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Komentáře • 25K

  • @kurzgesagt
    @kurzgesagt  Před 2 lety +35733

    Hey Everybody.
    So as we said in the video, simplification and science communication go hand in hand - It is a balancing act that we take very seriously. As the media landscape has become more and more divided and fragmented in the last few years, we thought we just need to talk to you guys about it and just tell you what we think about it and how we handle it. In the spirit of transparency and just because some of you might want to know our approach.
    Science communication means that you make a selection of what and how to tell it. That you have to decide where to draw the line between details and simplifications to make a complicated subject understandable. We are still figuring out the best way to do this and are learning along the way. And we are able to do this because of you - Kurzgesagt is fundamentally fan funded.
    If you want to support us on our journey to figure this science communication thing out you can check out our shop, where we make scienc-y products designed with love and produced with care: kgs.link/shop-155 We love bringing little pieces of knowledge into your home or classroom that inspire you to learn more about the universe in a little more detail. With every purchase you directly support what we do on this channel.
    Ok! Let us know what you think about this video and our approach! And what else you want to know about the weird world of science on CZcams.
    Thank you for watching and reading! - Philipp

    • @inayiled
      @inayiled Před 2 lety +82

      1 hour ago?

    • @SlenderGuy
      @SlenderGuy Před 2 lety +286

      It probs took them 69 hours to write this

    • @n1bblehead640
      @n1bblehead640 Před 2 lety +29

      ok cool

    • @dankdungeon5104
      @dankdungeon5104 Před 2 lety +226

      I will lie to children even more now thanks

    • @seaweedandseafood2197
      @seaweedandseafood2197 Před 2 lety +48

      Why… simplification Will help but when it doesn’t understand, you must complicate it or split it into parts

  • @ShortHax
    @ShortHax Před 2 lety +22420

    But who’s going to stop the biggest lie in the universe:
    “I have read and I accept the terms and conditions”

  • @swaygames
    @swaygames Před 2 lety +27541

    “Science is not the truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn’t lie to you. It learned more.”

    • @NatHug_
      @NatHug_ Před 2 lety +415

      Nice one!

    • @mestre12
      @mestre12 Před 2 lety +259

      now that is awesome

    • @MikeSpinoza
      @MikeSpinoza Před 2 lety +537

      Perhaps that used to be the case. Nowadays it's more like scientism towards the masses in service of an agenda for whoever pays best.

    • @macedonian4life536
      @macedonian4life536 Před 2 lety +50

      Who's quote is that? Or is it your own?

    • @gggg-hq4td
      @gggg-hq4td Před 2 lety +182

      @@macedonian4life536 It was revealed to me in a dream

  • @notasuperspecificusernamea6514

    most youtubers: im extremely sorry.. i didnt mean it! it was just a simple lie! 😭😭
    Kurzgesagt: we lied to you. and we'll do it again.

    • @theminingj17tmjindustries82
      @theminingj17tmjindustries82 Před rokem +30

      Fr

    • @old.laptop.gamer_
      @old.laptop.gamer_ Před rokem +31

      Viewers mind:

    • @IndubitablyIndubitable
      @IndubitablyIndubitable Před rokem +30

      Based

    • @rronaldreagan
      @rronaldreagan Před rokem +1

      @@IndubitablyIndubitable what this channel should admit to in reality is that they are not fan funded...recently it hs been revealed that they are one of many media channels who get funded by bill gates...in their case almost 1MILLION $$$.
      So yeah, they arent scientists.
      kurzgesgt are propagandists and tools for oligarchs and the narrative that benefits and makes them profits

    • @celinehamilton2615
      @celinehamilton2615 Před rokem +25

      @StickyTnt Dymanite lol! so true! thats exactly how i felt lol

  • @Earthworm_Jim_86
    @Earthworm_Jim_86 Před rokem +307

    I'm an Engineering student and you ABSOLUTELY have inspired me further in STEM. Best channel on youtube, I wish your videos went longer. Brilliant team of people. Respect.

    • @joschmo4497
      @joschmo4497 Před 8 měsíci

      Brilliant team of people? They're corrupt billionaire propaganda channel that push ideas that enrich the likes of Bill Gates
      All their "research" is fraudulent, the "scientists" they cite are employees of Gates' companies, they all push his agenda.

  • @MetalGearAusInd
    @MetalGearAusInd Před 2 lety +9619

    I trust someone who says “this is my answer, it may be wrong” far better than someone who says “this is THE answer, don’t bother checking”

    • @momaaleksov1282
      @momaaleksov1282 Před 2 lety +469

      Can't really emphasize how much I agree and find this important. Opening your eyes to positive skepticism is a thing of CULTURE and that's where it's all based of. If the culture endorses people who blindly decide they're right, that very same culture is demolishing scientific principles and obfuscating truth itself.

    • @MintyLime703
      @MintyLime703 Před 2 lety +132

      The same problem still arises if people don't actually check

    • @alexdorrian5467
      @alexdorrian5467 Před 2 lety +105

      @@momaaleksov1282 and for a bit of irony while social media allows us to discuss this problem, it also caused it in the first place

    • @thegreatestpepe
      @thegreatestpepe Před 2 lety +71

      So basically actual scientists and not "SCIENCE!™" Cable TV scientists.

    • @mrcool3556
      @mrcool3556 Před 2 lety +1

      Ye

  • @tushargarg9163
    @tushargarg9163 Před 2 lety +3618

    "Don't confuse the description of a thing for the thing itself" , that's probably one of the most simplest yet profound guidance in context of learning and increasing our knowledge.

  • @certifiedidoit
    @certifiedidoit Před rokem +91

    "Local bird finds the meaning of life" got me 🤣

  • @koi..-
    @koi..- Před rokem +31

    You guys make learning about space stuff really easy and fun for me, and i feel more motivated to read through articles for myself. Keep up the great work

  • @A_JinglyRabbit
    @A_JinglyRabbit Před 2 lety +1655

    “The universe does not care if we understand it”
    That’s, strangely, kinda comforting

    • @optimx314
      @optimx314 Před 2 lety +41

      and kind of terrifying

    • @Thom35UO
      @Thom35UO Před 2 lety +14

      That's because we are alone in the universe and nobody cares about our wellbeing other than ourselves, individually. Also, we are doomed to try understand the universe, limited by our own human capabilities. And that's not comforting.

    • @youneskasdi
      @youneskasdi Před 2 lety +48

      @@Thom35UO that's just a total negative outlook into life, what uf instead we say we are the first beings to be aware and have a curiosity to understand life as a whole and we shall build the road for those who come after us.

    • @Grass.fla_
      @Grass.fla_ Před 2 lety

      i dont care if they lies (the channel) they care about us

    • @ThePiachu
      @ThePiachu Před 2 lety +6

      But we're a part of the universe, and we kind of care to be understood... Consciousness is weird like that :D

  • @jude1077
    @jude1077 Před 2 lety +4839

    "The universe doesn't care if you understand it."
    -Kurzgesagt, 2021

    • @johnporter9034
      @johnporter9034 Před 2 lety +55

      I laugh if one day we find out it does. Lol

    • @protonish
      @protonish Před 2 lety +153

      "The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you." - Neil deGrasse Tyson.

    • @OfficialDenzy
      @OfficialDenzy Před 2 lety +10

      @@johnporter9034 the universe isn't a being

    • @thedumbcat2138
      @thedumbcat2138 Před 2 lety +12

      @@OfficialDenzy it is, its mostly made of matter

    • @lorenzofourpop
      @lorenzofourpop Před 2 lety +3

      @@OfficialDenzy god is

  • @hagenspringtrap9431
    @hagenspringtrap9431 Před rokem +50

    It takes a lot for me to remember that these videos are made by an entire team and not made by one genius animator

  • @greasy_c00kies33
    @greasy_c00kies33 Před 9 měsíci +3

    “ we’ve lied to you in every video, even this one!” Great now I’m having a stroke trying to comprehend this paradox

  • @literallynull
    @literallynull Před 2 lety +2100

    "The reality is well.. C O M P L I C A T E D" - at this point this is utterly the most Kurzgesagt thing you can ever hear.

    • @saacattaac007
      @saacattaac007 Před 2 lety +20

      Nah I’d say it’s, “the universe does not care if we understand it”

    • @tiffyw92
      @tiffyw92 Před 2 lety +11

      I'm personally fond of the "And sometimes we blow stuff up just to see what happens" line.

    • @Artzera824
      @Artzera824 Před 2 lety +13

      Another kurzgesagt line: "but we'll cover this topic in another video"

    • @CleverGirlAAH
      @CleverGirlAAH Před 2 lety +2

      "What is reality? Obviously, no one can say, because it isn’t words. It isn’t material, that’s just an idea." -Alan Watts

    • @accountid9681
      @accountid9681 Před 2 lety

      @Lt. JoeAnimatez not anymore (1.7k likes and counting)

  • @Caro_Ger
    @Caro_Ger Před 2 lety +2755

    "The universe doesn't care if we understand it." Important message for those who are looking for easy answers (and only accept easy answers) on complex problems.

    • @autist4209
      @autist4209 Před 2 lety +18

      vaccines dont work

    • @Caro_Ger
      @Caro_Ger Před 2 lety +35

      @@autist4209 What makes you believe that?

    • @autist4209
      @autist4209 Před 2 lety +101

      @@Caro_Ger
      they dont work because earth is flat and 5g is destroying my neuron cells

    • @feeltriumph4754
      @feeltriumph4754 Před 2 lety +15

      @@autist4209 LOL

    • @septianputra2496
      @septianputra2496 Před 2 lety +8

      @@autist4209 Those are words from a person named "autist420"

  • @beabea5985
    @beabea5985 Před rokem +15

    I often get extremely moved at the end of your videos, since I feel like it's such a perfect use of the technology and means of communication we have - to inspire and teach, and make more and more of us aware of the awe inducing phenomenons all around, and how it's so, so worth it to learn and improve yourself and see this beautiful, disgusting, meaningless, meaningful world for what it really is. No drama, no idiotic, selfish yapping about follower counts, no agenda other than to teach. You guys are amazing.

  • @beige3722
    @beige3722 Před rokem +6

    “And we’ll do it again” 💀

  • @tkcheck5964
    @tkcheck5964 Před 2 lety +4226

    "Do not confuse the description with reality" "The universe doesn't care if we understand it." This is good stuff.

    • @doubleAAbatteries689
      @doubleAAbatteries689 Před 2 lety +20

      the universe does care, it just can't force us to understand it. it's all conscious.

    • @FairMiles
      @FairMiles Před 2 lety +13

      Indeed. And their classic catchphrase: "Well… it's complicated."
      If only everybody were able to understand what lies (!?) under that, I think we would be living in a better, more humane world.

    • @religiousmilk8612
      @religiousmilk8612 Před 2 lety +122

      @@doubleAAbatteries689 I'll never understand why people project human qualities onto the universe as a singular entity, we don't even know what consciousness is. It's kind of like seeing a monkey baring its teeth and thinking it's a smile, you're looking at everything through a human lense, forcing qualities on independent processes and things we may never fully grasp

    • @pineapplepenumbra
      @pineapplepenumbra Před 2 lety +13

      The Universe is somewhat rude.

    • @doubleAAbatteries689
      @doubleAAbatteries689 Před 2 lety +8

      @@religiousmilk8612 Because we are the result of universe, it's mirrored. I'm not giving a human quality to the universe, I'm giving a universal quality to humans. Consciousness isn't just nothing.

  • @domainofscience
    @domainofscience Před 2 lety +19633

    Yes the tightrope between simple clarity and oversimplification is a balancing act all us edutubers are battling with. Thanks for articulating this Philipp and team!

    • @davidegaruti2582
      @davidegaruti2582 Před 2 lety +39

      Hey love your vids !

    • @heatshield
      @heatshield Před 2 lety +31

      Why have I never heard of this channel? You're about to get some views outta me, I think. haha
      😎

    • @rolpon2871
      @rolpon2871 Před 2 lety +2

      Yes

    • @nelsony2134
      @nelsony2134 Před 2 lety +28

      its about drive
      its about power
      we stay hungry
      science powerrrrr

    • @LordSplynter
      @LordSplynter Před 2 lety +6

      Exactly, its extremely challenging, but this channel did an amazing work

  • @HashimSiraj
    @HashimSiraj Před 27 dny +3

    “You only truly understand something if you can explain it fully to a child” -Albert Einstein

  • @jxasupardo6953
    @jxasupardo6953 Před 8 měsíci +3

    I've downloaded tons of your videos to watch with my 3 brothers and they understand it because it's simple and educational,we love it for that..
    We hope you keep making videos.❤

  • @betterchapter
    @betterchapter Před 2 lety +29209

    This channel is the definition of quality over quantity. It Feels more of a high-budget show than a CZcams channel.

    • @TvGunslingeRvT
      @TvGunslingeRvT Před 2 lety +29

      No it's not

    • @secretunknown2782
      @secretunknown2782 Před 2 lety +881

      @@TvGunslingeRvT sounds like your birth
      Your mother choose Quantity over quality lol

    • @p0.c
      @p0.c Před 2 lety +166

      @@TvGunslingeRvT Oh then if quality is bad but there's a lot of vids...
      DO YOU THINK ANYONE WOULD WATCH THESE?!?

    • @irregular_banana
      @irregular_banana Před 2 lety +15

      Exurb1a is

    • @letsdoodlesomethinghome3404
      @letsdoodlesomethinghome3404 Před 2 lety +123

      @@p0.c yeah, I’d rather scroll for an hour till I find a good video then watch 1hr of mindless useless video that makes me feel like I wasted an hour after watching them.

  • @RituranjanShrivastwa
    @RituranjanShrivastwa Před 2 lety +1938

    "And the universe doesn't care if we understand it." nailed it

    • @MindALot
      @MindALot Před 2 lety +29

      I had to stop the video so I could quote this elsewhere. That statement hit me.

    • @47eoghan47
      @47eoghan47 Před 2 lety +7

      @@MindALot 😂

    • @Eleanor_Ch
      @Eleanor_Ch Před 2 lety +68

      "The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you."
      Neil deGrasse Tyson

    • @wangweiyi8478
      @wangweiyi8478 Před 2 lety +18

      This reminds a saying from 3b1b (a math video channel): "The universe doesn't really care if the final answers look clean. They are what tht are by logical necessity, with no concern over how easily we'll be able to understand them."

    • @TheWereparadox
      @TheWereparadox Před 2 lety +3

      If that where true then our understanding wouldn't increase. Mother only tolerates dumb children in the nest for so long. Then we are expected to gain enough learning to at least survive, if not thrive and actually be alive. For there is a huge difference between existing and actually living.

  • @Yoel202
    @Yoel202 Před rokem +17

    This title hits hard after watching The hate ones’s video.

    • @Ivan19271
      @Ivan19271 Před rokem +4

      the hated one's video is bullshit

    • @DanielRodriguez-zi9qe
      @DanielRodriguez-zi9qe Před rokem

      @@Ivan19271 yeah billionaires only want to help people to unburden them of all their money

    • @enderreaper1482
      @enderreaper1482 Před rokem

      @@DanielRodriguez-zi9qe the video is still bs

  • @Person-cy5hi
    @Person-cy5hi Před rokem +18

    so theyre saying theyre lying to us by simplifying things. I dont care I still trust them

  • @Alex-zk5xc
    @Alex-zk5xc Před 2 lety +2316

    I just started my PhD in immunology. When I was a junior in high school I was convinced to start AP biology by Kurzgesagt. So thanks for my career!

  • @linmonPIE
    @linmonPIE Před 2 lety +4797

    “Learning often doesn’t feel like fun.”
    Honestly learning is so much more fun now I’m out of school. Now I can’t stop feeding my brain with great content like this.

    • @SamuelSamuelSamuel1
      @SamuelSamuelSamuel1 Před 2 lety +254

      I’m homeschooled. And my mom told me I should learn Spanish, so I did for like 2 months? Then dropped it bc it was boring. Never had much interest in it lol.
      I was like. Hey Japanese seems cool.
      So since then I’ve been learning Japanese 💀.
      And it hit me like a brick when I realized… if I was in school, I wouldn’t be able to quit Spanish…
      If I was in school, I couldn’t learn Japanese…
      It’s really freaking nice being homeschooled 💀

    • @SamuelSamuelSamuel1
      @SamuelSamuelSamuel1 Před 2 lety +140

      Also if anyone wonders what I, a homeschooled person does in a day it’s
      I wake up around 9?
      (I make myself iced tea, eat breakfast,
      Occasionally exercise 🤡)
      And the rest of the day is for what I wanna learn…
      So I start at 10? And I usually start with math
      So I do math for usually 30 minutes
      Then I work on my writing for usually 30 minutes
      And by now it’s 11 AM (if I’m still not interested in what I’m studying)
      So then I do 30 minutes of sciences
      And 30 minutes of history…
      Any of these easily can last 3 hours bc of how intrigued I am from them 🤣
      So at noon, I usually eat lunch, then read.
      (If not I’m still studying for fun 💀)
      I read until 3? And then I usually take a nap 😎
      I wake up usually at 4, and then I chat with friends, for however long their available…
      If we don’t chat to long I usually go on a walk with my sister.
      And when I get home I help with dinner and after that it’s about 7?
      And for the rest of the night I can do whatever.
      I could binge Netflix until 2 AM
      Or stay up until 6 AM Reading LOTR like a psychopath. 💀
      (If I stay up that late my naps become hours long 🤣)
      One night my youngest sister and I stayed up all night watching old movies 🥰.
      Another night my siblings and I talked about life and mortality as I lyed on their floor until 7 AM.
      One of the cons of being homeschooled is having a small social circle.
      Like my brother used to bully me for being gay, and I had no escape sense we shared the same room.
      But then my mom said “F### That”
      And made him sleep in the living room for 2 years, before he moved out.
      Parents can either make or break homeschooling.
      It can either make you advance in all pursuits in life, or leave you scared and dull-witted
      It’s about the environment that inspires creation, that decides the path beyond luck or money.

    • @MetaJamm
      @MetaJamm Před 2 lety +10

      This is mostly consumation and improving overall vision, based on beleive and trust to easy source(a good one) It's delitious, but you can as example read bible, or koran, or bhagavat-gita with even better and stronger feelings of improvement ;) Just start a good dig in sciense, and you quickly hit the wall. And then another, and another, and another. And even smartest of us feels exhousted and useless on this road sometimes... Getting knowledge is chalenging! Even true understanding already existed!

    • @KimJongUnnie
      @KimJongUnnie Před 2 lety +22

      Why are you posting this? Their comment had nothing to do with homeschooling. No one cares what your schedule is.

    • @KimJongUnnie
      @KimJongUnnie Před 2 lety +18

      Also, that’s not homeschooling, it’s unschooling.

  • @billythemusicmaker6942
    @billythemusicmaker6942 Před 8 měsíci +2

    “If they lie to us all the time, and say they’re lying… maybe they’re actually not lying? Because they’re lying about lying… 🤔”

  • @effortcivilengineersinteri3784

    This video in a nutshell:
    We lied, we will lie again, support us
    But tbh, this video has a great moral. I love it

  • @terrafirma5327
    @terrafirma5327 Před 2 lety +2198

    "The universe does not care if we understand it."
    I feel this is applicable to my daily life.

    • @thename6879
      @thename6879 Před 2 lety +17

      Are we not a part of the universe? The part of the universe that is human does care.

    • @Sky-wv8pf
      @Sky-wv8pf Před 2 lety +8

      Cringe

    • @nikor6249
      @nikor6249 Před 2 lety +5

      It's God who created this world. Nothing coming into something is absolutely absurd. no thing, no space, time or matter. Nothing, nada, into something is absolutely a fairytale.
      Im the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The way we understand how the world works in truth is how wr can understand its Creator also. The name of the Creator is Jesus Christ who also became a human being to die for your sins in the Cross and resurrected Himself bodily on the 3rd day. Believe in Jesus Christ for your sins, and you will have eternal life. Don't and you shall be judged by this absolutely holy and righteous God:)
      May God bless your day

    • @alok.01
      @alok.01 Před 2 lety +16

      @@nikor6249 Are you joking right now? 😕

    • @Crygear
      @Crygear Před 2 lety

      the only thing that exist after death is matter just back into the universe and the soul just goes onto the void

  • @stewartgames6697
    @stewartgames6697 Před 2 lety +2371

    I can't imagine how many hours it took to make that "cityscape at night" scene that lasted only a few seconds. This is what happens when dedication and passion come together, and its beautiful.

    • @whitefd2
      @whitefd2 Před 2 lety +70

      Right? That was in my opinion by far the best "scene"

    • @ic3bergx
      @ic3bergx Před 2 lety +9

      Timestamp?

    • @whitefd2
      @whitefd2 Před 2 lety +47

      @@ic3bergx 2:05

    • @ic3bergx
      @ic3bergx Před 2 lety +7

      @@whitefd2 Omg thanks 😦

    • @whitefd2
      @whitefd2 Před 2 lety +3

      @@ic3bergx 👍 no problem

  • @ovencore2549
    @ovencore2549 Před rokem +5

    aged well

  • @viridianloom
    @viridianloom Před rokem +8

    I've been watching a lot of Kurzgesagt videos lately and I definitely find them inspiring. Our bodies, the world, and the universe are so fascinating and when I watch videos about our past and future it makes me feel like perhaps I'm not the insignificant speck that nihilist thought has originally led me to believe. I'd like to think that, however small it may be, perhaps I'm contributing to the future of humanity. That makes me want to try even harder in life and reach my potential. I don't imagine I'm the only one who feels this way when watching your videos. Thanks Kurzgesagt.

  • @SchgurmTewehr
    @SchgurmTewehr Před 2 lety +3692

    The channel name is “Kurzgesagt” after all, which means “simply/shortly said”, so I think you’re doing great.
    Edit: wow 🤩 thanks for so many likes!

    • @kayburcky7146
      @kayburcky7146 Před 2 lety +142

      Or more like "in a nutshell..." That's the reason the English version is named like that.

    • @christhompson4630
      @christhompson4630 Před 2 lety +70

      They should rename the channel to whatever is Deutsch for "duck killer"

    • @robinbruce7838
      @robinbruce7838 Před 2 lety +52

      @@christhompson4630 that would be Enten Mörder 😂

    • @kayburcky7146
      @kayburcky7146 Před 2 lety +40

      @@christhompson4630 Killer is an anglicism in german, so you can leave that part as is. Duck translates to “Ente“. So depending on wether you like the word killer or nor you could say „Entenkiller“ (cause germans love to write combinations of words together and the extra n implies the plural of ducks) or „Ententöter“ for a „more german“ version.

    • @birisuandrei1551
      @birisuandrei1551 Před 2 lety +8

      @@kayburcky7146 yeah but it doesn't really fit either, afterall "in a nutshell" is a weird combination of words ....what does a nutshell have to do with something spoken in a simplified or short manner ? Absolutely nothing really, and i don't think comparing "kurzgesagt to "in a nutshell' Is the proper way to translate it simply because the whole nutshell thing is unique to the English language.

  • @Aesthics
    @Aesthics Před 2 lety +40624

    This channel is such a net positive for humanity

  • @user-vt5yq5om6h
    @user-vt5yq5om6h Před 5 měsíci +1

    Even topics that im not even interested in are mind-blowingly amazing with yu guy. Love you so much

  • @user-kq2yh7ij6g
    @user-kq2yh7ij6g Před měsícem

    I enjoy these videos, and always learn something from them. I appreciate the work that goes into making them!

  • @zukamimotu..2071
    @zukamimotu..2071 Před 2 lety +3546

    My physics book has a section for bonus material recommended to research into, and this channel is listed in it. Really proves how effective your videos are!

    • @reno7178
      @reno7178 Před 2 lety +46

      Wow

    • @thankunext1625
      @thankunext1625 Před 2 lety +102

      Thats a flex 💯

    • @Dr.Kraig_Ren
      @Dr.Kraig_Ren Před 2 lety +28

      Wait. Are you 6 year old or so?
      Because my bonus materials in physics books has 70 years old books by famous physicists listed on it.
      Edit:- Guys, I didn't meant it in a bad way. But yeah, my Physics book have section for reference material where there are books as new as 2005 and as old as 1962 by physicists like Feynman. And for those who think science change and old books are irrevelent, you are absolutely wrong!!! Translated books of Newton and papers of Einstein are still revelant today! When I was preparing for University, me and my friends used to study a physics book written in 1978!
      Science don't change! Their foundation is still the same. And old books explain things even better. Every adult STEM student would know this fact.
      (And for the comment right below me, you can find nearly all old books online. Also, many old ones are for free. Like the books of Carl J. Jung that I read for fun was free on web.)

    • @ozu2647
      @ozu2647 Před 2 lety +129

      @@Dr.Kraig_Ren so you have to search for the last remnants of 70 year old rotting vintage books? Bummer dude, that sounds expensive and time consuming.
      Edit: Just read your edit, and thats all wonderful. For many people, these videos are more accessible both intellectually and in availability, but if you can you really should go for those papers.
      Your original comment just sounded pretentious, and I was just goofing on that.

    • @user-rd6lb1ov6n
      @user-rd6lb1ov6n Před 2 lety +50

      @@Dr.Kraig_Ren
      Bonus material. You do know how to decode sentences, don't you? If your science textbooks include 70 years old books written by famous scientists, your textbooks have a problem.

  • @thenerd4751
    @thenerd4751 Před 2 lety +1178

    Personally, I understood this when I understood the name “in a nutshell”, being that even in the best explanation of the very basics, crucial things can be left out for the sake of simplicity

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle Před 2 lety +22

      "kurzgesagt" = "said shortly"
      It's the same idea.
      But they want to be extra special transparent with us ;D

    • @jackofthings3215
      @jackofthings3215 Před 2 lety +9

      @@Broockle Ah hah! "In a nutshell" is another lie! In this case, rather than a simplification to aid early understanding this is an artistic flourish (so to speak) to make the concept immediately recognizable to other audiences. All of communication relies an assortment of rephrasing and reframing to aid in understanding, meaning-making, and connection to the message and underlying concepts. I have so much love for this channel and its mission.

    • @brunoritter5984
      @brunoritter5984 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jackofthings3215 beautifully said. Is that interpretation of communication an insight of yours or is there any term I can Google to read about it?

    • @dustinprice6232
      @dustinprice6232 Před 2 lety +1

      Whoa you mean after watching the ant mega colony video I’m not an entomologist? After the covid one I’m not a immunologist/virologist?! I watch these because they provide rudimentary education on a given subject and are entertaining.

  • @crystka
    @crystka Před 7 měsíci +5

    As a biology student you guys motivate me to keep going and learn how to help (mainly) with climate change so much
    Thank you for spreading all this important information to millions :)

  • @ryanmiller7785
    @ryanmiller7785 Před 5 měsíci

    I really love how the way the title name and description are displayed in links it’s just really clever in a way makes me chuckle

  • @Kiauze
    @Kiauze Před 2 lety +1768

    "Science is a process to work towards gaining knowledge, and not an absolute truth generator".
    Love this quote. Going to be using it a lot going forward.

    • @rtyzxc
      @rtyzxc Před 2 lety +18

      Also, it's important to distinguish actual science from blind faith in bodies that claim to represent science.

    • @boxed_in4357
      @boxed_in4357 Před 2 lety +9

      @@rtyzxc as a Muslim from indonesia that also believes in science (i believe that god made the big bang happen and all the other stuff is just because of the big bang, and thats as far as i will tell you here) and yeah, i agree. The slight connection of religion and science in my perspective is way more complex than what i explained though, but to sum it up: _i mostly seperate religion from science and i switch between them when i choose to_

    • @tardvandecluntproductions1278
      @tardvandecluntproductions1278 Před 2 lety +1

      @@rtyzxc That's the hardest part. because almost all of us can't fully grasp the whole complex subject. A piece of faith is required.
      It's a matter of who someone trusts more to be saying the truth. From angry ranter on some video website to a scientific paper.

    • @oliverschmidt1988
      @oliverschmidt1988 Před 2 lety

      That quote appeared to my senses too

    • @lemmyseyohelo2543
      @lemmyseyohelo2543 Před 2 lety +4

      @@boxed_in4357 Indonesian person here! Teachers in my school always separate religion and science. Both the science teacher and religion teacher here only teach their part of the subject, and they inform us students of the differences between both subjects. Although the relations and differences between religion and science is very complex, scientists and religious leaders can still interact while being respectful to each other, which is the one thing that I really like about how we handle diversity of information here.

  • @H3llTrooper1
    @H3llTrooper1 Před 2 lety +1615

    This channel, over 5 years ago now, quite literally inspired me to pursue a Ph. D in physics of which I am currently a 2nd year graduate student in a physics Ph. D program. The videos you all produce, the stories you tell, and the framework you use to present ideas in a simplified but not too simplified manner spark a curiosity in me and others that no other channel has captured quite as well.
    I have to thank you for affecting my life as much you all have and I always look forward to your videos!

  • @scottbranam8306
    @scottbranam8306 Před měsícem +3

    That's why it's called "in a nutshell'

  • @humanthenarrator
    @humanthenarrator Před rokem +4

    There is a difference between lying and simplifying

  • @zacharyward4776
    @zacharyward4776 Před 2 lety +762

    “Our brains did not evolve for this job, and the universe doesn’t care if we understand it”
    Perfect :)

    • @I_killed_that_beard_guy
      @I_killed_that_beard_guy Před 2 lety +8

      Universe is like every other girl I like .... Doesn't care

    • @pauldacon828
      @pauldacon828 Před 2 lety +2

      I wonder who has better communication, math, science and engineering skills, human beings or honey bees?

    • @pauldacon828
      @pauldacon828 Před 2 lety +14

      @@I_killed_that_beard_guy the universe slept with your daddy?

    • @utkarshchoudhary3870
      @utkarshchoudhary3870 Před 2 lety +1

      @@pauldacon828 ._.

    • @marcusc9931
      @marcusc9931 Před 2 lety +2

      On the contrary. We are the part of the Universe that does the thinking, so the Universe does care if it understands.

  • @SoniasWay
    @SoniasWay Před 2 lety +1226

    “The universe doesn’t care if we understand it”
    I feel this is applicable in my daily life

    • @Pvt_Hudson
      @Pvt_Hudson Před 2 lety +35

      This was a version of the quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson "The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you"

    • @jaspreetsingh2057
      @jaspreetsingh2057 Před 2 lety +3

      Literal chills

    • @tomcollins5112
      @tomcollins5112 Před 2 lety +1

      You weren't meant to understand the universe. You were made to be in God's image.

    • @sentientcardboarddumpster7900
      @sentientcardboarddumpster7900 Před 2 lety

      @@Pvt_Hudson said more eloquently by Terence McKenna before him, and probably many before that.

    • @sentientcardboarddumpster7900
      @sentientcardboarddumpster7900 Před 2 lety +10

      @@tomcollins5112We're witnesses, sensors for the organism we call Earth. As much as we try to convince ourselves otherwise, we're still an extension of this planet trying to figure out what exactly its context is to its surroundings.

  • @nothyiscool
    @nothyiscool Před rokem +1

    THE FACT THEY JUST SAID “…And we’ll do it again ✋😒”

  • @Arufi000
    @Arufi000 Před rokem +5

    3:39 duolingo bird has been summoned

  • @RichBarlow70
    @RichBarlow70 Před 2 lety +3568

    "Don't confuse the description of a thing for the thing itself" - one of the best quotes ever from any CZcams video.

    • @anarten11
      @anarten11 Před 2 lety +16

      Ceci n'est pas une pipe 😀

    • @wolfie8890
      @wolfie8890 Před 2 lety +1

      the thing in itself doesnt exist

    • @ragg232
      @ragg232 Před 2 lety +6

      @@wolfie8890 if you’re talking about pure concepts that’s true

    • @ragg232
      @ragg232 Před 2 lety +11

      @DDiyorbek Basically, don’t confuse an explanation for something as being that something. Did that make sense?

    • @rainitaouwu
      @rainitaouwu Před 2 lety

      @@ragg232 basically don't misunderstand things

  • @christosgeorgiafentis4825
    @christosgeorgiafentis4825 Před 2 lety +1246

    "Trust us, we're liars."
    That is probably the most honest answer I ever heard. I'll sooner trust you guys than people who say "Trust us, we know everything."

    • @adama4669
      @adama4669 Před 2 lety +7

      cringe.

    • @datepicboi4870
      @datepicboi4870 Před 2 lety +50

      @@adama4669 not cringe

    • @drsnova7313
      @drsnova7313 Před 2 lety +5

      I take it that you're not very religious then?

    • @Fritzafella
      @Fritzafella Před 2 lety +7

      This is where my extreme distrust of the news comes from. How many times does somebody need to be wrong or misleading before you stop trusting them?

    • @jabaweejo
      @jabaweejo Před 2 lety +11

      Faucci said “he is the science”, question him you question all of science… so I question, corruption or tyranny when he’s talking every time.

  • @F4T4L3RR0R
    @F4T4L3RR0R Před rokem +3

    This has been one of the most heartwarming things I have seen in a while.
    While everything said in the video is true, It's the best pleasure aswell.
    Seeing this content being made for us not because of profit, but because of pure genuinity.
    This channel deserves all the love it gets, without a doubt. Thank you, Kurzgesagt.

  • @iangam2667
    @iangam2667 Před 4 měsíci

    Really appreciate the hard work you guys put in just for us, viewers.Keep up the good work!
    Saw an ant colony once, usually I'd ignore it but after finding this channel, I've learned to appreciate the simple things and science in life. Thank you so much for helping me and millions of others appreciate the diverse, complicated and interesting world we live in.

  • @tomhazell983
    @tomhazell983 Před 2 lety +828

    When I started A Level physics (UK 16-18 education), my teacher started his first lession by saying. "Everything I have taught you up till this point is lie that I want you to forget. I am now going a new set of lies that are more accurate. If you go off to university to do this subject you will be asked to forget what I teach you now and learn a new, even more accurate set of lies." I don't think it was the best way he could have worded it but I've always taken the sentiment it was trying to convey to heart. The models we make in science are accurate only to the resolution we build them to. All models are wrong, some are useful.

    • @Fabio53443
      @Fabio53443 Před 2 lety +67

      lmao i think he worded it perfectly

    • @Villager6883
      @Villager6883 Před 2 lety +2

      I don’t know how to read

    • @yuyenbruh
      @yuyenbruh Před 2 lety +8

      he did word it perfectly

    • @pabloschaupp649
      @pabloschaupp649 Před 2 lety +1

      This is awesome😂😂👍🏻

    • @urphakeandgey6308
      @urphakeandgey6308 Před 2 lety +13

      "All models are wrong, some are useful."
      I feel not enough people understand this about "science™." A weird example might be flat earth theory. If you could make a model of the flat earth that was completely consistent with everything and applicable in the real world, then by all means, the Earth might be flat.
      The problem is, they don't have a model that's completely consistent and the globe earth model is not only simpler, but also consistent and applicable to the real world... So even if the Earth were actually flat somehow, that model would be vastly more useful and likely preferred.
      Flat earth models are rarely, if ever, consistent only because they aren't observing anything. It's a bunch of "patchwork" to "get around" the fact th Earth is round. So every "patch" they make also cuts a new hole in their theory.

  • @nightsocks1964
    @nightsocks1964 Před 2 lety +313

    “Learning doesn’t often feel like fun, but with the right story, it is one of the best things.”
    -Kurzgesagt 2021

  • @hasankhaddam540
    @hasankhaddam540 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Something that would be amazing, is videos about the same subject, but no simplification. The entirety of the complexity of the thing, even if it's 1h long. But still, these simplified videos are extraordinary, and I cannot comprehend the amount of work you have to go through. Thank you a lot !

  • @nunziabalsebre6285
    @nunziabalsebre6285 Před rokem

    One of the best video I've ever watched! You are really amazing with animations, description and the story itself! Really love your videos! Looking forward to read your book as well :)

  • @delcast1027
    @delcast1027 Před 2 lety +2516

    What's even better about this channel, is that literally anyone can be interested in it, even extremely young people. With the cartoonish design, kids can learn really early on to love this stuff and that can have a MASSIVE impact on their lives!

    • @adj2006
      @adj2006 Před 2 lety +6

      Hmmm

    • @themustardman219
      @themustardman219 Před 2 lety +10

      Kids can be interested in the cool art style, non-kids can be impressed by the art itself

    • @aeircrown7994
      @aeircrown7994 Před 2 lety +51

      @@7fall ummm, propaganda implies political gain, what does kurzgesagt gain in politics???

    • @Ryrynz2000
      @Ryrynz2000 Před 2 lety +12

      Don't forget the perfect voice over.

    • @dan.a77
      @dan.a77 Před 2 lety +31

      @@aeircrown7994 I would say propaganda can just mean anything that is trying to get you to adopt a position. But I can't think of anything that Kurzgezagt is trying to specifically convince us to do? It feels more educational than persuasive.

  • @penguin_aarons9468
    @penguin_aarons9468 Před 2 lety +2841

    No matter how much everything is simplified, you'll always be my favourite info youtubers, the most entertaining too

  • @A_skeleton332
    @A_skeleton332 Před 10 měsíci +1

    It's time I... WE learn the truth

  • @baosstudio5718
    @baosstudio5718 Před rokem

    This channel has sparked inspiration inside me... I could watch your videos all day, every day. Thank you for teaching me so many wonderful things!

  • @jintanarawdsukumaal3000
    @jintanarawdsukumaal3000 Před 2 lety +4349

    Kurzgesagt : *activates brutal honesty mode and exposes that it lied to us*
    All of us : It's.....Acceptable

  • @9regorio
    @9regorio Před 2 lety +297

    Reminds me of a quote I heard from a lecturer when I was in uni
    “Every lecture is a lie and each subsequent lecture reveals the lies of the previous lecture”

  • @dustinlarkin8582
    @dustinlarkin8582 Před rokem +2

    This is by far my favorite channel. I've watched every video probably a hundred times. I put rain noise on my T.V and use my phone to listen to the soft explanation of science scenarios and information. I find it so much easier to fall asleep now.

  • @SrCr34mP1eMrB4cKS0hts
    @SrCr34mP1eMrB4cKS0hts Před 20 dny

    Well, I love how easy you make it for us to understand science, it gives us more will to go look for answers, articles and such. Good job with the video keep going.

  • @tuams
    @tuams Před 2 lety +916

    "The universe doesn't care if we understand it." - Kurzgesagt Now that's some truth right there.

    • @suppar8066
      @suppar8066 Před 2 lety +15

      Well imagine it does care... Maybe we hurt its feelings by not understanding enough :( poor universe

    • @sinisklemmo567
      @sinisklemmo567 Před 2 lety +17

      Well no, but actually yes. Since we are the universe becoming aware of itself, and since we care to understand the universe, the universe does care if we understand it.

    • @ressljs
      @ressljs Před 2 lety

      One thing I absolutely refuse to believe is a lie is the Galactic Bird Empire. Space is full of birds, I'm sure of it!

    • @pablopereyra7126
      @pablopereyra7126 Před 2 lety +1

      Don't take this as an universal truth, cause that goes against the whole point of the video. It is something to think about

    • @earnestlamuel
      @earnestlamuel Před 2 lety

      it hit that right spot, and changed my life, changed my perception regarding the universe!

  • @treecko3453
    @treecko3453 Před 2 lety +1385

    I dropped out of university for nearly 5 years, partly due to circumstances but also because I sorry of lost track of why I was going in the first place. I discovered this channel at the tail end of those five years, and it helped reignite a spark, allowing me to reconceptualize my motivations in pursuing science. Next week, I'm getting my degrees in chemistry and physics. Your simplified storytelling provides a real service ❤️

  • @sirmlatej
    @sirmlatej Před 10 měsíci

    You
    Are
    Amazing

    .
    .
    .
    couldn't actually came up with better way to say it simply after everthing you thaught me

  •  Před 26 dny

    i am with you
    i love your prospective to willingly learning

  • @audreybristol-evans1881
    @audreybristol-evans1881 Před 2 lety +691

    my high school chem teacher taught us that "models are useful, not true", which is such an elegant and accurate way of putting it, and that's stuck with me ever since and has really informed my view of the world and how I understand science in general.

    • @BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow
      @BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow Před 2 lety +27

      Yes! Models are an oversimplification of the world, and just because a model fits, doesn't make it true. It just makes it less false than the other model :) I'm currently following a course on latent variable models, and boi do you need to keep that in mind. You can make any model fit as long as you are creative enough with your statistics.

    • @DyslexicMitochondria
      @DyslexicMitochondria Před 2 lety +1

      your teacher was very smart

    • @tomhappening
      @tomhappening Před 2 lety

      @@DyslexicMitochondria hey bro i watch ur vids. Love ur channeI

    • @kharnthebetrayer8251
      @kharnthebetrayer8251 Před 2 lety +1

      When i took 6th Form science. My teacher straight told us 'forget everything they told you about Atoms last year. That was wrong. What im going to teach you this year. Is also not quite right'
      And i had so much respect for that teacher because of that.
      Admitting straight 'this is not exactly how it works, but its the best explanation for this level of studying, and will work as a framework to build your understand off if you go a step further'

    • @abedalrahman7604
      @abedalrahman7604 Před 2 lety +1

      Take the bohr model of the atom for example it might not be accurate however it provides a general grasp of atoms which could lead to understanding the universe

  • @BlueJayYT
    @BlueJayYT Před 2 lety +3630

    When you described, "Lies to Children," the chemical engineer in me thought to myself, "Oh yeah, like electron shell models!"
    It made me so happy to see you used that example for yourself later, Kurzgesagt really covers all their bases! Much love for this fantastic channel.

    • @abdulsamadchanna1243
      @abdulsamadchanna1243 Před 2 lety +16

      eyy it's jay of the blue

    • @jedoilar2937
      @jedoilar2937 Před 2 lety +16

      It’s the new and improved Sam’onnella!

    • @alexa.x
      @alexa.x Před 2 lety +31

      As a physics master student I smirked at the spin simplification

    • @ARandomTrooper
      @ARandomTrooper Před 2 lety +2

      @@jedoilar2937 (:

    • @jwadaow
      @jwadaow Před 2 lety +1

      @@alexa.x You prefer two-valuedness?

  • @bennelsen9899
    @bennelsen9899 Před rokem

    I flippin love you guys. Absolutely stellar educational content. I can’t imagine how many future scientists you have inspired.

  • @lindseypalmer5969
    @lindseypalmer5969 Před rokem

    I enjoy these simple, quick and informative videos. If I find a topic interesting I can always look up more videos on the same topic or get a book.

  • @KoutetsuSteel
    @KoutetsuSteel Před 2 lety +2951

    I think this everytime I watch a Kurzgesagt video: I would play the heck out of a simulation game that uses the art style and charm of this channel.

    • @shcdemolisher
      @shcdemolisher Před 2 lety +16

      Same!

    • @MHoefkes
      @MHoefkes Před 2 lety +28

      This was an especially beautiful one.

    • @archaeocrat-thing
      @archaeocrat-thing Před 2 lety +7

      Omg yes

    • @nikokichi
      @nikokichi Před 2 lety +14

      doesn’t quite have the style but I remember little big planet having similar humor

    • @VaygrX
      @VaygrX Před 2 lety +13

      A Civ style game that goes all the way to space age with dyson spheres and the like. Would be amazing.

  • @Azeal
    @Azeal Před 2 lety +2681

    This channel is peak CZcams content in every way.

    • @thomasboys7216
      @thomasboys7216 Před 2 lety +43

      It's also beak content in every way too.

    • @TvGunslingeRvT
      @TvGunslingeRvT Před 2 lety +3

      Nope

    • @letsdoodlesomethinghome3404
      @letsdoodlesomethinghome3404 Před 2 lety +16

      @@TvGunslingeRvT who hurt you darling?

    • @leonardoradores506
      @leonardoradores506 Před 2 lety +18

      @@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404 you mean "Who hurt you duckling?"

    • @sirendude
      @sirendude Před 2 lety +12

      @@letsdoodlesomethinghome3404 Just cause he said “nope” doesn’t mean he got emotionally hurt. People are entitled to their own opinions.

  • @mariesaith4124
    @mariesaith4124 Před 2 lety +2606

    “Finding the true nature of reality is super hard because our brains did not evolve for this job, and the universe doesn’t care if we understand it.” This make me laugh and earned a like.

    • @lukascisar6740
      @lukascisar6740 Před 2 lety +10

      This universe is degrading and tearing apart
      It's ok if you don't want to understand
      Feel free to find real freedom
      This one will end very soon

    • @featherpen5878
      @featherpen5878 Před 2 lety +14

      Yeah but we'll fucking die before it ends anyway.

    • @will2brown50
      @will2brown50 Před 2 lety +29

      @@lukascisar6740 it is. But on a timescale of trillions of years.

    • @Mark-Wilson
      @Mark-Wilson Před 2 lety +1

      @@lukascisar6740 dummy not gonna happen in one day before that hpapens all of us Likely wil lbe dead

    • @shadowraidlegend9426
      @shadowraidlegend9426 Před 2 lety

      Unless our minds were designed to make sense of this reality by the one whom designed it. 🧐 It would appear that we are in a designed order. The question is what does that mean about our existence?

  • @akiraxapocalypse
    @akiraxapocalypse Před 2 lety +1240

    One of the most dangerous ideas that’s become common in society is this idea that changing your opinion on something makes you a hypocrite. It doesn’t. It just means you learned new information that you didn’t have before.
    We are all _constantly_ changing and learning more about the world around us, from the moment we take our first breath, to the moment we take our last.
    Nobody knows absolutely _everything_ about anything. If you went your entire life without changing your opinions on things, you never truly lived.

    • @barioneaccidioso3804
      @barioneaccidioso3804 Před 2 lety +64

      Damn, you're right. Sometimes I'm afraid to change my opinion because I feel like I'd disrespect my past self and be hypocrite with the others... but that's so stupid now that you make me think about it.
      Thanks.

    • @akiraxapocalypse
      @akiraxapocalypse Před 2 lety +35

      @@barioneaccidioso3804 You’re very welcome friend, I’m glad my words were able to help!
      We’re all out here doing our best to navigate a world that’s forever changing, and sometimes the best thing we can do to help understand that is to remind ourselves that no one _truly_ understands anything, and to be forgiving when we get it wrong.
      It’s all about learning and growing, and that’s just not possible without a little trial and error. 😉

    • @iki5737
      @iki5737 Před rokem +2

      Thank uuuu

    • @Jose04537
      @Jose04537 Před rokem +22

      The problem is when you flip flop and suspiciously only change your mind when benefit you.

    • @janthecoo4964
      @janthecoo4964 Před rokem +12

      this idea is why politics suck. the moment you change your mind as a politician you might as well say goodbye to your job. had to do some big scale debate project for school and the people who won were the ones who got others to change their mind slightly (trying to get the best of both worlds) and then just dragging them through the mud. and when they couldnt get you to change your mind they would drag you through the mud in a different way. so being a bad role model politician is literally encouraged

  • @Eric-qo8vv
    @Eric-qo8vv Před měsícem

    Ty for all you do love it keep up the good work

  • @lonestar4225
    @lonestar4225 Před rokem

    I do love in a nutshell and you already have inspired a younger generation for science - my son and even elderlies like myself! So also thank you!

  • @adamgreenhill110
    @adamgreenhill110 Před 2 lety +867

    Science teachers every year at school: "So, what you learned last year was a lie"

    • @chopinfrederic5040
      @chopinfrederic5040 Před 2 lety +34

      My history teachers just say we will learn what we learned last year in more detail

    • @adamgreenhill110
      @adamgreenhill110 Před 2 lety +27

      @@chopinfrederic5040 True, but science was different. We'd been taught + tested on wrong information, like "Yeah that's not how it really works"

    • @noob19087
      @noob19087 Před 2 lety +26

      Lol that's so true, I started studying chemistry at university this year. If you thought atomic orbitals were bad wait until you hear about molecular orbitals. It's been hard as hell but really fun actually.

    • @ToothyBoi
      @ToothyBoi Před 2 lety +6

      That…is actually a perfect analogy for this whole video lmao

    • @136jab
      @136jab Před 2 lety +6

      Yah, kinda pissed me off in high school but it is necessary to a point.

  • @browser_jk4058
    @browser_jk4058 Před 2 lety +1356

    Props to the animators, this episode was particularly amazing.

    • @rooneyrythm
      @rooneyrythm Před 2 lety +12

      They're really doing wonders with the flat illustration style.

    • @Dhamayanthisri
      @Dhamayanthisri Před 2 lety +3

      On my way! OMG 😯 what the heck
      Edit:thanks for those likes

    • @ttv-_shodow599
      @ttv-_shodow599 Před 2 lety +14

      Did you see the plumbis from rick and Mort???????

    • @browser_jk4058
      @browser_jk4058 Před 2 lety

      @@ttv-_shodow599 That isn't a show I have watched, so I wouldn't know if I saw it, but the animators do sometimes include references into the videos, so you may be right.

    • @henryrobinson9522
      @henryrobinson9522 Před 2 lety +1

      At 3:16 when the ball hits the bird. Next level animation and physics for such a small scene on a CZcams video. Hugh quality stuff!!

  • @vivilikestuff6356
    @vivilikestuff6356 Před rokem

    The Animating is magnificent! Amazingly done.

  • @xanderunderwoods3363
    @xanderunderwoods3363 Před rokem +5

    I love you guys for all that you do, much love from Alaska

  • @noobytes3955
    @noobytes3955 Před 2 lety +1272

    You know a channel is trustworthy when it admits to its failings as readily as kurzgesagt. They’re the gold standard of simplified educational videos.

    • @BigattckFirecat
      @BigattckFirecat Před 2 lety +18

      Last time they did this is when someone called them out and then the community found out and Kurzgesagt had to delete videos. Now i wonder what they did again.

    • @CIConscript
      @CIConscript Před 2 lety +13

      Not gold, platinum standard.

    • @TheGhettoGinger
      @TheGhettoGinger Před 2 lety +65

      @@BigattckFirecat They didn't take the video down, they just made a new explaining the point of the old video and why they still stand by it.

    • @raawesome3851
      @raawesome3851 Před 2 lety +2

      Indeed, Echidna

    • @joesterling4299
      @joesterling4299 Před 2 lety +37

      They're not failings, though. I'm not sure calling what they publish "lies" is the right approach to describing simplification in order to communicate with the general populace. It might backfire on them. To use one of their own examples, the Earth and other planets orbiting Sol are close enough to spheres that there is no need to go beyond that in a general conversation about them. It isn't a lie. It's a generally harmless simplification.

  • @danielribastandeitnik9550
    @danielribastandeitnik9550 Před 2 lety +736

    "don't confuse the description of a thing with the thing itself" --- excellent! I think this is the most important point in physics that most people get wrong. They forget that we are always dealing with models.

    • @2nd3rd1st
      @2nd3rd1st Před 2 lety +3

      The most important point for life itself really. You can never gain a true level of understanding from reading or hearing about an experience, you have to experience it yourself.

    • @eleSDSU
      @eleSDSU Před 2 lety +1

      @@2nd3rd1st Sure, cause qualia is a thing :eye roll:

    • @leesasuki
      @leesasuki Před 2 lety +3

      same with everything, we software engineer definitely not going to explain the whole architecture to our friend just to explain our work, we will simplify the description but never mean our work is as easy as that

    • @mirrortrix
      @mirrortrix Před 2 lety +4

      "don't confuse the moon for the finger pointing at it"

    • @littlemissmia2208
      @littlemissmia2208 Před 2 lety +6

      "The map is not the territory."

  • @videosbonitinhos9101
    @videosbonitinhos9101 Před rokem

    i love your videos!!!! i love how you sincerely care about your viewers. I have recommended this channel to lots and lots of people, you are 100% amazing

  • @haydenhoodless2055
    @haydenhoodless2055 Před rokem +2

    Personally, I love the concept. There's so much information around that it's wonderful to be able to get a window into all these different sciences and digest some knowledge. For example, many of the subjects Kurzgesagt makes videos on I would never have much active interest in, like biology, but I know that watching Kurzgesagt videos are interesting, and Iove the artwork and have a vague idea of how the immune system operates. The truth is that while science is incredibly interesting in it's overriding themes, it's often presented to people who might actually develop an interest in bland and boring ways, often focusing on small details rather than what it really means. Not many people will sit through a lecture presented by a monotone individual, nor will they remember much apart from the core points, unless they revisit the lecture many times, but these 10 minute videos present the core ideas. If I'm interested in a particular idea, I can go search up more information on it. Overall, it means I develop knowledge that I most likely would have never done, like how weird Neutron stars are and that killer T-cells exist.

  • @PTNLemay
    @PTNLemay Před 2 lety +443

    2:05
    This shot, it just shows how far Kurzg has come in terms of their graphics and animations. We've moved well past "simple little figurines". This shot is beautiful.

    • @andreamichelezucchi8600
      @andreamichelezucchi8600 Před 2 lety +20

      I remember subscribing years ago, and the type of animation they used. Seeing how far they've come, this shot gave me goosebumps 😂

    • @bikespj22
      @bikespj22 Před 2 lety +7

      @@andreamichelezucchi8600 same. I've been here since maybe the 2nd or 3rd video and I'm so unbelievably happy that they have millions of subscribers and they're still doing it. Gives me hope for this crazy world that so many people especially younger generations are interested in this kind of stuff.

    • @wanderer_from_the_farlands
      @wanderer_from_the_farlands Před 2 lety +4

      @@bikespj22 I hope they could give our later generation a different point of view about everything

    • @nonine09
      @nonine09 Před 2 lety +5

      As a newbie designer I can feel the pain of vectorizing that frame.

    • @SonRiseforNathaniel
      @SonRiseforNathaniel Před 2 lety +2

      I thought the same thing. Very well done animation!

  • @JaYoeNation
    @JaYoeNation Před 2 lety +2060

    Need more channels like this with integrity

  • @maple7158
    @maple7158 Před měsícem

    Thank you so much. I have always been angry at my teachers for not diving too deep in to details of certain topics. Now I understand that the topics are too complex and they are just helping us to create a frame work on which we can build more knowledge in those topics. Now I dont have to be angry at them anymore. Thanks again.

  • @ajarofworms7
    @ajarofworms7 Před 8 měsíci

    im homeschooled and kurzgesagt is my favourite channel for learning things
    due to a bunch of school related trauma, i often hate most educational content because it makes me think of school, but the beautiful illustrations and that smooth voice somehow makes it enjoyable to watch, i really like the colours that are used :)

  • @OfficialMaxBox
    @OfficialMaxBox Před 2 lety +2332

    This was the first time I've seen an artistic representation of what molecules look like. Was that.. based on anything, or purely an abstract illustration as to say "who knows?"

    • @jakesmerth1919
      @jakesmerth1919 Před 2 lety +38

      If only you could use a search engine to find out...

    • @jaturoqujo3399
      @jaturoqujo3399 Před 2 lety +78

      It's real, I also saw these in my chemistry classes. The electrons are more like vibrating electron clouds and it actually has a specific model name which I've forgotten since I'm not a chem major lol

    • @blackkohi
      @blackkohi Před 2 lety +28

      @MageBurger I think you mean orbitals but I'm not sure, did it in highschool like three years ago

    • @AngryWildMango
      @AngryWildMango Před 2 lety +1

      same!

    • @skymelone3536
      @skymelone3536 Před 2 lety +61

      @MageBurger chemistry university student here, you mean orbitals. Electrons exist in those with a probability, 90 % i think. But yes we like to simplify it makes talking about it easier.

  • @FireChicken747
    @FireChicken747 Před rokem

    Even then I still learn more from one of these videos than a whole semester of school

  • @pb25193
    @pb25193 Před rokem

    Education is a sequence of diminishing lies

  • @Giondi
    @Giondi Před 2 lety +1214

    "The universe doesn't care if you understand it."
    Wow, even in a video that was more about the channel itself than any particular scientific topic you still managed to sneak in a little existential crisis.

    • @Thor.Jorgensen
      @Thor.Jorgensen Před 2 lety +58

      It also made an educated jab at anti-vaxxers, which is extremely topical right now.
      The video is both about why the channel's videos are oversimplifying scientific and complex topics while at the same time explaining how it is important not to get too overconfident in knowledge about a given topic.
      At the end of the day. A person is not a Ph.D. expert just because they've watched a
      Kurzgesagt video and listened to a Joe Rogan podcast.

    • @3xplicit0fficial40
      @3xplicit0fficial40 Před 2 lety +5

      @@Thor.Jorgensen I feel attacked lmaooo

    • @peryutubanduniawi
      @peryutubanduniawi Před 2 lety +1

      dont forget the channel slogan.

    • @CIBERXGAMING
      @CIBERXGAMING Před 2 lety +7

      actually the universe does care if we understand it because we care and because we care that means the universe cares because we ARE the universe. Boom.

    • @DevinDTV
      @DevinDTV Před 2 lety +1

      what about the universe not caring is "existential crisis" related?

  • @zacmccarthy6505
    @zacmccarthy6505 Před 2 lety +355

    i’ve been watching this channel for a long time. a few years ago, when i was getting ready to go to college, i was facing a hard decision. i knew i wanted to go into audio engineering, but was aware that it was a field filled with physics and complicated maths. definitely not a strong suit of mine. this may sound silly, but watching your videos made me feel smart, and this gave me courage, it made me believe that i had the capacity to think about “advanced” topics that i had previously considered to be over my head. fast forward to today, and i am well through my studies, regularly engaging with material that i never could’ve imagined back then. thank you kurzgesagt, for sparking my curiosity.

    • @daraj7496
      @daraj7496 Před 2 lety +2

      Wow. I wish you luck on your journey, and never forget to look and see how far you’ve come

  • @alejandrogomezhuertas5298
    @alejandrogomezhuertas5298 Před 2 měsíci

    I have so much respect for you guys, you're inspiring people like me, not only just me but my friends when I tell them to watch your videos. Thank you a lot Kurzgesagt team, I hope one day I could go to Munich and take a look where you guys make the magic ❤. From Colombia with love.

  • @Im-a-egg.
    @Im-a-egg. Před 5 měsíci +1

    Ever since I watched this channel
    I've been interested in space and cosmology and astronomy which are nearly the same thing but are 2 different things, still I want to learn more about the universe itself and space.
    (inspiration 100)

  • @rizowanahussaini1019
    @rizowanahussaini1019 Před 2 lety +447

    "The Universe doesn't care if we understand it." I need this emblazoned everywhere!

    • @canadachandler7521
      @canadachandler7521 Před 2 lety +9

      ... and facts don`t care about your feelings.

    • @SnapThority
      @SnapThority Před 2 lety +7

      It's a paraphrase of this quote:
      "The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you. "
      - Neil deGrasse Tyson.

    • @nikkiofthevalley
      @nikkiofthevalley Před 2 lety +6

      @@SnapThority ... Why does everything that guy says sound like a Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy quote

    • @nocturn9x
      @nocturn9x Před 2 lety

      @@nikkiofthevalley true

  • @Uyresoul
    @Uyresoul Před 2 lety +770

    The work and effort that goes into this channel is awe-inspiring. The animations, information and narration is off the charts!

    • @CClausen85
      @CClausen85 Před 2 lety +2

      amazing what money can buy

    • @ShreyRupani
      @ShreyRupani Před 2 lety +2

      And the music too!

    • @PACAD318
      @PACAD318 Před 2 lety +10

      @@CClausen85 What i do not understand? Money does not make good quality stuff it's the people, the people working most likely like the project.

    • @christophermichaelson1598
      @christophermichaelson1598 Před 2 lety

      dude its identical to every other you tube channel that has "mad work and awe-inspiriing knowledge.". if seen like 50 you tube pages like this exact one and I'm not sure they're not owned by the same person and it one bit fraud..

    • @cruz1ale
      @cruz1ale Před 2 lety +2

      @@christophermichaelson1598 nice troll :D I've never seen any channel that even resembles Kurzgesagt