DEEP LOOK is a science video series that explores big science by going very, very small, from KQED and PBS Digital Studios.
We use macro photography and microscopy in glorious 4K resolution, to see science up close ... really, really close.
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Alumni: Laura Klivans, former Host/Writer, Gabriela Quiros, Craig Rosa, Jenny Oh, Teodros Hailye, Sevda Eris, Elliott Kennerson.
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Something's hatching very soon...
New episode of Big Ideas drops on Tuesday 🥚🥚🥚
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Reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects, sea creatures and even some mammals all lay eggs. But why not humans? How were we able to evolve from having to still do this? We'll address this on Tuesday's episode of Big Ideas.
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This tiny fly may look like it’s wearing rainbow sunglasses, but those shimmering orbs are its compound eyes. 🪰
Fruit flies have thousands of ommatidia — or tiny lenses — packed into each eye.
Those iridescent colored lenses help the fly spot prey (and maybe even attract a date).
Tiny hunter. Major glam. ✨
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Wait - are my eyes deceiving me, or did Big Ideas just drop? 👀🪰https://youtu.be/5UCQoFO9dIk
It’s no surprise that insects can see faster than we do - a dragonfly, boasting around 30,000 ommatidia, would’ve caught that notification in seconds.
If you don’t know what ommatidia means, fear not. All you have to do is check out our new episode, fresh off the presses. 🐜🪲
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 972
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👀👀👀On Tuesday, keep your eye out for the first episode of Big Ideas.👀👀👀
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 743
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In honor of Valentine’s Day tomorrow, we’d like to shout out a couple that does everything together: lovebugs!
Like the best things, lovebugs often come in pairs - literally, because they can spend up to a couple of days attached to each other.
Some may call it clingy, but for lovebugs, it’s all part of the mating process. Talk about commitment.
For more lovebug content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XJYo...
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 499
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If you think your love is loud, then you’ve never seen a lacewing fly in action.
Before mating, lacewing flies vibrate their bodies and sing to each other - a “courtship duet” that sets a romantic scene like no other.
It’s a musical collab fit for a Grammy. SZA and Kendrick might have cinched this last one, but lacewing flies put up some real competition!
Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TGew...
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Oh yeah… New digs!
One snail's trash is another Hermit crab's treasure.
Hermit crabs are obsessed with finding discarded snail shells, depending on them for housing and protection. Repurposing at its finest!
Our hermit crab friend here looks ready to make this shell house a shell home.
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🪰🪰🪰Why do flies with 6000 ommatidia not see 6000 repeated images? Find out on the first episode of Big Ideas on February 17th!🪰🪰🪰
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Choose Your Player: Camouflage Style!
Imagine this: You wake up transformed, no longer human.
Are you a decorator crab, dressed in sponges and corals?
A pygmy seahorse, vanishing into sea fans?
An Australian walking stick, disguised as eucalyptus leaves?
Or a glasswing butterfly, nearly invisible in flight?
Whichever way you sway, we'd like to know. In honor of our latest episode, pick your master of disguise.
Choose wisely … your survival depends on it.
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