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Olson:Ifit’saboveacertainthreshold,Sosik:Thattriggersthecameratograbapictureafractionofasecondlater.Andthenthenextcellcomesalongbehindit.Evan:Excuseme,yeah,excuseme.Ari:Andsoon.Here’swhatoneofthecamerassoundslike.Thisonedoesn’tjusttakephotos.We’rehearingtheapparatusthatcollectsparticularcelltypesofinterestandstoresthemforfutureanalysis.Thisisalsotheanswertolastweek’ssonicstumper.Everyday,hundredsofimagescomestreamingthroughthosecablesthatoriginateattheobservatory.SosikandOlson–dryandalertintheirlabs–downloadpicturesofthephytoplanktoncruisingbytheircamerainrealtime.Itcanbemesmerizing.Sosik:Assoonastheimagesstartflashingby,it’shardtodragyourselfaway,andwe’llgetcaughtup.Olson:Becauseyouseenewthings.Imean,westillseespeciesthatwehaven’tseenbefore.It’sjustalwaysdifferent.Andthepicturesare–they’rejustpretty.Thosecellsareveryinterestingtolookat.Ari:Thosepicturescontainmany,manydifferentkinds,orspeciesofphytoplankton.Sosik:Everytimeyouhitreturn,somethingnewpopsup.Olson:Thisisachaindiatom,chaetoceros.Andhere’sanotherdiatomthatgrowsinchains…Sosik:Thesearereallyamazing…Olson:Detritus.Sosik:That’s,uh…Olson:Guinardia.Sosik:Phaeocystis.Lookslikecatanellaorsomething.Olson:No,that’sacolonyofDitylum.Dinobrium.Sosik:Oh,lookthisisaciliate.Olson:Thisismadeupof…
Sosik:Gelatinousmatrix…Olson:8or10cells…Sosik:Gooey,mucousyalmost–yeah,there’stheedgeofit.Ari:Giventhemillionsofphotographsdocumentingallthisdiversity,Sosikcreatedsoftwarethatautomaticallyclassifiesthekindofphytoplanktoninthephotographs.Together,theautomatedcameraandautomaticclassifier…Sosik:…giveusthisreallyexcitingtoolfordoingecology.Ari:Andthistoolhasledtosomeinterestingdiscoveries.InFebruaryof2008,itallowedcollaboratorLisaCampbelltodetectanunforeseenbloomoftoxicalgaeintheGulfofMexico.HerdiscoveryledtoarecallonTexanshellfishandatemporaryclosureofthefishery.Inaddition,thecameracatcheslifeinaction.Sosik:Soyou’llseeanimageofsomecellsattackingadifferentkindofcell.Andwe’vefoundthingslikethisthatseemtoberevealingofpatternsofinteractionsbetweenorganismsthatwedidn’tanticipate.Ari:Eachphotographoffersachancetoturnonitsheadoneconventionalideaoranother.Sothere’salotofexcitementaboutwhatthefutureholds.Sosik:It’sveryexploratory.Weneverknowwhatwe’regoingtosee.Andit’snotalldrivenbyaspecifichypothesisthatwe’regoingouttotest.Ari:Sometimesscienceisaboutdevelopingareallygoodtool,andmakingsureyou’rewellrestedenoughtoappreciatetheresults.Olson:Wow,what’sthat?What’sthat?Lookatthat.Ari:Andnow,tooneofyourquestions.Onourlastpodcast,wespokewithoceanographerJohnDelaneyabouttheeventualavailabilityovertheInternetofdatacollectedintheocean.Here’saquestionfromLauraDunbar,amiddleschoolscienceteacherinSeaGirt,NewJersey.Dunbar:I'mexcitedthatinformationwillnowbeavailableinreal‐timebutdoyouanticipatethatchangingthecurrentstructureofscientificresearch?Delaney:ThisisJohnDelaney.Laura,that’sanexcellentquestion.Inevitably,itwillchangethestructureofscientificresearch.Thisnewobservatorywilldelivervastamountsofinformationtomillionsoffolksacrosstheworld.Anyonewhohasnewinsightsbasedon
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