05-06

    Տևողություն: 9 min

    Նկարագրություն: We know that it’s bad form to return to the same word over and over again here on Journey to the Microcosmos. But whenever we write about amoeba, we will probably say the word “blob” a lot.

  • Poster for You Have Something in Common With This Horrifying Tube Worm

    You Have Something in Common With This Horrifying Tube Worm (Դրվագ 41)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-05-13

    Տևողություն: 11 min

    Նկարագրություն: When James, our master of microscopes, was looking through samples he’d received from Spain, he didn’t expect to see this—a creature straight out of a horror movie, with dark reddish brown eyes and tentacles streaming out of its mouth.

  • Poster for Tiny Mysteries from the Black Sea

    Tiny Mysteries from the Black Sea (Դրվագ 42)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-05-28

    Տևողություն: 8 min

    Նկարագրություն: When you think of mussels and clams and other bivalve animals, you might think of something as shelled and static, perhaps sitting on your plate at a fancy restaurant. But before the mussel got to your plate, it led a life—and all things considered, a surprisingly active one.

  • Poster for We Found a Very, Very Tiny Kraken

    We Found a Very, Very Tiny Kraken (Դրվագ 43)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-06-10

    Տևողություն: 8 min

    Նկարագրություն: Our Master of Microscopes James was fascinated by something he found in some samples he had been given from Portugal. Something that would lead us to a kraken in the microcosmos…but how?

  • Poster for How Does The Microcosmos Change With the Seasons?

    How Does The Microcosmos Change With the Seasons? (Դրվագ 44)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-06-24

    Տևողություն: 12 min

    Նկարագրություն: We Spent a Year Looking at Microbes in a Polish Pond Have you ever wondered what seasons look like to a microbe? How they navigate the highs, the lows, and all the muddy, slushy in-betweens?

  • Poster for Why Are Ciliates So Hairy?

    Why Are Ciliates So Hairy? (Դրվագ 45)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-07-09

    Տևողություն: 12 min

    Նկարագրություն: For James, our master of microscopes, the immense breadth has made ciliates a bit of an obsession. Whether he’s hunting down a rare species, or documenting the behavior of something more familiar, there’s always something spectacular in this group.

  • Poster for What These Microbes Teach Us About Free Will

    What These Microbes Teach Us About Free Will (Դրվագ 46)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-07-22

    Տևողություն: 9 min

    Նկարագրություն: We’re focusing today on a Journey to the Microcosmos favorite: the ciliates, the single-celled eukaryotes covered in hair-like structures called cilia. We want to be more self-centered and explore what ciliates have taught us about ourselves.

  • Poster for Microscopic Beauty from a Nuclear Test Site

    Microscopic Beauty from a Nuclear Test Site (Դրվագ 47)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-08-05

    Տևողություն: 9 min

    Նկարագրություն: James, our master of microscopes, seems like a tough person to get a gift for. What do you get the person who has the entirety of the microcosmos available to him with just a glimpse through a lens?

  • Poster for Why Do Planarians Have Those Triangles on their Heads?

    Why Do Planarians Have Those Triangles on their Heads? (Դրվագ 48)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-08-19

    Տևողություն: 8 min

    Նկարագրություն: Flatworms are kind of adorable. And they have keep scientists up at night for a few reasons.

  • Poster for A Collection of Tiny Universes

    A Collection of Tiny Universes (Դրվագ 49)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-09-03

    Տևողություն: 8 min

    Նկարագրություն: Whenever we get to watch things through the microscope together, it’s like we’re transported to another world—or maybe another universe, or dimension. Time and space feel off somehow, with sights that are slower and faster and nearer and farther all at once.

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    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-09-16

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    Նկարագրություն: One thing we’ve heard from many of you is that this show is your sleep show, that soothing bit of media you put on when you need to slow down your brain and drift off. We take that as a huge compliment. It’s nice to know we can be a part of your relaxation journey.

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    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-09-30

    Տևողություն: 13 min

    Նկարագրություն: While our journey through the microcosmos together is soon coming to a close, we know that some of you still have questions…questions that we wanted to take this last opportunity to explore.

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    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-10-14

    Տևողություն: 11 min

    Նկարագրություն: Science is about more than just finding immutable laws of nature. It’s about having the imagination to try things and ask questions that might not necessarily lead anywhere, but that just… feel right.

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    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 2024-10-28

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    Նկարագրություն: People have been staring through the microscope for centuries, peering into the microcosmos and uncovering its beauty as they pursue deeper questions about the world around us. This is our series finale, and we want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for coming on this journey with us. It has been such a privilege to be a part of such a wonderful community, and we can't wait to join you all on your journeys ahead.

Journey to the Microcosmos

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