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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

I've calculated these five fingersincrease the surface area of this rubber glove by about...

I've calculated these five fingers
increase the surface area of this rubber glove by about 50% and, remarkably, evolution has
adopted precisely this strategy

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I've calculated these five fingers increase the surface area
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of this rubber glove by about 50%
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and, remarkably, evolution has adopted precisely this strategy.
Duration
13 seconds
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17
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:56
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 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,
S01 • E01 Modern optical microscopes have uncovered a strange world - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
Modern optical microscopes have uncovered a strange world
S01 • E02 Fortunately for us, the magnetic bubble of the heliosphere - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
Fortunately for us, the magnetic bubble of the heliosphere
S01 • E01 A world very different from our own. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
A world very different from our own.
S01 • E02 So, in a sense, our heliosphere is like a life raft - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
So, in a sense, our heliosphere is like a life raft
S01 • E01 All revealed by a device that is essentially remarkably simple. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
All revealed by a device that is essentially remarkably simp...
S01 • E02 As it pushes its way through the interstellar medium, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
As it pushes its way through the interstellar medium,
S01 • E01 This is a modern but pretty basic compound microscope, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:20
This is a modern but pretty basic compound microscope,
S01 • E02 It's thought that most if not all stars have heliospheres. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
It's thought that most if not all stars have heliospher...
S01 • E02 Our telescopes have taken photographs of other stars - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
Our telescopes have taken photographs of other stars
S01 • E02 Sometimes we can even make out the bow wave. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
Sometimes we can even make out the bow wave.