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1Building a Secret Moon BaseCan we build a secret base in the Moon's darkest region? Because of a slight tilt in the Moon's axis and its path around the Earth, some craters at the lunar poles never receive… 2Why Humanity Will Never Leave The Solar SystemThe latest limited Edition Pin is here. Now available on the kurzgesagt Shop. You will never leave the solar system. Nobody alive today will. And maybe no human ever. Locked in by… 3Why Malaria is Winning (For Now)You've caught malaria. Now, let's save your life. Malaria is caused by five different parasites and depending on the one you've got, you'll receive the best drugs to kill it.… 4Our Minds Are Weirder than You ThinkYou exist in a truly secret place nobody but you can enter: Your mind. When we say mind we mean the place where you, whatever you are, exist. It's the totality of your inner… 5Can Humanity Stop A Planet-Killing Asteroid?Our first ever PC game, Star Birds, is out now in Early Access! Find out more at the end of this video! Imagine: a stadium sized asteroid is going to hit Earth in two weeks. Even… 6What Actual Aliens Might Look LikeWhat do real aliens look like? We know that life on Earth is incredibly diverse and exists in the strangest and most extreme places. From blue dragon sea slugs to aye-ayes, or… 7We Traveled Back in Time. Now Physicists Are Angry.You’re going forward through time one second every second. Congratulations, you’re a time traveler! A bit lame, but let's start here to get to the fun, real time travel to ride on… 8You're More Stressed Than Ever - Let's Change ThatStress is an ancient superpower that is slowly killing you. It evolved as one of the most powerful tools for survival but has turned into a double edged sword in the modern world.… 9How Nuclear Flies Protect You from Flesh-Eating ParasitesRight now 100 million radiation-blasted flesh-eating flies are raining down over the jungles of Panama – to commit a genocide that can never end. Their tiny bodies are rebuilding… 10Astronomy Is In Crisis...And It's Incredibly ExcitingNow’s the perfect time to grab the 12,026 calendar – and get it in time for the holidays. Our best theory of the universe could be wrong – finally. We’re going through an… 11Laughing Gas Is Not So FunnyWhy does laughing gas feel so good? Let's try it so you don't have to. As soon as you inhale it, you feel relaxed and euphoric. It might make you feel dizzy and even give you mild… 12This Is the Scariest Place in The UniverseThe vast majority of the cosmos is voids. Gigantic, unfathomably large spaces of empty nothingness. Bubbles of eternal night, stretching hundreds of millions of light-years… 13Your Brain Peaked at BirthA baby's brain is better than yours. At birth, a newborn's brain has roughly 100 billion neurons, 15% more than an adult's. Soon, synapses start forming at a rate of around 100… 14Why Your Brain Blinds You For 2 Hours Every DayThe world you see is not real – you're not living in this very moment that you are experiencing and nothing is like it seems. It turns out your brain constructs your reality as… 15We Need to Rethink Exercise (Updated Version)Losing weight is hard and unfortunately, your body is sabotaging you every step of the way. Your body is a biological machine that follows the laws of thermodynamics and needs… 16The Drug To Master RealityAmphetamines can drive you through brutal work shifts, push you through boring study sessions or keep you dancing til dawn. They fuel ambitions and sharpen minds. We’ve given them… 17What If It Rains Bananas For A Single Day? (Spoiler: It's Bad)Today, we are answering the stupidest – uhm, ok wait, the BEST and MOST AMAZING questions from you – our viewers! At kurzgesagt, we’re experts when it comes to tackling stupid… 18The Fat ProblemFat is your most dangerous organ. Yes organ. While it is often falsely described as a mere expression of laziness or gluttony, fat is essential for health, controlling and guiding… 19Is The World Getting More Violent?10 years ago, in 2014, we asked if war was over. Based on long-term trends in the last century, it seemed violent conflict was on the decline and the world more peaceful than… 20We Have To Talk About WeedCannabis has been vilified to a ridiculous degree for the last century, but it's now finally being decriminalised in more and more places around the world – it’s just recently… 21Why Are There No Holes Around Trees?We can hardly believe it: we’ve just reached 25 Mio subscribers. A huge thank you to each and everyone of you! To celebrate, our old friend Midas created a limited edition Golden… 22This Video Might Save 58 Lives Next WeekLet’s save your life today. Not long term, today. By specifically finding out what's most likely to kill you next week so you can actually avoid it. First let’s assume that 3… 23GERMANY IS OVERGermany will soon crash into the consequences of a fertility crisis made much worse by the mismanagement of the boomer generation. The demographic collapse tearing up the… 24Why Does Fentanyl Feel So Good?Fentanyl must be amazing: loads of people give up on everything that makes life good for it. Their loved ones, any other possessions or pursuits, homes, their dignity and even… 25How Caffeine WorksThis is your brain on caffeine. It's the world's most popular psychoactive drug, lifting fatigue and helping you focus on daily tasks. But, how? Caffeine molecules are a similar… 26The Most Insane Megaproject You Never Heard AboutIn the 1960s, the US planned to nuke Israel with hundreds of thermonuclear bombs. And Panama. And Alaska. All in the name of progress, driven by a mad scientist, to use the most… 27The Dumbest Animal AliveThe Sunfish, or Mola, is the dumbest creature alive. Not just from an intelligence perspective – I mean, look at it! It's a being of extremes and comically bad at being an animal.… 28A.I. ‐ Humanity's Final Invention?humans rule Earth without competition but we're about to create something that may change that our last invention the most powerful tool weapon or maybe even entity artificial… 29When Your Body Attacks Itself – AutoimmuneYour immune system is an omnipresent, terrifying entity made of billions of nuclear weapons and kamikaze bombers, saturating every little tissue, bone and fluid in your body. It… 30Fever Feels Horrible, but is Actually Awesome!Fever feels bad. So we take medication to suppress it – but is this a good idea? It turns out fever is one of the oldest defenses against disease. What exactly is it, how does it… 31Vaping Is Too Good To Be TrueVaping is kind of amazing – finally a less bad alternative to smoking. It delivers one of the most popular drugs in the world: Nicotine. It may improve your attention… 32Tired of Doomscrolling?Being a human in the 21st century often feels frustrating. We are clearly at the high point of our species – never have so many of us lived so well, been so healthy and well off.… 33We Fell For The Oldest Lie On The InternetLook at this fun fact: Did you know that YOUR blood vessels taken together add up to 100,000 kilometers, enough to wrap them around the planet twice? One of our favourite fun… 34Alcohol is AMAZINGAlcohol is the most harmful substance on Earth. Every year it kills more people than terrorism, wars, homicides and car accidents combined. It injures tens of millions in… 35AI Slop Is Destroying The InternetOur 12,026 Human Era Calendar just dropped – and this year is extra special. Stay tuned until the end for the reveal or head straight to the shop to get yours. AI Slop is… 36Pregnancy is InsanePregnancy is a hardcore sci-fi epic of war, peace and compromise. Babies are basically very cute tumors that grow a completely new organ inside a different human. Their mom’s body… 37Trees Are So WeirdEvery tree you have ever seen is dead. It turns out the alive part of a tree is just a tiny, paper thin strip of cells, trapped between a dead skeleton and dead outsides. Trees… 38This Game Took Us Two Years To MakeAah, an abundance of resources, untouched for aeons. Don’t just stand there! Grab your drills, fire up the engines, and get to work! Your mission is simple: Claim asteroids and… 39What’s It Like to Be Killed by Nature’s Most Brutal PredatorThere are Kaijus with biological armour, who spit acid, shoot living harpoons, and eat their victims alive – and yet you have probably never heard of any of them: The Unhinged… 40Why Being Poor Is ExpensiveBeing poor is expensive. Here's how the trap works. When you live paycheck to paycheck, one setback can snowball fast. When bills arrive before your salary, late charges and… 41We Found a Loophole to Survive the End of the UniverseCan we survive the heat death of the universe? One day, the last star will die, galaxies will dissolve and black holes will evaporate. The cosmos will become a forever expanding… 42There Is Life Hiding Inside EarthWe’ve found a new planet, home to octillions of the most extreme beings living in the most absurd and deadly hellscape. In absolute darkness, crushed by the weight of mountains… 43We Made A New JournalTaking care of your health can feel overwhelming. That’s why we created a Health Journal to set you up for success in the new year. It’s a science-based, easy to follow framework… 44SOUTH KOREA IS OVERSouth Korea is over. This sounds brutal, but South Korea will soon start melting on all fronts – demographically, economically, socially, culturally and militarily. Because for… 45The Uncomfortable Truth About Ozempic (Updated Version)In the last few years Ozempic or Mounjaro managed to make millions of people lose massive amounts of weight with seemingly only mild side effects. More than one in eight US adults… 46Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This VirusVery recently scientists discovered that your body is teeming with trillions of the most bizarre viruses – these viruses are not your enemies but critical to your health… 47Pigeons Are GPS DronesThis is the world's oldest GPS drone. Pigeons can pinpoint their location hundreds of kilometers from their roost and navigate home autonomously. Humans selectively bred them to… 48What Is Life? Is Death Real?Life is fundamentally different from dead stuff—or is it? Physicist Erwin Schrödinger defined life this way: Living things avoid decay into disorder and equilibrium. What does… 49How Are Memories Stored Inside Your Brain?Memories are biological magic that enable you to experience bygone moments – over and over. With them, your mind can encode, store and retrieve information about the world and… 50Your Time Machine Broke - At The Worst Time In HistoryYour time machine broke and you're stuck in the worst time in history. It feels like you stepped into an oven. There are no plants or any vegetation and almost no moisture in the… 51This Parasite Suffocates YouWhy is malaria so deadly? When an infected mosquito bites you, the malaria parasite slips into your bloodstream and races to your liver. Hiding from your immune system inside… 52All Of Human History In One HourThe modern human is at least 200,000 years old - 10,000 generations of knowledge and memories. Ancient egypt seems pretty recent in this view. The last Millenium just a tiny speck… 53Tattoo Removal Is InsaneVery tasteful art! Oh, you hate it? You are not alone! One in four people with a tattoo regret it, 25 million people in the US. Getting ink carved into your body permanently has… 54Fast-Forward Your LifeWould you fast forward your life with the push of a button? You could skip all the bad and boring stuff. 24 hours to get over a hangover, several days a year of commuting time, or… 55The Deadliest Year of Your LifeWhich year of your life is the deadliest? Life gets dangerous from the moment you're born. Problems during delivery, premature births, and the risk of infections all make tiny… 56The Most Insane Weapon You Never Heard AboutIn the 1950s the US began the top secret project Sundial, most of it is still classified. The goal: a single nuclear bomb so powerful it would destroy all of human civilization.… 57Where Did the Antimatter Go?Did half of the universe disappear? The Big Bang should have created equal amounts of matter and antimatter. When the two meet, they annihilate each other and transform back into… 58We Made A New Channel!Today we're proud to present our new channel: Nightshift - Kurzgesagt After Dark For years we've wanted to make something new. A place for the stories that keep us up at night. So… 59You Need To Quit Weed.Weed is a serious drug that can have devastating consequences for your life. This is an unpopular thing to say but it is true. We don’t think it should be illegal because for most… 60Black Hole's Evil Twin - Gravastars Explainedthere might be an object so indestructible extreme and brutal that it could kill black holes grav Stars Cosmic soap bubbles filled with pure energy and with a shell made of the… 61The Real Reason Why You Have AllergiesIf you're a fan of our work, you probably value rigor and humility in research and are willing to change your mind based on new information. You might also appreciate the same… 62Why Earth Sucks Compared to the Planet HestiaOur hottest update for Star Birds is out now! Earth seems like a paradise for life but it's actually kind of mid. Big parts of it are covered by hostile deserts of ice, fire, rock… 63Let's Kill You a Billion Times to Make You ImmortalIf you’re going back to school, bring kurzgesagt with you! Students save 10% on our Back to School Collection – only until August 15 on the kurzgesagt shop. You might be… 64Could Humans Evolve Flight?Let's evolve, so you can fly. To get off the ground, you'll need a pair of wings with a wingspan of about 7 m. But to actually flap those wings, you need stronger pectoral … 65If You Eat Meat You Should Know ThisThis is not an anti meat video. We’ve all heard the arguments against meat, and yet, in the EU and US only between 1% and 6% of people don’t eat it. Meat is just too tasty…