Teensy, tiny things — it doesn't have to be big to be awe-inspiring

The huge size of the universe is unfathomably amazing, but so is the size of things way too small for us to see. I'll talk about some of these teensy, tiny things and hopefully inspire your sense of wonder in this nine-minute episode.

A few resources:

Butterfly scales = pixie dust

Diatoms: tiny factories you can see from space (YouTube)

Harnessing the superpowers of the most resilient life form on Earth 

The good that viruses do

Discover more: the good viruses

 

Music: Jens East — Daybreak (ft. Henk) www.soundcloud.com/jenseast
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution V4.0