Journey to the Microcosmos (Season 3)

We Upgraded Our Microscope! (Episode 1)

Air date: 2020-08-10

Runtime: 10 min

Overview: Differential interference contrast is not a microscope, but rather a method that enhances contrast, and thanks to our new microscope we are able to share some amazing DIC images with you!

How Do Microorganisms Poop? (Episode 2)

Air date: 2020-08-17

Runtime: 10 min

Overview: Everybody poops, but how does one poop when one does not have a butthole?

Flatworms: Simple Wiggly Tubes (Episode 3)

Air date: 2020-08-24

Runtime: 10 min

Our Paramecia Are Infected (Episode 4)

Air date: 2020-08-31

Runtime: 10 min

Overview: We recently discovered some Holospora infecting one of our Paramecium samples. How does that happen? How does the Holospora get in there? And how are they so successful at infecting?

Lacrymaria: Vicious Long-Necked Predators (Episode 5)

Air date: 2020-09-07

Runtime: 10 min

The Fungus That Traps and Kills Nematodes (Episode 6)

Air date: 2020-09-14

Runtime: 10 min

Overview: Arthrobotrys is a genus of fungi that not only kills nematodes, but it also sets traps in order to catch them!

Ophyroglena: The Tricky Transforming Ciliate (Episode 7)

Air date: 2020-09-21

Runtime: 10 min

Overview: On the surface, Ophyroglena seems like it should be pretty easy to identify, but it all depends on which stage of life it's currently in.

Can Microbes See Without Eyes? (Episode 8)

Air date: 2020-09-29

Runtime: 10 min

Do Microscopic Immortals Actually Exist? (Episode 9)

Air date: 2020-10-05

Runtime: 10 min

Overview: Are you immortal if you never age? Defying death is not as clear-cut as it might initially seem. What we define as immortality depends a bit on what you think it means to die.

Water Is Thicker When You’re Smaller (Episode 10)

Air date: 2020-10-12

Runtime: 10 min

Didinium: The Paramecium Hunter (Episode 11)

Air date: 2020-11-02

Runtime: 10 min

Some Water Bears Live on Land (Episode 12)

Air date: 2020-11-09

Runtime: 10 min

The Case of the Mistaken Amoeba (Episode 13)

Air date: 2020-11-16

Runtime: 10 min

Overview: Today we're exploring the intriguing Ouramoeba vorax. Or wait... is it Amoebophilus simplex? Let's figure that out together by diving into some history!

This Ciliate Is About to Die (Episode 14)

Air date: 2020-11-23

Runtime: 10 min

Overview: It's time to explore a big question while we watch a ciliate go through its last moments.

Strange Stentor Stories (Episode 15)

Air date: 2020-11-30

Runtime: 10 min

Overview: Our giant Stentor friends are back with more strange stories about these mysterious giants!

The Schoolteacher Who Discovered 700 Ciliates (Episode 16)

Air date: 2020-12-08

Runtime: 10 min

Overview: Alfred Kahl only spent a decade in the world of the microcosmos, but in that time he discovered more ciliates than anyone else ever has!

How Did Multicellularity Evolve? (Episode 17)

Air date: 2020-12-14

Runtime: 10 min

Actinobolina: A Tiny Predatory Porcupine (Episode 18)

Air date: 2020-12-21

Runtime: 10 min

Overview: It may not be the super rare tentacled ciliate we were looking for, but it's still a really cool super rare tentacled ciliate!

Foraminifera: Hard on The Outside, Squishy on the Inside (Episode 19)

Air date: 2020-12-28

Runtime: 10 min

Overview: We're going fossil hunting for Foraminifera! From beaches, to the ocean floor, to the foundation of the Egyptian pyramids, Forams are everywhere!

Why Do Bacteria Move Like Vibrating Chaos Snakes? (Episode 20)

Air date: 2021-01-04

Runtime: 10 min

Overview: Bacterial flagella are very hard to spot in our footage, but we see evidence of them in almost every single one of our videos. The question is, how do they work, and are they different from the other flagella we've discussed?

Dinoflagellates: The Algae That Saved an Astronaut (Episode 21)

Air date: 2021-01-12

Runtime: 10 min

Moss & Lichen: Which One Is Actually a Plant? (Episode 22)

Air date: 2021-01-18

Runtime: 10 min

Suctorians: The Ugly Duckling of Ciliates (Episode 23)

Air date: 2021-01-25

Runtime: 10 min

Pelomyxa: The Microbe That's Big Enough to Pet (Episode 24)

Air date: 2021-02-01

Runtime: 10 min