NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - The World War of the Ants — The Army Ant
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 8/11/2019
Every day billions of soldiers fight a merciless war on thousands of fronts, that has been going on for over one hundred million years: the world war of the ants.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - The Egg — A Short Story
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 9/1/2019
The Egg, a story by Andy Weir, animated by Kurzgesagt. This video was more than 2 years in the making and is a little bit different than the others on this channel. We hope you like it.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - What’s Hiding at the Most Solitary Place on Earth? The Deep Sea
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 9/15/2019
Sometimes the world feels boring. All the remote islands are visited, the arctic conquered, the dense jungles discovered. Except, there is still a place to explore: A wet deadly desert where mysterious creatures live in total darkness: The deep sea. Let us dive down.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - The Billion Ant Mega Colony and the Biggest War on Earth
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 9/29/2019
In nearly every corner of the Earth, ants wage war against each other. Their weapons are what nature gave them. Some have strong armour, deadly stingers or sharp mandibles. And then there is this tiny, and not very impressive ant. But it rules the biggest empire any ant has ever built. A colony spanning continents and fighting wars that leave millions of casualties. Let’s take a look at this unlikely warrioress: Linepithema humile, the Argentine ant.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - What If We Nuke a City?
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 10/13/2019
As you may have noticed, we like to blow stuff up on this channel. So when the International Red Cross approached us to collaborate on a video about nuclear weapons, we were more than excited. Until we did the research. It turned out we were a bit oblivious off the real impact of nuclear weapons in the real world, on a real city. And especially, how helpless even the most developed nations on earth would be if an attack occurred today. So hopefully this video demonstrates how extremely non fun a real world nuclear attack would be, without being to gruesome. This collaboration was a blast (no pun intended) and we want to say a huge thank you to the International Red Cross!
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Tired of Doomscrolling?
Season 12 Episode 17 - Aired 10/8/2024
Being a human in the 21st century often feels frustrating. We are clearly at the high point of our species, while at the same time life is incredibly hard! We are divided, unable to solve our problems while creating new ones, destroying our world in the process. In many ways the vibe is that we live in dark times. But as Terry Pratchett said, we are the storytelling ape, we think in narratives and live in a network of stories that make up our world. So without minimizing the darkness, we want to add a story that we find helpful for dealing with the world.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - We Fell For The Oldest Lie On The Internet
Season 12 Episode 18 - Aired 10/29/2024
“Your blood vessels stretch a staggering 100,000 kilometers, enough to wrap around Earth twice!" Sounds amazing, right? We spent over a year trying to confirm this claim, and let's just say – things aren't as they seem. Join us on our year-long journey that uncovered outdated science, speculation, and a lot of dead ends.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - We Have To Talk About Weed
Season 12 Episode 20 - Aired 11/12/2024
Cannabis is finally being decriminalized in more and more places around the world. And for very good reasons! Compared to other legal drugs such as alcohol, cannabis is pretty mild and most users enjoy it without issue. But there’s a dark side for some. So let’s take an honest look at some of the latest research together.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Vaping Is Too Good To Be True
Season 12 Episode 21 - Aired 11/19/2024
Vaping is marketed as the “safe” alternative to smoking, but it’s far from being harmless. Unregulated ingredients, hidden toxins, and extreme nicotine levels mean we’re conducting a massive experiment on ourselves. Let’s dive into what we know – and what we don’t know, yet.
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6.0/109 votesLoading...#10 - Your Tattoo is INSIDE Your Immune System. Literally
Season 11 Episode 20 - Aired 12/12/2023
Your tattoos are inside your immune system, literally. With each very tasteful piece of art, you kick start a drama with millions of deaths, grand sacrifices and your immune system stepping in to protect you from yourself. Let us get under your skin with our newest video.
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6.1/1018 votesLoading...#11 - Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 10/20/2017
If you could decide today... how long do you want to live?
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6.1/109 votesLoading...#12 - Smoking is Awesome
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 5/7/2024
We need to have an honest conversation about smoking: The problem with smoking is that it is way more than just a physical addiction. Smoking creates a temporary problem and offers an instant solution. Once your brain is used to nicotine, for up to 72 hours you are itchy,nervous and stressed – but one drag and instantly, you feel really good. It also helps you focus and take breaks during work, while suppressing your appetite. So why is it such a bad idea?
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6.2/1015 votesLoading...#13 - How We Make Money on YouTube with 20M Subs
Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 3/28/2023
In 2023, Kurzgesagt has existed for 10 years (which is insanely long in internet years). We are among the largest sciencey channels on Youtube and still a bit of a black box to people. So let us talk about ourselves in three parts: Our backstory, how we finance our work, and the values of Kurzgesagt!
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6.3/1023 votesLoading...#14 - End of Space — Creating a Prison for Humanity
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 11/25/2018
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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6.3/1013 votesLoading...#15 - Why You Are Lonely and How to Make Friends
Season 10 Episode 10 - Aired 9/6/2022
Friends make life good. They provide the scaffolding that makes it not just bearable but fun. They give us a sense of meaning and purpose and are a source of security, self esteem and happiness. Almost nothing predicts how happy you will be as how connected you feel and a lack of social connection is associated with a number of diseases and a shorter life. But maybe you have scrolled through your phone, unsure who to call to go to a movie with, to celebrate with or ask for comfort. You may realize that you don’t have enough friends and feel lonely. And it is not just you. Disconnectedness and loneliness are widespread. Many people want more close friends but don’t know how to get them.
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6.4/107 votesLoading...#16 - 4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour
Season 11 Episode 15 - Aired 10/11/2023
Earth is 4.5 billion years old - which is approximately the same amount of time it took us to create this video. We’ve scaled the complete timeline of our Earth’s life into our first animated movie! Every second shows about a million years of the planet’s evolution. Hop on a musical train ride and experience how long a billion years really is. It’s the perfect background for your next party, a great way to take a break from studying, or a fascinating companion while you’re on the go … and our celebration of 10 years of kurzgesagt.
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6.7/1022 votesLoading...#17 - Change Your Life - One Tiny Step at a Time
Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 6/7/2022
If you are like most people, there is a gap between the person you are and the person you wish to be. There are little things you think you should do and big things you ought to achieve.
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6.9/1012 votesLoading...#18 - We Did The Math - You Are Dead!
Season 11 Episode 12 - Aired 9/12/2023
Absolutely everything you think about yourself and the universe could be an illusion. As far as you know, you are real and exist in a universe that was born 14 billion years ago and that gave rise to galaxies, stars, the Earth, and finally you. Except, maybe not.
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7.0/1020 votesLoading...#19 - How Big Is the Moon? (MM#1)
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/5/2014
The Moon might be much bigger than you think it is.
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7.0/1021 votesLoading...#20 - Is the European Union Worth It or Should We End It?
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 4/13/2017
Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways?
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7.0/1022 votesLoading...#21 - Are There Lost Alien Civilizations in Our Past?
Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 3/1/2022
When we think about alien civilizations we tend to look into the vastness of space, to far away planets. But there is another incredibly vast dimension that we might be giving too little thought to: time. Could it be that over the last hundreds of millions of years, other civilizations existed on earth? Indigenous technological species that rose and died out? And that they or their artifacts are buried beneath our feet? What does science have to say about this and what are the implications for us?
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7.1/1019 votesLoading...#22 - The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 9/1/2015
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7.1/1028 votesLoading...#23 - How to Make a Kurzgesagt Video in 1200 Hours
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 2/16/2020
For years, you have been asking us how we make our videos. So let’s finally talk about it! From research, writing the script, illustrating, to animating, narrating and composing music, a Kurzgesagt video takes roughly 1.200 hours to produce!
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7.1/107 votesLoading...#24 - Did The Future Already Happen? - The Paradox of Time
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 1/30/2024
Is your future already written? Do your past, present, and future all exist right now? Surprisingly, the answer could be yes. Let's take a look at what time is and how it works – in our first video of the year!
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7.1/108 votesLoading...#25 - There Are Thousands of Alien Empires in The Milky Way
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 4/16/2024
We often assume that advanced technology will make it easy for aliens to colonize space. But what if space exploration is always difficult, no matter how advanced you are? Let’s travel back in human history, to the colonization of Oceania over 5000 years ago, to find parallels between ancient explorers and extraterrestrial civilizations.
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The Worst Episodes of Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell
Every episode of Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell!
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Worst Episodes Summary
"The World War of the Ants — The Army Ant" is the worst rated episode of "Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/11/2019. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Egg — A Short Story".