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Are You Alone? (In The Universe)
Are you alone? To answer this question we have to take a look what "you" are first. What are you made of and where you stand in this universe. Are you your body? Your atoms? And how are your parts connected to the big picture? You can...
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Iraq Explained -- ISIS, Syria and War
The current crisis in Iraq explained in under 5 minutes. There is war in Iraq? Again? And the US and Iran are talking about working together? And who is this ISIS Terrorist group that is all over the news? And Religion? Oh dear... When...
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Everything You Need to Know About Planet Earth
Planet Earth is this solid thing you are standing on right now. In your everyday life you don't really waste a thought about how amazing this is. A giant, ancient, hot rock. How did it come into existence and how big is it really? You...
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The Ebola Virus Explained — How Your Body Fights For Survival
What does the Ebola virus actually do in your body? Why is it so dangerous and why does it kill so many people? We take a look at the apocalyptic war that rages in the body after an infection by the Ebola virus and the soldiers fighting....
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What is Dark Matter and Dark Energy?
What is dark energy? What is dark matter? Well, if we knew exactly we would have a nobel prize – we know that they exist though. So what do we know about those strange things? Check out THE NOVA PROJECT to learn more about dark energy:...
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What Is Something?
What is something? On the most fundamental level thinkable, what are things? Why are things? And why do things behave the way they do? Support us on Patreon so we can make more stuff (and get cool wallpapers):...
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What Are You?
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...
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Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
Designer babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly becoming reality. The only thing we know for sure is that things will change irreversibly....
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How The Stock Exchange Works (For Dummies)
Why are there stocks at all? Everyday in the news we hear about the stock exchange, stocks and money moving around the globe. Still, a lot of people don't have an idea why we have stock markets at all, because the topic is usually very...
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The Beginning of Everything -- The Big Bang
How did everything get started? Has the universe a beginning or was it here since forever? Well, evidence suggests that there was indeed a starting point to this universe we are part of right now. But how can this be? How can something...
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Who Invented the Internet? And Why?
Nuclear war, cat gifs and reddit? Wait, what? Who was the genius who came up with all of that? The internet is such a crucial tool in our daily lives today that we hardly remember that it hasn't been here forever. But yeah, it is...
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The Moons of Pluto Explained – MM#3
Pluto has five moons? Well, yeah! Learn about them in this video. Moon May! One video about cool moon stuff every Mo(o)nday in May. Next(and last): Neptunes Moon Triton. Videos, explaining things. Like evolution, time, space, global...
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Nuclear Energy Explained: How does it work? 1/3
Nuclear Energy Explained: How does it work? Nuclear Energy is a controversial subject. The pro- and anti-nuclear lobbies fight furiously, and it's difficult to decide who is right. So we're trying to clear up the issue - in this video we...
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The Gulf Stream Explained
Learn about the role of the sea in global warming. The global conveyer belt is part of the large-scale ocean circulation that is driven by differences in the density of the waters. It plays a key role in keeping the climate at balance...
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Engineering & Curiosity
Hey everybody. This is not a regular Kurzgesagt video. We made this clip for the National Academy of Engineerings video contest. http://www.nae.edu/e4u/ The goal of the contest was to make a video about how engineering changed our lifes...
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How Big is the Moon? MM#1
The Moon might be much bigger than you think it is. Moon May! One video about cool moon stuff every Mo(o)nday in May. Next: Mars' strange Moons! Videos, explaining things. Like evolution, time, space, global energy or our existence in...
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The Moons of Mars Explained -- Phobos & Deimos MM#2
What do you know about the Moons of Mars? Nothing? They are super cool (and strange), promise. Moon May! One video about cool moon stuff every Mo(o)nday in May. Next: Plutos five Moons explained. Videos, explaining things. Like...
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Banking Explained – Money and Credit
Banks are a riddle wrapped up in an enigma. We all kind of know that they do stuff with money we don’t understand, while the last crisis left a feeling of deep mistrust and confusion. We try to shed a bit of light onto the banking...
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What if there was a black hole in your pocket?
What would happen to you if a black hole the size of a coin suddenly appeared in your pocket? Lets find out! Check out www.Quarksandcoffee.com for more stuff like this video! Original reddit askscience post: http://bit.ly/1fLEHi6...
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Quantum Computers Explained – Limits of Human Technology
Where are the limits of human technology? And can we somehow avoid them? This is where quantum computers become very interesting. Check out THE NOVA PROJECT to learn more about dark energy: www.nova.org.au Support us on Patreon so we can...
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Black Holes Explained – From Birth to Death
Black holes. Lets talk about them. Support us on Patreon so we can make more stuff: https://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt?ty=h Get the music of the video here: https://soundcloud.com/epicmountain/black-holes...
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How Far Can We Go? Limits of Humanity.
Use the URL: http://www.squarespace.com/nutshell for 10% with a new website and support this channel. Also make your life easier. Thanks a lot to Squarespace for supporting the show! Check out Ethan Siegels Astronomy blog, "starts with a...
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Death From Space — Gamma-Ray Bursts Explained
Use the URL: http://www.squarespace.com/nutshell for 10% with a new website and support this channel. Also make your life easier. Thanks a lot to Squarespace for supporting the show! There are cosmic snipers firing at random into the...
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Why Beautiful Things Make us Happy – Beauty Explained
It’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? This video was a collaboration with the creative agency Sagmeister & Walsh as a...