Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

A.I. ‐ Humanity's Final Invention? 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. @Kurzgesagt_InaNutshell

We Need to Rethink Exercise – The Workout Paradox 📜Transcript

We Need to Rethink Exercise – The Workout Paradox 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. @Kurzgesagt_InaNutshell

This Disease is Deadlier Than The Plague 📜Transcript

This Disease is Deadlier Than The Plague 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

Are You an NPC? 📜Transcript

Are You an NPC? 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? @Kurzgesagt_InaNutshell

Smoking is Awesome 📜Transcript

Smoking is Awesome 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? @Kurzgesagt_InaNutshell

This Black Hole Could be Bigger Than The Universe 📜Transcript

This Black Hole Could be Bigger Than The Universe 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. @Kurzgesagt_InaNutshell

There Are Thousands of Alien Empires in The Milky Way 📜Transcript