How the Physiology of Dying Cells Can Help Scientists Find a Cure For Aging and Disease
The ever insightful design house Kurzgesagt took another look at the subject of aging, this time focusing on the specific physiology that causes humans to…
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The Vital Importance That the Human Microbiome Plays In Maintaining Overall Physical Health
In a fascinating animation, the ever-philosophical design house Kurzgesagt explains the vital importance of the bacterial microbiome that lives symbiotically inside the human body, from…
The Terrifying Possible Consequences That May Arise Should the Sun Ever Be Brought to Earth
In a fascinating animation, the ever-philosophical design house Kurzgesagt postulates in terrifying specificity what would happen in the unlikely event that the sun would be…
How to Solve the Information Paradox In the Event a Black Hole Deletes the Entire Universe
In a highly informative yet somewhat terrifying animation, design house Kurzgesagt explains the concept of black holes, the destructive nature of black holes and how…
How a White Dwarf Star Corpse Can Outlive the Sun
The Kurzgesagt series In a Nutshell explains the concept of a white dwarf, a massive, high energy remains of a star that can even outlast…
How the Efficiency of Machine Learning Can Eliminate the Need for Human Employees
In the slightly ominous animated short “The Rise of the Machines“, the very insightful Kurzgesagt explains how automation has advanced so much in such a…
How to Escape Earth’s Gravity Prison by Paying Off a 4.5 Billion Year Old Debt
Kurzgesagt compares Earth to a prison and says the only way to break out is to pay off a 4.5-billion-year-old energy debt. The video explains…
A Case for Setting a New ‘Year Zero’ to Properly Reflect Human History
Kurzgesagt makes a case for setting a new “year zero” to properly reflect human history. The video uses the idea of the Holocene calendar proposed…
The Philosophical Question of Whether Artificially Intelligent Machines Deserve Rights
Kurzgesagt asks the philosophical question of whether artificially intelligent machines deserve rights. The video explores basic concepts of consciousness, pain, and what it means to…
An Explanation of Fusion Energy, Its Potential, and Limitations
Kurzgesagt explains how fusion energy could work, its potential to provide unlimited energy, and its limitations as unproven technology.