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Microscopic glass houses and the microbes that live in them

Diatoms are microscopic algae that live inside glass houses of their own making. Their geometric designs are intricate and otherworldly. Victorian and modern artists have been so moved by the beauty of diatoms that they've dedicated their entire career towards making artwork out of them on microscope slides. My TED talk! The invisible life hidden beneath Antarctica's ice: https://www.ted.com/talks/ariel_waldm... Relevant links for this episode: • What are diatoms?: https://diatoms.org/what-are-diatoms • Secretive Victorian Artists Made These Intricate Patterns Out of Algae: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-c... • The California Academy of Sciences Diatom Collection: https://www.flickr.com/photos/casgeol... Shout out to these especially awesome patrons: Andrea Connell, Chris Lockwood, Christopher Milton, Colin Richardson, Daniel Catt, Doug Sinclair, Dr. Scarlett, Eric the Baker, Francois Varas, Indi Rapsey, Jason Coyle, Jason Shupe, Jason VanNimwegen, Jesus Menchaca, Lisa Ballard, Lisa Crotty, Loretta Whitesides, Matt Biddulph, Matthew Cashmore, Nathan Bergey, Neal Kaplan, Octavian Voicu, Patrick B., Paul Clanon, Philip, Quinn Emmett, Richard Gipson, Robertson S. O., Ruby Chen, Sam Richardson, Sami Samhuri, Susan Matheson, Suzanne Leibrick (@inannamute), and Wesley Swingley! Join me + my adventures on: PATREON:   / arielwaldman   INSTAGRAM:   / arielwaldman   Music by Text Me Records / Leviathe.