i am perpetually amazed how complex single-celled life can actually be! thank you for this service :)
@fmlAllthetime4 жыл бұрын
Some of these aren't single celled, like the tardigrades for certain. Some single cell organisms are visible with the naked eye, some multicellular organisms aren't. Super weird, I know.
@MagicToadSlime3 жыл бұрын
We're standing on the shoulders of (microscopic) giants. 😍
@GLITCH_-.-4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if we permanently blind organisms on our slides with the extreme amount of light we literally push through them.
@ShapeDoppelganger3 жыл бұрын
That may be unlikely, sunlight is many times brighter and have much more energy than the light from a microscope. And also they may not even register the same spectrum of light that we are shining at them in order to see them.
@GLITCH_-.-3 жыл бұрын
@@ShapeDoppelganger Hm. Makes sense. Didn't think about it like that
@suelane3628 Жыл бұрын
@@ShapeDoppelganger I am guessing that when I use that mirror to reflect sunlight in order to use my microscope; it would still be less invasive than direct sunlight.
@GrandDukeMushroom Жыл бұрын
@@ShapeDoppelganger Basically, Photons have an extremely low amount of energy stored in them. The more dangerous radiations are IR, UV, etc.
@ArchangelExile9 ай бұрын
I wouldn't say extremely low. We can feel the heat of sunlight that was emitted millions of miles away on such a tiny area of space, such as our arms. The energy levels of all the frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum varies greatly (from radio/weak to gamma/intense), but the visible light part, which is what we're talking about, still contains plenty of energy.
@randomsleepyness4 жыл бұрын
I'll have a small look at this video
@iSyriux4 жыл бұрын
Best joke of 2020
@Malik-td2ft4 жыл бұрын
There's the exit, sir
@GreatGwiaz3 жыл бұрын
Oh you think you're so clever don't you? WELL GUESS WHAT! YOU ARE!
@persephone27063 жыл бұрын
👏🏼
@ChickenLegOfficial5 ай бұрын
Har har har 😑
@frogboiii034 жыл бұрын
2:03 Oh no that poor microbe! RIP Little Dude. 😔
@revenevan114 жыл бұрын
The stentor has to eat too, it finally caught one! (RIP little dude though, he was really cute 🥺)
@fnamelname90773 жыл бұрын
I think that was a Didinium? You can see him trying to eat the stentor and then he's like "Oh wait I'm dead".
@wzae___3 жыл бұрын
@@fnamelname9077 looks like a fat rotifer to me
@iris-hopp3 жыл бұрын
I didn't expect to see spoilers while scrolling through comments on a microbe video
@TheRogueWolf4 жыл бұрын
"I always feel like a microbe's watching me...."
@johnnyfavorite11943 жыл бұрын
...and I get no Macrography!
@cannaisuer20913 жыл бұрын
There not. Its like us looking at the observable universe.
@cannaisuer20913 жыл бұрын
Theyre
@nagydoesstuff3 жыл бұрын
m i l l i o n s..
@Ready_Set_Boom2 жыл бұрын
I always feel like amoebas watching me and there’s no friability! Woah ohh
@semaj_50224 жыл бұрын
This episode was so visually stunning. I was completely glued to the screen. Its amazing seeing the diversity that exists in the world when it comes to different ways of sensing and reacting to light. Endlessly fascinating.
@balikis4 жыл бұрын
Hey dear Microcosmos team, I really like your work; thanks !
@RafaelFyen4 жыл бұрын
Seconded.
@iloveeveryone86114 жыл бұрын
Thirded
@nablamakabama4884 жыл бұрын
Quadrupled
@Ratigan24 жыл бұрын
Quintupled
@kisnpisn49194 жыл бұрын
sextoupleeeeehm.. 6th!
@rotifer4 жыл бұрын
*Microbial eyes? All the better to see you with my dear!*
@fishbutnoegg4 жыл бұрын
THE ROTIFER
@world_reborn19904 жыл бұрын
I love you
@iloveeveryone86114 жыл бұрын
jeff uz I love everyone!
@NonDelusional746114 жыл бұрын
I Love Everyone! You do not
@iloveeveryone86114 жыл бұрын
NonDelusional74611 :(
@newkkl4 жыл бұрын
This channel just keeps getting better. The new microscope and the images you get now are endlessly interesting, and humbling. Even the tiniest single-celled being has a vast complexity driven by the same spark of life as us. Quite remarkable.
@amytaf23873 жыл бұрын
7:32 can we just take a moment to appreciate this living video game obstacle. He/she/it is truly a magnificent creature.
@_ThankMeLater2 жыл бұрын
Bro was afraid to use the wrong pronouns on a microorganism 💀
@Charlie-fy5fy Жыл бұрын
@@_ThankMeLater we live in a society
@Indigoharpy Жыл бұрын
@@_ThankMeLater 🤣🤣🤣
@kurage_medusa Жыл бұрын
Damn you're right it's just like the little crawly bois in hollow knight
@noeldenever4 жыл бұрын
Wait. Does this mean Stentor coeruleus, my favorite denizen of the microcosmos, is tortured by light during the shooting? Oh I'm so sorry, pretty Stentor...
@JamsGerms4 жыл бұрын
noeldenever Definitely not! :D
@noeldenever4 жыл бұрын
@@JamsGerms whew, nice to know I'm not a voyeur of micro S&M. As always, thanks for your work! 😁
@siyacer4 жыл бұрын
Yes, it destroys their body covering.
@SquirrelGrrl4 жыл бұрын
Jam's Germs Hi, how do you film them acting naturally as seen in past videos? A different wavelength? Thanks for all the incredible footage!!!
@TheRealFlenuan4 жыл бұрын
"Tortured" is a strong word
@A3Kr0n4 жыл бұрын
"It was not something leading to us". Exactly. There is no evolutionary "ladder"
@clearmenser4 жыл бұрын
It's a tree. So much in the natural world is shaped like a tree.
@TheRealFlenuan4 жыл бұрын
Right, there's only an apparent one, in our privileged, biased hindsight. Evolution has no long-term "goals". That said, it's still possible to think of "ancient"/"primitive" (more technically called conservative or basal) traits in modern species as proxies for the ancestral states of homologous equivalents in the human body/cells. This is especially true when comparing single-celled life to macroscopic multicellular organisms, since in the former these homologous traits have usually changed much less (functionally, structurally and genetically) and, unlike our ancestors, have had relatively unchanged selective pressures for many millions of years.
@2l84t4 жыл бұрын
For you apparently not. Big fan of Bronze Age boogey man ?
@izzymuse19574 жыл бұрын
its a bunch of different solutions to the same problems
@JaneXemylixa3 жыл бұрын
An anthropologist I like listening to has said that literally every living thing at the moment is a peak of evolution. After all, it got to exist.
@the_hanged_clown4 жыл бұрын
even if all it ends up being is a fuzzy grayscale I'd still love to see a visualization of what these little eyes might actually perceive
@rutvikpanchal4664 жыл бұрын
Thank you... Me : awww, you're welcome To Skillshare Me : ohhh...
@PhillyHippy3 жыл бұрын
In this series, Hank sounds so relaxed and slow, as opposed to his Sci Show counterpart that is very energetic and excitable.
@hunterc6264 жыл бұрын
5:43 I hadn't heard it in a while and I wondered if you retired this track. I love animals and whatnot but I love (this specific) songs too!
@sitarnut3 жыл бұрын
That's thanks to Andrew Huang
@allanphillips64173 жыл бұрын
Is this track something u can find or is it specifically for the show?
@beyoss3 жыл бұрын
Someone know how to track down this track?
@elizabethgall5327 Жыл бұрын
"Evolution...was not leading to *us*" gave me chills. So well said!
@chrisveenker31504 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I found this channel. Superb content :)
@NewMessage4 жыл бұрын
I pulled the old "Ahh I seeee...." bit, and my daughter just paused the video and looked me dead in the eye with a look of disdain and said "See this? My big bright smile? No? Think about that." , then she turned back to the screen and pressed play again.
@cholulahotsauce61664 жыл бұрын
She makes me proud.
@jeremysolano3984 жыл бұрын
Hank Green's voice is just simply amazing
@Summer-xe6in4 жыл бұрын
This channel and everyone involved are miraculous. I truly have no words to described how much you make me geek out when I see a new video has been released. Thank you for taking the leap in creating this channel and giving us the privilege of going on this journey into the microcosmos! ^_^
@thunder1_2 Жыл бұрын
bro you are so good at explaining so many things, and you say it with so much enthusiasm! you arent like a boring science teacher that always speaks in a low monotone voice! you are cool!❤
@dickrichard62610 ай бұрын
He doesn't care. 😂
@ManishSharma-iu4vj4 жыл бұрын
Videos like these are like chapters of encyclopaedia. Hope videos like these become a medium of education in schools in my country. Would be so great.
@andybeans57902 жыл бұрын
The part discussing the energetic cost of sight reminds me of a hypothesised difference between anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals; our cousins apparently had larger eyes and it's thought a larger area of their brain dedicated to visual processing, whereas our optic centres are smaller and we may have instead dedicated more grey matter to developing our social aquities. Neanderthal communties were very small in comparison to human ones, reflecting less social abilities.
@bananajoe36694 жыл бұрын
Everytime when i see a video on this channel, i'm aware that these little organisms have no brains and no awareness. But they live without knowing that they live. That's crazy!
@Dragrath14 жыл бұрын
we don't actually know that they lack awareness that is a hypothesis that is hard to test scientifically
@spyrofrost91584 жыл бұрын
Perhaps a single celled organism's nucleus isn't as powerful or complex as a brain, but surely they must have some form of awareness or another. Otherwise predation and escape from predators likely wouldn't be possible.
@johndor77934 жыл бұрын
@@Dragrath1 I think it's accurate to say they have rudimentary awareness and nothing more. I gave this example before. A mirror was put in the jungle and most of the animals couldn't tell it was their reflection. So yeah I don't think it's a stretch to say microbes lack a ton of awareness other than the most basic.
@Dragrath14 жыл бұрын
@@johndor7793 While the general hypothesis is a fairly plausible one I had been trying to point out that we don't really understand exactly how our sense of awareness arises thus we should be careful to jump to conclusions. While I personally doubt they will be highly capable of cognitive feats on their own there is evidence that biofilms and slime molds can demonstrate fairly complex problem solving skills despite lacking a brain. As a related note there have been a number of lines of evidence being raised against the mirror test for instance. Rather than general intelligence for humans the mirror test experiments really just seem to measure facial recognition capabilities given how people with damage to the parts of the brain related to that function fail to recognize themselves in the mirror largely in part to them completely losing the ability to recognize faces. An interesting comparison demonstrating the difficulty in reading the mirror tests results is new Caledonian crows which are well known for their problem solving skills and their ability to visualize and plan actions in multiple steps enabling them to manufacture tools from objects in their environment (as opposed to all other tool using animals which can use existing objects but not make new tools from non tool materials). At face value experiments show they appear to "fail" to recognize themselves in the reflection however experiments show it isn't that simple as they can readily figure out how to use a mirror to solve puzzles or explore their environment so it isn't like they don't understand how to use a mirror. Basically intelligence doesn't seem to be all or nothing and the way an organism processes information from their environment will play a role in that process.
@brittanygidonable4 жыл бұрын
@@johndor7793 Yea, because we tested them like we would test a human. www.pnas.org/content/114/12/3258
@Microscopyenthusiast4 жыл бұрын
I am an avid follower of the journey to the microcosms. I learn from their videos a lot. Chromatic adaptation is a term I have never heard before. Thank you very much.
@scottbruner99873 жыл бұрын
Hank, I love listening to the way you speak in these videos. Combined with the music, they are VERY relaxing. Not to mention informative as well. Thank you
@anthonyeyler55054 жыл бұрын
I love this channel and hank’s chill voice is the nectar of the gods.
@dogzer4 жыл бұрын
Last time I was this early I was an eyeless microbe.
@massimookissed10234 жыл бұрын
So, a mcrobe then.
@crazyboutferrets4 жыл бұрын
Massimo O'Kissed dad jokes
@LoremasterLiberaster Жыл бұрын
Damn the "I see you" Sauron similarity on the thumbnail is insane
@JamsGerms4 жыл бұрын
Don’t miss the the poor rotifer that is eaten by Stentor coeruleus at 2:00.
@hippopajamas4 жыл бұрын
*slurp*
@rotifer4 жыл бұрын
*You monster!*
@CraftyZanTub Жыл бұрын
Your little 'beg' for subscriptions was surprisingly tasteful and brief.
@grant79294 жыл бұрын
All those who think this is a great video say “YES”...the AYES have it
@chironOwlglass3 жыл бұрын
So....Sybille Stentor's name in Skyrim is apparently a VERY niche joke/reference. (Get it...vampire? Hates sun) Ok Bethesda, who's the microbe nerd on the team?
@MissJ9704 жыл бұрын
Never disappointed - thank you JTTM!
@th4849534 жыл бұрын
I know it is probably because they're rare and hard to get video of but you guys should check out Warnowiids, singled celled dinoflagellates with an eye with a lens and a retina of sort. Paper out of UBC in 2015 describes them in great detail!
@harukasatou13593 жыл бұрын
I may be colourblind (Deuteranopia), but I always feel compelled to watch more of this channel's content. Sure I can't see all the colours you probably can, but that doesn't matter. Every video is interesting, even to me in my dull, drab, and depressingly coloured world.
@garbagebin82824 жыл бұрын
Anyone else here watches these videos to relax after a long day? Something about the combination of the visuals and his voice is so calming.
@kisnpisn49194 жыл бұрын
i‘m in love with the new microscope and the amazing footage we get to see! thank you so much 😊
@MV-vv7sg Жыл бұрын
Ever since learning some microbes had a light sensing structure which literally just propels as flagella in response to light, I now think that all human behaviour, especially consciousness, is likely just a complicated interplay of basic reactions like this, just evolved. No funny mind-body problem, consciousness issues etc, just cells responding to stimuli in an extended network.
@thomasjohnpaine84433 жыл бұрын
I only just learned that or humble narrator is none other than the illustrious Hank Green!
@CatFish1073 жыл бұрын
I first experienced the idea of the entire world having evolved alongside humans, rather than a human centered point of view with the thought that the other great apes have continued to evolve from our common ancestor for as long as we have. We didn't come from chimpanzees or bonobos, they've evolved alongside us, as our cousins. This video connected the dots for me that this concept applies to all of creation (who or what did or did not create is fuel for engagement metrics!)
@CatFish1073 жыл бұрын
Double tap to say, thanks for the slower pace of narration in this series. Hank, you've got a lovely voice, I like it when you let it linger a bit for us, rather than the crash course rapid fact beat (which also has its appropriate application).
@thomasmurphy94294 жыл бұрын
oscillatoria can literally only vibe. its an organizing that is just vibing 100% of the time
@protercool8474 Жыл бұрын
This channel makes me think a lot about how evolution continues on. We act like we left behind our single celled relatives, but no. We evolved to do it one way, they've also continuously evolved to do it a billion other ways. Multicelled isn't the result, its a result.
@dianamelamet4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful subject and lovely beings depicted, as always, thanks!
@Beryllahawk4 жыл бұрын
An illuminating look into this aspect of the microcosmos
@Plain_Wizard4 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack is so calming! Will you release it on spotify in the future?
@paul69254 жыл бұрын
Yea it’s nice to hear decent quality and original music on a channel like this
@cycoholic4 жыл бұрын
I'd like a KZbin channel with this music. 👍
@melonlord14144 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly it was a perk at last year's charity life stream from Hank and his Brother.
@NaturalWorldFacts3 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant video bringing light to an often overlooked idea. That’s what I love about this channel, you present lesser known micro-organisms in a fascinating light! Would you be interested in doing a collaboration with me?
@beautyforashes20223 жыл бұрын
1:25 Ooooh, I love the Blepherisma. Opaque pinky, purple, what a gorgeous little critter. I bet it would look really beautiful under polarized light, probably light up all kinds of glittery. 1:59 Stentor coeruleus is also a favorite of mine. With their beautiful, green bottle blue coloration, they're just so pretty.
@AnonJohn4 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video on how cells heal themselves? Love your videos!
@johannesjohnjj3 жыл бұрын
That last pun was so good :)
@TheRealFlenuan4 жыл бұрын
The two-eyed microbes are absolutely stunning
@gigatrooper50983 жыл бұрын
this always feel like a spore game but in hi-def
@phylumsi83723 жыл бұрын
Features of the flatworms eye: “The photosensitive cells contain a pigment that reacts to light, and signal nerve cells when they do so. The eyespots have no lenses to focus images. Due to their simplicity, eye spots cannot produce images. Instead, the eyespots can only tell light from dark.” I wonder if flatworms can truly only tell light from dark and that some species can perhaps also differentiate (wavelengths of) colors. For example certain flatworm species like Leucochloridium paradoxum (causes the eyestalks of a snail to resemble green pulsating caterpillars) and Myrmeconema neotropicum (causes the ant abdomen to resemble a ripe red berry) change the physical appearance of the infected host to facilitate transmission to subsequent hosts (birds). These parasites manipulate with light / colors to make the infected host more visible and attractive to be eaten by the secondary host.
@riann.oc14 жыл бұрын
oh to see without my eyes
@deltawave46693 жыл бұрын
Literally haha
@protunno874 жыл бұрын
Me: *opens the video Narrator: thank you Me: oh you're welc.. Narrator: ..TO SKILLSHARE! Me: of course, who else?! 😌
@purplehaze23422 жыл бұрын
New sub here love this stuff, any plans in a full length documentary?
@Cordy7123 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video and honestly, that Porter Yates course is amazing
@fongdimbulator4 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure I learned how a Plumbus is made somewhere through this video
@amentrison27944 жыл бұрын
I feel heard! Thanks for making this episode
@Thrillbo3414 жыл бұрын
can you release some high-res stills of the Oscillatoria at the 3:00?. I've had Jupiter's arse as my desktop background for a few years, but that shits fucking gorgeous.
@jrmckim2 жыл бұрын
3:35 Those aren't spirit fingers!! THESE are spirit fingers!! 🙌
@dougfairbanks80553 жыл бұрын
Excellent episode Team JTTM...lots of info!! Many thanks & a belated Merry Christmas from Down Under!!
@NatureWitch3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy the background music I really brings out the microcosmic world.
@rotifer4 жыл бұрын
*I don't need eyes to know that you're beautiful, giant hairless space monkeys.*
@abraxas46454 жыл бұрын
Maybe this question has been asked before but how do you observe those photophobic creatures?
@JoaoGabriel-hk8ub4 жыл бұрын
They can't really hide on the microscopic slide, unless there's enough debris to cover them.
@flightlesschicken77694 жыл бұрын
AAAAAHHHH the Macroverse! This isn't the microverse I was promised! ;)
@mitalisharma4403 жыл бұрын
so illuminating . WOW.
@SirArthurTheGreat4 жыл бұрын
Ok WTF that Stentor at 4:05 looks absolutely insane!
@358itachi3 жыл бұрын
This video was a real eye opener.
@bmnftw14 жыл бұрын
This video is what sold me on 60fps content.
@IAmNumber40003 жыл бұрын
This channel is so cool. Like really.
@Uatarreu4 жыл бұрын
these videos are made to be watched while you're high
@randywatson83474 жыл бұрын
Those strips look so out of this world and it lives.
@asatamer4 жыл бұрын
I fucking love Journey to the Microcosmos! TY!
@Musistics3 жыл бұрын
1:49 Holy Eyeball!
@cherubin7th3 жыл бұрын
3:30 Plants are green to keep absorption low. I am not sure that they maximize it.
@eloimumford52474 жыл бұрын
On ne voit bien qu'avec les yeux du coeur. Thanks for sharing.
@Adam-xr6fj4 жыл бұрын
Seems like this video has better framerate than your previous videos. Great to see improvements.
@jek__3 жыл бұрын
I mean, i think if they see with it, its an eye... So by definition, eyes are needed to see as sight is done by eyes. The mechanism of a small photoresistor is pretty simple, doesn't seem hard to believe that many small organisms have light detection capabilities, perhaps even partitioned light detection, which ultimately becomes high resolution imagery
@paulward10533 жыл бұрын
So has anyone else noticed how some of these microscopic organisms remind you of an octopus. Octopi and mollusk being the macro evolution of microorganisms?
@tiolavara134 жыл бұрын
that last video piece is very cool
@dirtpoorchris4 жыл бұрын
Is there any microbe that can see bioluminescence? Like existing in a giant glowing world.
@guillermomoneo25894 жыл бұрын
wow! If I only had had this kind of videos when was In college. GREAT WORK!!
@SatyaVenugopal4 жыл бұрын
The Journey to the Microcosmos version of Hank Green is the peak ASMR version
@Mi_Fa_Volare3 жыл бұрын
I don't know... I struggled to stay awake.
@NitemareMoon4 жыл бұрын
This channel was such a great find
@denis_zanotto4 жыл бұрын
I just loved the music during the video!!
@charwyrm87024 жыл бұрын
Early moment, super excited!
@Th3EpitapH3 жыл бұрын
gotta give us a look at that ostracod. thing's like a tiny hermit crab
@chumaggots6664 жыл бұрын
Love the channel 💙
@TimBorny4 жыл бұрын
Why are they eye spots/stigmas of the euglena and phacus so distinctly red under the microscope?
@stretchEE13 жыл бұрын
I wanna see a video that compares or combines microbiology and astronomy
@VeggiePun4 жыл бұрын
Why does the Artemia have the big dark spot? Is it absorbing all the light or is something else happening?
@SuperFlamingTomato4 жыл бұрын
In future, would it be OK to point out red/green things? It was very hard for me to see where the red spot is
@elephantfeeet3 жыл бұрын
what microscope are you using.... amazing
@Treksh4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the episode~
@jesipohl67174 жыл бұрын
So good.
@adilhamza7968 Жыл бұрын
And I thought it was genius in our existence that we through history each have unique finger print 🤣 man you opened a new universe to(us) thank you 👍