THE VIDEO SHELF · diatoms and microbiology
Diatoms: Tiny Factories You Can See From Space
An episode of Journey to the Microcosmos, hosted by Hank Green, about diatoms, single-celled algae with glass shells. It covers their role in producing a large share of Earth's oxygen and their uses in beer filtering, paint and kitty litter.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters recommend the series as an excellent, accessible introduction to microscopic life, using this episode as the diatom primer.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Journey to the Microcosmos
- Topic
- diatoms and microbiology
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
For anyone interested in learning about phytoplankton and other microorganisms, I highly recommend the YouTube series Journey to the Microcosmos , [LINK] For example this video about diatoms, which are responsible for a quarter to half of the oxygen produced on earth, [VIDEO] [LINK] Seeing …
jacobolus on Hacker News · 2020-05
In East Australian Humpback whale bounces back from near extinctionDiatoms are fascinating. I recently learned about them from an excellent Journey to the Microcosmos video: [VIDEO]
scghost on Hacker News · 2024-09
In Diatom Arrangements
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