@@llearch Generally on microscopes, there are one or two little twisty knobs that move the stage (the part of the microscope the slide sits on) forwards/backwards and left/right. If you get used to using microscopes, its pretty intuitive how much to move them to follow something on the slide and such.
@@velvetsrose Though even so, with how fast some of these microbes move, it would be really hard to keep up with them. Kudos to James for his professional level microscopy skills!
The skill of your partner in finding microbes, selecting a clear view from a blob of sludge, focusing, selecting light source/angle/polarity/intensity and otherwise creating images is superlative. My compliments to you both. It brings me back to the wonder I felt 70 years ago when I looked through my first microscope at ten at a thin slice of onion and seeing living cells pumping fluids and particles about (mind blowing) Most of my scope work the past 40 years has been mundane - is there blood in the urine, are there too many red/white cells in a blood smear (or too few), is the sputum contaminated with bacteria/wbc, etc. It is nice to return to the poetry. Thank you.
serendipidus1 ....I think you can still get a decent scope for $250...check out places like Kijiji or new scopes on Amazon, or Amscope. Even a decent cheap scope (not a kids toy scope) will give you a lifetime of enjoyment.
serendipidus1 Agree that there are some scopes of dubious quality out there. I use an Amscope b490b and really suits my interests. I generally just use the 10x eyepieces and do most of my observing at 400-800x. I also have a dark field condenser that I use for pond critters and it always reminds me of my old 10inch f5 Newtonian reflector telescope on a clear, dark night...breathtaking! Anyway, wishing you well on your search for a great scope....just reminded myself that I saw a collection of Leicas and Leitz scopes for sale on kijiji once....apparently the family of a deceased pathologist wanted them to go to good homes...sigh...I missed that one. Happy hunting!
The team is a lot bigger than just the two. But James is clearly the one doing the most amount and important part of the work. But that doesnt mean the other guys arent doing as much great work and contribution to make everything possible. They are a fine team and doing a great job. I can only applaud them for their achievement and especially James for his passion, dedication, patience and effort to get all the interesting footage and let us all take part in the journey to the microcosmos. U Unchi Punchi U
I genuinely hope that this sponsorship brings many extra sales to them. What a special thing they did. Thanks, Motic. You made the world a better place when you did that. Somewhere out there is an intrigued soul calculating how long they need to save up their lunch money to buy one- and its the same kind of intrigued soul that cures cancer or solves the energy crisis.
Which Motic BA310 do you use? Binocular, LED Binocular, Trinocular or LED Trinocula? What's the Fujifilm lens you guys use? I would appreciate an answer a lot! And bu the way Hank, I am a huge fan of all the things you are starring in on RUclips! Thank you so much for doing all of this!
I have loved Biology ever since I was a kid. Although right now, I am a mathematician Biology--especially Microbiology--still holds a special place in my heart. Thanks for keeping that passion for microscopy burning.
Wait. People don't go out of their way to watch this on a full sized tv? totally missing out. Jams and germs on instagram is for phones, this deserves more pixels
My boyfriend introduced me to this channel and I hope he sees this video... It's always okay to take a moment to breathe and calm down, especially the week before finals. I love you, honey!
Perhaps a good way to show an in-image size comparison would be to place a distortion test target below the slide. Some, like the SL1 from JD Photo Data have grids down to 10µm in size. If something like this proves difficult to have in focus along with the specimen, then it can be used to measure the pixels between the gridlines at each magnification level in order to add a digital scale bar in post production.
I just discovered your channel, I liked and subscribed. Thank you for sharing your time, knowledge and passion! Extremely well done!!!!! Edit:. I have built quite large telescopes from used parts I obtained at star parties and explored the macro verse for 50+ years. I had a microscope as a kid and really enjoyed it a lot! Two weeks ago I won high bid on a used but in excellent condition a National brand lab scope for only $50 !!! Needless to say your channel was exactly what I was hoping to find but had no idea existed! I feel very blessed today, thank you again!!
Great video, just became a subscriber! Thank you! Would you please provide more details about the objectives you are using for your videos/photography?
I got a cheap pocket microscope after this show sparked joy and then obsession. In a sample from my sister's fishtank, I found some ciliates that looked a little like paramecium but not quite, and are red...research (thank you Google, Wikipedia) tells me that they are blepharisma and they *can* apparently be killed with bright light. And beyond that, you can buy sanitizing wands and things that use high intensity UV light to kill all the microbes.
I literally thought the video game was real for a sec and had to a double take lmaaooo. Am def interested to see you guys use different light types and filters :).
Good job guys! Can you recommend a good identification key for protozoans. I had one years ago in college but have lost it. I see some online but they are very general. Haven't been able to locate anything on Amazon or even a college book clearing house. Also , please give us more on culturing techniques, and acquiring specimens. You're easily my favorite channel. Thanx
is there any way to recreate the microscope that was initially made for $200? if any kind of instructions could be given I'd be very excited to give it a shot!
I have two questions: Why can't you adjst your very fine depth of field on a microscope like we do with a normal camera, by varying the aperture? And secondly, is your very alluring narrator the same as the one on Watchfinder & Co.?
My question: Is it weird that this channel has made me want pet microbes? Like, I want some tardigrades and some stentors. Can they cohabitate? What do I feed them? Will they eat each other? What temp do they prefer their water? Should I use water conditioner??
You can find information about the dietary needs of microbes on the internet. Wether or not they can cohabitate depends on their size and food spectrum. You can find these informations for species that live in your area online. As they are collected in the wild, they can do with a rather wide range of temperatures. Just having them at room temperature (like in a window that doesn’t get direct sun) should be perfectly fine. Use rain water, demineralised water or optimally just water you collect at the same place where you find your little friends. As the water evaporates, use distilled water to top it off and only do water changes if the water develops a weird smell or seems to be fouling in any way.
Any thoughts on the Motic BA310E vs. Fein RB30 vs. a used Leica DMLS trinocular microscope? Looking to get something for max photo/video quality around $2,000.
Would it be possible to use a low powered microscope light with a sensitive camera so we can see the colors of the transparent microbes that aren't actually transparent? Not to replace the original footage though
I was all like "Well sure I want to know this stuff - but there had better be some water bear footage or something while they talk about it!" ::leaving satisfied::
You want more questions? Here's one my friend, how do you choose which organisms to feature in any given video. Is it just what strikes interest, or maybe which ones are available?
I remember my science teacher say that the transparency is similar to how if you cover a strong flashlight with your hand you can see your veins and bones in your hand. thats whats happening to the bacteria.
This channel has changed the way I look at the world. Instead of seeing dirt, mould ect, now I see an ecosystem full of microbes trying to survive just like us. It's cured my OCD a little.
I used to be germaphobic, thanks to the misinformed and easily manipulated mass media. Now I don't wash my hands before eating, and only wash after taking a dump. I can't get enough antigens in my immuno-library. Like pokemon, I wanna catch them all.
@@Judicial78 if I've prepared food I'll always wash my hands throughout the cooking process depending on what I'm making, but I'd never even thought about washing my hands before I eat before... and I'm a pretty healthy dude
I was upset about something when I started watching the video and I was relaxed by the end of the first minute. I am so grateful for the existence of this channel, for all the work of James and the team! Thank you! ❤️
All the music is made by Andrew Huang. He's a RUclipsr and musician. You can get his stuff on Itunes and Spotify. His channel >>> ruclips.net/user/songstowearpantsto His GLORIOUS MIDI NARWHAL video is one of my personal favorites.
I like to consider how rich you would have to be to have lived 400 years ago, and have a personal microbe expert come into your estate and show you images, models, or drawings of little pond buddies. It's pretty neat to be alive in this century. Thanks for the video! As for merch, I suggest t-shirts. People like those. I'll buy your t-shirt.
We’re proud about what James achieves and we are happy for our small contribution to the science community. Thanks to his talent, we can enjoy these beautiful images. Congratulations!
@@Oneirophrenic123 My guess is trinocular so he can attach the Fuji X-T3 camera. I'd be curious what kind of adapter is ideal for an APS-C camera. Or if a MFT camera is better.
Please don't add a scale bar just because some people are 'hard of understanding' the beauty of your images are that they are uncluttered, lacking pop-up boxes of information, arrows spinning into shot and other tools of the bored video editor. Name of specimen and X magnification are more than enough.
I think one of the real talents in this is FOLLOWING the fast microbes around the slide. I have a microscope and it's hard because everything is reverse of what your looking at so when something goes left I always move the slide in the wrong direction.
i was so frustrated in beginning bio courses because i could never focus microscopes well, even focusing on stained slides of still life... that did have to improve during microbiology, but it's a skill, and it's one that james is truly mastering
What I want to know is how you follow anything at all. The slide only has to move microns at a time to keep the critter in frame center. How do you do that without overshooting by huge amounts?
@@mmtruooao8377 i discovered Spore back in 2013-2014 and only got to play it back in 2018 so not that old for me :p I was already kind of a geek when i discovered Spore
Nobody : James : **is a adoptive father of cells** edit : can we have a whole video of speedy microbes you guys have captured because its my new favourite thing ever edit 2 : can we please have a tardigarde pin i mean its the best thing ever
Such an amazing channel. Never thought I could be so at peace while learning so much at the same time. Keep up the great work guys! This type of thing is much needed in our world of chaos.
This might not be possible but - what do microbes sound like? I love the music, absolutely! It just strikes me that however small these creatures are, they surely must create vibrations in their environment, perhaps even with their very bodies, perhaps even... signals to each other that they could feel, sense with their surface or internal structures? Do microbes use, well, sound? And if so, is it even remotely possible to capture this? You could do an astonishing show on such a thing - I have never seen such a thing ever! I would never want you to stop your wonderful soundtrack - it really makes the program. Please be assured of that. It is just that... this is a question I have never found answered, whether microorganisms produce, or even more of interest - use - sound, vibration, to interact with each other. Just a question, one which may not even be answerable - I am hard pressed to imagine anything sensitive enough to pick up such tiny signals amidst the noise of the world and likely the molecular crashing of brownian motion all about. But still... what if they can make calls to each other, through the viscous medium of water with their bodies?
I am very interested in this question. I feel like many must at least be able to sense vibration, which is all sound really is, but to what extent? And do any use sound to communicate or "see"?
Haha interesting question! Maybe you could use something similar to a laser to pick up tiny vibrations. Or something like schlieren-photography to visualize pressure waves in the water? And maybe focus or polarize the light in a special way. Or maybe you could add some substance or tiny particles to visualize the sound / pressure waves. You would need a high speed camera with like 10 kiloherz framerate and lower resolution. You'd also need some kind of special computer program that converts this into sound.
These videos prompted me to buy a microscope so I could show my kids pictures of tardigrades, parameceum, rotifers, diatoms, and so many other things I can't name. Just a $70 microscope with a mount for a smartphone and a bit of pond water has gotten them excited about this world and given me hours of fun. If anyone else who likes this thinking of trying it, I can't recommend it enough.
2:45 The answer is very vague, just why??? It's like saying: I have two car. An old car that I've got for cheap and a new Honda Civic. The old rig might be low cost, but being an high end scope you've got on an astonishing deal. The new rig, the Motic BA310, can range from 1 300$ to 13 000$ it all depend what equipment you put on it. Why all this mystery? What people want to know is: can we get beautiful image with a China brand new 300$ scope?
Awsome 😄 Self build microscope! Microbe stage in Spore! It doesnt get much nerdier than that 🤣 Still so many questions though. What light is used in wich videos. Polarized, phase contrast, dark field, bright field. Led/halogen. Always exceited for the next video.
What kind of jobs do people have when studying micro/cellular biology? Does anyone on the show have any backgrounds in those jobs? I'd love to hear about what that's like.
Etc.,.ok.,.so what is the cost of filming with microscopes etc.,.ok.,.equipment needed to film eg.,.a little hidden pond in the subterranean of cities ..of seattle..Los angeles...etc.,.ok.,.lived in a rented in back of Saugus cafe ,calif.,.one day I caught a rat with over sized brain...in like it was small squirrel monkey that reincarnation with evolution into a rats body...and the way it snarled with an anger...etc.,.ok.,.most swarming rats do not growl and snarl..
if you guys could use 4K 60fps video with a high bit-rate, that would be awesome! I love this channel, and i want you guys to make more awesome videos like this.
The saddest thing I had to leave when we moved recently was the baby pool converted to a frog & dragonfly habitat. Got my grandson a cheap microscope & we looked at all manner of cool stuff. I've been known to teach anatomy with roadkill too. NOT your average grandma. Love sharing this channel with him, he also likes composing on his IPAD. Never stop being you!
I wish you didn't gloss over the original kit-bashed microscope. If you ask me, that was the most interesting part of this video. Unfortunately there's not even a photo of it. Please spend some time on it when you can.
Thank you for your show. I really enjoy the information and try to identify all the organisms you film. Love the music too. It was great meeting James. Stay safe.
Hank: "Calm down, friend."
Microbe: NYOOOOOOOOOM
I do wonder how (or what mechanism there is to do so) they track the image, since it's moving around a lot, and all.
@@llearch there are some levers that move the lid i think
@@llearch Generally on microscopes, there are one or two little twisty knobs that move the stage (the part of the microscope the slide sits on) forwards/backwards and left/right. If you get used to using microscopes, its pretty intuitive how much to move them to follow something on the slide and such.
@@velvetsrose Though even so, with how fast some of these microbes move, it would be really hard to keep up with them. Kudos to James for his professional level microscopy skills!
She has the zoomies
This is TOTALLY awesome! Thank goodness to James and the team for incredible work!
WOAH nice seeing you here!
This might be useful to Antscanada to see what kind of mites and other organisms live in your colonies.
One of my favorite youtubers watching another one of my favorite youtubers!
Any ant lover's from India
…okey. Didn’t expect to see you here.
This is quickly becoming my favorite ever RUclips channel. Keep doing what you're doing, you guys.
The skill of your partner in finding microbes, selecting a clear view from a blob of sludge, focusing, selecting light source/angle/polarity/intensity and otherwise creating images is superlative. My compliments to you both. It brings me back to the wonder I felt 70 years ago when I looked through my first microscope at ten at a thin slice of onion and seeing living cells pumping fluids and particles about (mind blowing) Most of my scope work the past 40 years has been mundane - is there blood in the urine, are there too many red/white cells in a blood smear (or too few), is the sputum contaminated with bacteria/wbc, etc. It is nice to return to the poetry. Thank you.
Dude, you need to find a nearby pond and scoop some sludge to look at on your lunchbreak 😉
@serendipidus1 Yeah onion cells are super popular in high school biology classes.
serendipidus1 ....I think you can still get a decent scope for $250...check out places like Kijiji or new scopes on Amazon, or Amscope. Even a decent cheap scope (not a kids toy scope) will give you a lifetime of enjoyment.
serendipidus1 Agree that there are some scopes of dubious quality out there. I use an Amscope b490b and really suits my interests. I generally just use the 10x eyepieces and do most of my observing at 400-800x. I also have a dark field condenser that I use for pond critters and it always reminds me of my old 10inch f5 Newtonian reflector telescope on a clear, dark night...breathtaking! Anyway, wishing you well on your search for a great scope....just reminded myself that
I saw a collection of Leicas and Leitz scopes for sale on kijiji once....apparently the family of a deceased pathologist wanted them to go to good homes...sigh...I missed that one. Happy hunting!
The team is a lot bigger than just the two. But James is clearly the one doing the most amount and important part of the work. But that doesnt mean the other guys arent doing as much great work and contribution to make everything possible. They are a fine team and doing a great job. I can only applaud them for their achievement and especially James for his passion, dedication, patience and effort to get all the interesting footage and let us all take part in the journey to the microcosmos. U Unchi Punchi U
I genuinely hope that this sponsorship brings many extra sales to them. What a special thing they did. Thanks, Motic. You made the world a better place when you did that. Somewhere out there is an intrigued soul calculating how long they need to save up their lunch money to buy one- and its the same kind of intrigued soul that cures cancer or solves the energy crisis.
It's literally 1500€
@@crylune Yes, microscopes are expensive. We use them in our business and good glass is a substantial cost.
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Which Motic BA310 do you use? Binocular, LED Binocular, Trinocular or LED Trinocula?
What's the Fujifilm lens you guys use?
I would appreciate an answer a lot! And bu the way Hank, I am a huge fan of all the things you are starring in on RUclips! Thank you so much for doing all of this!
I have loved Biology ever since I was a kid. Although right now, I am a mathematician Biology--especially Microbiology--still holds a special place in my heart. Thanks for keeping that passion for microscopy burning.
Wait. People don't go out of their way to watch this on a full sized tv? totally missing out. Jams and germs on instagram is for phones, this deserves more pixels
I’m so glad the addressed the spore thing
My boyfriend introduced me to this channel and I hope he sees this video...
It's always okay to take a moment to breathe and calm down, especially the week before finals. I love you, honey!
Perhaps a good way to show an in-image size comparison would be to place a distortion test target below the slide. Some, like the SL1 from JD Photo Data have grids down to 10µm in size. If something like this proves difficult to have in focus along with the specimen, then it can be used to measure the pixels between the gridlines at each magnification level in order to add a digital scale bar in post production.
Love the chill narration. I can come here to unwind.
I just discovered your channel, I liked and subscribed. Thank you for sharing your time, knowledge and passion! Extremely well done!!!!! Edit:. I have built quite large telescopes from used parts I obtained at star parties and explored the macro verse for 50+ years. I had a microscope as a kid and really enjoyed it a lot! Two weeks ago I won high bid on a used but in excellent condition a National brand lab scope for only $50 !!! Needless to say your channel was exactly what I was hoping to find but had no idea existed! I feel very blessed today, thank you again!!
I sure have been waiting for this vid! Thanks so much to your Crew for all they are doing!
iLOVE this channel,,awesome,my kids are amazed
Such a chill and relaxing channel - and always amazing - thank you
Great video, just became a subscriber! Thank you! Would you please provide more details about the objectives you are using for your videos/photography?
You guys are doing an amazing job... Keep it up and keep the marvelous work coming.
Beautiful video by a wonderful channel 😘😘😘
My question is how does the strong light affects the creatures? There's some with photosensitive parts.
Now I wonder if any can tan or get sunburned. Good question!
I got a cheap pocket microscope after this show sparked joy and then obsession. In a sample from my sister's fishtank, I found some ciliates that looked a little like paramecium but not quite, and are red...research (thank you Google, Wikipedia) tells me that they are blepharisma and they *can* apparently be killed with bright light.
And beyond that, you can buy sanitizing wands and things that use high intensity UV light to kill all the microbes.
I'd love to see a documentary about the planet earth with the style of Journey to the microcosmos. That surely wold put things in perspective.
I literally thought the video game was real for a sec and had to a double take lmaaooo. Am def interested to see you guys use different light types and filters :).
WE NEEEEDDD Tardigrade merch!!
7:25 I'm watching this on a holographic display on board my starship.
Good job guys! Can you recommend a good identification key for protozoans. I had one years ago in college but have lost it. I see some online but they are very general. Haven't been able to locate anything on Amazon or even a college book clearing house. Also , please give us more on culturing techniques, and acquiring specimens. You're easily my favorite channel. Thanx
Is that silly paramecium at 7:24 eating from the stentors’ mouths or is it just stupidly getting caught in their vortices again and again?
Please find a way to add scalebars. It gives far more helpful information than a magnification with no extra context. Also, like the Spore shoutout.
4.8k views, 0 dislikes love to see this.
is there any way to recreate the microscope that was initially made for $200? if any kind of instructions could be given I'd be very excited to give it a shot!
I have two questions: Why can't you adjst your very fine depth of field on a microscope like we do with a normal camera, by varying the aperture? And secondly, is your very alluring narrator the same as the one on Watchfinder & Co.?
My question: Is it weird that this channel has made me want pet microbes? Like, I want some tardigrades and some stentors. Can they cohabitate? What do I feed them? Will they eat each other? What temp do they prefer their water? Should I use water conditioner??
You can find information about the dietary needs of microbes on the internet.
Wether or not they can cohabitate depends on their size and food spectrum.
You can find these informations for species that live in your area online.
As they are collected in the wild, they can do with a rather wide range of temperatures.
Just having them at room temperature (like in a window that doesn’t get direct sun) should be perfectly fine.
Use rain water, demineralised water or optimally just water you collect at the same place where you find your little friends.
As the water evaporates, use distilled water to top it off and only do water changes if the water develops a weird smell or seems to be fouling in any way.
I love your work guys
3 easy steps to make a channel
1. get some interesting topics
2. get some soothing music
3. sedate your viewers with your voice
Any thoughts on the Motic BA310E vs. Fein RB30 vs. a used Leica DMLS trinocular microscope? Looking to get something for max photo/video quality around $2,000.
Would it be possible to use a low powered microscope light with a sensitive camera so we can see the colors of the transparent microbes that aren't actually transparent? Not to replace the original footage though
How do you ID these guys? Do you do any sequencing?
spore reference ❤
Can you do a tongue scrape of each of the scishow channel family teams and compare them on the microscope?
8:39 how do you move, let alone so fast!?
How do you set a camera like that up with a microscope? Did you build a custom stand or something?
You want a trinocular port, or a phone adapter for your eyepiece.
Nice
SPORE
Can you ever look at virus cells or perhaps cancer cells, maybe even a new series called journey into the microbody.
Once they can get 100 thousand dollars for an SEM they can
Is this show made in Missoula?
I was all like "Well sure I want to know this stuff - but there had better be some water bear footage or something while they talk about it!"
::leaving satisfied::
You want more questions? Here's one my friend, how do you choose which organisms to feature in any given video. Is it just what strikes interest, or maybe which ones are available?
Any chance of getting 3:05 music track name?
Ah yes, the Stentor song. Its my fav too!
"it's boiled.... hay."
cuts in with Tyra Banks says "heyyy~~"
Hey question, how do you know you're not growning anything particularly harmful when maintaining cultures? Is there a way to tell?
Watcing with a projector on a 120" screen. Yeah.
Scale bars please
I remember my science teacher say that the transparency is similar to how if you cover a strong flashlight with your hand you can see your veins and bones in your hand. thats whats happening to the bacteria.
David Kirkpatrick that’s a really helpful analogy. Thanks for sharing!
Ohhh thanks! I thought they were just transparent like that
dumb people
@@bobsagget823 Don't worry; everyone thinks that you're Einstein version 2.0.
Awesome analogy! I'll be sure to use this actually :)
Ten calm minutes a week. Informative, beautiful, soothing...my favorite 2019 brain treat. Thank you.
I think it would be safe to say it's also now a Much Needed source of joy for 2020. LoL! The content is absolutely brilliant from this channel
And 2020
Also, kinda interesting to see what James looks like.
😍
Yes, me too😊
I guess he's a stoner, and watches those things high✌️
Magnification is missing there.
8:40 "Calm down, friend." I'm surprised any of these little guys can stay excited while Hank's soothing voice is talking over them.
How do you do this? Like link a moment of the video in the comments section?
@@jahnavee_palsodkar just type something like 7:35 or 6:52 and RUclips will automatically convert it into a link.
@@harshsinghal4342 thank you so much!!
@@jahnavee_palsodkar no problem
Hank is not talking over them, you understand that?
A microscope sponsorship!! That is the absolute coolest thing I've heard all week! Good work, James!
Agreed. Totally cool! And so subtle. We haven't seen ads or announcements about it at all. I appreciate it all the more.
@@jrpstonecarver i guess they saw Jame's work and they're like "cool, we want more of this here take our stuff"
@@jrpstonecarver yes seriously appreciate this
*You guys always know how to make me look fabulous.*
Today I was looking at a sample of lake water and I found one of you
Yes you are
This channel has changed the way I look at the world. Instead of seeing dirt, mould ect, now I see an ecosystem full of microbes trying to survive just like us. It's cured my OCD a little.
watch your step
I used to be germaphobic, thanks to the misinformed and easily manipulated mass media. Now I don't wash my hands before eating, and only wash after taking a dump. I can't get enough antigens in my immuno-library. Like pokemon, I wanna catch them all.
@@Judicial78 if I've prepared food I'll always wash my hands throughout the cooking process depending on what I'm making, but I'd never even thought about washing my hands before I eat before... and I'm a pretty healthy dude
I doubt you really had OCD then.
@@AnalyticalReckoner Well you'd have to explain that to the psychiatrist that diagnosed me.
Just got to add, the music really completes these videos. Really enjoying this channel
I could watch hours of mixed chillout music (e.g Carbon Based Lifeforms) with these videos!
I was upset about something when I started watching the video and I was relaxed by the end of the first minute. I am so grateful for the existence of this channel, for all the work of James and the team! Thank you! ❤️
I could be on fire and Hank's voice would make me feel better about it.
*Ok the secret's out. Hay infusion is my favorite meal. Shhh, don't tell anyone!*
Based rotifer
The soundtrack you guys use is SO FREAKING GOOD
All the music is made by Andrew Huang. He's a RUclipsr and musician. You can get his stuff on Itunes and Spotify. His channel >>> ruclips.net/user/songstowearpantsto His GLORIOUS MIDI NARWHAL video is one of my personal favorites.
I like to consider how rich you would have to be to have lived 400 years ago, and have a personal microbe expert come into your estate and show you images, models, or drawings of little pond buddies. It's pretty neat to be alive in this century. Thanks for the video!
As for merch, I suggest t-shirts. People like those. I'll buy your t-shirt.
Leeuwenhoek was born in 1623 so the microscope was not yet invented 400 yrs ago bc this is the inventor.
@@barbarahouk1983 What they also didn't have 400 years ago: pedantic youtube comments. I'm rounding up to closest century.
We’re proud about what James achieves and we are happy for our small contribution to the science community. Thanks to his talent, we can enjoy these beautiful images. Congratulations!
Hey Motic! Which microscope did you sponsor? The BA310 Binocular, the LED Binocular, the Trinocular or the LED Trinocular?
@@Oneirophrenic123 My guess is trinocular so he can attach the Fuji X-T3 camera.
I'd be curious what kind of adapter is ideal for an APS-C camera. Or if a MFT camera is better.
Can you gift me a microscope? I want to buy a lot but it is not possible for me ...
Please don't add a scale bar just because some people are 'hard of understanding' the beauty of your images are that they are uncluttered, lacking pop-up boxes of information, arrows spinning into shot and other tools of the bored video editor. Name of specimen and X magnification are more than enough.
I think one of the real talents in this is FOLLOWING the fast microbes around the slide. I have a microscope and it's hard because everything is reverse of what your looking at so when something goes left I always move the slide in the wrong direction.
John Some microscopes flip it for you. Which then undoes all the training you gave yourself to figure it out.
i was so frustrated in beginning bio courses because i could never focus microscopes well, even focusing on stained slides of still life... that did have to improve during microbiology, but it's a skill, and it's one that james is truly mastering
What I want to know is how you follow anything at all. The slide only has to move microns at a time to keep the critter in frame center. How do you do that without overshooting by huge amounts?
@@TheBullethead You twiddle knobs to move the slide, not use hands, with a good gear differential (phrasing?).
@@FaultAndDakranon Thanks. The gearing for such fine movement must be incredibly intricate and expensive.
My living room never got this much attention! :D
Thanks for coming to see it!
People acknowledging that Spore is a thing makes me so happy
You know, you can just look up the correct spelling of words, or let your spell checker do it.
@@slappy8941 i know... English aint my mother tongue tho
Guess i'll have to look it up
I love Spore!!! :D it's great having a group of nerds with the same old games that have influenced our interests
@@mmtruooao8377 i discovered Spore back in 2013-2014 and only got to play it back in 2018 so not that old for me :p
I was already kind of a geek when i discovered Spore
Haha Spore was a great game.
70" flatscreen here!! Every Monday with my coffee since week two!
Im loving this youtube channel, im a biology student and i learn a lot here, please continue doing it!
Me too!
@@jahnavee_palsodkar Me three
Biology teacher here, my students and I love it!
Nobody :
James : **is a adoptive father of cells**
edit : can we have a whole video of speedy microbes you guys have captured because its my new favourite thing ever
edit 2 : can we please have a tardigarde pin i mean its the best thing ever
The Bob Ross of cilliates
@@MandrakeFernflower yes .
Happy little stentors instead of trees
@@MandrakeFernflower please
Wait, so the spore footage wasn't real footage, damn.
Such an amazing channel. Never thought I could be so at peace while learning so much at the same time. Keep up the great work guys! This type of thing is much needed in our world of chaos.
Thank you for all those answers! The Nassula ornata at the end moves like my roomba
Microbes be like:
*zoom zoom*
Microbes are driving Mazda nowadays
This might not be possible but - what do microbes sound like? I love the music, absolutely! It just strikes me that however small these creatures are, they surely must create vibrations in their environment, perhaps even with their very bodies, perhaps even... signals to each other that they could feel, sense with their surface or internal structures? Do microbes use, well, sound? And if so, is it even remotely possible to capture this? You could do an astonishing show on such a thing - I have never seen such a thing ever!
I would never want you to stop your wonderful soundtrack - it really makes the program. Please be assured of that. It is just that... this is a question I have never found answered, whether microorganisms produce, or even more of interest - use - sound, vibration, to interact with each other. Just a question, one which may not even be answerable - I am hard pressed to imagine anything sensitive enough to pick up such tiny signals amidst the noise of the world and likely the molecular crashing of brownian motion all about. But still... what if they can make calls to each other, through the viscous medium of water with their bodies?
I am very interested in this question. I feel like many must at least be able to sense vibration, which is all sound really is, but to what extent? And do any use sound to communicate or "see"?
Haha interesting question! Maybe you could use something similar to a laser to pick up tiny vibrations.
Or something like schlieren-photography to visualize pressure waves in the water? And maybe focus or polarize the light in a special way.
Or maybe you could add some substance or tiny particles to visualize the sound / pressure waves.
You would need a high speed camera with like 10 kiloherz framerate and lower resolution.
You'd also need some kind of special computer program that converts this into sound.
As a massive fan of home-made microscopes (I've got 2 myself) can we see James' one please.
It's such a lovely thing you guys do. Love it always, good for bed, good for morning
These videos prompted me to buy a microscope so I could show my kids pictures of tardigrades, parameceum, rotifers, diatoms, and so many other things I can't name. Just a $70 microscope with a mount for a smartphone and a bit of pond water has gotten them excited about this world and given me hours of fun. If anyone else who likes this thinking of trying it, I can't recommend it enough.
2:45 The answer is very vague, just why???
It's like saying: I have two car. An old car that I've got for cheap and a new Honda Civic.
The old rig might be low cost, but being an high end scope you've got on an astonishing deal.
The new rig, the Motic BA310, can range from 1 300$ to 13 000$ it all depend what equipment you put on it.
Why all this mystery?
What people want to know is: can we get beautiful image with a China brand new 300$ scope?
Now, when I meditate, I encompass all of the little microbes in love too. Thanks!
A hidden gem on RUclips. Keep it up, this quality content will blow up soon enough.
This has become one of my favorite channels! I think the inclusion of a scale bar would be a very useful addition to your presentations.
Awsome 😄
Self build microscope!
Microbe stage in Spore!
It doesnt get much nerdier than that 🤣
Still so many questions though. What light is used in wich videos. Polarized, phase contrast, dark field, bright field. Led/halogen.
Always exceited for the next video.
Truly this is one of the most beautiful channels on RUclips
Love you Hank, from crash course, vlogbrothers, hankschannel all the way to all the scishows!
Thanks :)
Is there a description how the cobbled-up microscope was cobbled up? I'm thinking of cobbling up something myself.
What kind of jobs do people have when studying micro/cellular biology? Does anyone on the show have any backgrounds in those jobs? I'd love to hear about what that's like.
Etc.,.ok.,.so what is the cost of filming with microscopes etc.,.ok.,.equipment needed to film eg.,.a little hidden pond in the subterranean of cities ..of seattle..Los angeles...etc.,.ok.,.lived in a rented in back of Saugus cafe ,calif.,.one day I caught a rat with over sized brain...in like it was small squirrel monkey that reincarnation with evolution into a rats body...and the way it snarled with an anger...etc.,.ok.,.most swarming rats do not growl and snarl..
The music!!! What Andrew Huang songs do you use??? I have to know. Especially at 2:40
if you guys could use 4K 60fps video with a high bit-rate, that would be awesome! I love this channel, and i want you guys to make more awesome videos like this.
Special request:
Can you show us organisms that normally lives on our body?
I think that would be interesting.
Thank you!
The saddest thing I had to leave when we moved recently was the baby pool converted to a frog & dragonfly habitat. Got my grandson a cheap microscope & we looked at all manner of cool stuff. I've been known to teach anatomy with roadkill too. NOT your average grandma. Love sharing this channel with him, he also likes composing on his IPAD. Never stop being you!
cobbling together a quality microscope for 200 dollars you still use? tell more or be a gatekeeper.
I wish you didn't gloss over the original kit-bashed microscope. If you ask me, that was the most interesting part of this video. Unfortunately there's not even a photo of it. Please spend some time on it when you can.
It is wonderful cosmos, thankful for your programme
Thank You for answering these!
omg those two stentors playing paramecium tennis 😂😂
Thank you for your show. I really enjoy the information and try to identify all the organisms you film. Love the music too. It was great meeting James. Stay safe.