101 episodes

Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell - 2016

First aired Jan 31, 2016Season 4

Browse all 101 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

Episode 1

The Last Star in the Universe — Red Dwarfs Explained

Jan 31, 20166 min

The last star in the universe will be a red dwarf. Red dwarfs in general might be great places to look for aliens – or planets for humans to find a new home after our solar system has died.

Episode 2

Why the War on Drugs Is a Huge Failure

Mar 1, 20167 min

The war against drugs has been a terrible disaster for everybody involved. Why? And can we do something differently?

Episode 3

The Antibiotic Apocalypse Explained

Mar 16, 20166 min

What is the Antibiotic Apocalypse? What is it all about? And how dangerous is it?

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Episode 4

Space Elevator — Science Fiction or the Future of Mankind?

Apr 8, 20166 min

So. Space elevators. Are they are thing that we should talk about?

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Episode 5

Safe and Sorry — Terrorism & Mass Surveillance

Apr 14, 20166 min

TMDB has not published a written overview for this episode yet.

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Episode 6

How Far Can We Go? Limits of Humanity (old version)

May 12, 20167 min

Is there a border we will never cross? Are there places we will never be able to reach, no matter what? It turns out there are. Far, far more than you might have thought…

Episode 7

What Are You?

May 31, 20167 min

So. Are you your body? And if so, how exactly does this work? Lets explore lots of confusing questions.

Episode 8

What Happened Before History? Human Origins

Jun 23, 201610 min

Humans. We have been around for a while now. When we think about our past we think about ancient civilizations, the pyramids, stuff like that. But this is only a tiny, tiny part of our history.

Episode 9

Death From Space — Gamma-Ray Bursts Explained

Jul 31, 20166 min

There are cosmic snipers firing at random into the unvierse. What are they and what happens if they hit us?

Episode 10

Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever — CRISPR

Aug 10, 201616 min

Designer babies, the end of diseases, genetically modified humans that never age. Outrageous things that used to be science fiction are suddenly becoming reality. The only thing we know for sure is that things will change irreversibly.

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Episode 11

Genetic Engineering and Diseases — Gene Drive & Malaria

Sep 21, 20167 min

We have the choice to attack one of our oldest enemies with genetic engineering. But should we do it?

Episode 12

The Most Efficient Way to Destroy the Universe — False Vacuum

Oct 21, 20166 min

What if there is a way to destroy the universe so fundamentally that life as we know it will be impossible forever?

Episode 13

Fusion Energy Explained — Future or Failure

Nov 10, 20166 min

How does fusion energy work and is it a good idea?

Episode 14

The Most Gruesome Parasites — Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

Nov 30, 20166 min

There are a group of parasites extremely disgusting and mean. Humanity declared war on them.

Episode 15

A New History for Humanity — The Human Era

Dec 7, 20168 min

It is time to reframe how we think about our past. We need a new year 0 for humanity. But which one should we choose and why?

Episode 16

Overpopulation — The Human Explosion Explained

Dec 22, 20167 min

In a very short amount of time the human population exploded and is still growing very fast. Will this lead to the end of our civilization?

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Episode 17