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Wallpaper Spotlight: Grabby Alien
Hi Birds!Let's try something new: here is the making of one of our wallpapers for the Alien Invasion Video.This lil' alien can be spotted for the first time in the scene before, lurking like this:Initially they were a lot smaller in the scene after this though:But we decided it looked way be...
NEW VIDEO: Your Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes Ago
Somewhere in your body, your immune system just quietly killed one of your own cells, stopping it from becoming cancer, and saving your life. It does that all the time. The vast majority of cancer cells you develop will be killed without you ever noticing. Which is an incredibly hard job because of ...
Behind the Scenes: What Happens if a Supervolcano Blows Up? ✨
Hi friends!Here are a few sketches for our video about Supervolcanos 🌋We hope you find them as fascinating as we do!
Behind the Scenes: The Forest Poster ✨
Hi birbs!We really like our little planet and all the magnificent places it has to offer - and we think so do you! After our The Deep Sea Poster, we wanted to offer other wonderful habitats to explore - so here is our The Forest Poster!Don't get lost counting all the cute animals 🌳
NEW VIDEO: Why Aliens Might Already Be On Their Way To Us
The universe is magnificent and vast. Hundreds of billions of galaxies, trillions of stars, and even more planets. If even the tiniest fraction are habitable, then the Universe should be teeming with life. And yet we see nothing, only vast emptiness. Where is everyone else?The answer to this riddle ...
Behind the Scenes: Stellar Life Cycle Poster ✨
Hi friends!This look behind the scenes shows you the life and death of stars - and all the sparkle that slumbers within their creation.We hope you like it ❤️
NEW VIDEO: The Business Behind Kurzgesagt
In 2023, Kurzgesagt has existed for 10 years (which is insanely long in internet years).We are among the largest sciencey channels on Youtube and still a bit of a black box to people.So let us talk about ourselves in three parts: Our backstory, how we finance our work, and the values of Kurzgesagt!
Spring cleaning
Hello there, fellow birbs!We here at kurzgesagt did a bit of spring cleaning. We made a few updates to our Patreon tiers to make them clearer and more concise – without changing what they offer. Additionally, we've added some frequently asked questions to the "About" section to help an...
NEW VIDEO: The Best Way to Boost Your Immune System (With Science!)
There is this idea floating around that what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. That surviving a disease leaves you better off. And it seems to make sense because we have all experienced this. When you go through hardship, often you come out more resilient, more ready to face a difficult situat...
NEW VIDEO: How Dead Things Become Alive?
You are cells. Your muscles, organs, skin and hair. They are in your blood and in your bones.Cells are biological robots. They don’t want anything, they don’t feel anything. They are never sad or happy. They just are, right here, right now. They are as conscious as a stone or a chair or a neutro...
Behind the Scenes: Terraforming Mars Video ✨
Hi birdies!Here are a few sketches for the HOW TO TERRAFORM MARS Video.We hope you like them ❤️
Black Hole Star – The Star That Shouldn't Exist
Black hole stars may have been the largest stars to ever exist. They burned brighter than galaxies and were Larger than any star today or that could ever exist in the future. But besides their scale, what makes them special and weird is that deep inside, they were occupied by a cosmic parasite, an e...
How To Terraform Mars - WITH LASERS
Mars is a disappointing hellhole lacking practically everything we need to stay alive. It looks like we’ll only ever have small crews spend a miserable time hidden underground. Except, we could terraform it into a green new world. But to solve the planet’s problems, we first need to make it wors...
The Horror of the Slaver Ant
Everything changed when the slaver nation attacked. What used to be a thriving colony is now a captured country. Slaves do the work, serving their new masters until they die, only to be replaced by new victims harvested in brutal raids. But let us go back to the beginning…
Oopsie!
Hi friends,we went on winter break a bit too early and forgot to notify you about the latest video releases.So here is a little heads up: we will post reminders for three videos from end of december now 🙂The next fresh and new video is not too far away though, so keep your eyes peeled.Love,kurzge...
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year 🎊
As this year draws to an end, all the kurzgesagt birbs fly home to rest and to come up with more wonderful ideas for you.Here's to a great 12,023! Have a wonderful time everyone ❤️
NEW VIDEO: What If a Supernova Hits Earth?
Supernovae are the most powerful explosions in the universe, unleashing enough energy to outshine galaxies. We have no real metaphor for their power – if the sun were to magically go supernova it would feel like you were being hit by the energy of a nuclear explosion, every second. For weeks.While...
Pssst! Hey you..
...it's really, really wonderful that you're our patron! ❤️Because of your support we can spend thousands of hours on our videos and release them for free for everyone.To say thank you, we've got a little something for you:✨ a stellar wallpaper ✨✨ and a matching memory game ✨...
NEW VIDEO: Why Don't We Shoot Nuclear Waste Into Space?
Here in the Kurzgesagt labs we test very important ideas to see what happens when you blow things up or play with black holes. Many of you suggested that we look into an idea that sounds reasonable: Shooting nuclear waste into space. It is one of those concepts that seems like an easy fix for one of...
Behind the Scenes: Shiny Jellyfish Poster ✨
Hi birbs!This look behind the scenes invites you into the dreamy world of jellyfish - and the making of this poster.We hope you feel as relaxed as we do when you catch a glimpse of it ❤️
NEW VIDEO: The Largest Explosion on Earth - Supervolcanoes
The Earth is a gigantic ball of semi-molten rock, with a heart of iron as hot as the surface of the Sun. Titanic amounts of heat left over from its birth and the radioactive decay of trillions of tons of radioactive elements find no escape but up. Currents of rock spanning thousands of kilometers ca...
Behind the Scenes: Shiny Shark Poster ✨
Hi friends!Here's a look at a shiny new poster - all about sharks. Enter a sparkly, moody world beneath the waves and daydream with this little friend whenever you catch a glimpse into their world.We hope you'll enjoy it ❤️
NEW VIDEO: Let’s Travel to The Most Extreme Place in The Universe
The universe is pretty big and very strange. Hundreds of billions of galaxies with sextillions of stars and planets and in the middle of it all there is earth, with you and us. But as enormous as the universe seems looking up, it seems to get even larger when you start looking down. You are towering...
EARLY ACCESS: THE 12,023 CALENDAR IS HERE!
Hi Birbs,Join us on a journey through the microcosm. Curious? Get yours here – available for a limited time only.Love, kurzgesagt
Behind the Scenes: Birb Friendship Pins ✨
Hi birdies!for the release of the Friendship Video we wanted to do something special and bring friendship alive as best as we could: with birbs!We hope you and your besties like them ❤️
The Birbs are off to Berlin 🎥
Hi friends!Today a some of the kurzgesagt birbs have swarmed out to visit the 18th CONFERENCE AND FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY CHARACTER DESIGN AND ART - the Pictoplasma in Berlin.We'll be looking at amazing art from all over the world and filling up our creative juices for more delicious art for yo...
NEW VIDEO: Why You Are Lonely and How to Make Friends
Friends make life good. They provide the scaffolding that makes it not just bearable but fun. They give us a sense of meaning and purpose and are a source of security, self esteem and happiness. Almost nothing predicts how happy you will be as how connected you feel and a lack of social connection i...
Behind the Scenes: Space Utopia Poster ✨
Hi space friends!This time we'll show you the journey into the future that was the creation of our newest glow in the dark poster.We hope you'll enjoy it ❤️
Behind the Scenes: To the Moon and Back to Earth ✨
Hi Birbs!Here's another look at a poster set we made recently. We dubbed them "Lunar Longing" posters, because that's exactly the vibe we wanted to convey - longing for a place, a home, a person. It's a way to connect you to someone you care about, regardless of the distance betw...
NEW VIDEO: Is Civilization on the Brink of Collapse?
At its height, the Roman Empire was home to about 30 % of the world’s population, and in many ways the pinnacle of human advancement. Rome became the first city in history to reach one million inhabitants and was a center of technological, legal, and economic progress. An empire impossible to topp...
