The tragic story of two volcanologists
Katia and Maurice Kraft was two volcanologists French, famous for taking incredible images of volcanoes. This meant we often had to approach dangerously close to their subject, too close as it turned. […]
The allegory of the cave by Plato
Before 2400 years, Plato said that life is like being chained in a cave, and forced to watch shadows on a stone wall. But what he meant; Ο Alex Gendler […]
What would happen if a nuclear bomb dropped on a city;
The International Red Cross in cooperation with Kurzgesagt channel, They created a video about the dangers of nuclear weapons. Our video explains step by step, all damages and losses suffered by […]
Donald Trump's valuable advice
2004, during a speech at the University Wagner of New York, the Donald Trump gave some advice to students. 'Always try to cross the wall that stands in front of you,' he said characteristically. A […]
The neighbor with Alzheimer's
Comedian Anthony Jeselnik tells a story about his neighbor, suffering from Alzheimer's.
Back to school: a social message for the armed attacks on US schools
The NGO Sandy Hook Promise created a different ad for school supplies. The video starts like any other advertising school supplies, but the style is changing fast, when we understand that the school carried out an armed attack. […]
If you can…
“If You Can” is an award-winning animated short directed and designed by Hanna Rybak, based on a quote from Winston Churchill.
The Gunslinger
In the tradition of classic Westerns, a narrator describes the story of a solitary Gunslinger who walks into a saloon. However, people in this saloon can hear the words of the Narrator, which… […]
What we are;
What is it exactly that makes ourselves; It is our body; And if so, exactly how; The Kurzgesagt channel explores many of these strange questions.
Why are the planes Boeing 737 Max crashing;
The Vox magazine explains the reason that caused the accident in Boeing 737 airplanes Max.
How to photograph a black hole;
During a presentation of the TED November 2016, η Katie Bouman, researcher at the Event Horizon Telescope, He explained how we can draw the picture of a black hole. What is surprising is that […]
The Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser laughs with regard to imposition of hijab in 1958
In a speech in 1958, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser laughs with the view of the Muslim Brotherhood, imposing the veil on women and Islamic law throughout the country .
Loneliness
They all feel sometimes lonely. Loneliness was a very important for the survival of our ancestors, while in the modern world we live in we experience more and more. Why do we feel lonely and what we can […]
Dolphins use drugs
Dolphins have been observed for the first time to 'make head' deliberately, using small fish pafer-secreting a neurotoxin. The substance of the body of pafer in large doses can kill, but in small doses has […]
Why is Stephen Fry so passionate with the ancient Greeks;
British author, actress, journalist and comedian Stephen Fry among others, says a few words about his new book 'Heroes', and explains why he admires so much the ancient Greek culture and mythology.