Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell: 2017
Episodes
Why Earth Is a Prison and How to Escape It
Feb 1, 2017 · 7 min
We are trapped on Earth. Controlled by an ancient debt to the universe...
Do Robots Deserve Rights? What If Machines Become Conscious?
Feb 23, 2017 · 7 min
What shall we do once machines become conscious? Do we need to grant them rights?
Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food
Mar 30, 2017 · 9 min
Are GMOs bad for your health? Or is this fear unfounded?
Is the European Union Worth It or Should We End It?
Apr 13, 2017 · 8 min
Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways?
The Last Light Before Eternal Darkness — White Dwarfs & Black Dwarfs
May 4, 2017 · 7 min
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 d
The Rise of the Machines — Why Automation Is Different This Time
Jun 8, 2017 · 12 min
Automation in the Information Age is different.
What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? (The Size of Life #1)
Aug 10, 2017 · 7 min
Size is the most under appreciated regulator of living things. Let us demonstrate that by throwing animals from buildings.
Why Black Holes Could Delete the Universe — The Information Paradox
Aug 24, 2017 · 10 min
Black holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us.
What Happens If We Bring the Sun to Earth?
Sep 7, 2017 · 6 min
What happens if we bring the sun to earth? No, seriously.
How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body — The Microbiome
Oct 5, 2017 · 8 min
What happens when microbes talk to your brain?
Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?
Oct 20, 2017 · 7 min
If you could decide today... how long do you want to live?
How to Cure Aging — During Your Lifetime?
Nov 3, 2017 · 7 min
What if we could stop aging forever?
Emergence — How Stupid Things Become Smart Together
Nov 16, 2017 · 8 min
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?
Universal Basic Income Explained — Free Money for Everybody?
Dec 7, 2017 · 10 min
What is UBI? How would free money change our lives.