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Sosik:Thekindsofbasicecologyquestionsthatwe’retryingtoaskintheoceanarehowmanyofacertaintypeo<strong>for</strong>ganismarethereandwhataretheirvitalrates:howfastaretheygrowing,tounderstandhowthey’rerespondingtotheenvironment,howtheymightbechangingovertime.And<strong>for</strong>plankton,growthratesareextremelydifficulttoquantify.Ari:Andit’sthatdifficultythatledtothoseexhaustingall‐nightersoflookingthroughamicroscopeandcountingdifferenttypesofphytoplankton.Gettingtheirdatameantworkingaround‐the‐clock.Sotheybegantoconsideradifferentapproach.Sosik:Theideaoftryingtoautomateitandhaveitgobyitselfsoyou’dhaveveryhighresolutionobservationswhileyouwereasleephadalotofappeal.WewereinspiredtogodownthatroadoftryingtobuildanautomatedmicroscopebythecapabilitiesoftheMartha’sVineyardCoastalObservatory.Ari:ThisobservatoryisanchoredtotheseaflooramilesouthofMartha’sVineyard.Itextendsupwardsthroughtheoverlyingwaterandintotheair.CablesrunbetweentheobservatoryandtheVineyard,whichsupplybothpowerandanetworkconnectiontotransferdata.Suchasetupwascrucialbecauseanyautomatedcamerawouldbeverydemanding.Sosik:Theytakealotofpowerandtheygeneratealotofdata.Ari:Andso,overthecourseofseveralyears,SosikandOlsonturnedtheirimaginingsintoreality,andbuiltanautomatedunderwatermicroscopiccamera.Sosik:Yeah!Ari:Theywantedtotakepicturesofindividualphytoplanktoncells,likethisone.Ghinwa:Hello,I’maphytoplanktoncell.Ari:Orthisone.Evan:Hello.Ari:Orthese.Amanda:Thankyou.Kerry:Don’tworry.Ari:Phytoplanktontendtobemixedinwithlotsofsmalldebris,andthey’respreadout.Ghinwa:Overhere.
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