Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

2018

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 2018

18 Episodes

  • Why Alien Life Would Be Our Doom — The Great Filter
    E1
    Why Alien Life Would Be Our Doom — The Great FilterFinding alien life on a distant planet would be amazing news - or would it? If we are not the only intelligent life in the universe, this probably means our days are numbered and doom is certain.
  • Homeopathy Explained — Gentle Healing or Reckless Fraud?
    E2
    Homeopathy Explained — Gentle Healing or Reckless Fraud?What are the principles behind Homeopathy and does it work?
  • String Theory Explained — What Is the True Nature of Reality?
    E3
    String Theory Explained — What Is the True Nature of Reality?Is String Theory the final solution for all of physic’s questions or an over-hyped dead end?
  • A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place — Egoistic Altruism
    E4
    A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place — Egoistic AltruismWhy should you care about the well-being of people half a globe away?
  • Time: The History & Future of Everything — Remastered
    E5
    Time: The History & Future of Everything — Remastered
  • The Black Hole Bomb and Black Hole Civilizations
    E6
    The Black Hole Bomb and Black Hole Civilizations
  • The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth — The Bacteriophage
    E7
    The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth — The BacteriophageA war has been raging for billions of years, killing trillions every single day, while we don’t even notice. This war involves the single deadliest being on our planet: the bacteriophage.
  • 3 Arguments Why Marijuana Should Stay Illegal Reviewed
    E8
    3 Arguments Why Marijuana Should Stay Illegal ReviewedWe take a fair look at some of the best counter arguments for legalization and see how they hold up in review.
  • Plastic Pollution: How Humans Are Turning the World Into Plastic
    E9
    Plastic Pollution: How Humans Are Turning the World Into PlasticModern life would be impossible without plastic – but we have long since lost control over our invention. Why has plastic turned into a problem and what do we know about its dangers?
  • What If You Detonated a Nuclear Bomb in the Marianas Trench? (Science, Not Fantasy)
    E10
    What If You Detonated a Nuclear Bomb in the Marianas Trench? (Science, Not Fantasy)Did you ever wonder what happened if you detonated a nuclear bomb in the Marianas Trench? No? We neither! Let us find out together!
  • Wormholes Explained — Breaking Spacetime
    E11
    Wormholes Explained — Breaking SpacetimeAre wormholes real or are they just magic disguised as physics and maths? And if they are real how do they work and where can we find them?
  • How We Could Build a Moon Base TODAY (Space Colonization #1)
    E12
    How We Could Build a Moon Base TODAY (Space Colonization #1)Did you know that we could start building a Lunar Base today?
  • Why Meat Is the Best Worst Thing in the World
    E13
    Why Meat Is the Best Worst Thing in the WorldMeat is a complicated issue. But also a delicious one. Let's talk about it.
  • Why Beautiful Things Make Us Happy — Beauty Explained
    E14
    Why Beautiful Things Make Us Happy — Beauty ExplainedIt’s hard to define what makes something beautiful, but we seem to know beauty when we see it. Why is that and how does beauty affect our subconscious?
  • End of Space — Creating a Prison for Humanity
    E15
    End of Space — Creating a Prison for HumanitySpace travel is the most exciting adventure for humanity, but in an irony of history we may stop ourselves from going into space the more we do it. With every rocket launched we are creating a deadly trap for mankind.
  • How to Build a Dyson Sphere — The Ultimate Megastructure
    E16
    How to Build a Dyson Sphere — The Ultimate MegastructureIf humans want to expand into space, it will take us incredible amounts of energy. How do we do that? Easy: we will just use the sun’s energy by realizing the most ambitious construction project in history. This is how it works.
  • Aliens Under the Ice — Life on Rogue Planets
    E17
    Aliens Under the Ice — Life on Rogue PlanetsOut in the vast coldness of outer space, there are planets that travel alone through darkness without the boundaries of a system. Here’s how this can happen – and why these frozen deserts might secretly harbor alien life.
  • Episode 18
    E18
    Episode 18

 

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