Miikshi: Cosmic Rays
Following our award-winning Miikshi TVOkids series, we partnered with the University of Tokyo and its Muographic Liberal Arts Foundation to create a trilogy of new mini-movies, introducing audiences to science and technology research through Miikshi adventures.
In the Miikshi: Cosmic Rays series, when sheep scientist Miikshi sends encrypted messages or combats active underwater volcanoes to save the city, she’s using cutting-edge technologies from the emerging, real-world scientific field of muography. This research, led by Professor Hiroyuki Tanaka at UTokyo, explores the incredible applications of naturally occurring cosmic rays from deep space, including monitoring underwater volcanoes, large-scale 3D imaging (e.g. revealing hidden structures within pyramids), and even advanced data encryption.
Miikshi: Cosmic Rays features special guest voices by YouTubers Tom Scott and Techmoan, Norman Chan from Adam Savage’s Tested, and Seán Ferrick of TrekCulture.
