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Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell: Season 6

2018 2018

  • 2018-02-01T08:00:00Z on YouTube
  • 10m
  • 2h 27m (17 episodes)
  • Germany
  • German, English
  • Documentary
Kurzgesagt (German for "in a nutshell") is a Munich based design studio with a distinctive perspective on design and animation within the fields of education, science and commerce. Founded in 2012 by Philipp Dettmer & Stephan Rether, the studio engages in information design projects of all kinds. We love science, minimalism, colors and music. But most of all combining them to tell stories.

18 episodes

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 doom is certain.

What are the principles behind Homeopathy and does it work?

Is String Theory the final solution for all of physic’s questions or an over-hyped dead end?

Why should you care about the well-being of people half a globe away?

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 bacteriophage.

We take a fair look at some of the best counter arguments for legalization and see how they hold up in review.

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 dangers?

Did you ever wonder what happened if you detonated a nuclear bomb in the Marianas Trench? No? We neither! Let us find out together!

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?

Did you know that we could start building a Lunar Base today?

Meat is a complicated issue. But also a delicious one. Let's talk about it.

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?

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 are creating a deadly trap for mankind.

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 construction project in history. This is how it works.

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 deserts might secretly harbor alien life.

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