Hank Green
Director
Journey to the Microcosmos (2019)
Season 3
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.
Released June 24, 2019
Episode 10 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.microscopic, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.microscope
Network: YouTube
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - We Upgraded Our Microscope!
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!
Aug. 10, 2020, midnight
S3E2 - How Do Microorganisms Poop?
Everybody poops, but how does one poop when one does not have a butthole?
Aug. 17, 2020, midnight
S3E3 - Flatworms: Simple Wiggly Tubes
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Aug. 24, 2020, midnight
S3E4 - Our Paramecia Are Infected
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?
Aug. 31, 2020, midnight
S3E5 - Lacrymaria: Vicious Long-Necked Predators
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Sept. 7, 2020, midnight
S3E6 - The Fungus That Traps and Kills Nematodes
Arthrobotrys is a genus of fungi that not only kills nematodes, but it also sets traps in order to catch them!
Sept. 14, 2020, midnight
S3E7 - Ophyroglena: The Tricky Transforming Ciliate
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.
Sept. 21, 2020, midnight
S3E8 - Can Microbes See Without Eyes?
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Sept. 29, 2020, midnight
S3E9 - Do Microscopic Immortals Actually Exist?
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.
Oct. 5, 2020, midnight
S3E10 - Water Is Thicker When You’re Smaller
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Oct. 12, 2020, midnight
S3E11 - Didinium: The Paramecium Hunter
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Nov. 2, 2020, midnight
S3E12 - Some Water Bears Live on Land
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Nov. 9, 2020, midnight
S3E13 - The Case of the Mistaken Amoeba
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!
Nov. 16, 2020, midnight
S3E14 - This Ciliate Is About to Die
It's time to explore a big question while we watch a ciliate go through its last moments.
Nov. 23, 2020, midnight
S3E15 - Strange Stentor Stories
Our giant Stentor friends are back with more strange stories about these mysterious giants!
Nov. 30, 2020, midnight
S3E16 - The Schoolteacher Who Discovered 700 Ciliates
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!
Dec. 8, 2020, midnight
S3E17 - How Did Multicellularity Evolve?
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Dec. 14, 2020, midnight
S3E18 - Actinobolina: A Tiny Predatory Porcupine
It may not be the super rare tentacled ciliate we were looking for, but it's still a really cool super rare tentacled ciliate!
Dec. 21, 2020, midnight
S3E19 - Foraminifera: Hard on The Outside, Squishy on the Inside
We're going fossil hunting for Foraminifera! From beaches, to the ocean floor, to the foundation of the Egyptian pyramids, Forams are everywhere!
Dec. 28, 2020, midnight
S3E20 - Why Do Bacteria Move Like Vibrating Chaos Snakes?
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?
Jan. 4, 2021, midnight
S3E21 - Dinoflagellates: The Algae That Saved an Astronaut
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Jan. 12, 2021, midnight
S3E22 - Moss & Lichen: Which One Is Actually a Plant?
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Jan. 18, 2021, midnight
S3E23 - Suctorians: The Ugly Duckling of Ciliates
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Jan. 25, 2021, midnight
S3E24 - Pelomyxa: The Microbe That's Big Enough to Pet
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Feb. 1, 2021, midnight
Network: YouTube
Episode Runtime: 10 min.
Season Runtime: 2360 min.
Released: June 24, 2019
Last Air Date: Oct. 28, 2024, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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