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Journey to the Microcosmos Season 3

August. 10,2020

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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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Journey to the Microcosmos

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Journey to the Microcosmos Season 3 Full Episode Guide

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

First Aired: February. 01,2021

Episode 23 - Suctorians: The Ugly Duckling of Ciliates

First Aired: January. 25,2021

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

First Aired: January. 18,2021

Episode 21 - Dinoflagellates: The Algae That Saved an Astronaut

First Aired: January. 12,2021

Episode 20 - Why Do Bacteria Move Like Vibrating Chaos Snakes?

First Aired: January. 04,2021

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?

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

First Aired: December. 28,2020

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

Episode 18 - Actinobolina: A Tiny Predatory Porcupine

First Aired: December. 21,2020

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

Episode 17 - How Did Multicellularity Evolve?

First Aired: December. 14,2020

Episode 16 - The Schoolteacher Who Discovered 700 Ciliates

First Aired: December. 08,2020

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!

Episode 15 - Strange Stentor Stories

First Aired: November. 30,2020

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

Episode 14 - This Ciliate Is About to Die

First Aired: November. 23,2020

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

Episode 13 - The Case of the Mistaken Amoeba

First Aired: November. 16,2020

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!

Episode 12 - Some Water Bears Live on Land

First Aired: November. 09,2020

Episode 11 - Didinium: The Paramecium Hunter

First Aired: November. 02,2020

Episode 10 - Water Is Thicker When You’re Smaller

First Aired: October. 12,2020

Episode 9 - Do Microscopic Immortals Actually Exist?

First Aired: October. 05,2020

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.

Episode 8 - Can Microbes See Without Eyes?

First Aired: September. 29,2020

Episode 7 - Ophyroglena: The Tricky Transforming Ciliate

First Aired: September. 21,2020

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.

Episode 6 - The Fungus That Traps and Kills Nematodes

First Aired: September. 14,2020

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

Episode 5 - Lacrymaria: Vicious Long-Necked Predators

First Aired: September. 07,2020

Episode 4 - Our Paramecia Are Infected

First Aired: August. 31,2020

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?

Episode 3 - Flatworms: Simple Wiggly Tubes

First Aired: August. 24,2020

Episode 2 - How Do Microorganisms Poop?

First Aired: August. 17,2020

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

Episode 1 - We Upgraded Our Microscope!

First Aired: August. 10,2020

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!

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