Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell 2013
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Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell is a television series first released in 2013. Catalogued under Documentary, Animation.
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- TV series
- Year
- 2013
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 245
- Runtime
- 10 minutes
- First aired
- Jul 11, 2013
- Last aired
- Aug 4, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- DE
- Networks
- YouTube
- Genres
- Documentary, Animation
- Updated
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Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell is a television series first released in 2013. Catalogued under Documentary, Animation. Produced and broadcast by YouTube. Current status: Returning Series. Spans 14 seasons and 245 tracked episodes.
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“Discover a unique perspective on science, education, and animation from a Munich based design studio.”
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- combines science and design
- engaging animated storytelling
- distinctive minimalist aesthetic
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Season 1 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 How Evolution Works Mytharc Jul 11, 2013
- E2 The Solar System — Our Home in Space Core Aug 22, 2013
- E3 Fracking Explained: Opportunity or Danger Core Sep 3, 2013
- E4 The Gulf Stream Explained Core Oct 11, 2013
- E5 How the Stock Exchange Works (For Dummies) Mytharc Nov 23, 2013
- E6 The History and Future of Everything — Time Mytharc Dec 19, 2013
Season 2 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Three Ways to Destroy the Universe Mytharc Feb 3, 2014
- E2 The Beginning of Everything — The Big Bang Core Mar 3, 2014
- E3 Who Invented the Internet? And Why? Core Apr 10, 2014
- E4 How Big Is the Moon? (MM#1) Core May 5, 2014
- E5 The Moons of Mars Explained — Phobos & Deimos (MM#2) Core May 14, 2014
- E6 How to Catch a Dwarf Planet — Triton (MM#3) Core May 26, 2014
- E7 Are You Alone? (In the Universe) Core Jun 2, 2014
- E8 Iraq Explained — ISIS, Syria and War Core Jun 19, 2014
- E9 The Immune System Explained I — Bacteria Infection Mytharc Jul 1, 2014
- E10 Everything You Need to Know About Planet Earth Core Aug 4, 2014
- E11 Atoms as Big as Mountains — Neutron Stars Explained Core Sep 3, 2014
- E12 Is War Over? — A Paradox Explained Core Oct 9, 2014
- E13 The Ebola Virus Explained — How Your Body Fights for Survival Core Nov 6, 2014
- E14 What Is Life? Is Death Real? Mytharc Dec 14, 2014
- E15 The Ultimate Conspiracy Debunker Mytharc Dec 18, 2014
Season 3 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 How Small Is an Atom? (Spoiler: Very Small) Mytharc Jan 20, 2015
- E2 Measles Explained — Vaccinate or Not? Core Feb 24, 2015
- E3 Banking Explained — Money and Credit Core Mar 12, 2015
- E4 Nuclear Energy Explained: How Does It Work? (1/3) Core Mar 26, 2015
- E5 3 Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Terrible! (2/3) Core Apr 1, 2015
- E6 3 Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Awesome! (3/3) Core Apr 1, 2015
- E7 The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All the Aliens? Core May 6, 2015
- E8 The Fermi Paradox II — Solutions and Ideas Core Jun 4, 2015
- E9 The Death of Bees Explained — Parasites, Poison and Humans Core Jul 9, 2015
- E10 What if There Was a Black Hole in Your Pocket? Core Jul 16, 2015
- E11 What Is Dark Matter and Dark Energy? Core Aug 6, 2015
- E12 The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained Core Sep 1, 2015
- E13 Addiction Core Oct 1, 2015
- E14 What Is Light? Core Oct 15, 2015
- E15 How Facebook Is Stealing Billions of Views Core Nov 10, 2015
- E16 Quantum Computers Explained — Limits of Human Technology Core Dec 8, 2015
- E17 Black Holes Explained — From Birth to Death Mytharc Dec 15, 2015
- E18 What Is Something? Mytharc Dec 23, 2015
Season 4 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Last Star in the Universe — Red Dwarfs Explained Mytharc Jan 31, 2016
- E2 Why the War on Drugs Is a Huge Failure Core Mar 1, 2016
- E3 The Antibiotic Apocalypse Explained Core Mar 16, 2016
- E4 Space Elevator — Science Fiction or the Future of Mankind? Core Apr 8, 2016
- E5 Safe and Sorry — Terrorism & Mass Surveillance Core Apr 14, 2016
- E6 How Far Can We Go? Limits of Humanity (old version) Core May 12, 2016
- E7 What Are You? Core May 31, 2016
- E8 What Happened Before History? Human Origins Core Jun 23, 2016
- E9 Death From Space — Gamma-Ray Bursts Explained Core Jul 31, 2016
- E10 Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever — CRISPR Core Aug 10, 2016
- E11 Genetic Engineering and Diseases — Gene Drive & Malaria Core Sep 21, 2016
- E12 The Most Efficient Way to Destroy the Universe — False Vacuum Core Oct 21, 2016
- E13 Fusion Energy Explained — Future or Failure Core Nov 10, 2016
- E14 The Most Gruesome Parasites — Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Core Nov 30, 2016
- E15 A New History for Humanity — The Human Era Mytharc Dec 7, 2016
- E16 Overpopulation — The Human Explosion Explained Mytharc Dec 22, 2016
Season 5 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Why Earth Is a Prison and How to Escape It Mytharc Feb 1, 2017
- E2 Do Robots Deserve Rights? What If Machines Become Conscious? Core Feb 23, 2017
- E3 Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food Core Mar 30, 2017
- E4 Is the European Union Worth It or Should We End It? Core Apr 13, 2017
- E5 The Last Light Before Eternal Darkness — White Dwarfs & Black Dwarfs Core May 4, 2017
- E6 The Rise of the Machines — Why Automation Is Different This Time Mytharc Jun 8, 2017
- E7 Optimistic Nihilism Core Jul 26, 2017
- E8 What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? (The Size of Life #1) Core Aug 10, 2017
- E9 Why Black Holes Could Delete the Universe — The Information Paradox Core Aug 24, 2017
- E10 What Happens If We Bring the Sun to Earth? Core Sep 7, 2017
- E11 Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument Core Sep 21, 2017
- E12 How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body — The Microbiome Core Oct 5, 2017
- E13 Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever? Core Oct 20, 2017
- E14 How to Cure Aging — During Your Lifetime? Core Nov 3, 2017
- E15 Emergence — How Stupid Things Become Smart Together Core Nov 16, 2017
- E16 Universal Basic Income Explained — Free Money for Everybody? Mytharc Dec 7, 2017
- E17 How to Make an Elephant Explode (The Size of Life #2) Mytharc Dec 21, 2017
Season 6 · 18 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Why Alien Life Would Be Our Doom — The Great Filter Mytharc Feb 1, 2018
- E2 Homeopathy Explained — Gentle Healing or Reckless Fraud? Core Feb 22, 2018
- E3 String Theory Explained — What Is the True Nature of Reality? Core Mar 1, 2018
- E4 A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place — Egoistic Altruism Core Mar 18, 2018
- E5 Time: The History & Future of Everything — Remastered Core Apr 8, 2018
- E6 The Black Hole Bomb and Black Hole Civilizations Core Apr 22, 2018
- E7 The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth — The Bacteriophage Core May 13, 2018
- E8 3 Arguments Why Marijuana Should Stay Illegal Reviewed Core Jun 10, 2018
- E9 Plastic Pollution: How Humans Are Turning the World Into Plastic Core Jul 1, 2018
- E10 What If You Detonated a Nuclear Bomb in the Marianas Trench? (Science, Not Fantasy) Core Jul 22, 2018
- E11 Wormholes Explained — Breaking Spacetime Core Aug 12, 2018
- E12 How We Could Build a Moon Base TODAY (Space Colonization #1) Core Sep 16, 2018
- E13 Why Meat Is the Best Worst Thing in the World Core Sep 30, 2018
- E14 Why Beautiful Things Make Us Happy — Beauty Explained Core Oct 23, 2018
- E15 End of Space — Creating a Prison for Humanity Core Nov 25, 2018
- E16 How to Build a Dyson Sphere — The Ultimate Megastructure Core Dec 20, 2018
- E17 Aliens Under the Ice — Life on Rogue Planets Mytharc Dec 27, 2018
- E18 Episode 18 Mytharc
Season 7 · 21 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Is Organic Really Better? Healthy Food or Trendy Scam? Mytharc Jan 13, 2019
- E2 Building a Mars Base Is a Horrible Idea: Let’s Do It! Core Feb 3, 2019
- E3 Loneliness Core Feb 17, 2019
- E4 The Origin of Consciousness — How Unaware Things Became Aware Mytharc Mar 17, 2019
- E5 What If We Detonated All Nuclear Bombs at Once? Core Mar 31, 2019
- E6 The Most Dangerous Stuff in the Universe — Strange Stars Explained Core Apr 14, 2019
- E7 The Side Effects of Vaccines — How High Is the Risk? Core May 12, 2019
- E8 Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter? Core May 19, 2019
- E9 Is Meat Bad for You? Is Meat Unhealthy? Core Jun 9, 2019
- E10 Could Your Phone Hurt You? Electromagnetic Pollution Core Jul 7, 2019
- E11 Tiny Bombs in Your Blood — The Complement System Core Jul 28, 2019
- E12 The World War of the Ants — The Army Ant Core Aug 11, 2019
- E13 The Egg — A Short Story Core Sep 1, 2019
- E14 What’s Hiding at the Most Solitary Place on Earth? The Deep Sea Core Sep 15, 2019
- E15 The Billion Ant Mega Colony and the Biggest War on Earth Core Sep 29, 2019
- E16 What If We Nuke a City? Core Oct 13, 2019
- E17 Neutron Stars — The Most Extreme Things That Are Not Black Holes Core Nov 10, 2019
- E18 1,000 km Cable to the Stars — The Skyhook Core Nov 17, 2019
- E19 An Antidote to Dissatisfaction Core Dec 8, 2019
- E20 Overpopulation & Africa Mytharc Dec 15, 2019
- E21 How to Move the Sun: Stellar Engines Mytharc Dec 22, 2019
Season 8 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Milk. White Poison or Healthy Drink? Mytharc Jan 26, 2020
- E2 How to Make a Kurzgesagt Video in 1200 Hours Core Feb 16, 2020
- E3 Why Blue Whales Don't Get Cancer - Peto's Paradox Core Mar 1, 2020
- E4 The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do Core Mar 19, 2020
- E5 Why Are You Alive – Life, Energy & ATP Core May 10, 2020
- E6 The Past We Can Never Return To – The Anthropocene Reviewed Core May 24, 2020
- E7 Could Solar Storms Destroy Civilization? Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections Core Jun 7, 2020
- E8 Who Is Responsible For Climate Change? – Who Needs To Fix It? Core Jun 21, 2020
- E9 What Is Intelligence? Where Does it Begin? Core Jul 12, 2020
- E10 What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like? The Kardashev Scale Core Aug 2, 2020
- E11 Unlimited Resources From Space – Asteroid Mining Core Aug 16, 2020
- E12 The Warrior Kingdoms of the Weaver Ant Core Aug 30, 2020
- E13 The Largest Star in the Universe – Size Comparison Core Sep 22, 2020
- E14 Is It Too Late To Stop Climate Change? Well, it's Complicated. Core Sep 29, 2020
- E15 When Time Became History - The Human Era Core Oct 6, 2020
- E16 Geoengineering: A Horrible Idea We Might Have to Do Core Oct 27, 2020
- E17 How Large Can a Bacteria get? Life & Size 3 Core Nov 10, 2020
- E18 What If Earth got Kicked Out of the Solar System? Rogue Earth Core Dec 1, 2020
- E19 Can You Upload Your Mind & Live Forever? Mytharc Dec 10, 2020
- E20 What if We Nuke the Moon? Mytharc Dec 15, 2020
Season 9 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll Mytharc Feb 2, 2021
- E2 What if the World turned to Gold? - The Gold Apocalypse Core Mar 9, 2021
- E3 Do we Need Nuclear Energy to Stop Climate Change? Core Apr 13, 2021
- E4 The Ultimate Guide to Black Holes Core Apr 27, 2021
- E5 TRUE Limits Of Humanity – The Final Border We Will Never Cross Core May 11, 2021
- E6 What Are You Doing With Your Life? The Tail End Core May 25, 2021
- E7 The Day the Dinosaurs Died – Minute by Minute Core Jun 15, 2021
- E8 How To Terraform Venus (Quickly) Core Jul 6, 2021
- E9 The Largest Black Hole in the Universe - Size Comparison Core Aug 3, 2021
- E10 How The Immune System ACTUALLY Works – IMMUNE Core Aug 10, 2021
- E11 This Virus Shouldn't Exist (But it Does) Core Aug 31, 2021
- E12 Can YOU Fix Climate Change? Core Sep 22, 2021
- E13 What Dinosaurs ACTUALLY Looked Like? Core Oct 12, 2021
- E14 You Are Immune Against Every Disease Core Nov 2, 2021
- E15 Is Meat Really that Bad? Core Nov 30, 2021
- E16 ...And We'll Do it Again Mytharc Dec 7, 2021
- E17 Why We Should NOT Look For Aliens - The Dark Forest Mytharc Dec 14, 2021
Season 10 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 What Happens if the Moon Crashes into Earth? Mytharc Feb 8, 2022
- E2 Are There Lost Alien Civilizations in Our Past? Core Mar 1, 2022
- E3 We WILL Fix Climate Change! Core Apr 5, 2022
- E4 The Most Horrible Parasite: Brain Eating Amoeba Core May 3, 2022
- E5 You Are Not Where You Think You Are Core May 17, 2022
- E6 Change Your Life - One Tiny Step at a Time Core Jun 7, 2022
- E7 The Last Human - A Glimpse Into The Far Future Core Jun 28, 2022
- E8 The Deadliest Virus on Earth Core Jul 26, 2022
- E9 Is Civilization on the Brink of Collapse? Core Aug 16, 2022
- E10 Why You Are Lonely and How to Make Friends Core Sep 6, 2022
- E11 Let's Travel to The Most Extreme Place in The Universe Core Oct 4, 2022
- E12 What Happens if a Supervolcano Blows Up? Core Oct 18, 2022
- E13 Why Don't We Shoot Nuclear Waste Into Space? Core Nov 8, 2022
- E14 The Most Extreme Explosion in the Universe Core Nov 23, 2022
- E15 The Horror of the Slaver Ant Core Dec 6, 2022
- E16 How To Terraform Mars - WITH LASERS Mytharc Dec 11, 2022
- E17 Black Hole Star – The Star That Shouldn't Exist Mytharc Dec 15, 2022
Season 11 · 21 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Most Complex Language in the World Mytharc Feb 14, 2023
- E2 What Actually Happens When You Are Sick Core Feb 28, 2023
- E3 How We Make Money on YouTube with 20M Subs Core Mar 28, 2023
- E4 Why Aliens Might Already Be On Their Way To Us Core Apr 11, 2023
- E5 Your Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes Ago Core May 9, 2023
- E6 The Black Hole That Kills Galaxies Core Jun 11, 2023
- E7 The Reason Why Cancer is so Hard to Beat Core Jun 18, 2023
- E8 The Most Dangerous Weapon Is NOT Nuclear Core Jul 2, 2023
- E9 The (Second) Most Deadliest Virus on Earth Core Aug 8, 2023
- E10 What Happens If You Destroy A Black Hole? Core Aug 16, 2023
- E11 How A Nuclear War Will Start - Minute by Minute Core Aug 22, 2023
- E12 We Did The Math - You Are Dead! Core Sep 12, 2023
- E13 Why Korea is Dying Out Core Oct 4, 2023
- E14 Ancient Life as Old as the Universe Core Oct 10, 2023
- E15 4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour Core Oct 11, 2023
- E16 How to Win an Interstellar War Core Oct 15, 2023
- E17 The Last Thing To Ever Happen In The Universe Core Nov 21, 2023
- E18 The Internet is Worse Than Ever – Now What? Core Nov 29, 2023
- E19 How To Destroy The Universe Core Dec 8, 2023
- E20 Your Tattoo is INSIDE Your Immune System. Literally Mytharc Dec 12, 2023
- E21 You Are The Center of The Universe (Literally) Mytharc Dec 17, 2023
Season 12 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Did The Future Already Happen? - The Paradox of Time Mytharc Jan 30, 2024
- E2 What Happens AFTER Nuclear War? Core Feb 20, 2024
- E3 The Paradox of an Infinite Universe Core Feb 27, 2024
- E4 How The Dinosaurs Actually Died Core Mar 26, 2024
- E5 There Are Thousands of Alien Empires in The Milky Way Core Apr 16, 2024
- E6 Smoking is Awesome Core May 7, 2024
- E7 This Black Hole Could be Bigger Than The Universe Core May 21, 2024
- E8 Do You Have a Free Will? Core Jun 11, 2024
- E9 This Disease is Deadlier Than The Plague Core Jun 25, 2024
- E10 A.I. ‐ Humanity's Final Invention? Core Aug 6, 2024
- E11 Fever Feels Horrible, but is Actually Awesome! Core Aug 13, 2024
- E12 We Traveled Back in Time. Now Physicists Are Angry. Core Aug 27, 2024
- E13 We Need to Rethink Exercise (Updated Version) Core Sep 12, 2024
- E14 Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This Virus Core Sep 17, 2024
- E15 This Video Might Save 58 Lives Next Week Core Sep 24, 2024
- E16 There Is Something Hiding Inside Earth Core Oct 3, 2024
- E17 Tired of Doomscrolling? Core Oct 8, 2024
- E18 We Fell For The Oldest Lie On The Internet Core Oct 29, 2024
- E19 The Most Insane Weapon You Never Heard About Core Nov 5, 2024
- E20 We Have To Talk About Weed Core Nov 12, 2024
- E21 Vaping Is Too Good To Be True Core Nov 19, 2024
- E22 Black Hole's Evil Twin - Gravastars Explained Core Dec 3, 2024
- E23 Is The World Getting More Violent? Mytharc Dec 10, 2024
- E24 The Real Reason Why You Have Allergies Mytharc Dec 12, 2024
Season 13 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Alien Whales On Planet Nimbus - What Aliens Might Look Like Mytharc Feb 4, 2025
- E2 This Is NOT An Anti Meat Video Core Feb 25, 2025
- E3 Why Your Brain Blinds You For 2 Hours Every Day Core Mar 18, 2025
- E4 SOUTH KOREA IS OVER Core Apr 2, 2025
- E5 Your Time Machine Broke - At The Worst Time In History Filler Apr 22, 2025
- E6 We Finally Answered the MOST Important Question Core May 6, 2025
- E7 Why Does Fentanyl Feel So Good? Core May 20, 2025
- E8 Why Is The US Dropping Billions Of Mutant Flies From The Sky? Core Jun 3, 2025
- E9 The Betrayal of Autoimmune Diseases Mytharc Jul 1, 2025
- E10 Let's Kill You a Billion Times to Make You Immortal Core Jul 29, 2025
- E11 Alcohol is AMAZING Core Aug 12, 2025
- E12 The Drug That Works TOO Well? Core Aug 19, 2025
- E13 The Dumbest Animal Alive Core Sep 2, 2025
- E14 Can Humanity Stop A Planet-Killing Asteroid? Core Sep 16, 2025
- E15 Pregnancy is Insane Core Sep 23, 2025
- E16 We Found a Loophole to Survive the End of the Universe Core Sep 30, 2025
- E17 AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel Core Oct 7, 2025
- E18 You Need To Quit Weed. Core Oct 14, 2025
- E19 You're More Stressed Than Ever - Let's Change That Core Nov 11, 2025
- E20 Let's Talk About Fat Core Nov 18, 2025
- E21 Trees Are So Weird Core Nov 25, 2025
- E22 Astronomy Is In Crisis...And It's Incredibly Exciting Core Dec 2, 2025
- E23 All Of Human History In One Hour Mytharc Dec 5, 2025
- E24 Tattoo Removal Is Insane Mytharc Dec 12, 2025
Season 14 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Trees Are Even More Crazy Than We Thought Mytharc Jan 7, 2026
- E2 The Uncomfortable Truth About Ozempic Core
- E3 This Is the Scariest Place in The Universe Core Mar 10, 2026
- E4 The Most Insane Megaproject You Never Heard About Core Mar 30, 2026
- E5 Let’s Dissect Your Brain Core Apr 21, 2026
- E6 GERMANY IS OVER Core May 5, 2026
- E7 The Uncomfortable Truth About Ozempic (Updated Version) Core May 19, 2026
- E8 Why Earth Sucks Compared to the Planet Hestia Core May 26, 2026
- E9 How Is a Memory Stored Inside Your Squishy Brain? Core Jun 16, 2026
- E10 What’s It Like to Be Killed by Nature’s Most Brutal Predator Core Jul 7, 2026
- E11 The Impenetrable Barrier Trapping Us in the Solar System Mytharc Aug 4, 2026
- E12 This Woman Cured Her Cancer with an Insane Method Mytharc Sep 15, 2026
- E13 This Is What a Godlike Civilization Would Look Like Mytharc Sep 22, 2026
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What does Kurzgesagt mean?
Kurzgesagt is German for in a nutshell.
Where is the studio based?
The studio is based in Munich.
Who founded the studio?
It was founded by Philipp Dettmer and Stephan Rether.
When was the studio founded?
The studio was founded in 2012.
What fields does the studio work in?
The studio works within the fields of education, science, and commerce.
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