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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

For instance, some cells have founda way to increase surface area without changing volume

For instance, some cells have found
a way to increase surface area without changing volume

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For instance, some cells have found a way to increase surface area
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without changing volume.
Duration
8 seconds
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19
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:10
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.
S01 • E02 That's exactly what happens in the solar wind - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
That's exactly what happens in the solar wind
S01 • E01 The cells in the walls of our digestive tract - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:15
The cells in the walls of our digestive tract
S01 • E02 The water's forming a barrier here because the water that's already - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
The water's forming a barrier here because the water th...
S01 • E02 What's the equivalent to that when it comes to the solar wind? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
What's the equivalent to that when it comes to the sola...
S01 • E02 Right, the equivalent boundary there for the solar wind is actually - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Right, the equivalent boundary there for the solar wind is a...
S01 • E01 How can cells maximise their surface to volume ratio - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
How can cells maximise their surface to volume ratio
S01 • E01 Well, imagine this balloon is one of those cells. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
Well, imagine this balloon is one of those cells.
S01 • E02 There are tiny amounts of dust, gas and even plasma-charged particles, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
There are tiny amounts of dust, gas and even plasma-charged ...
S01 • E01 How can I increase its surface area - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
How can I increase its surface area
S01 • E01 I've calculated these five fingers increase the surface area - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:13
I've calculated these five fingers increase the surface...
S01 • E02 The interstellar medium - the stuff which the solar wind - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
The interstellar medium - the stuff which the solar wind
S01 • E02 Gases can move and flow, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
Gases can move and flow,
S01 • E01 Welcome to my digestive tract. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
Welcome to my digestive tract.
S01 • E01 These protuberances are called microvilli. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
These protuberances are called microvilli.
S01 • E01 They're each about a 1,000th of a millimetre long, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:17
They're each about a 1,000th of a millimetre long,
S01 • E02 If we do think of space as a fluid, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
If we do think of space as a fluid,
S01 • E01 Of course, the real thing is rather more impressive. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
Of course, the real thing is rather more impressive.
S01 • E01 Scientists have calculated that, because of the microvilli, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
Scientists have calculated that, because of the microvilli,
S01 • E02 Like the hull of a boat, our heliosphere helps protect us - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Like the hull of a boat, our heliosphere helps protect us
S01 • E02 Space doesn't just contain gas and dust, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
Space doesn't just contain gas and dust,