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The Best Episodes of Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell

Kurzgesagt (German for "in a nutshell") is a Munich based design studio with a distinctive perspective on design and animation within the fields of education,...
  1. Background image for The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth — The Bacteriophage
    8.4/10(30 votes)

    #1 - The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth — The Bacteriophage

    S6:E7

    A 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Black Hole Bomb and Black Hole Civilizations
    8.3/10(32 votes)

    #2 - The Black Hole Bomb and Black Hole Civilizations

    S6:E6

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The History and Future of Everything — Time
    8.2/10(36 votes)

    #3 - The History and Future of Everything — Time

    S1:E6

    How much time do you have left?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Plastic Pollution: How Humans Are Turning the World Into Plastic
    8.2/10(26 votes)

    #4 - Plastic Pollution: How Humans Are Turning the World Into Plastic

    S6:E9

    Modern 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?

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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Wormholes Explained — Breaking Spacetime
    8.2/10(31 votes)

    #5 - Wormholes Explained — Breaking Spacetime

    S6:E11

    Are 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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Aliens Under the Ice — Life on Rogue Planets
    8.2/10(31 votes)

    #6 - Aliens Under the Ice — Life on Rogue Planets

    S6:E17

    Out 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for How Evolution Works
    8.1/10(41 votes)

    #7 - How Evolution Works

    S1:E1

    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, that exist today. Unfortunately, evolution is often misunderstood, because it's mechanisms seem counter intuitive.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Fracking Explained: Opportunity or Danger
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    #8 - Fracking Explained: Opportunity or Danger

    S1:E3

    Fracking explained in five minutes.

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Why Alien Life Would Be Our Doom — The Great Filter
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    #9 - Why Alien Life Would Be Our Doom — The Great Filter

    S6:E1

    Finding 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for String Theory Explained — What Is the True Nature of Reality?
    8.1/10(29 votes)

    #10 - String Theory Explained — What Is the True Nature of Reality?

    S6:E3

    Is String Theory the final solution for all of physic’s questions or an over-hyped dead end?

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place — Egoistic Altruism
    8.1/10(26 votes)

    #11 - A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place — Egoistic Altruism

    S6:E4

    Why should you care about the well-being of people half a globe away?

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for The Solar System — Our Home in Space
    8.0/10(37 votes)

    #12 - The Solar System — Our Home in Space

    S1:E2

    An info-graphic trip through the wonders of the Solar system.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Time: The History & Future of Everything — Remastered
    8.0/10(29 votes)

    #13 - Time: The History & Future of Everything — Remastered

    S6:E5

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for What If You Detonated a Nuclear Bomb in the Marianas Trench? (Science, Not Fantasy)
    8.0/10(32 votes)

    #14 - What If You Detonated a Nuclear Bomb in the Marianas Trench? (Science, Not Fantasy)

    S6:E10

    Did you ever wonder what happened if you detonated a nuclear bomb in the Marianas Trench? No? We neither! Let us find out together!

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for How We Could Build a Moon Base TODAY (Space Colonization #1)
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #15 - How We Could Build a Moon Base TODAY (Space Colonization #1)

    S6:E12

    Did you know that we could start building a Lunar Base today?

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for The Gulf Stream Explained
    7.7/10(33 votes)

    #16 - The Gulf Stream Explained

    S1:E4

    Learn about the role of the sea in global warming.

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Why Beautiful Things Make Us Happy — Beauty Explained
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #17 - Why Beautiful Things Make Us Happy — Beauty Explained

    S6:E14

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Homeopathy Explained — Gentle Healing or Reckless Fraud?
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #18 - Homeopathy Explained — Gentle Healing or Reckless Fraud?

    S6:E2

    What are the principles behind Homeopathy and does it work?

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for 3 Arguments Why Marijuana Should Stay Illegal Reviewed
    7.6/10(29 votes)

    #19 - 3 Arguments Why Marijuana Should Stay Illegal Reviewed

    S6:E8

    We take a fair look at some of the best counter arguments for legalization and see how they hold up in review.

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for How to Build a Dyson Sphere — The Ultimate Megastructure
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #20 - How to Build a Dyson Sphere — The Ultimate Megastructure

    S6:E16

    If 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Why Meat Is the Best Worst Thing in the World
    7.5/10(21 votes)

    #21 - Why Meat Is the Best Worst Thing in the World

    S6:E13

    Meat is a complicated issue. But also a delicious one. Let's talk about it.

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for How the Stock Exchange Works (For Dummies)
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #22 - How the Stock Exchange Works (For Dummies)

    S1:E5

    Why are there stocks at all?

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Background image for End of Space — Creating a Prison for Humanity
    6.3/10(22 votes)

    #23 - End of Space — Creating a Prison for Humanity

    S6:E15

    Space 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Milk. White Poison or Healthy Drink?
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Milk. White Poison or Healthy Drink?

    S8:E1

    Over the last decade milk has become a bit controversial. Some people say it’s a necessary and nutritious food, vital for healthy bones, but others say it can cause cancer and lead to an early death. So who is right? And why are we drinking it anyway?

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Three Ways to Destroy the Universe
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    #25 - Three Ways to Destroy the Universe

    S2:E1

    How will the Universe die?

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth — The Bacteriophage" is the best rated episode of "Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell". It scored 8.4/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/13/2018. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Black Hole Bomb and Black Hole Civilizations".