Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell: 2018
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell Season 5.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Why Alien Life Would Be Our Doom — The Great Filter
Feb 1, 2018 · 10 min
Finding alien life on a distant planet would be amazing news - or would it? If we are not the only intelligent life in the universe, this probably means our days are numbered and d
Homeopathy Explained — Gentle Healing or Reckless Fraud?
Feb 22, 2018 · 9 min
What are the principles behind Homeopathy and does it work?
String Theory Explained — What Is the True Nature of Reality?
Mar 1, 2018 · 8 min
Is String Theory the final solution for all of physic’s questions or an over-hyped dead end?
A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place — Egoistic Altruism
Mar 18, 2018 · 7 min
Why should you care about the well-being of people half a globe away?
The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth — The Bacteriophage
May 13, 2018 · 7 min
A war has been raging for billions of years, killing trillions every single day, while we don’t even notice. This war involves the single deadliest being on our planet: the bacteri
3 Arguments Why Marijuana Should Stay Illegal Reviewed
Jun 10, 2018 · 10 min
We take a fair look at some of the best counter arguments for legalization and see how they hold up in review.
Plastic Pollution: How Humans Are Turning the World Into Plastic
Jul 1, 2018 · 9 min
Modern life would be impossible without plastic – but we have long since lost control over our invention. Why has plastic turned into a problem and what do we know about its danger
What If You Detonated a Nuclear Bomb in the Marianas Trench? (Science, Not Fantasy)
Jul 22, 2018 · 6 min
Did you ever wonder what happened if you detonated a nuclear bomb in the Marianas Trench? No? We neither! Let us find out together!
Wormholes Explained — Breaking Spacetime
Aug 12, 2018 · 9 min
Are wormholes real or are they just magic disguised as physics and maths? And if they are real how do they work and where can we find them?
How We Could Build a Moon Base TODAY (Space Colonization #1)
Sep 16, 2018 · 10 min
Did you know that we could start building a Lunar Base today?
Why Meat Is the Best Worst Thing in the World
Sep 30, 2018 · 9 min
Meat is a complicated issue. But also a delicious one. Let's talk about it.
Why Beautiful Things Make Us Happy — Beauty Explained
Oct 23, 2018 · 8 min
It’s hard to define what makes something beautiful, but we seem to know beauty when we see it. Why is that and how does beauty affect our subconscious?
End of Space — Creating a Prison for Humanity
Nov 25, 2018 · 9 min
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 ar
How to Build a Dyson Sphere — The Ultimate Megastructure
Dec 20, 2018 · 9 min
If humans want to expand into space, it will take us incredible amounts of energy. How do we do that? Easy: we will just use the sun’s energy by realizing the most ambitious constr
Aliens Under the Ice — Life on Rogue Planets
Dec 27, 2018 · 9 min
Out in the vast coldness of outer space, there are planets that travel alone through darkness without the boundaries of a system. Here’s how this can happen – and why these frozen