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Diatoms: Tiny Factories You Can See From Space

Journey to the Microcosmos · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Biology & biotechnologyAnimals & nature

What it is

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 Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend the series as an excellent, accessible introduction to microscopic life, using this episode as the diatom primer.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend the YouTube series Journey to the Microcosmos”

    Diatoms produce a quarter to half of Earth's oxygen, shown in video

    jacobolus, 2020-05 · Strong recommendation · in “East Australian Humpback whale bounces back from near extinction”

  2. “I recently learned about them from an excellent Journey to the Microcosmos video”

    Introduction to diatoms from Journey to the Microcosmos

    scghost, 2024-09 · Recommendation · in “Diatom Arrangements”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: diatoms, microscopy, microorganisms, algae, oxygen

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