6 ideas from Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.
Kurzgesagt sets out the Fermi paradox — the galaxy is old and huge, so where are the aliens? — and the Great Filter idea that something stops civilisations before they spread.
— Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens? (1/2)
An animated tour of black holes, from the collapse of a massive star to their slow evaporation.
— Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Black Holes Explained – From Birth to Death
The Great Filter idea: something stops almost every civilisation from spreading across the galaxy, and the question is whether it lies behind us or ahead.
— Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter
An animated explainer on CRISPR, the bacterial defence system repurposed to edit DNA, and what it could change.
— Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect only bacteria. This video explains how they work and why medicine is interested in them again.
— Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth – The Bacteriophage
An animated look at army ants, the nomadic colonies that raid in vast columns.
— Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, The World War of the Ants – The Army Ant