Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

2017

In a world of complex ideas, especially scientific ones, getting one's head around them to comprehend them properly can be a difficult task. This video series endeavors to help with animated illustrations of those concepts loaded with careful insight and leaven with a sense of humor. Whether the topic is about the cosmos itself, medicine or the sometimes uneasy mix of humanity and technology, the series can help you understand.

Where to Watch 2017

17 Episodes

  • Why Earth Is a Prison and How to Escape It
    E1
    Why Earth Is a Prison and How to Escape ItWe are trapped on earth. Controlled by an ancient debt to the universe.
  • Do Robots Deserve Rights? What If Machines Become Conscious?
    E2
    Do Robots Deserve Rights? What If Machines Become Conscious?What shall we do once machines become conscious? Do we need to grant them rights?
  • Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food
    E3
    Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our FoodAre GMOs bad for your health? Or is this fear unfounded?
  • Is the European Union Worth It or Should We End It?
    E4
    Is the European Union Worth It or Should We End It?Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways?
  • The Last Light Before Eternal Darkness — White Dwarfs & Black Dwarfs
    E5
    The Last Light Before Eternal Darkness — White Dwarfs & Black DwarfsEverything will end. Even the universe. But in a future so far away that it defies description, there will still be light and therefore a chance for life.
  • The Rise of the Machines — Why Automation Is Different This Time
    E6
    The Rise of the Machines — Why Automation Is Different This TimeAutomation in the Information Age is different.
  • Optimistic Nihilism
    E7
    Optimistic NihilismThe philosophy of Kurzgesagt.
  • What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? (The Size of Life #1)
    E8
    What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? (The Size of Life #1)Size is the most under appreciated regulator of living things. Let us demonstrate that by throwing animals from buildings.
  • Why Black Holes Could Delete the Universe — The Information Paradox
    E9
    Why Black Holes Could Delete the Universe — The Information ParadoxBlack holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us.
  • What Happens If We Bring the Sun to Earth?
    E10
    What Happens If We Bring the Sun to Earth?What happens if we bring the sun to earth? No, seriously.
  • Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument
    E11
    Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument
  • How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body — The Microbiome
    E12
    How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body — The MicrobiomeWhat happens when microbes talk to your brain?
  • Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?
    E13
    Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?If you could decide today... how long do you want to live?
  • How to Cure Aging — During Your Lifetime?
    E14
    How to Cure Aging — During Your Lifetime?What if we could stop aging forever?
  • Emergence — How Stupid Things Become Smart Together
    E15
    Emergence — How Stupid Things Become Smart TogetherHow can many stupid things combine to form smart things? How can proteins become living cells? How become lots of ants a colony? What is emergence?
  • Universal Basic Income Explained — Free Money for Everybody?
    E16
    Universal Basic Income Explained — Free Money for Everybody?What is UBI? How would free money change our lives.
  • How to Make an Elephant Explode (The Size of Life #2)
    E17
    How to Make an Elephant Explode (The Size of Life #2)

 

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