I really hope that this series becomes successful enough that you can invest in higher magnifications and better equipment! I love this series!

@a01252

5 жыл бұрын

They need to make a patreon page

@Seventenitis

5 жыл бұрын

I want to see these cells under a electron microscope

@limiv5272

5 жыл бұрын

@@Seventenitis But then they'd be dead instead of swimming around. It'd be a little depressing

@furatceylan8

5 жыл бұрын

@@Seventenitis also an electron microscope does not capture movement, so it would be depressing to kill those little cells we adore so much AND it would be much less interesting, though you could get a better understanding of the surface of the cells, the inside of the cells and the movement would be hard to discern or enjoy

@Seventenitis

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know it's cool seeing through them but I'd like to their membrane from the outside and those little whiskers they move with

10:18 it is so *rare* to see the 3D shape of an single celled organism!! Thank you!

@nikodemjelonek8420

5 жыл бұрын

I was amazed when I saw the cell spin! Probably the coolest thing I've seen this week

@Krokoklemmee

5 жыл бұрын

I honestly didn't even notice that. Thanks for pointing it out ^^

@primadeluxe4910

5 жыл бұрын

That was so cool

@ArchangelExile

5 жыл бұрын

Thank the cell for spinning.

@jhonyterra9057

5 жыл бұрын

YESS

The rotating ciliate at the end was so cute! It's like it's trying to show off its body to us.

@noradrenalin8062

5 жыл бұрын

There is something hypnotic about it.

@LimeyLassen

5 жыл бұрын

If you closlely it eats a critter

@supersonictumbleweed

5 жыл бұрын

One can almost see a stripy pattern on it's cell membrane

@mikerich32

5 жыл бұрын

It reminded me of this video lol kzread.info/dash/bejne/eX54sM2PdKqzj9Y.html

@jmcusack

5 жыл бұрын

@@mikerich32Maybe they're related.

That last shot is really great. Sometimes you forget it's all 3 dimensional but this shows it.

Hi, Biomedical Scientist here, did my observation of protozoan and protist practical all the way back in first year. We used a water thickener to slow down the Volvox we observed - 2% methyl cellulose in the water might help when preparing slides

@starrychloe

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe guar gum? 8x stronger than corn starch.

@SOLUuser1010

5 жыл бұрын

@@starrychloe Poissibly, you can add methyl cellulose on a drop by drop basis, gradually making the slide more viscous, when viewing live micro-organisms, you do not seal the slide otherwise they die or go inert due to lack of oxygen, if they are moving too fast, pop the top and add another drop!

@coronalight77

5 жыл бұрын

No one asked.

@SOLUuser1010

5 жыл бұрын

@@coronalight77 No, they didn't did they... So, I am a Biomedical Scientist , did my observation of protozoan and protist practical all the way back...

@Managlyph

5 жыл бұрын

@@coronalight77 I wonder what the purpose of a comment section is.

Thank you for letting the clip at 6:02 play out. My inner OCD was screaming at me like "don't you dare cut to something different now, the thing has to curlycurl ALL the way!!!!"

@qqqsfdf1232

5 жыл бұрын

Mine too lol

@c.i.n.b4710

3 жыл бұрын

🅱️eggiatoa

That little bell telling me there is more hank talking about tiny amazing curiosities is like a tiny oxytocin bump in my day.

@noradrenalin8062

5 жыл бұрын

Dare I say it's rather a serotonin bump. Unless you have romantic feelings for Hank's voice. In which case I wont judge.

@IFY0USEEKAY

5 жыл бұрын

@@noradrenalin8062 Well, as long as we're not judging, I feel free to say that the "laid back, mellow, stoner Hank is easy on the ears. Not that the excited, somewhat over-caffeinated Hank doesn't have his moments!!! Just sayin'.... 😉

@Bluesmudge

5 жыл бұрын

@@noradrenalin8062 Let's just say both? ::blushes::

@Tsumami__

4 жыл бұрын

That extra space though. Always gives away a google look up.

Ah...11.5 minutes of calm in the midst of a chaotic world. Never knew an education video about microbiology could be used as an anxiety therapy. Thank you guys ❤

@TheRogueWolf

5 жыл бұрын

You could make an hour-long relaxation video of that ciliate gently spinning at the end, and I'd watch it.

@Rafaela-lt2pg

5 жыл бұрын

i think it's so good for anxiety because it lets us detach from our reality and go somewhere totally different. at least it's true for me.

@isabellebergevin

5 жыл бұрын

That's one of the reasons some of us enjoy playing with microscopes so much! When I have a water sample with interesting critters in it, I can spend hours making slides from it and looking at it and it has the most amazing calming effect on me. Most of my know-how is thanks to James, who's so amazingly generous with his time and gives wonderful advice.

@wes4439

5 жыл бұрын

+

I cried a bit when I realized I'm witnessing brownein motion.... It just made me really happy... Thanks Hank!

@limiv5272

5 жыл бұрын

I said "brownian motion" together with Hank. It felt like a kind of achievement

@orioleaszme3415

5 жыл бұрын

The beauty of knowledge can make me have a good cry; tears of wonder; tears of viewing the profound!

How your master of microscopes manages to keep focus while zooming around at +100x magnification, pure magic! James is truly gifted

@giantsquid2

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, he is very skilled at microscopy!

7:16 ... the colours of the Stentor remind me of Van Gogh's The Starry Night painting ❤

@stateyourthesis

5 жыл бұрын

It really does. I have a strong urge to paint Stentor because of this show. They are beautiful.

@azhurelpigeon

5 жыл бұрын

David Daniels Craftsman Aren’t their intentional colored backdrops to make the cells look more colorful though?

i only realize how stressed i am when i start watching these videos and relax immediately. i swear even my heart rate slows down.

“I then most always saw, with great wonder, that in the said matter there were many very little living animalcules, very prettily a-moving.” The first time must have been awe inspiring.

Wow this is the most beautiful video on the channel so far, excellent work you guys!

1000X magnification for the win! Any chance you guys will premier any eucaryotic organisms like fungi, such as molds and yeasts? Would love to see em grow in Sabouraud Dextrose agar, and then u can make easy fungal tape mounts.

@georgeandrews2839

5 жыл бұрын

I hear they are really fun guys to make films about... :o)

@dandanthedandan7558

5 жыл бұрын

Protists are much cooler tho

I’ve never truly appreciated the stunning beauty of the micro cosmos until this channel. Thank you I look forward to seeing more.

My kitten is a new Microcosmos fan. He tried to catch the loxodes on my phone screen 😂

@giantsquid2

4 жыл бұрын

He's a budding microbiologist perhaps :)

I dunno what you guys did but you have sparked a new love for the microkosmos as well as microscopy. I could spend hours staring at these little guys

what a refreshing channel ! beautiful/clear narration, no annoying jokes, non-aggressive music, beautiful imagery - just information presented in an entertaining way. thank you !

Time to dive in this magical world! Everything else must stop now.

@a01252

5 жыл бұрын

@Redrum turn your life over to Satan.

@GenesisRussell-jt2rp

5 жыл бұрын

ignore Redrum. we try to keep him locked away, but her gets out sometimes the little dickens

@humanbeingb875

5 жыл бұрын

@@a01252 turn your life over to me I got your satan

@ominous-omnipresent-they

5 жыл бұрын

Just wait until we develop the technology necessary to peer the quantum world.

@ominous-omnipresent-they

5 жыл бұрын

@Redrum No thanks. Been there. Done that. Christianity offered me nothing but false hope. It's also responsible for the current trend of anti-intellectualism; which starts with Creationism, Flat Earth, and Geocentrism.

This has become one of my favorite channels on YT. Great videos & awesome narration............ :)

Man I instantly fell in love with this series. This and PBS Eons are my favorite :D I hope there'll be many many more

These are so beautiful. Thank you for all your hard work!

I could watch an hour long video about just one of these organisms and still be utterly fascinated.

I love these. It feels like an educational guided meditation because of that incredible music.

@erichewes3288

5 жыл бұрын

The music is by Andrew Huang mostly on modular synthesiser if your interested in finding more check out Ann Annie, Alan dear, r beny, Emily Sprague & light bath all very relaxing modular artists

Hank, this is the best project you've done in years. The team you all have here is great, and this content is absolutely amazing. Keep it up! We'll all be looking for those 1200x and 1600x magnification lens in the coming months!

It was just a matter of time before they resorted to salacious jiggling.

@jayamiheiyang1602

5 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I’m still seeing your comments even on this series.

Jam and Germs is my JAM YO! Journey to the microcosmos? YES PLEASE

I have just binged watched all of your videos.....totally amazed at the variety of species with all their complexities.....and yes....the water bear is still my favourite.....Love from Scotland🎇

These videos make me feel so calm and happy. This was a bright spot in a bad day. Thank you.

That final shot was both exquisite and sublime. Incredible.

Truly hope you can keep up with this magnificent project! Blessings from Colombia

I love this channel, one of the most fascinating interesting things I've watched keep these videos coming guys they're amazing

This channel is the most relaxing form of education I've every come across.

You people have no respect for a Paramecium's privacy.

@thisnicklldo

5 жыл бұрын

It's OK, it's glad of the publicity - it's a reality TV paramecium. It really wants to tell us how tragic its life has been, how it is on a 'journey' how it is finding its gender identity, and it really, really wants to have sex with Tracy. Soon it will launch a perfume range and adopt a little orphaned African paramecium.

@kevinbyrne4538

5 жыл бұрын

@@thisnicklldo -- LOL Don't encourage it.

I have never seen a channel dedicated to micro organism! Definitely a day 1 subscription since there is so much content to be coming since bacteria and microbes are so diverse than any other multi cellular organism because of rapid reproduction able to generate thousands of generations in a single year!

LOVE! 😍 To think people undermine how AMAZING it would be to find microscopic life on another planet 💚

@Krokoklemmee

5 жыл бұрын

if we would even recognize it as life

@collapsiblechair9112

5 жыл бұрын

There may have been or there is micro cellular life on Mars within it's subsurface.

@383stangfasterthanyours9

5 жыл бұрын

Crazy how we have gotten to the point that If we found a single cell organism on mars we would say there is life on other planets but a 9 month old baby in a mother's womb isn't life. Sad.

@divergentclouds

5 жыл бұрын

@@383stangfasterthanyours9 kzread.info/dash/bejne/lWaEo8OjnKvInrg.html if u actually are open for learning something here is a video u should watch

@EZboyrocks

5 жыл бұрын

383Stang Fasterthanyours yikes

What if the crystals there to sense heat?! More heat=more light=more food production?

@alishahid5107

5 жыл бұрын

Nice hypothesis

@theexchipmunk

5 жыл бұрын

I thought the same. Seems pretty logical, especially as it sits on the thinnest and clearest part of the cell. Maybe even some form of rudimentary light sensor relying on a physical instead of a chemical process.

@PinataOblongata

5 жыл бұрын

@@theexchipmunk You would think someone might have thought of that and observed if it did anything different with various strengths of light shone on it. But hey, maybe not, yet, who knows?

@katherinehalling6630

5 жыл бұрын

I like that idea! I wonder how you'd test it?

@TheRogueWolf

5 жыл бұрын

I dunno. It seems to me more like it's a kind of "chewing" action meant to smash apart small but tough particles. Kind of like the grit in a bird's gizzard. Someone should apply SCIENCE!

Love this channel. I'm a fan of PBS digital studios and had your first episode recommended to me based on my search history litterally hours after it came out. I'd searched all over KZread for Cells doing their thing under a microscope but this is the perfect combination of footage and information and I love the relaxed/soothing feel of it all. THANK YOU!

I can't believe every video here doesn't have millions of views. Every video is so brilliant and beautiful.

6:03 is the most satisfying thing on this channel to date.

The channel whose content I look forward to!

These videos are so good, even though I've known about Hank and his many companies for 10 years, I suddenly feel like this is his main job. It brings together great video production, science education, and his signature humor like this is what he's meant to be doing all along. vlogbrothers, AART, SciShow, etc. just brought him here.

when hank called the loxodes friend my heart melts

Hank, you do such an amazing job at narration. I'll bet you could narrate a video about penguin migration and make it interesting.

The crystals bouncing around look like they are alive themselves. XD

@cezariusus7595

5 жыл бұрын

Atoms have consciousness, there... i said it.

I Can only say Thank You. Thank you for all these amazing images, this immersion, this way you guys have to reach out to us the watchers. It's an amazing job, and I'm glad to share it with everyone I know. Thank you

i had a really shitty bad day and i am so greatful for this series, because now it's 3 am and i'm finally in bed and this video relaxed me so much. thank you!

This is so beautiful. I’m glad I stumbled on this channel.

Contractile vacuole - Man the bilge pumps!

This is very quickly becoming my favorite channel to watch on youtube. Keep it up!!!!

I love it. Every episode has me clicking faster than before and it all reminds me of my biology class, taking the microscopes out was always my favourite. Thanks for the series, the production is incredible and the way you handle the science is artfully done. I honestly just can't wait to get a half an hour version, maybe with clips of sample collection and maybe you guys can eventually get some real fancy lenses.

Amazing shot of a rotating ciliate at the end! What's that on its surface, looks like a hole that's sucking water in, what's going on there?

@itsrachelfish

5 жыл бұрын

It's like the laser on the death star!

@JamsGerms

5 жыл бұрын

That's the cell mouth :)

@bilatkabayo1972

3 жыл бұрын

That is contractile vacoule

Okay, I just gotta say, I've been loving these videos. It's been fascinating to learn about the microscopic world, and the writing and editing work so well with the chill atmosphere. Keep up the great work!

That fantastic shot at the end with the spinning cell reminded me of that video with the spinning seal. :) Great video as alway guys. Looking forward to many more

Each video I watch seems to get better and better. I've commented on the colors before, but they really are just getting better! Thank you James (and Hank). So much beauty.

Teh hottest channel orbiting around the Sun. Proud to be one of the first subs.

This time in the Microcosmos: "We squish this thing so it stops moving..."

@limiv5272

5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure they tried asking nicely first (-:

I love this series so much. I watch each episode as soon as it comes out. It makes a very daunting, yet fascinating topic perfectly approachable!

I really love this series. I could watch for hours. I think it might have become my new favorite Complexly creation. Thank you all for all you do

Does Hank lay on a bed to read these scripts? They did that for HAL 9000's voice actor, and I'm getting similar vibes here. Maybe he takes a huge hit before recording :D

Why do cells always look flat? Like I know they are 3D but they’re always see through and I never see them turn to the other side

I look forward to these episodes like I look forward to Episodes of Nova on PBS.

Great stuff, keep it up! I will definitely watch more of it, considering how much I have enjoyed your productions so far.

Notification squad :)

@Azzarinne

5 жыл бұрын

🙌

Could the barium and calcium sulfate in the tip the Closterium possibly be a sensory organ? The momentum of the barium and calcium sulfide could be felt at a somewhat constant rate by the Closterium, and when disturbed by some outside force, it could alert the Closterium? 🤔

Amazing how such a tiny place in our vast universe can bring me so many feelings of connections to all life. Thank you, Hank, for bringing us such an extraordinary YT channel.

I really can't get enough of this series at the moment! Please keep doing what you're doing; this needs to exist.

Who, in every one of these videos, attempts to say the name of the organisms before Hank does just to see if you’ve pronounced it correctly?

Fascinating. The beauty of the micro world is just as much as the macro world

Definitely my favorite show on youtube right now, loved it

Thanks for producing those videos, it is so relaxing to watch!

This show is everything I never thought I needed in my life.

I look forward to these every week. Great work.

This is the most fascinating channel. I get so excited every time a new one is released. Thank you so much!

These videos are beautiful. My new favorite channel!

Thank you so much for showing the gorgeousness of microscopy.

Hank, this is by far your best series. I hope you and your team keep up the good work! The photography, narration and music are perfect.

Absolutely amazing work! Being able to peer into the world of these micro lifeforms is incredible. I hope this channel keeps gaining traction so you can continue this. Thank you 👍

Love this channel, wish you guys the best of luck

love the rotating cell at the end, really shows their three dimensional structure

I could sit and watch/listen your channel all day. These are so cool to see and I love it.

It is egregious that there is no patreon for his channel, aseptically when I need to see them get a more power microscope. Thank you Hank for pushing this channel, it is now one of my absolute favorites and I cant wait to see more for years to come!

This new channel of yours is wonderful! Hank's sotthing voice, combined with the highly colourful visuals and the Progressive Electronic background music makes for and almost psychedelic experience! Every time I watch an episode, I can hear some Tangerine Dream or Klaus Schulze playing in the background ;)

can you possibly add a size scale? I cant really sense the size from the magnification level. Great videoes!

@dandanthedandan7558

5 жыл бұрын

Po Chusuwan They do, at the top right of the screen.

Here’s hoping this channel gets 1 million subscribers. It definitely deserves it.

Hank thank you so much for this. These videos are so impressive man, your doing really good. Keep at it and this channel will seriously blow up BIG. Honestly id say this channel could be the #1 microbiology channel. Because now i dont have to search far and wide for info about a microbe. I did only take biology once. And i wish i took it many more times.

This is beautiful thank you for the time you spent making this, your commentary, your footage awesome. I can’t say thank you enough.

this is my favourite thing going on in KZread right now

Thank you for all that you do. This is one of my favorite channels on all of youtube!

I get that those microorganisms are fighting it out and trying to eat each other. Yet this series is peaceful and almost meditative.

This is a great series I didn’t know I needed in my life. I love the tone too. This is every bit perfect

We are learning so much every day, thank you for doing this work... it supplements my microbiology classes quite nicely!

Why does this not have millions of views??!! This series is amazing...

This channel has become one of my favourites! Thanks for the awesome videos!

Quickly becoming my favorite channel

I am so in love with this channel. Simply amazing! The effort that goes behind each and every video is mind-blowing. Thank you so much for doing this! You have our undying support!

That last clip of the ciliate rotating is freakin awesome, Hank! This show is mesmerizing, I hope y'all get enough funding to invest in a new set of higher magnification lenses (or even a different microscope!)

thank you guys, these vids plus bonobo and trips, great evening! fascinated by these lil dudez x

This is the most awesome series ever! My family watches these with me and I always share them on social media with my friends. Thank you for making these informative and fun videos.