Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell — 2017
Episodes
E01 Why Earth Is a Prison and How to Escape It
Feb 1, 2017 · 7m
We are trapped on Earth. Controlled by an ancient debt to the universe...
E02 Do Robots Deserve Rights? What If Machines Become Conscious?
Feb 23, 2017 · 7m
What shall we do once machines become conscious? Do we need to grant them rights?
E03 Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food
Mar 30, 2017 · 9m
Are GMOs bad for your health? Or is this fear unfounded?
E04 Is the European Union Worth It or Should We End It?
Apr 13, 2017 · 8m
Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways?
E05 The Last Light Before Eternal Darkness — White Dwarfs & Black Dwarfs
May 4, 2017 · 7m
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 dwarfs, the corpses of stars. But even they will fade one day...
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E06 The Rise of the Machines — Why Automation Is Different This Time
Jun 8, 2017 · 12m
Automation in the Information Age is different.
E07 Optimistic Nihilism
Jul 26, 2017 · 6m
E08 What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? (The Size of Life #1)
Aug 10, 2017 · 7m
Size is the most under appreciated regulator of living things. Let us demonstrate that by throwing animals from buildings.
E09 Why Black Holes Could Delete the Universe — The Information Paradox
Aug 24, 2017 · 10m
Black holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us.
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E10 What Happens If We Bring the Sun to Earth?
Sep 7, 2017 · 6m
What happens if we bring the sun to earth? No, seriously.
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E11 Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument
Sep 21, 2017 · 9m
E12 How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body — The Microbiome
Oct 5, 2017 · 8m
What happens when microbes talk to your brain?
E13 Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?
Oct 20, 2017 · 7m
If you could decide today... how long do you want to live?
E14 How to Cure Aging — During Your Lifetime?
Nov 3, 2017 · 7m
What if we could stop aging forever?
E15 Emergence — How Stupid Things Become Smart Together
Nov 16, 2017 · 8m
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?
E16 Universal Basic Income Explained — Free Money for Everybody?
Dec 7, 2017 · 10m
What is UBI? How would free money change our lives.
E17 How to Make an Elephant Explode (The Size of Life #2)
Dec 21, 2017 · 7m
