Instructional Video7:16
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

How Far Can We Go? Limits of Humanity.

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Instructional Video6:28
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

What Are You?

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What Are You? So. Are you your body? And if so, how exactly does this work? Lets explore lots of confusing questions. This video is part of a collaboration with CGPGrey. Check out his video here: http://bit.ly/1sphjx2 Support us on...
Instructional Video6:11
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Death From Space — Gamma-Ray Bursts Explained

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Instructional Video11:48
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

How Evolution works

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The mechanisms of evolution explained in one video. The theory of evolution explains how the enormous variety of life could come into existence. How it is possible for primitive life forms to spawn the millions of different creatures,...
Instructional Video7:21
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

The Solar System -- our home in space

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An Infographic trip through the wonders of the solar system. The solar system - well known from countless documentaries. 3D animation on black background. This infographic videos tries something different. Animated infographics and a...
Instructional Video2:07
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

How to catch a Dwarf Planet -- Triton MM#3

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If Neptune didn't catch Triton we might have another Dwarf Planet in our Solar system -- maybe even another Planet or double system. We show how this could have happened. Ok, Moon May is over. Did you like it? Should we do something like...
Instructional Video6:49
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection

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Every second of your life you are under attack. Bacteria, viruses, spores and more living stuff wants to enter your body and use its resources for itself. The immune system is a powerful army of cells that fights like a T-Rex on speed...
Instructional Video5:11
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Atoms As Big As Mountains — Neutron Stars Explained

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Neutron Stars are some of the strangest things in the Universe. Not quite massive enough to become black holes they are basically atoms as big as mountains with properties so extreme it's mind-blowing. And if you get too close to a...
Instructional Video5:34
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Measles Explained — Vaccinate or Not?

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Everybody is talking about Measles – but what does the virus actually do in the body? Is it really so harmful that you need a vaccination? We go deep into the body of an infected person and see what Measles does and how the immune system...
Instructional Video3:47
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

3 Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Awesome! 3/3

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Nuclear energy might have a lot of unused potential. Not only is it one of the best mid term solutions for global warming bit despite what gut feeling tells us, it has saved millions of lives. By investing more into better technologies...
Instructional Video3:36
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

3 Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Terrible! 2/3

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Nuclear energy might be a failed experiment. In over sixty years the technology has not only failed to keep its promise of cheap, clean and safe energy, it also caused major catastrophes and enabled more nuclear weapons while the nuclear...
Instructional Video4:39
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

What Is Light?

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We are so used to some things that we stopped wondering about them. Like light. What is light? Some kind of wavy thing, right? Kind of. Short bonus video for the people waiting for new stuff. Music by:...
Instructional Video5:51
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

The Last Star in the Universe – Red Dwarfs Explained

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The last star in the universe will be a red dwarf. Red dwarfs in general might be great places to look for aliens – or planets for humans to find a new home after our solar system has died. Support us on Patreon so we can make more stuff...
Instructional Video6:26
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Why The War on Drugs Is a Huge Failure

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The war against drugs has been a terrible disaster for everybody involved. Why? And can we do something differently? Check out the Stop The Harm campaign: https://stoptheharm.org We finally have MERCH! http://bit.ly/1P1hQIH Support us on...
Instructional Video5:58
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

The Antibiotic Apocalypse Explained

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What is the Antibiotic Apocalypse? What is it all about? And how dangerous is it? Kurzgesagt MERCH! http://bit.ly/1P1hQIH Support us on Patreon so we can make more stuff (and get cool wallpapers): https://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt?ty=h...
Instructional Video5:03
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Fracking explained: opportunity or danger

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Fracking explained in five minutes. Fracking is a controversial topic. On the one side the gas drilling companies, on the other citizen opposed to this drilling method. Politicians are also divided on the matter. We try to take a neutral...
Instructional Video7:10
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

The History and Future of Everything -- Time

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How much time do you have left? Time makes sense in small pieces. But when you look at huge stretches of time, it's almost impossible to wrap your head around things. So we teamed up with the awesome blog "Wait but Why" and made this...
Instructional Video5:46
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Is War Over? — A Paradox Explained

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We live in the most peaceful time in human history. Wait, what? Seriously? That can't be right, there are more wars than ever! Well, no and they're killing fewer and fewer people, even though the world population is at an all-time...
Instructional Video5:57
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

What Is Life? Is Death Real?

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So what is the difference between you and a rock? This seems like an easy, even stupid question. But even the smartest people on earth have no idea where to draw the line between living and dead things. Which leads to mind-blowing...
Instructional Video6:21
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens? (1/2)

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The universe is unbelievably big – trillions of stars and even more planets. Soo… there just has to be life out there, right? But where is it? Why don’t we see any aliens? Where are they? And more importantly, what does this tell us...
Instructional Video6:17
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

The Fermi Paradox II — Solutions and Ideas – Where Are All The Aliens?

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Where are all the aliens? The universe is too big and too old, why have we not met aliens yet? Do they live in computers? Were they wiped out by an ancient super intelligence? Or are we just to primitive to understand their motives?...
Instructional Video5:02
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

How Facebook is Stealing Billions of Views

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Facebook just announced 8 billion video views per day. This number is made out of lies, cheating and worst of all: theft. All of this is wildly known but the media giant Facebook is pretending everything is fine, while damaging...
Instructional Video9:39
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

What Happened Before History? Human Origins

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Use the URL: http://www.audible.com/nutshell to get a free audiobook and 30 days free trial and support this channel. Thanks a lot to Audible for supporting us! Humans. We have been around for a while now. When we think about our past we...
Instructional Video6:12
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

The Death Of Bees Explained – Parasites, Poison and Humans

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In 2015 the bees are still dying in masses. Which at first seems not very important until you realize that one third of all food humans consume would disappear with them. Millions could starve. The foes bees face are truly horrifying –...