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Kurzgesagt is lying to you, in every video, even in this one. Because our videos distill very complex subjects into flashy ten minute videos and unfortunately, reality is, well, complicated. The question of how we deal with that, is central to what we do on this channel and something we think about a lot.

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Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-behindthelies This video is part of the TRESCA project to get more visit https://trescaproject.eu/ This video was produced with funding received from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 872855. 🇪🇺 Kurzgesagt is lying to you, in every video, even in this one. Because our videos distill very complex subjects into flashy ten minute videos and unfortunately, reality is, well, complicated. The question of how we deal with that, is central to what we do on this channel and something we think about a lot. OUR CHANNELS ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ German Channel: https://kgs.link/youtubeDE Spanish Channel: https://kgs.link/youtubeES HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ This is how we make our living and it would be a pleasure if you support us! Get Merch designed with ❤ https://kgs.link/shop Join the Patreon Bird Army 🐧 https://kgs.link/patreon DISCUSSIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Reddit: https://kgs.link/reddit Instagram: https://kgs.link/instagram Twitter: https://kgs.link/twitter Facebook: https://kgs.link/facebook Discord: https://kgs.link/discord Newsletter: https://kgs.link/newsletter OUR VOICE ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ The Kurzgesagt voice is from Steve Taylor: https://kgs.link/youtube-voice OUR MUSIC ♬♪ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ 700+ minutes of Kurzgesagt Soundtracks by Epic Mountain: Spotify: https://kgs.link/music-spotify Soundcloud: https://kgs.link/music-soundcloud Bandcamp: https://kgs.link/music-bandcamp Youtube: https://kgs.link/music-youtube Facebook: https://kgs.link/music-facebook The Soundtrack of this video: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3lH5XCP Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/3DyYAmV If you want to help us caption this video, please send subtitles to subtitle@kurzgesagt.org You can find info on what subtitle files work on YouTube here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2734698?hl=en-GB&ref_topic=7296214 Thank you! 🐦🐧🐤 PATREON BIRD ARMY 🐤🐧🐦 ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Many Thanks to our wonderful Patreons (from http://kgs.link/patreon) who support us every month and made this video possible: Ibrahim Khan, gibraltar, Farago Adam, Rico Meinl, Krego Kim, dove, Quentin Le Guennec, CompileNix, Kitty Kuran, Harry Smith, Marc, Nick Vest, Adrian Plummer, Daniel P, William Refsland, Ugur Doga Sezgin, Alexander Dinkelacker, Tk Price, Digital Curio, Splintercat, Mario Müller, Stanley Thompson-Thorn, Nicholas Thaera, Dan Pritts, Josh Lewis!, OffBeatBunny, Christopher Yanac, Leo Espinoza, Amocin, Emily, John Vo, N. A., Pascal Rappolt, Logan Baker, Naiche, Josh, Frederik Ebert, steve young, Ganael D, Kai, Thomas Torrissen, Andrew Weir, Victoria Dewey, Niza Mar, Rajeev Lachmipersad, John Sheffield, French Today (Camille), Kirill Vlasov, Kamito Kazaha, Adam Kurzrok, Kity Bird, Jordan Casley, Jan Pavelka, ADRIAN, Garrett Agard, Martin Etnestad Johansen, Fernanda Scovino, Sébastien Lescos, Krishen Seegobin, maylia 313, Steve Robinson, Xsitsu, jesse jones, Andrija Nenin, Pascal Newman, luixo, Zachary Stiggelbout, Brandon Wolf

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Anonymous

2:16 So much love put into the visuals. <3

Anonymous

Very important video to make! Brilliant job as always. Topics about income and source handling gave me an idea for a question. Your team is actively researching multiple currently relevant topics, you're doing incredible job of screening your sources and much more. How much more resources would you need in the production pipeline to allow consistent contributions for Wikipedia articles? Or in a simpler and more direct way: How much more income would Kurzgesagt need to start contributing to Wikipedia articles too? Or is it already happening and it's just not something worth mentioning publicly? I have always been just a consumer of Wikipedia so I'm not familiar with the current contribution requirements. So pardon my ignorance if this is a silly question.

Anonymous

"The universe doesn't care that we understand it" - I LOVE IT!

Anonymous

Profound video that deals with the practical issues of truth, reality, perception, understanding, learning, and complexity, all of which have exceed our human abilities to comprehend fully and to manage adequately. Other than that, we humans are doing GREAT!!!

Anonymous

Hi, I wanted to ask about subtitle translations. I don't need them because I speak English fluently, but sometimes I want to share these videos with my friends in Spain and they won't watch them because they don't understand spanish all that well. The video from the Dino Asteroid is 5 months old and still has no spanish subtitles. Oddly enough, it has subtitles in Azerbaijanese. There is a subchannel called Kurzgesagt in Spanish that every few months translates a video or two, but the translations are few and always about some video recorded in the Bronze Age. Spanish is a language that opens the door to hundreds of millions of watchers which Kurzgesagt is missing. Who is in charge of the translations? Is it done by hobbyists? Do you accept volunteers?

Anonymous

I have a similar question, abt Hebrew. I remember there was once an option to contribute subtitles. Can I translate myself?

Anonymous

My daughter and I love watching all of your videos. I can't wait to show her this one most of all! She is younger, so when she asks for a deeper explanation I often have to say "well, what you were told wasn't exactly the truth." Then I explain the more complex topic. Visualizing that process was mind bending. Very neat team! Thank you for all of your wonderful content!☺

Anonymous

You have to admire this kind of honesty - but sad that Kurzgesagt has to go to these lengths. Keep doing what you are doing! We Love You!

Anonymous

Loved this video! So interesting and sort of caught me by surprise to see this topic, so unique! Beautiful visuals and animation (as always!).

Yvonne Clapham

You are doing amazing work. Please please please don't stop!

ghostman

It has been an absolute joy watching all of your videos. I have nothing but respect for anyone that admits they don't know everything.

Team Saunders

We really do care about what you do there in Kurzgesagt! Such a fantastic video that exemplifies everything that is awesome about the project. Christmas is the best time because we get to sit as a family and work through all the old Kurzgesagt videos favourites one (or two ….or sometimes 3) a day, before the kids open their merch gifts. It’s going to be fascinating to understand the impact of your knowledge transfer and eloquence on their development into adults.

Bernhard Wiedemann

Even if you do know everything, you have to simplify to fit it into 10 minutes and be understood.