Kurzgesagt

We have to kill a video

Hey everybody – sad news. We have to kill a video. It was intended to be the extra video in August/September but seeing the final result we have to admit to ourselves that is below our standard. Not that it is a bad video, it isn't. But it isn't a great one either. It is more a collection of fun f...

What if there was a black hole in your pocket?

Hey everybody! Here is a bonus video – we would not been able to do this one without your support here. This videos existence is a direct consequence of Patreon and you guys. Hopefully this makes the waiting time for the next video a bit shorted : ) Next video: DARK MATTER & DARK ENERGY in abo...

The Death Of Bees Explained – Parasites, Poison and Humans

In 2015 the bees are still dying in masses. Which at first seems not very important until you realize that one third of all food humans consume would disappear with them. Millions could starve. The foes bees face are truly horrifying – some are a direct consequence of human greed. We need to help ...

More videos in July/August

Dear Patrons! Due to your contribution I have an exciting announcement to make:

There will be TWO video ins July, August and maybe even in September.

This was made possible by your direct support!

After September we’ll see what we can do but it looks ...

June 2015 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

Bonus Video: Mission to the Moon

Hi Patrons! Usually we do not share our commercial work but this one is sciency enough that it might be interesting for you. The video is for the Part Time Scientists, one of the most promising contenders for wining the Google Lunar X Price. In a nutshell, the first one to get a rover to the moon wi...

Bonus video, Patreon exclusive email

Hey everybody – thanks again for your support! Perks will be send out this week – The bird army really grew impressively in June : ) 

To celebrate that we reached the 5K landmark, there will be ONE EXTRA FULL LENGHT VIDEO in July. Not a short one, a full length 6-7 minute video...

Fermi Paradox Part II – Solutions and Ideas

Where are all the aliens? The universe is too big and too old, why have we not met aliens yet? Do they live in computers? Were they wiped out by an ancient super intelligence? Or are we just to primitive to understand their motives? Whatever the answer is, it is incredibly important for our own futu...

May 2015 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

How Do Greenhouse Gases Actually Work?

Bonus video! Kind of! We had the great pleasure to work together with Minute Earth on a video on their channel. It would be lovely if you would check it out and if you like it, go and see a bunch of their other videos! (and you know, subscribe to them). Their content is truly one of the best in the...

Hey everybody! Thank you SO much for helping us reach this milestone. Huge deal! As some of you might know we basically split our time between youtube and our commercial work to make a living. With this milestone we are now slowly able to shift into working more for our favorite "clients": You gu...

Next preview. We seriously have to do more science fiction videos – they are one of the most pleasant ones to work on. Since at least the first Fermi video seemed to be very popular, do you guys have any topic suggestions in that direction? Like we heard time travel for example. Overall I don't...

Hey Patrons – you are the ones to hear it first. We are doing a second Fermi Paradox video next month. We don't expect it to be as successful as the first one but to be honest – these kind of videos are the most fun to do by far. We also want to do more Patreon exclusive updates in the fut...

The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens?

FINALLY, the new video. This one was really a piece of work, hope you guys enjoy it!! :D The universe is unbelievably big – trillions of stars and even more planets. Soo… there just has to be life out there, right? But where is it? Why don’t we see any aliens? Where are they? And more import...

Mini Update

Hey everybody, thanks again for your ongoing support, it really is a great help for us! You might be wondering where the April video was, since it is already May. Well, it is almost finished – the reason it is not out yet is that we kind of overdid it this time. Too many new illustrations, too man...

April 2015 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

The $1,000 CPM

Hey Patrons, rewards will be send out tomorrow! In the meantime, Hank Green wrote an excellent article about the new ways creators make a living with the help of their followers – probably not news to you all because you are already part of this revolution. But maybe this article is interesting ...

3 Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Terrible!

Nuclear energy might be a failed experiment. In over sixty years the technology has not only failed to keep its promise of cheap, clean and safe energy, it also caused major catastrophes and enabled more nuclear weapons while the nuclear waste problem is still not solved.

3 Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Awesome!

Nuclear energy might have a lot of unused potential. Not only is it one of the best mid term solutions for global warming bit despite what gut feeling tells us, it has saved millions of lives. By investing more into better technologies we might be able to make nuclear energy finally save and clean f...

March 2015 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

Nuclear Energy Explained: How does it work?

Nuclear Energy is a controversial subject. The pro- and anti-nuclear lobbies fight furiously, and it's difficult to decide who is right. So we're trying to clear up the issue - in this video we discuss how we got to where we are today, as the basis for discussion. Next week we'll be looking at the a...

Kurzgesagt Video Topic April Survey

Which topic should we do in April? (like really late April. Might be so late that it is May) 1. THE FERMI PARADOX, PART I (Part II will come out three-four months later) 2. DARK MATTER AND DARK ENERGY EXPLAINED survey below. Patreon votes will count double! 2015-03-18 18:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post

Welcome to all the new Patrons! May I ask where you all come from suddenly? Has this to do with the integration of subbable into Patreon?

Banking Explained – Money and Credit

Banks are a riddle wrapped up in an enigma. We all kind of know that they do stuff with money we don’t understand, while the last crisis left a feeling of deep mistrust and confusion. We try to shed a bit of light onto the banking system. Why where banks invented, why did they cause the last crisi...

Dear everybody. Thank you again so much for your support – this month the Patreon money made a real difference – it has gotten to an area where it is more than a bonus and a very direct form of keeping us afloat. A client did not pay in time and it got kind of close – but then the funding...

February 2015 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

Measles Explained — Do You Really Need To Vaccinate?

NEW VIDEO! Everybody is talking about Measles – but what does the virus actually do in the body? Is it really so harmful that you need a vaccination? We go deep into the body of an infected person and see what Measles does and how the immune system reacts to it!

Dear Everybody! Once again, thank you all for your support. I cannot tell how much you guys are helping us out. Our model is pretty strange, doing half time youtube and half time agency work and it is pretty scary sometimes. So seeing that Patreon is still a thing and so many of you are supporting u...

January 2015 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

How Small is an Atom? Spoiler: Very small.

Atoms are very weird. Wrapping your head around exactly how weird, is close to impossible – so how can you describe something that is SO removed from humans experience? We try explain how small an atom is and what they look like.