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The Best Episodes of Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell Season 5

Every episode of Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell Season 5

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 Why Earth Is a Prison and How to Escape It
    8.3/10(28 votes)

    #1 - Why Earth Is a Prison and How to Escape It

    S5:E1

    We are trapped on Earth. Controlled by an ancient debt to the universe...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Do Robots Deserve Rights? What If Machines Become Conscious?
    7.9/10(28 votes)

    #2 - Do Robots Deserve Rights? What If Machines Become Conscious?

    S5:E2

    What shall we do once machines become conscious? Do we need to grant them rights?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    #3 - Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food

    S5:E3

    Are GMOs bad for your health? Or is this fear unfounded?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Is the European Union Worth It or Should We End It?
    7.0/10(21 votes)

    #4 - Is the European Union Worth It or Should We End It?

    S5:E4

    Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for The Last Light Before Eternal Darkness — White Dwarfs & Black Dwarfs
    8.1/10(27 votes)

    #5 - The Last Light Before Eternal Darkness — White Dwarfs & Black Dwarfs

    S5:E5

    Everything 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. It will be around white dwarfs, the corpses of stars. But even they will fade one day...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for The Rise of the Machines — Why Automation Is Different This Time
    8.1/10(22 votes)

    #6 - The Rise of the Machines — Why Automation Is Different This Time

    S5:E6

    Automation in the Information Age is different.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Optimistic Nihilism
    8.5/10(40 votes)

    #7 - Optimistic Nihilism

    S5:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? (The Size of Life #1)
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #8 - What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? (The Size of Life #1)

    S5:E8

    Size is the most under appreciated regulator of living things. Let us demonstrate that by throwing animals from buildings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Why Black Holes Could Delete the Universe — The Information Paradox
    8.3/10(29 votes)

    #9 - Why Black Holes Could Delete the Universe — The Information Paradox

    S5:E9

    Black holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for What Happens If We Bring the Sun to Earth?
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #10 - What Happens If We Bring the Sun to Earth?

    S5:E10

    What happens if we bring the sun to earth? No, seriously.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #11 - Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument

    S5:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body — The Microbiome
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #12 - How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body — The Microbiome

    S5:E12

    What happens when microbes talk to your brain?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?
    6.1/10(18 votes)

    #13 - Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?

    S5:E13

    If you could decide today... how long do you want to live?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for How to Cure Aging — During Your Lifetime?
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #14 - How to Cure Aging — During Your Lifetime?

    S5:E14

    What if we could stop aging forever?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Emergence — How Stupid Things Become Smart Together
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #15 - Emergence — How Stupid Things Become Smart Together

    S5:E15

    How 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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Universal Basic Income Explained — Free Money for Everybody?
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #16 - Universal Basic Income Explained — Free Money for Everybody?

    S5:E16

    What is UBI? How would free money change our lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for How to Make an Elephant Explode (The Size of Life #2)
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #17 - How to Make an Elephant Explode (The Size of Life #2)

    S5:E17

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    Director:Unknown
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Why Earth Is a Prison and How to Escape It" is the best rated episode of "Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell" season 5. It scored 8.3/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/1/2017. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Do Robots Deserve Rights? What If Machines Become Conscious?".