Hank Green
Self - Host
Series SeasonSeason 4 episodes2021
Journey to the Microcosmos
Season 4
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Episodes
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Episode 110 min2021-02-22
Can Algae Fuel Our Cars?
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?
Episode 210 min2021-03-01
How Do Microorganisms Pee?
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Episode 310 min2021-03-08
Becoming Your Own Baby Through Conjugation
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Episode 410 min2021-03-15
Getting to Know Our Single-Celled Ancestors
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Episode 510 min2021-03-22
Your Screen Is Covered In Human Blood
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Episode 610 min2021-03-29
Heliozoa: Round, Sticky, and Covered in Spikes
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Episode 710 min2021-04-05
How Diatoms Build Their Beautiful Shells
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Episode 810 min2021-04-12
Leeuwenhoek: The First Master of Microscopes
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Episode 910 min2021-04-19
The Fantastic Feet of the Microcosmos
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Episode 1010 min2021-04-26
The Chaotic Life of Seashore Ciliates
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Episode 1110 min2021-05-03
We Found a Super Rare Microbe!
After over three years of searching for it, our Master of Microscopes has found a Spirostomum semivirescens!
Episode 1210 min2021-05-11
Bursaria: Giant Gravity-Sensing Vacuums
The big Roomba of the microcosmos is fascinating to watch as it lives its sink or swim life.
Episode 1310 min2021-05-17
The Diversity of Shapes in the Microcosmos
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.
Episode 1410 min2021-05-31
Looking at Tardigrade Sperm and Other Reproducing Swimmers
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.
Episode 1510 min2021-06-07
Flinching Saves Lives in the Microcosmos
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Episode 1610 min2021-06-14
Some Eggs Don't Need Sperm to Make Babies
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Episode 1710 min2021-06-21
We Upgraded Our Microscope... Again!
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Episode 1810 min2021-06-28
Unsolved Mysteries of the Microcosmos
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.
Episode 1910 min2021-07-05
The Beautiful, Brutal Tentacles of Hydra
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Episode 2010 min2021-07-13
We Dipped Our Lens in Oil to See More Detail
Oil immersion is an interesting and complex microscopy tool.
Episode 2110 min2021-07-19
The Secret Things Living In Your Drains
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Episode 2210 min2021-07-26
Revealing the Hidden Colors of the Microcosmos
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Episode 2310 min2021-08-02
These Algae Curl Up Into a Ball When They Get Stressed Out
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Episode 2410 min2021-08-10
Where Is This Anemone Really From?
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Episode 2510 min2021-08-16
The Gruesome Tale of the Hitchhiking Parasite
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