Journey to the Microcosmos
Season 2
Episodes
1. We Filmed Tardigrade Sex!
In our Season 2 debut, we're diving back into the world of our favorite little water bear friends!
2. The Highs and Lows of Tardigrade Pregnancy
Original Title: Our Tardigrade Had Babies!
3. Slime Molds: When Micro Becomes Macro
4. How to Identify Microbes
When there are over one trillion species, it can be hard to determine what you're looking at on your microscope. Thankfully we've got some helpful tips for you!
5. How Cyanobacteria Took Over The World
6. Bacillaria: Distractingly Beautiful Crystal Colonies
7. The Microcosmos of the 1800s - The Story of Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
8. How We Find Our Microbes
9. The Secret Things Living in Your Aquarium
10. Synura: Smelly, Flowery Confetti
11. How to Survive the Microcosmos
12. What Is the Point of Sex?
13. What Are These Vorticella up To?
Original Title: 12 Minutes in the Life of Vorticella
14. Water Fleas: Look Weird, Adapt Weirder
15. Making Decisions Without a Brain
Making decisions can be pretty hard, but imagining trying to do it without a brain!
16. Peritrich Ciliates: Masters of Long-Range Snacking
17. The Terrifying Viruses of the Microcosmos
Even in the microcosmos, it's important to stay inside if you want to avoid a virus.
18. The Micro World Right Under Your Feet
19. Testate Amoebas: Blobby, Modest Shell Dwellers
A lot of the microbes we show you are completely naked, but the test amoeba is a bit more modest.
20. Colorless Euglenoids: Structure and Function (and Food)
There’s something you probably heard a lot in biology class. And no, it's not “mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell”...
21. The Complicated Legacy of Lynn Margulis
The world of microscopy is not without its own controversial figures, today we’re discussing Lynn Margulis and her contributions to the world of science as well as some of her more harmful beliefs.
22. The Microbe You Eat All The Time
Yeast: the most coveted microbe during this pandemic. This week we’re taking a close look at the little guys that make up our bread and beer and the vital role they’ve had for thousands of years.
23. How to Name a Microbe
There’s a story behind every microbe’s name, and that of the Phacus smulkowskianus is surprisingly sweet.
24. Preserving the History of the Microcosmos With Prepared Slides
Sometimes, pictures and videos aren’t enough. Sometimes the best way to share what you’ve seen under the microscope is, well, to share the actual thing you’re looking at.
25. Trying to Make Sense of This Overwhelming World
The goal of phylogenetic trees is to track the organisms we know of through their place in evolution.
