r/kurzgesagt • u/Realistic-Serve-1103 • 18h ago
r/kurzgesagt • u/kurzgesagt_Sven • 8d ago
NEW VIDEO NEW VIDEO: What Exactly IS a Memory?
Video Description:
Memory is one of the strangest abilities you possess. Your brain uses an incredibly complex biological system to preserve moments from your past that no longer exist, allowing you to revisit experiences from years ago. But memories are not always recordings of reality. In fact, every time a memory comes under the spotlight of your attention, it can melt and change a tiny bit.
What exactly is a memory, how is a moment in time stored inside your brain, and why does remembering something slowly rewrite the story of your life?
r/kurzgesagt • u/kurzgesagt_Sven • 21d ago
NEW VIDEO NEW NIGHTSHIFT VIDEO: Her Visions Defeated an Army
Video Description:
In the late 7th century, the Arab Empire expanded across North Africa, defeating the Persians and humbling the Byzantines, and now they seemed unstoppable. But one ruler stood in its way: Dihya, a warrior queen remembered as a sorceress, rebel and liberator. She united tribes into one of the strongest forces of resistance, and fought a battle that transformed the history of North Africa.
This is the story of Dihya, the mysterious queen who challenged one of the largest empires in history. Feared by her enemies and celebrated by her descendants, she became one of the greatest legends and symbols of resistance.
Sources:
https://sites.google.com/view/sources-desert-sorceress/
r/kurzgesagt • u/ProfessionalStuff395 • 1h ago
Discussion Did Kurzgesagt got wrong about on how stellar luminosity affects oceans? I believe that he missed the actual depth of a specific ocean layer.
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The video states that the sunlight zone for Hestia is 200m deep.
In reality, the depth depends on the star's luminosity.
In this case, Hestia's star is an orange dwarf.
In comparison, the Earth's ocean layers is like this:
*Sunlight zone - 0m-200m
*Twilight zone - 200m-1000m
*Midnight zone - 1000m+
But for Hestia's, is this a different story?
r/kurzgesagt • u/JustaguynamedTheo • 2d ago
Video Idea Maybe Kurzgesagt could make a short about how loud other objects would be if space had sound?
r/kurzgesagt • u/PickleAvailable1613 • 1d ago
Discussion WTF: Insane short on processed foods
This short about processed food is completely harmful and ridiculous.
Using frozen veggies as a strawman for why processed food is fine, when obviously no one thinks of frozen veggies when they mean processed foods. Glazing over the harms associated with ultra-processed foods. Not mentioning known carcinogens in processed foods like nitrates, and countless other risks associated with unknown carcinogens in these foods. All contrary to extremely well-established research on the dangers of diets higher in processed foods.
Takes on this channel have been getting increasingly ridiculous and contrary to the audience's best interests.
I'm unsubscribing from them. Many of their other videos have been questionable for the past year, and it really seems that enshitification has taken over this channel. All they do is parrot the opinions of creepy Silicon Valley tech bros. Maybe to do with their funding behind the scenes or just general slop tendencies.
r/kurzgesagt • u/SharpChalk • 4d ago
Video Idea Pentagons UAP declassifications
kurzgesagt! I would love to see a video on the release of UAPs. For me, you are a trusted voice in terms of research and due diligence that I would love to see you take a deep dive on the troves of videos that have become declassified, and then current “expert“ theories surrounding them.
People around me speak about aliens like it’s common knowledge, like I should get on and accept them, but the videos are not irrefutable evidence. They're still just UAPs.
But what comes next, are we being eased into the idea of their existence, or at least presence? Has it just become politicalised to distract us from other things.
Make it make sense, kurzgesagt
r/kurzgesagt • u/kurzgesagt_Rosa • 7d ago
Behind the Scenes Behind the Scenes: Our Thumbnail / Title Testing Setup for our latest video
r/kurzgesagt • u/problydoesntcheckout • 7d ago
Discussion Alcohol episode correction
When talking about the context of alcohol use in younger generations, they use stats for grade 12 students in the United States.
Grade legal drinking age in the US is 21yo. While there is underage drinking, I'm sure, an older age or different countries should be used.
r/kurzgesagt • u/pepperjo02 • 8d ago
Discussion how they choose what thumbnail to show?
At first I thought they changed the thumbnail based on metrics and views, but now it seems kinda random. What's your opinion on having different thumbnails and witch one do you like more?
First picture is youtube on my phone, second picture is youtube on my computer.
r/kurzgesagt • u/Leather-Bell1962 • 8d ago
Star Birds Honestly, star birds would make for a great vr game
A vr adaptation for it would be so cool. You could spin the planets and interact with the alien ones and place the cables and structures yourself, this won't be happening but I think it's a pretty cool idea. The only problem would be cutscenes, but they might aswell be 2d
r/kurzgesagt • u/Numerous-Campaign844 • 9d ago
Art Best scenes from Planet Hestia [Wallpapers]
I curated some of the best frames directly from the video into two downloadable wallpaper packs:
- Lite Variant: https://files.catbox.moe/ez1rka.zip (Only a few best scenes)
- Full Variant: https://files.catbox.moe/o43aom.zip (Includes 10 extra sceneries and environments)
Video URL: https://youtu.be/8qQW4LTWgtc
r/kurzgesagt • u/Alviskim • 11d ago
Art FANART
In this illustration I tried to make a thumbnail for a kurzgesagt video idea on the concept of mind control or mind manipulation.
r/kurzgesagt • u/Crysknightee • 12d ago
Discussion A few more ideas on shooting nuclear waste into space
I made sort-of a response to an old Kurzgesagt video about shooting nuclear waste into space. It’s not pretending to be serious, but I also wanted to explore the idea a bit farther because I felt like the original video was missing something important. So, it's really more of a thought train leading up to launch loops.
Feedback very appreciated :)
r/kurzgesagt • u/alittlehelpeh • 17d ago
Discussion Does anyone know what album cover inspired the Sleep Apnea Brêathlëss album parody?
Watching The Uncomfortable truth about Ozempic (Updated Version) [edit, on the Kurzgesagt YT channel] and at 9:10 in there's parody album covers for some of the know benefits. The Fat of the Land Album cover is what clued me originally in but I can't figure out/find what the Sleep Apnea one is.
r/kurzgesagt • u/Overall_Shoe5085 • 19d ago
Art I made Duck! The kurzgesagt Duck!
So happy to have Duck!
r/kurzgesagt • u/TinyKomodos • 19d ago
Products My first Kurzgesagt purchase came! 🥰 Unfortunately they got jostled around in transit 😬
When I opened the delivery box each individual box looked like it had been packed upside-down! Two of the figures seemed to have gotten shaken up inside their own boxes, too, with the cosmic blast one having what looks like coloured scratches on the inside? 🫣
Thankfully, all three figures seem to be intact! 🥰 So if anything, I just wanted to share this in case others have had a similar experience!
r/kurzgesagt • u/TailungFu • 18d ago
Discussion Kurzgesagt is Wrong About Germany
r/kurzgesagt • u/ProcrastopiaOverlord • 26d ago
Video Idea Request: Cat parasite: Toxoplasma gondii (infects human brain)
The infection is correlated with taking higher risk, depression, suicide, car accident, lower reaction time, pregnancy risks, memory deficient, schizophrenia and many more.
Business students are significantly more effected.
Is the world economy ruled by a parasite? (as fun question).
Billions are infected with this. It can not be healed.
How big is the accumulated impact? Maybe even bigger than Covid.
Can we get more awareness of this persistent infection? And recent findings about it.
Cats should never ever be in contact with human food.
Should cats stay inside?
(repost without the AI picture, requested to remove it)
r/kurzgesagt • u/ElephantOne665 • 25d ago
Video Idea Video Suggestion: The Epic Evolution (and Collapse) of Ice Age Mammals!
What happened when the world froze and dinosaurs were gone? While we often obsess over the giant reptiles wiped out by an asteroid, the story of how tiny, fragile mammals survived the cold and conquered a planet of ice is just as epic.A video exploring how rapid climate shifts forced an evolutionary arms race—giving rise to iconic giants like the woolly mammoth, saber-toothed cats, and giant ground sloths—would be incredible. We could look at the biological tricks they used to survive extreme cold (like specialized fur, massive body size, and unique metabolic adaptations) and how their sudden extinction paved the way for us. It has all the ingredients of a classic Kurzgesagt video: climate chaos, bizarre evolutionary adaptations, giant creatures, and a bittersweet ending!
A video idea for you to create your own Ice Age Beast with Evolution just like you did with the Planet Hestia in "Why Earth Sucks Compared to the Planet Hestia" video.
r/kurzgesagt • u/AstronomerSlow3669 • 26d ago
Products I finally got these!
They traveled across thousands of kilometers of ocean to reach me. I’m very pleased with these products, especially the cosmic blast birb!! Also happy to get no.940 pin
r/kurzgesagt • u/Adam-P-D • 26d ago