Journey to the Microcosmos
-Season 4
Episodes
1. Can Algae Fuel Our Cars?
Feb 22, 2021
As the search for alternative energy sources continues, scientists are looking to the microcosmos and wondering: Can we use algae oil to power our cars, our airplanes, and maybe even our spaceships?
2. How Do Microorganisms Pee?
Mar 1, 2021
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3. Becoming Your Own Baby Through Conjugation
Mar 8, 2021
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4. Getting to Know Our Single-Celled Ancestors
Mar 15, 2021
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5. Your Screen Is Covered In Human Blood
Mar 22, 2021
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6. Heliozoa: Round, Sticky, and Covered in Spikes
Mar 29, 2021
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7. How Diatoms Build Their Beautiful Shells
Apr 5, 2021
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8. Leeuwenhoek: The First Master of Microscopes
Apr 12, 2021
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9. The Fantastic Feet of the Microcosmos
Apr 19, 2021
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10. The Chaotic Life of Seashore Ciliates
Apr 26, 2021
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11. We Found a Super Rare Microbe!
May 3, 2021
After over three years of searching for it, our Master of Microscopes has found a Spirostomum semivirescens!
12. Bursaria: Giant Gravity-Sensing Vacuums
May 11, 2021
The big Roomba of the microcosmos is fascinating to watch as it lives its sink or swim life.
13. The Diversity of Shapes in the Microcosmos
May 17, 2021
From trumpets and spirals to floral arrangements, single cell organisms take on many strange and unique shapes. But they don't look like that just for fun, their shapes can help them with movement, hunting, and even defending themselves.
14. Looking at Tardigrade Sperm and Other Reproducing Swimmers
May 31, 2021
Original Title: Tardigrade Sperm and Other Reproducing Swimmers Not all hypotheses need to be good. In fact, many of them are terrible. It’s just that when you’re trying to understand the world, you might find yourself believing that there are tiny humans living inside the heads of sperm, and we're here to tell you, that's not how it works.
15. Flinching Saves Lives in the Microcosmos
Jun 7, 2021
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16. Some Eggs Don't Need Sperm to Make Babies
Jun 14, 2021
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17. We Upgraded Our Microscope... Again!
Jun 21, 2021
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18. Unsolved Mysteries of the Microcosmos
Jun 28, 2021
Sometimes we come across microbes that we just can't learn much about, or that don't fit into a larger story. So, this week we're sharing a few of those mysterious microbes with you.
19. The Beautiful, Brutal Tentacles of Hydra
Jul 5, 2021
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20. We Dipped Our Lens in Oil to See More Detail
Jul 13, 2021
Oil immersion is an interesting and complex microscopy tool.
21. The Secret Things Living In Your Drains
Jul 19, 2021
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22. Revealing the Hidden Colors of the Microcosmos
Jul 26, 2021
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23. These Algae Curl Up Into a Ball When They Get Stressed Out
Aug 2, 2021
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24. Where Is This Anemone Really From?
Aug 10, 2021
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25. The Gruesome Tale of the Hitchhiking Parasite
Aug 16, 2021
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