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58 of you watching this video right now will not be alive next week. And it’s not because of some freak accident or rare disease. It’s because of everyday actions you probably think are harmless. Let’s save your life today by looking at what is most likely to kill you next week – so you can avoid it.]]>https://odysee.com/Will-Save-Your-Life-Next-Week---Kurzgesagt-%E2%80%93-In-a-Nutshell:ee4d52cfffd8a7b703bc88043a87c806c6c751f7https://odysee.com/Will-Save-Your-Life-Next-Week---Kurzgesagt-%E2%80%93-In-a-Nutshell:ee4d52cfffd8a7b703bc88043a87c806c6c751f7Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:17:49 GMT...Will Save Your Life Next WeekKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell804no

You’ve got trillions of viruses inside you – right now! But these aren’t the viruses you fear. Some of them are your body’s secret protectors, keeping deadly bacteria in check and even killing cancer cells. But what happens when they turn against you? Let's look at the wild world of the human virome.]]>https://odysee.com/Why-Scientists-Are-Puzzled-By-This-Virus:d50cd1f3cee16f68cf7dc2197c7b5e4959927d21https://odysee.com/Why-Scientists-Are-Puzzled-By-This-Virus:d50cd1f3cee16f68cf7dc2197c7b5e4959927d21Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:35:22 GMTWhy Scientists Are Puzzled By This VirusKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell706no

We Need to Rethink Exercise (Updated Version)

After hearing your feedback on our initial video, we consulted experts, revised the script, and added more information to the parts that were too simplified. All changes and the link to original video (now unlisted) are listed in the infobox for full transparency.

This experience was uncomfortable, but ultimately encouraging for us. It reminded us that it is a challenge to make ten-minute videos on complex topics without cutting too much and that we need to be constantly aware of this.
]]>https://odysee.com/We-Need-to-Rethink-Exercise-%28Updated-Version%29:92836df44f924eb1a19db605a70381b53425304bhttps://odysee.com/We-Need-to-Rethink-Exercise-%28Updated-Version%29:92836df44f924eb1a19db605a70381b53425304bThu, 12 Sep 2024 18:37:01 GMTWe Need to Rethink Exercise (Updated Version)Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell787no

We Traveled Back in Time. Now Physicists Are Angry

Time travel is possible. In fact, you’ve been doing it since the day you were born. But what if we told you there’s a way to hack the universe and manipulate time itself?
We just have to do two simple things to make it happen:

1. Make a lot of physicists grumpy.
2. Shoot one twin through space against their will, while the other chills on Earth.
Let's go!

@Kurzgesagt_InaNutshell]]>https://odysee.com/We-Traveled-Back-in-Time.-Now-Physicists-Are-Angry:a9ff93a04d1bfc70e64b6860a1c1a78f2c2a5f4bhttps://odysee.com/We-Traveled-Back-in-Time.-Now-Physicists-Are-Angry:a9ff93a04d1bfc70e64b6860a1c1a78f2c2a5f4bTue, 27 Aug 2024 22:51:56 GMTWe Traveled Back in Time. Now Physicists Are AngryKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell679no

Fever feels bad. So we take medication to suppress it – but is this a good idea? It turns out fever is one of the oldest defenses against disease.
What exactly is a fever, and how does it make your immune defense stronger? Should you take a pill to combat it?]]>https://odysee.com/Fever-Feels-Horrible%2C-but-is-Actually-Awesome!:f0d823ce36d74bfc0f0663a1307693e8dc76fc74https://odysee.com/Fever-Feels-Horrible%2C-but-is-Actually-Awesome!:f0d823ce36d74bfc0f0663a1307693e8dc76fc74Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:46:11 GMTFever Feels Horrible, but is Actually Awesome!Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell779no

Humans rule Earth without competition. But we are about to create something that may change that: our last invention, the most powerful tool, weapon, or maybe even entity: Artificial Super intelligence. This sounds like science fiction, so let’s start at the beginning.
]]>https://odysee.com/A.I.-%E2%80%90-Humanity%27s-Final-Invention:726c689b18dfc0612ed876beda19347318befa60https://odysee.com/A.I.-%E2%80%90-Humanity%27s-Final-Invention:726c689b18dfc0612ed876beda19347318befa60Tue, 06 Aug 2024 22:16:42 GMTA.I. ‐ Humanity's Final Invention?Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell1109no

Exercising doesn’t help you lose weight. In fact, it barely changes your daily calorie burn.
Welcome to the workout paradox!
Let’s dive into the science of how your body actually handles calories and sabotages your best efforts to burn them.]]>https://odysee.com/We-Need-to-Rethink-Exercise-%E2%80%93-The-Workout-Paradox:7c9adc44b8c93625065189cc074ad7fa2493c8a5https://odysee.com/We-Need-to-Rethink-Exercise-%E2%80%93-The-Workout-Paradox:7c9adc44b8c93625065189cc074ad7fa2493c8a5Thu, 18 Jul 2024 01:27:01 GMTWe Need to Rethink Exercise – The Workout ParadoxKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell719no

The white death has haunted humanity like no other disease following us for thousands, maybe millions of years. In the last 200 years it killed a billion people – way more than all wars and natural disasters combined. Even today it’s the infectious disease with the highest kill count.
But what is this horrible disease?

@Kurzgesagt_InaNutshell]]>https://odysee.com/This-Disease-is-Deadlier-Than-The-Plague:7bb51ba5291ed19d298c2fb14ee74b6301678465https://odysee.com/This-Disease-is-Deadlier-Than-The-Plague:7bb51ba5291ed19d298c2fb14ee74b6301678465Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:03:09 GMTThis Disease is Deadlier Than The PlagueKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell652no

You may think you have free will and can choose what you do, but this might be an illusion. Your body is made up of particles that
blindly follow the laws of physics, with every outcome already predetermined. So, you might not have any free will at all.
Is free will an illusion, or does it exist? Which philosophical camp is right?]]>https://odysee.com/Are-You-an-NPC:7bc486b02e61cbfc795b27c945912baec72f7e66https://odysee.com/Are-You-an-NPC:7bc486b02e61cbfc795b27c945912baec72f7e66Tue, 11 Jun 2024 23:53:09 GMTAre You an NPC?Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell806no

Black holes might create infinite universes while destroying time and space.
Everything in existence could be black holes, all the way down. We might live
inside a black hole that is inside a black hole, that is inside a black hole.
But let’s start at the beginning and build a black hole out of air.
]]>https://odysee.com/This-Black-Hole-Could-be-Bigger-Than-The-Universe:2a763e95a9a858fe8d937df4239ae3c22a5f4cf3https://odysee.com/This-Black-Hole-Could-be-Bigger-Than-The-Universe:2a763e95a9a858fe8d937df4239ae3c22a5f4cf3Tue, 21 May 2024 17:35:26 GMTThis Black Hole Could be Bigger Than The UniverseKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell703no

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.

@Kurzgesagt_InaNutshell]]>https://odysee.com/ThereAreThousandsofAlienEmpiresinTheMilkyWay:bb93eb3a501884a2ccd5be4eee9b52e2e3865122https://odysee.com/ThereAreThousandsofAlienEmpiresinTheMilkyWay:bb93eb3a501884a2ccd5be4eee9b52e2e3865122Tue, 21 May 2024 17:35:24 GMTThere Are Thousands of Alien Empires in The Milky WayKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell838no

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?
]]>https://odysee.com/Smoking-is-Awesome:fb0007a77c5660b9c77b536a99b1359bff4ae2d8https://odysee.com/Smoking-is-Awesome:fb0007a77c5660b9c77b536a99b1359bff4ae2d8Tue, 21 May 2024 17:35:22 GMTSmoking is AwesomeKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell704no

We're finally revealing the secret sauce behind kurzgesagt videos.
]]>https://odysee.com/What-Makes-Kurzgesagt-So-Special_:8daf6dbde2a6ecccf0c2d15cb785b4c079a3d963https://odysee.com/What-Makes-Kurzgesagt-So-Special_:8daf6dbde2a6ecccf0c2d15cb785b4c079a3d963Tue, 21 May 2024 17:19:17 GMTWhat Makes Kurzgesagt So Special?Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell129no

A ruthless murder was committed! Someone killed the dinosaurs and we have the murderer! Witnesses say that an Everest-sized asteroid hit Earth, devastated the planet and caused a mass extinction. A simple, fascinating and convincing explanation. Or… is it?]]>https://odysee.com/How-The-Dinosaurs-Actually-Died:26771520a86aaa8bff1f4c45efcfb98c6960b6b7https://odysee.com/How-The-Dinosaurs-Actually-Died:26771520a86aaa8bff1f4c45efcfb98c6960b6b7Tue, 21 May 2024 16:57:59 GMTHow The Dinosaurs Actually DiedKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell699no

What is outside of the universe? We know that the universe had a beginning 14 billion years ago and that it has been expanding ever since.
But something that is expanding should also have an edge, right?
What would you see if you went there? ]]>https://odysee.com/The-Paradox-of-an-Infinite-Universe:8c4a6c13431e220a79fba6ca35053a764c1eb48bhttps://odysee.com/The-Paradox-of-an-Infinite-Universe:8c4a6c13431e220a79fba6ca35053a764c1eb48bSat, 02 Mar 2024 02:00:41 GMTThe Paradox of an Infinite UniverseKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell719no

A nuclear bomb is the most devastating explosion ever created. One bomb can end tens of thousands of lives immediately and hundreds of thousands through the radioactive aftermath. However, the worst part comes afterward: a nuclear winter that might kill billions, potentially leading to the complete collapse of our civilization.
In a nuclear winter, there are no winners – only starving losers. How exactly does it work and what would it look like?

]]>https://odysee.com/To-Survive-a-Nuclear-War:f7a2d20d9e5e710b330a770351d615cce7bb24b4https://odysee.com/To-Survive-a-Nuclear-War:f7a2d20d9e5e710b330a770351d615cce7bb24b4Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:51:45 GMT...To Survive a Nuclear WarKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell670no

Did The Future Already Happen? - The Paradox of Time

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!]]>https://odysee.com/Did-The-Future-Already-Happen_---The-Paradox-of-Time:8d14b0c82d286b880f5e86068c6ab312094a79a1https://odysee.com/Did-The-Future-Already-Happen_---The-Paradox-of-Time:8d14b0c82d286b880f5e86068c6ab312094a79a1Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:25:47 GMTDid The Future Already Happen? - The Paradox of TimeKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell754no

You are in the middle of everything in the Universe.
Let us go on a fantastical journey together - to the impossibly small and the incomprehensibly large!]]>https://odysee.com/The-SMALLEST-to-the-LARGEST-Thing-in-The-Universe-%E2%80%93-The-Ultimate-Size-Comparison:16a333e9404f81945c7d375540ccbd090834bffahttps://odysee.com/The-SMALLEST-to-the-LARGEST-Thing-in-The-Universe-%E2%80%93-The-Ultimate-Size-Comparison:16a333e9404f81945c7d375540ccbd090834bffaMon, 18 Dec 2023 22:27:47 GMTThe SMALLEST to the LARGEST Thing in The Universe – The Ultimate Size ComparisonKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell750no

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.]]>https://odysee.com/Your-Tattoo-is-INSIDE-Your-Immune-System.-Literally:beb651e9c6bc3be04b8274cd67b01f72080a0539https://odysee.com/Your-Tattoo-is-INSIDE-Your-Immune-System.-Literally:beb651e9c6bc3be04b8274cd67b01f72080a0539Wed, 13 Dec 2023 01:59:53 GMTYour Tattoo is INSIDE Your Immune System. LiterallyKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell548no

The universe is going to die one day, and a fight between two titans will decide our cosmic fate.
On one side of this galactic battlefield, we have all the matter in the universe; on the other side, empty space infused with dark energy. Whoever wins will kill the universe in fun ways.
But who will that be?
We're looking at three possible ways to destroy the universe in our newest video.]]>https://odysee.com/3-Ways-to-Destroy-the-Universe:3d079a9d37bff02c1e56142f11a3bc04e33a1a6chttps://odysee.com/3-Ways-to-Destroy-the-Universe:3d079a9d37bff02c1e56142f11a3bc04e33a1a6cFri, 08 Dec 2023 20:47:59 GMT3 Ways to Destroy the UniverseKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell752no

In 2022 nearly half of Americans expected a civil war in the next few years, one in five now believes political violence is justified. And it is not just the US but around the world. People increasingly see themselves as part of opposing teams.

There are many different reasons for this, but one gets blamed a lot: social media. Social media divides us, makes us more extreme and less empathetic, it riles us up or sucks us into doom scrolling, making us stressed and depressed. It feels like we need to touch grass and escape to the real world.

New research shows that we might have largely misinterpreted why this is the case. It turns out that the social media internet may uniquely undermine the way our brains work but not in the way you think.]]>https://odysee.com/The-Internet-is-Worse-Than-Ever-%E2%80%93-Now-What_:3394a1d9dc381d88539126e23033e843d33f62cchttps://odysee.com/The-Internet-is-Worse-Than-Ever-%E2%80%93-Now-What_:3394a1d9dc381d88539126e23033e843d33f62ccWed, 29 Nov 2023 21:05:21 GMTThe Internet is Worse Than Ever – Now What?Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell696no

The universe today is happy and healthy, with exciting things going on – but at some point the night will turn dark. Everything that once was, will peacefully sleep forever.
But what is the last thing that will ever happen? Let's travel to the end of the universe…]]>https://odysee.com/The-Last-Thing-To-Ever-Happen-In-The-Universe:10ab7dc02bde6392acdb7fa4d83c394dfe2f41ddhttps://odysee.com/The-Last-Thing-To-Ever-Happen-In-The-Universe:10ab7dc02bde6392acdb7fa4d83c394dfe2f41ddWed, 22 Nov 2023 21:38:25 GMTThe Last Thing To Ever Happen In The UniverseKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell664no

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.
]]>https://odysee.com/4.5-Billion-Years-in-1-Hour:397e1687d82774b08e2913e6388ff6a5e2c9fb2dhttps://odysee.com/4.5-Billion-Years-in-1-Hour:397e1687d82774b08e2913e6388ff6a5e2c9fb2dWed, 15 Nov 2023 23:07:21 GMT4.5 Billion Years in 1 HourKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell3810no

Could aliens destroy us from light years away? Another day at Kurzgesagt Labs, where we answer the most important questions with science.
Today: how might civilizations wage war across light years? What kind of devastating weapons could they use and what would they look like?]]>https://odysee.com/How-to-Win-an-Interstellar-War:3aa6a21afc2489417c95fc4278df796b08d22e39https://odysee.com/How-to-Win-an-Interstellar-War:3aa6a21afc2489417c95fc4278df796b08d22e39Wed, 15 Nov 2023 22:48:39 GMTHow to Win an Interstellar WarKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell762no

Life has existed on one planet for about 4 billion years, for all we know. But it might have started right after the Big Bang, when the universe was much stranger and more fantastic than today. A universe that might have allowed life to develop absolutely anywhere. The cosmos might be full of the seeds of life, sleeping in a dead desert, waiting for a few drops of rain to explosively bloom and grow. Tiny and not so tiny aliens might be everywhere.
]]>https://odysee.com/Ancient-Life-as-Old-as-the-Universe:d1c5befe326643f90ea5ffc7b630ecb8c3d1ddb9https://odysee.com/Ancient-Life-as-Old-as-the-Universe:d1c5befe326643f90ea5ffc7b630ecb8c3d1ddb9Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:49:53 GMTAncient Life as Old as the UniverseKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell685no

Every two years one million Japanese disappear, China’s population will halve by the end of the century, the median age in Italy has reached 48. All around the world birth rates are crashing – Is humanity dying out? What is going on and how bad is it?
]]>https://odysee.com/Why-Korea-is-Dying-Out:d2b02e345e5014fdd5d9ca4db6b12b96726d00c7https://odysee.com/Why-Korea-is-Dying-Out:d2b02e345e5014fdd5d9ca4db6b12b96726d00c7Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:28:46 GMTWhy Korea is Dying OutKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell786no

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.]]>https://odysee.com/You%27re-a-Dream-of-the-Universe-%28According-to-Science%29:92fc0a605249bf624934e41a3dade02c1e2ed199https://odysee.com/You%27re-a-Dream-of-the-Universe-%28According-to-Science%29:92fc0a605249bf624934e41a3dade02c1e2ed199Tue, 12 Sep 2023 20:50:27 GMTYou're a Dream of the Universe (According to Science)Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell615no

Mr. President! Nuclear missiles will strike our country in 14 minutes. I know it’s your first day in office so I’m going to walk you through it, but you’re the only one who can authorize our nuclear retaliation in response and you’ve only got a few minutes to make a decision!
]]>https://odysee.com/How-A-Nuclear-War-Will-Start---Minute-by-Minute:200bb03b61e9d60e608f8109af6ca6adc49a8017https://odysee.com/How-A-Nuclear-War-Will-Start---Minute-by-Minute:200bb03b61e9d60e608f8109af6ca6adc49a8017Tue, 22 Aug 2023 21:04:13 GMTHow A Nuclear War Will Start - Minute by MinuteKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell533no

Black holes can destroy everything – but can they be destroyed? What happens if we push physics to the absolute limits, maybe even break it and the universe in the process? Let’s create a tiny black hole, about the mass of our moon, in the Kurzgesagt Labs and try to rip it apart.
]]>https://odysee.com/What-Happens-If-You-Destroy-A-Black-Hole_:161e93afd3d8f5a6ffd841270556cff98e6b1c15https://odysee.com/What-Happens-If-You-Destroy-A-Black-Hole_:161e93afd3d8f5a6ffd841270556cff98e6b1c15Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:17:11 GMTWhat Happens If You Destroy A Black Hole?Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell707no

Few of the monsters that evolution created have been so successful at hurting us as the variola virus, responsible for smallpox. The carnage it caused was so terrible and merciless that it compelled humankind, for the first time, to act truly globally. It was one of the greatest wins of our species over the ancient powers of nature, all made possible by… cows.
]]>https://odysee.com/the-second-most-deadliest-virus-on-earth:7624397f106d0e1020041776c2f9a5416706f132https://odysee.com/the-second-most-deadliest-virus-on-earth:7624397f106d0e1020041776c2f9a5416706f132Tue, 08 Aug 2023 18:03:30 GMTThe (Second) Most Deadliest Virus on EarthKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell668no

A breathtaking scientific revolution is taking place – biotechnology has been progressing at stunning speed, giving us the tools to eventually gain control over biology. On the one hand solving the deadliest diseases while also creating viruses more dangerous than nuclear bombs, able to devastate humanity.

What is going on?]]>https://odysee.com/The-Next-Pandemic-Will-Be-Man-Made:daf2d35eeb8738c08be7c51a83bd158f65afa2f1https://odysee.com/The-Next-Pandemic-Will-Be-Man-Made:daf2d35eeb8738c08be7c51a83bd158f65afa2f1Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:22:45 GMTThe Next Pandemic Will Be Man MadeKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell664no

An undead city under siege, soldiers and police ruthlessly shooting down waves of zombies that flood from infected streets, trying to escape and infect more cities. This is what happens when your body fights cancer, more exciting than any movie.

How does this battle for survival unfold?]]>https://odysee.com/The-Reason-Why-Cancer-is-so-Hard-to-Beat:1d24ccf1dd3efb82cadf51b90c17bdf190614110https://odysee.com/The-Reason-Why-Cancer-is-so-Hard-to-Beat:1d24ccf1dd3efb82cadf51b90c17bdf190614110Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:21:02 GMTThe Reason Why Cancer is so Hard to BeatKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell624no

The universe isn't just a vast empty ocean sprinkled with galaxies – most of the atoms are actually drifting in between, in the intergalactic medium.
If we look closely, we can see who is in charge here: Quasars, the single most powerful objects in existence. As small as a grain of sand compared to the amazon river, they reside in the centers of some galaxies, shining with the power of a trillion stars, blasting out huge jets of matter, completely reshaping the cosmos around them. They are so powerful that they can kill a galaxy.
What are they, and how do they mold the structure of the universe at their whim?]]>https://odysee.com/The-Black-Hole-That-Kills-Galaxies---Quasars:15b641cd2baa63f66b42871e909fa0cd15d41111https://odysee.com/The-Black-Hole-That-Kills-Galaxies---Quasars:15b641cd2baa63f66b42871e909fa0cd15d41111Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:18:53 GMTThe Black Hole That Kills Galaxies - QuasarsKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell674no

Somewhere in your body, your immune system just quietly killed one of your own cells, stopping it from becoming cancer, and saving your life. It does that all the time. The vast majority of cancer cells you develop will be killed without you ever noticing. Which is an incredibly hard job because of what cancer cells are: parts of yourself that start to behave as individuals even if it hurts you.

What is cancer and how does your body kill it all the time?]]>https://odysee.com/YourBodyKilledCancer5MinutesAgo:572be15b1b7a5965ddf673d65c744dfaa39a8708https://odysee.com/YourBodyKilledCancer5MinutesAgo:572be15b1b7a5965ddf673d65c744dfaa39a8708Wed, 24 May 2023 00:10:26 GMTYour Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes AgoKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell553no

The universe is magnificent and vast. Hundreds of billions of galaxies, trillions of stars, and even more planets. If even the tiniest fraction are habitable, then the Universe should be teeming with life. And yet we see nothing, only vast emptiness. Where is everyone else?

The answer to this riddle could be as exciting as it is creepy: we are early, born before almost all other life – but very soon this may change. Not only might aliens appear, they could quickly surround us. An irreversible competition for the universe might be about to begin.]]>https://odysee.com/Why-Aliens-Might-Already-Be-On-Their-Way-To-Us:2128a57e860ea04bea602779ebdd77ba2ffde646https://odysee.com/Why-Aliens-Might-Already-Be-On-Their-Way-To-Us:2128a57e860ea04bea602779ebdd77ba2ffde646Fri, 14 Apr 2023 01:01:35 GMTWhy Aliens Might Already Be On Their Way To UsKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell676no

There is this idea floating around that what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. That surviving a disease leaves you better off. And it seems to make sense because we have all experienced this. When you go through hardship, often you come out more resilient, more ready to face a difficult situation in the future. But it turns out that sometimes, what doesn’t kill you makes you weaker.
So, what happens when you get sick?]]>https://odysee.com/Your_Immune_System_is_More_Dangerous_than_You_Think:75e6ee7181dae5f59b2a949f4a1d810328217f0fhttps://odysee.com/Your_Immune_System_is_More_Dangerous_than_You_Think:75e6ee7181dae5f59b2a949f4a1d810328217f0fWed, 01 Mar 2023 01:43:53 GMTYour Immune System is More Dangerous than You ThinkKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell671no

You Are an Impossible Machine

You are cells. Your muscles, organs, skin and hair. They are in your blood and in your bones.
Cells are biological robots. They don’t want anything, they don’t feel anything. They are never sad or happy. They just are, right here, right now. They are as conscious as a stone or a chair or a neutron star. Cells just follow their programming that has been evolving and changing for billions of years, molded by natural selection.
They are impossible machines and yet, here they are, driven entirely by the fundamental forces of the universe. The smallest unit of life, right at the border where physics becomes biology.
Sometimes, to get a truer understanding of how amazing something is, you need to hold your breath and dive in really deep. So, what are cells and how do they work?]]>https://odysee.com/You-Are-an-Impossible-Machine:99cfdb0491f3d37ffbedaec73e6c506afc58e876https://odysee.com/You-Are-an-Impossible-Machine:99cfdb0491f3d37ffbedaec73e6c506afc58e876Wed, 15 Feb 2023 23:31:32 GMTYou Are an Impossible MachineKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell714no

Black hole stars may have been the largest stars to ever exist. They burned brighter than galaxies and were Larger than any star today or that could ever exist in the future. But besides their scale, what makes them special and weird is that deep inside, they were occupied by a cosmic parasite, an endlessly hungry black hole. How is that even possible?

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Mars is a disappointing hellhole lacking practically everything we need to stay alive. It looks like we’ll only ever have small crews spend a miserable time hidden underground. Except, we could terraform it into a green new world. But to solve the planet’s problems, we first need to make it worse and turn it into oceans of lava with gigantic lasers.

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The Horror of the Slaver Ant

Everything changed when the slaver nation attacked. What used to be a thriving colony is now a captured country. Slaves do the work, serving their new masters until they die, only to be replaced by new victims harvested in brutal raids.

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Here in the Kurzgesagt labs we test very important ideas to see what happens when you blow things up or play with black holes. Many of you suggested that we look into an idea that sounds reasonable: Shooting nuclear waste into space. It is one of those concepts that seems like an easy fix for one of the main problems with nuclear energy. But it turns out this idea is not just bad but horribly bad and it gets worse the longer you think about it.
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What Happens if a Supervolcano Blows Up?

The Earth is a gigantic ball of semi-molten rock, with a heart of iron as hot as the surface of the Sun. Titanic amounts of heat left over from its birth and the radioactive decay of trillions of tons of radioactive elements find no escape but up. Currents of rock spanning thousands of kilometers carry this energy to the surface. Earth’s crust is the only thing in their way. It feels solid to us, but it is only a fragile barrier, an apple skin around a flaming behemoth. True apocalypses can break through and unleash eruptions tens of times more powerful than all of our nuclear weapons combined, subjecting the climate to centuries worth of change in a single year, while drowning continents in toxic ash and gases: supervolcanoes. How big can they get? And will they put an end to humanity?

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Let’s Travel to The Most Extreme Place in The Universe

The universe is pretty big and very strange. Hundreds of billions of galaxies with sextillions of stars and planets and in the middle of it all there is earth, with you and us.
But as enormous as the universe seems looking up, it seems to get even larger when you start looking down. You are towering over worlds within worlds, within worlds – each in plain sight and yet hidden from your experience.
Let’s go on a journey – we’ll start in a park, about a thousand meters long, enough for a 15 minute walk. Every time we click a magic button, we’ll become a thousand times smaller. Ready? Let’s go.

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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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Is Civilization on the Brink of Collapse?

At its height, the Roman Empire was home to about 30 % of the world’s population, and in many ways the pinnacle of human advancement. Rome became the first city in history to reach one million inhabitants and was a center of technological, legal, and economic progress. An empire impossible to topple, stable and rich and powerful.
Until it wasn’t anymore. First slowly then suddenly, the most powerful civilization on earth collapsed. If this is how it has been over the ages, what about us today? Will we lose our industrial technology, and with that our greatest achievements, from one dollar pizza to smartphones or laser eye surgery? Will all this go away too?
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The Last Human – A Glimpse Into The Far Future

The future of humanity seems insecure. Rapid climate change, political division, our greed and failings make it hard to look at our species with a lot of optimism and so many people think our end is in sight. But humans always thought they lived in the end times. Every generation assumes they’re important enough to witness the apocalypse and then life just goes on.
This is a problem because it leads to short term thinking and prevents us from creating the best world for ourselves and our descendants. What makes this worse is that we actually may live at an extremely critical moment in human history. To understand why, let us look at the temporal window of humanity and ask:
When will the last human be born and how many people will there ever be?

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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.
From working out regularly, eating healthy, learning a language, working on your novel, reading more or simply actually doing your hobby instead of browsing reddit.
But it can seem that to achieve your goals, you have to become a different person. Someone who is consistent, puts in more effort, has discipline and willpower. Maybe you have tried your hardest to be like that. And it worked! For a while. Until you find yourself slipping back into your old ways. In the end, you always seem to fail. And with every failed attempt, you become more and more frustrated and annoyed with yourself.
If you believe “success and hustle” internet, it is all your own fault: if you don't succeed, you just didn’t want it enough and the failure is all you. But change is actually hard. But as with most things in life, understanding why makes things easier.

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Look around you. Where are you? Where is this place you are occupying? Somewhere in a room, maybe in a city on a continent on a planet orbiting a star in a galaxy among billions. But… where is all of that? While this may feel like a daft question, it turns out that the concept of an absolute position is something humans made up.

In a nutshell, the universe is a big bag of space that has things in it. If someone removed all these things, the stars and planets and black holes and dust, there would just be empty space left. In empty space, the concept of having a position loses all meaning. Empty space is uniform, the same everywhere. ]]>https://odysee.com/You-Are-Not-Where-You-Think-You-Are:597bcd296e265e7c8b0897b1c7168ffeb5a1bb22https://odysee.com/You-Are-Not-Where-You-Think-You-Are:597bcd296e265e7c8b0897b1c7168ffeb5a1bb22Thu, 19 May 2022 06:11:06 GMTYou Are Not Where You Think You AreKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell594no

A war has been going on for billions of years that breeds well armed monsters who struggle with other monsters for survival. Having no particular interest in us, most of them are relatively harmless, as our immune systems deal with their weapons handily. But there are exceptions.
Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba that not only has developed a deadly taste for human brains but is also a match for our defenses and a guest in dramatic headlines. What happens when this monster enters your body?

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