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The microbes that I study in hot springs
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The Most Unknown

The microbes that I study in hot springs clearly defining the boundary conditions of life...

The microbes that I study in hot springs clearly defining the boundary conditions of life on Earth, is kind of paramount to understanding where life could be in space

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The microbes that I study in hot springs
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clearly defining the boundary conditions
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of life on Earth,
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is kind of paramount to understanding
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where life could be in space.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:50
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
VICE Media

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Movie Summary

The Most Unknown is an epic documentary film that sends nine scientists to extraordinary parts of the world to uncover unexpected answers to some of humanity's biggest questions. How did life begin? What is time? What is consciousnes
Well, that's from the olden days - The Most Unknown 00:06
Well, that's from the olden days
We'd be on the frontier, - The Most Unknown 00:06
We'd be on the frontier,
So the Earth's crust sort of is this - The Most Unknown 00:09
So the Earth's crust sort of is this
But you can see in this entire area, - The Most Unknown 00:06
But you can see in this entire area,
Connection to the subsurface world. - The Most Unknown 00:04
Connection to the subsurface world.
Just quickly, we'll give you a spiel - The Most Unknown 00:06
Just quickly, we'll give you a spiel
When a lot of people hear the word "hot spring," - The Most Unknown 00:07
When a lot of people hear the word "hot spring,"
But, the hot springs that we - The Most Unknown 00:07
But, the hot springs that we
Axel Is there anything to like about this place - The Most Unknown 00:04
Axel Is there anything to like about this place
So the extremophiles are you guys? - The Most Unknown 00:04
So the extremophiles are you guys?
You just turn that on, I'll drop the end of it in - The Most Unknown 00:05
You just turn that on, I'll drop the end of it in
I'm interested in what the microbial community is here. - The Most Unknown 00:04
I'm interested in what the microbial community is here.
So the first thing I want to do is figure out - The Most Unknown 00:05
So the first thing I want to do is figure out
The temperature is 72.2 Celsius. - The Most Unknown 00:05
The temperature is 72.2 Celsius.
It's really quiet. You can feel it complaining. - The Most Unknown 00:05
It's really quiet. You can feel it complaining.
Yeah, so there they are. Our friends. - The Most Unknown 00:05
Yeah, so there they are. Our friends.
At this point, I don't know who lives here. - The Most Unknown 00:05
At this point, I don't know who lives here.
These are sediment samples - The Most Unknown 00:06
These are sediment samples
We'll take these back on dry ice, to the lab - The Most Unknown 00:13
We'll take these back on dry ice, to the lab
While I feel strongly that life exists in outer space, - The Most Unknown 00:09
While I feel strongly that life exists in outer space,