Just How Minuscule is an Atom?
May 15, 2026•8 min
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Episode description
Just how small are atoms? And what's inside them? The answers turn out to be astounding, even for those who think they know. This fast-paced animation uses spectacular metaphors (imagine a blueberry the size of a football stadium!) to give a visceral sense of the building blocks that make our world.
Lesson by Jonathan Bergmann, animation by Cognitive Media.
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