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@kurzgesagt Год назад

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@CrimsonWud Год назад

7 hours ago? On a 1 min ago vid?

@kester1342 Год назад

@user-bq8qz9zm8m Год назад

give us lyrics

@sohamdas1250 Год назад

The fact that a single teacher basically started kurzgesagt is crazy. One person can really change the world.

@flamingscar5263 Год назад

The butterfly effect is a very real thing

@Noonegivesadamn Год назад

And what’s mind blowing is that the guy who started all this actually hated learning

@LuisSierra42 Год назад

A single teacher basically INSPIRED kurzgesagt

@organicleaf Год назад

what changed?

@PrintScreen. Год назад

where the world change lol

@adventuringchemist 14 дней назад

I love behind the scenes. Ads and the occasional merch buy are an easy way to support a good channel.

@davidaccialini6779 7 месяцев назад

Absolutely love this channel, one of the few channels that can have a big positive impact. Keep up the brilliant work

@electroninja7419 Год назад

Thank you all for acknowledging the criticisms without making it a massive drama that drags in your unknowing fans.

@n0madfernan257 Год назад

yes, some channels talk about their investors to sway opinion using a video they wanted this channel to produce.

@taiteakopyte1286 Год назад

Be a fool always...as a fool you're born, as a fool you'll die

@EEEEEEEE Год назад

E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

@NUFCOfficial Год назад

This is straight out of the bill gates playbook. Deceive with the stats and make a sob story.

@uncannyvalley3190 Год назад

@@shApYT What are you getting mad at? That people have different opinions? That experts disagree on outcomes? Besides, they said that they do the video then the sponsor pays for it, whichever sponsor that happens to want to pay for it.

@gingerkilkus 6 месяцев назад

Making money is not the same as keeping it there is a reason why investments aren't well taught in schools, the examples you gave are well stationed, the market crisis gave me my first millions, people shy away from hard times, I embrace them.. well at least my advisor does lol.

@leojack9090 6 месяцев назад

This is superb! Information, as a noob it gets quite difficult to handle all of this and staying informed is a major cause, how do you go about this are you a pro investor?

@TomD226 6 месяцев назад

Not at all, having monitor edge my portfolio performance which has made a jaw dropping $273k from just the past two quarters alone, I have learned why experienced traders make enormous returns from the seemingly unknown market. I must say it's the boldest decision I've taken since recently.

@lowcostfresh2266 6 месяцев назад

@@TomD226 Please pardon me, who guides you on the process of it all?

@TomD226 6 месяцев назад

@lowcostfresh2266 The adviser I'm in touch with is Laurel Dell Sroufe. You can use something else, for me her strategy works hence my result. she provides entry and exit point for the securities I focus on.

@fadhshf 6 месяцев назад

@@TomD226 Thank you for this tip. It was easy to find your coach. Did my due diligence on her before scheduling a phone call with her. She seems proficient considering her résumé.

@Marquin_G_Falmngar 7 месяцев назад

We are happy to support you and we hope Kurzgesagt continues for the new generations to come!

@AfterSkool Год назад

7 years ago, Kurzgesagt was a huge inspiration in starting my own youtube channel. Thank you for the transparency.

@brodydeacon4090 Год назад

so dope ily both 🎉

@WATCHMYCLIPSZ Год назад

That's CRAZY! I love both of you!!!

@thijsd Год назад

Love your channel!

@buufl45 Год назад

@eastwestsmith1070 Год назад

Will the be vr game be on the original oculus quest

@Amishakhan123 6 месяцев назад

You guys are one of the greatest reasons for my curiosity and love of learning. It's totally carrying me in school, and it's helping me stay happy despite taking really hard classes. Thank you for that

@jackwood6234 6 месяцев назад

I don't know if you'll see this, but I'm going to write an essay for college on your communication techniques and how you are very good at what you do. I'm primarily using the Immune system video, but I'll reference the one about trust, how your videos are made, and this video. Thank you for what you do.

@DrEggCake 2 месяца назад

@charthom Год назад

The impact a teacher can have on a kid's life is remarkable.

@fernandovillafuerte2529 Год назад

I would say for mankind, without her we wouldn't have this channel

@Zed9659 Год назад

I agrre

@IdOnThAvEaUsE69 Год назад

@@fernandovillafuerte2529 Phillip the Sigma Chad lmao.

@krASHExxx Год назад

It can... miss you, Mr. Rowe

@newlineschannel Год назад

from 1 story to 20 million subs, and millions.

@InoGamerz Год назад

The animation is god tier but the music and sound effects are criminally underrated. Massive appreciation to all the team effort.

@deepysingh800 Год назад

Facts! Also btw you can find the individual OSTs for each video on the Epic Mountain channel, the people who produce the music for Kurzgesagt videos.

@andrelin4345 Год назад

@@deepysingh800 Oh! A fellow Epic Mountain enjoyer. I remember the feeling when I first realized I could actually listen to the OSTs of my favorite Kurzgesagt videos on that channel.

@martincornejo7273 Год назад

Why have i seen this exact comment somewhere else?

@InoGamerz Год назад

@@martincornejo7273 Like same? Idk if someone already type this or similar comment Credit goes to them anyone who wrote similar or exact same

@luctan881 Год назад

@themightychondria Год назад

Your bacteriophage therapy was the video that inspired me to get back into academia. Now I am in my second year in pursuing a PhD degree in chemical genomics research. I truly have a huge respect for Kurzgezagt team. Thank you for what you do!

@Etheralysium Год назад

As a guy with only a high school diploma thank you for doing the hard shit!

@effendyculster1203 Год назад

Maybe I just random, but I love your photo....

@xYzBuLlet Год назад

I hope you eventually get to contribute in leading the way for emerging knowledge in your field. Good Luck!

@asdfafafdasfasdfs Год назад

Another interesting angle is that Kurzgesagt motivates people too to get into science without degrees (consider Phillip's, who has a design degree, book about the immune system). Opening up sciences a little to not be so extremely dependent on academia is important.

@geickolonian8697 Год назад

One day you will achieve great things, i can tell

@Real21. 2 месяца назад

Thanks man ❤ I’ve watched your videos for 6 years you are a great inspiration to me and many other people I hope you all the luck and fortune you will need to keep this going for a long long time 🎉

@RangerBloxs 2 месяца назад

You guys are one of the only educational RU-vid channels who make genuinely good and honest videos and motivate some of us to learn more about geography and science and math and your animation and hard work and kindness is great!

@RyanSoltani Год назад

The impact that teacher had on the founder of this channel and the long lasting inspiration it gave really shows that anyone can be the catalyst to something great. The best kind of Butterfly effect

@eua4808 Год назад

Like 10k ? Or half all the money they get ?

@eua4808 Год назад

Wait the first vit was 9years ago not 10

@iamthirdyt Год назад

One person can change the world.

@pvic6959 Год назад

imagine being that teacher. most teachers are good and just want to make an impact and help kids. ive had amazing teachers (and bad ones, but mostly good or neutral). I hope theyve reached out to that teacher because this would fill him/her with immeasurable joy :')

@mateussilva635 Год назад

@@eua4808 Yeah, because our society runs so well with monetary motivation as it's core driver. Sorry if you were being sarcastic because I am.

@Epicmountainmusic Год назад

10 years already!? Time flies when you're having fun ❣ Congratulations friends and a big shout out to Philipp's teacher 😉

@clevergirl4457 Год назад

and thank you guys for making their amazing soundtracks for all these years! 😄

@___chebz___ Год назад

keep making awesome music 🎉🎉🎉

@Weichen-bv7ch Год назад

thank you for making music for them! your music are awesome and i hope you guys will still make music until the end of time

@ET41SA Год назад

Que bruto póngale cero

@twandepan Год назад

I’ve listened to quite a few of your songs on repeat. absolute bangers!

@Absurdyssey2002 Месяц назад

Kurzgesagt is one of the few channels that inspired me to create content of my own, thank you.

@user-go6il2tm4b Месяц назад

Keep up the great work. This channel is my favorite one to build my english vocab !

@lestmak Год назад

Congratulations on your 10 years. My kids and I have learnt so much from your videos, we are forever grateful for your content!

@steverogers7601 Год назад

I’m in my late 30s and I’ve learned so much in my adult years thanks to these videos. Your kids are fortunate to have parents that expose them to this kind of content.

@maddoxmonteza Год назад

10 years of spreading information

@EEEEEEEE Год назад

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E

@alizabelle06 Год назад

I actually learn more in this channel than in school lol

@veryuncomfortablecat7087 Год назад

@Maddox Monteza provide proof for your claim or you're just talking out your ass🤡

@wonpon2138 Год назад

One good teacher is all it takes to change the world. Phillip's story is a perfect example of this. Due to that teacher's efforts, today we have Kurzgesagt.

@the4spaceconstantstetraqua886 Год назад

Until every "Change the world" opportunity is taken. That doesn't say anything about the present.

@sudhanshu2802 Год назад

@@TA--- what does the person really mean by his reply under the comment? Also, is it a reddit reference?

@fpsgod3028 Год назад

@@sudhanshu2802 I don't know either

@theroaringdino7263 Год назад

@@the4spaceconstantstetraqua886 you aren't deep

@InQuisiTiveCreation 2 месяца назад

Amazing story! Your channel is an inspiration for just starting and still learning new RU-vidrs like me. Keep doing your amazing videos!

@user-xy3gz2yo1r 2 месяца назад

I appreciate how you simplify complex topics, and your video helps me to learn without stress. I wish that this channel continues forever!!

@8bitbonsai Год назад

i really hope that the teacher knows what an impact she had in creating this channel and what difference a single passionate person can make

@burnt.cheerios1106 Год назад

gangrene

@MrPyromanic1 Год назад

The BEST kind of butterfly effect

@velderyx2135 Год назад

Having that kind of teacher is a miracle, I think I have teacher like that back in high school, she actually do nothing on motivation but the way she teach is very engaging and make hard topics easy to digest, even for people who don't want to learn at all. She even won annual most favourite teacher in the first year she come to school The mind-blowing part for me is that she can make my extremely lazy friend think her lesson is very-very important and won't skip her lesson while he's still be lazy and skip classes at other subject

@tumblingartist Год назад

@AlastorBG3 Год назад

Don't forget Crash Course, please.

@TimeBucks Год назад

You can make practically anything into an interesting and fun to watch story

@nasirazam277 Год назад

Nice

@irfanpasha-bo8nn Год назад

Nice

@SanaMalik-gc9ch Год назад

Very nice

@SanaMalik-gc9ch Год назад

Very good

@user-lz8bd5ow4z Год назад

very nice

@WatchYoruba 2 месяца назад

Been watching you guys for years. Been encouraging the people close to me to watch your videos to expand their minds. And now I just want to thank you guys for the quality, moral and determination you guys have been pushing out for such a long time! :)

@jadxn3317 3 месяца назад

I’m glad I could help support you guys! You make learning fun !

@jordinford3272 Год назад

Dropped out of college a few years ago for a lot of the same reasons Phil dropped out of HS. Saw the "Limits of Humanity" video and it reignited my passion for space. Now I work as an aerospace engineer at a rocket company with my Calendar on the wall in my office 😊 thank you all for all your hard work

@slickuid2260 Год назад

How long did it take for you to finish school for this. I’m really interested in stuff like this

@fid_hivemindscape Год назад

Whoa 👏 what a W

@robertotoole4522 Год назад

@SLICKUID I don't know what country you're from. But in the UK there are some really good apprenticeship schemes for aviation and aerospace engineering and the military can be a really good way of doing this too

@robertotoole4522 Год назад

@SLICKUID I don't know what country you're from. But in the UK there are some really good apprenticeship schemes for aviation and aerospace engineering and the military can be a really

@robertotoole4522 Год назад

@SLICKUID I don't know what country you're from. But in the UK there are some really good apprenticeship schemes for aviation and aerospace engineering and the military can be a really

@Alphalafel Год назад

Nobody talks about how amazing the background music has developed. It got more melody and a bigger variation of chord progressions. Great job Epic Mountain!

@darthsoxx4839 Год назад

still very basic but its easy to listen to

@305killer Год назад

no way you people are real humans :D

@darthsoxx4839 Год назад

@@305killer weirdo

@Vestige_ Год назад

wait theres music? man I never noticed-

@borg_cube 5 месяцев назад

The transparency and honesty is amazing and a rare treat these days.

@chikezirimnwagbo1497 8 месяцев назад

Glad to be part of the Kurzgesagt family, you are all amazing

@FireHairXCS Год назад

Back in 2016 your videos made me want to become a geneticist and since then I have gotten to work with professionals researching human disease. Thank you for the inspiration

@Peter-xx6tz Год назад

Did you end up becoming a geneticist?

@kirarakurokawa8747 Год назад

no you didn't. stop lying.

@FarrellFilmsReal Год назад

@@kirarakurokawa8747 shut up

@RootEntry Год назад

@@kirarakurokawa8747 Bro personally knows That one guy 💀☠😹

@kirarakurokawa8747 Год назад

@@RootEntry bro believes everything he sees on the internet. kurgesagt made me a billionaire fyi.

@vectoralphaAI Год назад

Crazy what having money can do. Also congrats to that teacher who unknowingly created this channel and helped educate billions.

@StickDK 11 месяцев назад

My grandfather was such a teacher. When old students of his recognize our last name, they tell me how my grandfather changed their lives, inspired them to do this or that, and in some cases become teachers themselves. It is really touching and awesome, and it serves as a reminder to never give up on anybody

@henrycarlson7514 11 месяцев назад

@@StickDK So Wise , Grand fathers are generally wise

@infochan6776 11 месяцев назад

Billions not really, millions sure.

@dwaynewilliams3077 11 месяцев назад

20 million... Not even close to a single billion... 😂

@Grimmjow095 11 месяцев назад

@@dwaynewilliams3077 20 million subs, not views on their channel or views on any specific video. Views reach over a single billion. The “20M Subs” in the title gives it away pretty quick, if you think for sec.

@ralfrolfen5504 6 месяцев назад

I love your vision! I love your work! I love that you step into more languages! Thank you so much!

@matthewtoohig977 2 месяца назад

When I first started watching you 8 years ago, I too had no interest in ‘school learning’ - but you ignited a love for science, kudos!

@Talik13 Год назад

This video is really just a corporate finance spreadsheet… and somehow Kurtzgesagt STILL made it interesting and fun to watch. A testament to just how powerful story can be for learning.

@aditusoferu8171 Год назад

Gigachads

@linuxares Год назад

and we all watched it!

@arcanine_enjoyer Год назад

Honestly I don't see how people can still continue with the critiques about Kurzgesagt after this video. Do you seriously expect pop science- where in the name already should explain every minute detail ver batim from a science paper?

@LineOfThy Год назад

@@arcanine_enjoyer if you're related to something controversial, in the eyes of the internet, you're controversial

@banned2911 Год назад

FRRR😭

@Cosmic_Explorerrr Год назад

Wow 10 Years ??..I still remember watching one of their Black Hole and Fermi Paradox videos for the first time and getting awestruck with their visuals and narration..It's been such a great journey till now..Would love to see them grow more and more

@JuliennePrincee Год назад

Yo Keep uploading and Your Channel will be Huge one day as well

@David-kw6xp Год назад

The narrator and his way of story telling played a major part in their success imo

@EEEEEEEE Год назад

‎‎‎‎‎E

@abhisekhkumar4948 3 месяца назад

You are my favorite corner in youtube. ❤. Thank you so so much.

@comfyspy2123 Год назад

I do feel much more comfortable supporting an organization that is this transparent about their goals, business model, and even origins. I love the content you produce, and congrats on a full decade.

@maomekat2369 Год назад

dear... such a ripoff video...dont fall for this, begging, we dont make enough money video.. only narration & badanimation. atleast add some real world nat geo lvl sciency mazing real images to show the science. now kurz has 12,500 patrons aka 100,000$ monthly plus sponsors worth 10,000$...and free hosting on youtube, and 100k+ from shirts/cups. dont fall for this, begging, we dont make enough money video

@WhoMadeThisBurger69 Год назад

@@maomekat2369 not at all the point of it, it was to respond to recent criticism

@santhoshkannath2681 Год назад

@Maome kak how is this a money begging video? All they are doing is explaining how they manage their business. Are you not even listening to the video and simply commenting this for fun?

@99prxp Год назад

1:30 is a blatant lie. they have received hundreds of thousands from the bill and melinda foundation

@wtflolhahe Год назад

@@santhoshkannath2681 Ignore that idiot/bot/npc

@LancMancify Год назад

Hi, I taught science in the UK for 15 years. You were definitely a positive influence and your videos inspired many of my pupils. What you have done, do and will do matters. You are appreciated.

@geniusg9977 Год назад

cool

@lazerundefined 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for making this channel! I was inspired by one of my teachers and you to learn science more when I young

@dash_vet Год назад

This is how a response video is done properly. No emotional backlash or victimisation. Facts and transparency. Seeing that the Bill Gates foundation is responsible for 3% of your funding and that you cut off others in the last year supports your integrity. We should all still take every information online with a grain of salt, but I can comfortably watch your content again after this video. Thank you. Edit: Slight change of mind. They should have more openly showed when a video was funded and their sources for funded videos shouldn't contain research funded by the same organisation.

@sealoftime Год назад

Same feeling, I really did not like that the conflict of interest between Kurzgesagt and Bill Gates foundation was not explicitly mentioned in the videos, that were sponsored by that instituion, and would to love to know reasons for that, but I really love, that the criticism was not left unattended after all

@bishop51807 Год назад

What's the saying "in God we trust, everyone else bring data"

@yourdoom9868 Год назад

Even if you get a dollar from a billionaire, especially that one is tainted

@jorgeramirez7761 Год назад

They are panicking

@RedNumber19 Год назад

I was thinking about how professionally they handled it.

@ahmedslab8666 Год назад

Happy 10 years anniversary yall realy deserved 20 milion subscribers with your Memorable learning and animation

@ceebad8985 Год назад

ratio

@meanone4886 Год назад

Ratio

@ahmedslab8666 10 месяцев назад

@@meanone4886 ratio 2x

@TheGoldenboyo 5 месяцев назад

I work in a school specifically set up for high school dropouts. This was extremely inspiring to hear. Thank you.

@thanhnguyenminh3180 Год назад

in my short 10 years on youtube, this is the first time I see a youtube channel try to be as transparent as possible with their viewers regarding their history, situation, finance, values and visions.

@YOEL_44 Год назад

Then you haven't seen that much RU-vid. Linus specially during the WAN Show, evey now and then speaks about their process and gives some numbers, without a video dedicated to it, just as part of the regular content, and that is one of the biggest channel groups of the platform. Wintergatan does the same, and the rest they might also drop a "channel update" kind of video. It's not out of character for personality driven channels to show the inner workings, and yeah, talk numbers too.

@Caesar-- Год назад

@YOEL _44 seen a few others as well like disguisedtoast, somewhat asmongold, iwilldominate

@TheBauwssss Год назад

Louis Rossmann even publishes full, unredacted bank statements, credit card purchase histories and much, much more. As far as I know, he is literally the only big RU-vidr who's 100% open and transparent with quite literally everything. + he has been an right to repair advocate in the US for somewhere around 5 to 8 years now, and as of last month he is now finally, FINALLY beginning to achieve results with (if I remember correctly) him being absolutely instrumental in Ohio being the first US state to adopt unprecedentedly broad right to repair legislation, which for the first time ever *includes any and all farm equipment,* so after almost 10 years of blatantly f-ing over farmers world wide, at last John Deere has no other choice left other than to suck it up, bend over, and _TAKE IT_ for once! What a welcome change of pace 😂 🥳🥳🎉 So yeah, if you eeda cool channel to watch with loads of technical coverage and stuff I can highly recommend him. Search Louis Rossmann to easily find his channel on RU-vid if you're interested!

@roshinsoni Год назад

the amount of transparency is remarkable and makes me respect this channel even more

@jeronimas7148 Год назад

They didn't even go over what they were criticized for. In case you're wondering, it was carbon capture (see Climate Town's video on that) and their general opposition to degrowth (i.e. buying electric vehicles which still cause 40% the pollution of a gas car instead of building places where you don't need a car)

@saiph8007 Год назад

@@jeronimas7148 They explained how they didn't get those ideas from Bill + Melinda Gates Foundation though, as the sponsor could only give ideas for the broad topic (climate change)

@BenjaminCronce Год назад

@@jeronimas7148 There's no one size fits all answer. Kurzgesagt goes with practical possibilities with the intent to make one think. They don't provide "answers" to anything. If you think degrowth is "the" answer, I have a bridge to an ivory tower to sell you. Kurzgesagt is known to encourage degrowth even if they don't think it an viable answer to the problem. Because.. human nature wants growth. In my heart I want degrowth, but my brain says "good luck, focus on reasonable goals". But that doesn't mean I don't believe in degrowth. Just means that my personal focus is on other things that I reason to be more practical. I'll leave degrowth to others with more inspiration. I still don't agree with them, but I hope they do well.

@jeronimas7148 Год назад

@@saiph8007 of course they didn't. However, I doubt if they would've used literal sentences from the Gates' book if they weren't sponsored

@paulszki Год назад

@@jeronimas7148 I'm prettty sure they weren't critiziced for that one thing. A ton of people got hung up on financing and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and sources and being overly optimistic etc. and all that was adressed. I don't think "oh and we had a different perspective on electric cars, so lets go over that too" would have fit in the video. I mean have fun being super against Kurzgesagt because they said one thing that upset you. But do you agree with kurzgesagt's core value or not? I am a huge fan of climate town channel myself. I can appreciate both. This urge of people needing to find someone they can cancel for the slighest perceived transgression is just so disheartening. Kurzgesagt just is not "the enemy", even if they truly do get something wrong, maybe you should be banging on other people's doors first.

@ordinaryhary3114 3 месяца назад

I look a little bit similar to philip because i love learning in youtube in kurzgesagt videos your videos are so complex so easy to learn

@mcgamer8706 2 месяца назад

U know kurzgesagt when i didnt discover ur channel i was nothing until i met this channel and i became interested in learning all bcuz of u keep up the good work

@yaseen157 Год назад

It's cool to see you guys acknowledge the controversy so openly! I can't believe it's been 10 years already

@GrandPoggers Год назад

What controversy?

@yaseen157 Год назад

@@GrandPoggers some youtuber made an exposé of this channel talking about seemingly conflicting admissions of where their funding comes from and a lack of transparency in who might control their editorial direction. This youtuber in question also attacked kurzgesagt's use of "ourworldindata" (a point I don't agree with so I didn't really care about their criticism here). Kurzgesagt was transparent in this video about funding and editorial direction, and I am satisfied with their explanation.

@GrandPoggers Год назад

@@yaseen157 thanks for the explanation. I work shift work so barely read comments on videos I "watch" (mostly just listen), but the title peaked my interest and seen people mention controversy of some kind. I personally never got the impression any of their content was being influenced but maybe I missed a few videos of interest? Anywho, thanks again for taking the time to explain

@Broockle Год назад

@@yaseen157 it's eerie going through the comment section of that video. It's full of disillusioned people that are all disappointed with Kurzgesagt without much critical thinking. But half the video is pretty much just badmouthing billgates's enterprises so it kinda lost its plot for me half way through.

@gavinwilson5324 Год назад

@@yaseen157 Kurzgesagt has always said their sponsors have no editorial influence, and the exposé acknowledges that. The real source of the controversy lies in the indirect influence sponsors have. If the the channel wants sponsorships from these institutions in the future, they have to be careful what they say in their videos, and there are a few instances where this can be seen, like how the video on "neglected tropical diseases" implicitly painted the pharmaceutical industry's response as an act of good will instead of a way to expand their influence and profits. Also, the exposé noted that Kurzgesagt has a tendency to neglect to explain who their institutional sponsors are, and often only mention the sponsorship at the very last second of the video, when most viewers will have already clicked off. Even in this response, they kind of brushed past the issue, and failed to address these particular aspects altogether. I can only hope they try to do better in the future, but there's still reason to be skeptical of them.

@Liv-of1dc 11 месяцев назад

You guys were one of the reasons I went to a school with Biotechnology as a major. After 3 years, I have written my final in it two weeks ago xD

@babbisp1 5 месяцев назад

Neuroscience is the weirdest science imo. It's the brain studying itself 😮

@Troyster_Ratsou 4 месяца назад

This channel has also given me a larger sense of things in the world, thanks guys! 🌍

@KLOZY784 2 месяца назад

1000th like omg

@devinamen 5 месяцев назад

I’ve been watching kurszgesagt since the start I’m so happy that they’ve grown so much❤

@D1v1de9 3 месяца назад

A company with nothing to hide and to prove it they spent time and money creating a video on topic other companies pay money to hide. Hats off to you.

@IanGrams Год назад

It brings me such joy to learn that Kurzgesagt was inspired by Crash Course World History, a production of Hank and John Green. Those two have had such a big hand in my passion for learning and Kurzgesagt has only further amplified that. Thank you so very much to Philipp and everyone else that is involved in making Kurzgesagt a funny-sounding but truly wonderful thing. That a channel like this can end up so successful actually gives me some hope for a better tomorrow. And I say that as a long time pessimist.

@kyzr666 Год назад

I'm a teacher and I use a lot of your videos on class. I agree that a good story or conversation is better to teach than simple facts. After watching one of the videos in class, I know some of my student give a click on the subscribe button, and that makes me happy. Thanks for sharing all that knowledge and I wish to the whole K team, 10 more years of success.

@scvrlett18 Год назад

Don't think biased youtube videos are part of the school curriculum. No wonder kids now a days are brain dead

@PeachiiWubs Год назад

I would have loved this in school.

@adam46221 Год назад

you are a good teacher

@wabbit4936 Год назад

I found kurzgesagt through school and needless to say I’ve been a subscriber ever since

@Jetster26 Год назад

schools really do need kurzgesagt, its literally free

@timmy2210 7 месяцев назад

I wish u good luck on your journey and i cant thank u enough for your positive impact to the world❤

@jamesforrest7680 3 месяца назад

Such a refreshing approach in everything you guys do. Bravo

@i_like_Peanuts Год назад

Honestly pumping out content this high quality free of cost is more than we could ever ask for.. So a little gratitude is shown from us by getting their beautiful calenders and stuff.. And if you can't.. No problem.. Enjoy regardless.. Such a nice community and much love to the awesome people at Kurzgesagt ♥️

@Yozo_official Год назад

Agreed

@flintfrommother3gaming Год назад

Pumping out propaganda. I mean that was a joke that was a joke.

@itsneverlupus5544 Год назад

If the cost is free, you are the product

@Sednas Год назад

@@itsneverlupus5544 how

@BlueRGuy Год назад

Thank you @@flintfrommother3gaming pretty cool 👍

@drasiella Год назад

Nobody will ever handle drama with such grace and style like Kurzgesagt

@leonhardable Год назад

hey, i think "as" would be the more natural phrasing in this sentence :)

@Chipili123 Год назад

They didn't handle shit. They dismissed it without addressing the problem.

@concon6012 Год назад

@Leos Lit 🤓

@richard-gn3es Год назад

@@Chipili123 the original criticism is bill gates pays for propaganda and the channel lies about being independent... They laid out their earnings debunking the criticism...

@Fun.y Год назад

@@Chipili123 guess who is one of those people.

@karinanietopena3547 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for all you do! I love your videos and always look forward to watching new releases

@modernhacker2932 2 месяца назад

Kurzgesagt is my favorite teacher....I learned a lot of stuffs from him than from my school

@JMHusin Год назад

Started watching kurzgesagt when I was in high school, now I've got my medical degree and I still love watching kurzgesagt. Thank you guys for constantly creating awesome content

@ISS_AM Год назад

I read they you were high in school but then read is again

@brainandbodytraining Год назад

dam girl are you a construction worker? because you are building

@doantranvan1844 Год назад

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@user-cc2it7ix5q Год назад

Actually, they often use Bill Gates-funded sources and studies to tell the audience Bill Gates's position on different problems. For example, they dismiss completely the academic battle between the degrowth concept and the "green growth" concept and tell the audience that "green growth" is the only viable solution.

@pneumoll Год назад

Your sober and informed optimism for the future of humanity is truly moving. Thank you all for being a force for good in this world. I hope that, someday, Kurzgesagt will be able to make videos about how we, as a species, were able to overcome our issues in the 21st century and achieve all of our potential.

@ary3880 Год назад

left a comment just because I cannot like your comment twice

@l.b8896 Год назад

That’s beautiful

@l.b8896 Год назад

@@ary3880 same dude same 🥹

@Fifury161 3 месяца назад

I for one really appreciate the effort put in to the animations and the narrator has such a good voice!

@pattyplayz5626 4 месяца назад

Thanks this channel has actually sparked curiosity for physics and space

@GeorgeMartinus Год назад

All my gratitude is for the teacher who sparked Philip's idea to create such amazing work for a decade long.

@horiama Год назад

Rational, researched optimism is such a beautiful core tenet. Thank you for your dedication!

@rares_lukacs_ Месяц назад

you just won my heart on so many levels, congratulations and i'm proud to be one of your followers! with all the love, thank you!!

@LindaGodfrey-or5jo 2 месяца назад

From a small passion project I never knew about to an actual company that actually taught me something new, this channel has helped me learn science. Thank you.

@yashgarg209 Год назад

Hey Kurzgesagt, I am a college student that is majoring in biomedical engineering. I want you to know that your channel is one of the main reasons of why I love science. Everything you do must take so much work, I can't even fathom it, but you really are changing mindsets. Thank you so so much

@hestiahar6367 Год назад

I’m also interested in biomedical engineering. Any specific courses or topic in Biomed that’s got you really intrigued

@choc058 Год назад

@@hestiahar6367 Research in new Antibiotics would be nice

@antrapz6307 Год назад

Im a senior in highschool and i am interested in biomed engineering, do you have time for a small chat?

@jandekalkoen Год назад

Damn lots of biomedical engineering people here( I was planning to do it as well)

@jacobthueson32 Год назад

I too am interested in BME. Just had to pop in here too lmao. Thank you Kurzgesagt!

@gesuusderv6325 Год назад

being transparent and so honest is super rare nowadays espiacally in bigger channels! Thanks for this and thanks for everything you do

@charliecasson1643 Год назад

just shows they have nothing to hide!

@Kalorag Год назад

@@charliecasson1643 yea, no, they missed the part that they got literally more than 6mil from Bill Gates and other bilionares... they have plenty to hide, but its pretty animation so y'all can trust it, right?...

@DanniiG12i 4 месяца назад

This video just helped me realise there's a Spanish channel! I'm trying to learn Spanish and a huge part of keeping me motivated is having engaging content to watch and I'm so excited to have found this out! Thanks to all of you!

@kost4060 3 месяца назад

your calendar video is my favourite video, i have rewatched that video so many times

@scrammypenguin Год назад

This channel is one of the main reasons why I'm even pursuing science as a degree. I didn't learn much science in my early years of school and this channel was where I learned most of the stuff that made me want to take science classes later on. So thank you Kurzgesagt.

@robbobb4050 Год назад

I've been subscribed for over seven years now, when I was just a wee lad. Now I'm in my senior year of high school and I must thank Kurzgesagt for sparking all the curiosities I had about how anything in the universe works. I'm so glad I live in a generation where science content is so easy to reach and I thank you guys for being a big part of it. So proud to hear about how far you guys have come in these years, to over 20 million subs!

@user-ch6hv7wl6q 6 месяцев назад

I always thought it would be really fun to play a game made by Kurzgesagt and now they are making multiple! Thanks for making fun yet Educational content for all of us.

@Thekillashadow740 5 месяцев назад

I’ve been watching you guys for years I watch the first video and watched the most current video. I love his channel. I personally like this channel more than school in general. I hate going to school, but learning while watching a video. I love it and it’s entertaining and I actually remember the stuff.

@Thekillashadow740 5 месяцев назад

And if I can work for you guys I would but I’m not old enough

@jamesthompson3099 Год назад

As just one of your millions of subscribers I want to extend a personal thank you for everything I have learned at Kurzgesagt and for all the work that went in to creating a presenting it. Thank you!

@NewsBytesOnYouTube Год назад

My daughter is nearly 9. I've been watching kurzgesagt since before she was born. As soon as she could understand speech, I sat her on my lap and watched with her. She loves it now and gets excited whenever new content drops. She has some of the posters and the latest diary. I hope that one day, my grandkids will be sitting on my knee being introduced to it all too. I can't wait to watch them all again with another generation. You guys are great.

@xevalor Год назад

thats soooo sweet

@lucasthoren2981 Год назад

Nerd alert

@edempsko Год назад

I am so jealous. Native English speakers often do not realise how huge learning competitive advantage they have early on in life in the time of the internet. In the last three years I spent countless hours with my now 5-year old girl over the Kurzgesagt calendars, and she often watched videos with me just liking the animation and being curious about what they say but, alas, not being able to speak English, a wonderful source of inspiration and knowledge like this is simply locked for her. I wish technology soon gets to the point that all the videos will be automatically narrated in any language :-)

@thegr8malachite370 Год назад

@@edempsko You could start teaching her english through mediums that she likes but also have to engage with. Believe it or not, I never had any formal english education and I learned by playing games at 6 years old (particularly AoE II) which forced me to learn the context and meaning of what was written on-screen. Just like that, I suddenly understood english, far better than my peers.

@futyatyingwong Год назад

dats cap

@SockyGuy 2 месяца назад

this is a wonderful channel. you guys are the exact reason i love science so much. (i saw the splatoon refrence lol)

@Jakekou69 3 месяца назад

I love these vids thanks for spending a LOT of time on these and their are AMAZING

@Psecter Год назад

I am thankful for that teacher who was so passionate about her topics it inspired her students, and that led to a channel that also inspires other people.

@dakotawallace5921 Месяц назад

This EXACT type of transparency is much needed nowadays and highly commendable and respectable. Gonna go get one of those posters

@dreamhollow Год назад

I'm glad you finally addressed this. People were worried. It's nice to know your group is willing to be transparent about this sort of thing.

@phayerphlay9156 Год назад

@@thomasmcgrath8568 regarding how they compile the research for their videos, there's a link to an article they wrote on it in the desc, maybe that might give some more info? I haven't checked it myself yet though. I will say however that it's kind of impossible not to be influenced by sponsors completely even if it's on a somewhat subconscious level. It's a full team of people too so I'm sure not everyone in the group feels the same way about sponsorships or have malicious intent or biases when putting out these videos..in general I'd like to believe kurtzgesagt is genuinely trying their best to spread the ideas that they detailed in this video

@alphaxfang Год назад

@@thomasmcgrath8568 i doubt a small percentage of an income can dictate their direction... if it a big chunk like 20% or something maybe, but a single digit percentage of income steering their direction and risking their bigger income stream is illogical...

@Theonevidz Год назад

@@thomasmcgrath8568 who the fuck cares where their funding comes from. BG is a good dude.

@Luciferlocks Год назад

@@alphaxfang from my point of view this is more about the " critisim generates views easier" point. Every Video I saw criticising their BG funding had completly surreal Idealismus of what the World should look like while at the same time piggybackriding on KGs success. Non of their Videos had even close the number of views as their critising Videos had and non had even close the Produktion value of even the first KG Videos. It's just monetizing on Internet drama with the hypocritic side product of at the same time criticising monetized Videos.

@cheesecake2545 Год назад

@@thomasmcgrath8568 "Most of it was about their founder and their success story"? Only 2 minutes of this covered that which is hardly "mostly". By minute 4, they already talked about where their revenues came from. They said how their in-depth process for research is in a link in the description. The BG stuff, they said that the topics they use funded by BG were topics THEY---Kurzgesagt, not BG---suggested. If BG had an influence, it's most likely more on approving these topics, not providing them. They even mention that it is only after the video was made when they tell the sponsor. This whole comment of yours made me question if you actually watched and *listened* to the video or if you did and just let your worry and paranoia take over. Paranoia about information is well and all but it's also not well and all. As a viewer, it's in your discretion to fact check information you consume. Also, that "explain why kurzgesagt isn't influenced by grants" is the same as "explain how it is" because you basically cannot prove either of them. What you think is "proof" is speculation. It's like saying you giving them donations means you have influence over their content. Donation is still funding after all. Being skeptical is fine, but running assumptions (saying "who says they aren't", "what if", "maybe", "i don't trust what they said") as proof isn't good either. That's how conspiracy theories start and actually muddles up facts.

@farahnaaz8634 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for your transparency and honesty.

@cryalot378 Год назад

"Pessimism often sounds smart and gets more views while optimism can sound naive, but this is a bias that is not helpful for us as a species." ... love you guys so much, currently I am learning to become a teacher and I aim for my classes to be as entertaining and insightful as your videos, I will work hard to achieve that goal and hopefully I will be able to not only fully support you but also to co-work with you in the future! Cheers!

@scotthayes5386 Год назад

The world needs more teachers like u!

@viditmittal9631 Год назад

Hope you inspire a whole generation of enthusiasts like you! World needs teachers like you. Goodluck on your journey :)

@cryalot378 Год назад

aw, thank you so much guys!

@GOD_SHINIGAMI.07 Год назад

Good luck on that. But remember, always do promote healthy discussions, multitude of opinions and free thinking amongst your students. I've grown up being fed up of teachers dictating what's right and what's not, while being totally nonchalant about their jobs. Hope you'll be a positive change. :)

@roboot9001 Год назад

reddit coal

@EagleEye404 5 месяцев назад

The most valuable channel ever existed on RU-vid. I also learned a lot from your creation

@whynotdean8966 Год назад

If you're looking for a business motto, Google dropped their "Don't be evil" so it's up for grabs. Also the last point about staying positive really deserves a whole video series.

@cineQification Год назад

I think that's a bit too late for Kurzgesagt as well

@marioplumber3378 Год назад

@@cineQification mid comment

@Karlach_ Год назад

@@cineQification True, they sold out to corporations and only pump out propaganda now. Sad how far they have fallen. :(

@jcraigie Год назад

Yeah, Google really fooled people with that one.

@daniel4647 Год назад

@@jcraigie They probably believed it at first, but you know what they say about the road to hell.

@caleightilson8030 10 месяцев назад

The transparency and accountability here is so refreshing. Its amazing that you are not only willing to share how much you make, but are also being transparent about where it all comes from and acknowledge the controversy of some of those sources

@xtremegamer8705 5 месяцев назад

Your channel is so amazing, it is by far the best science channel i have ever seen and it is actually more informative than my teachers and school 😂(no exaggeration). I have a wide grin on my face every time i see a notification of a kurzgezagt video. Thank you so much for making such good videos in such detail to help all of us get to a good and high position in the future ❤😃

@user-mj8rj6xf2e 6 месяцев назад

You guys are unsung heroes. May you grow even bigger & lead humanity

@yousseftamer4943 Год назад

I think most people know how complicated it is to run and fund a channel or project across multiple platforms of media, and yet to simplify things, this video basically addressed everything in a less complex way. It’s just what Kurzgesagt does, simplify complex topics that people want to know more about

@whaatisaweirdname Год назад

This channel (and other channels alike) really are the biggest reason for me to love science and not look at the world as if it’s gonna end! Their work is amazing, and that one teacher did the world a giant favor

@robertvermillon9728 Год назад

you know what, hat happened to him with the teacher, was like me discovering his videos. It’s a loop but from one person to another, to millions from that one person

@whaatisaweirdname Год назад

@@robertvermillon9728 Not forgetting that this changed the way science videos online are presented.

@Tsathogguah 2 месяца назад

Shout out to your musicians. The animations are great, but your sound design is also incredible.

@enderdraws9137 4 месяца назад

1:00 well you didn't fail at telling a story thats for sure (I'm saying this channel is absolutely wonderful)

@bucca2 Год назад

I think it’s going to become increasingly important for individual viewers to rely on themselves to be discerning about content. Kurzgesagt makes high quality, entertaining content, and it’s okay to turn your brain off and just enjoy it. But it’s also important to be discerning about how they make it, and attach your own asterisks to it as a personal responsibility. Congrats on 10 years to the team! May you educate us for many more.

@YuriZakhaev Год назад

I remember finding you guys during the end of my high-school years (2011-2015), funnily enough, because of channels like Crash Course and SciShow. Crazy to see how big you’ve gotten and the astounding leaps and bounds your animation and presentation quality continue to make over the years. I’ve learned so much from the channel and have turned many friends over in turn. An absolute force of good on a platform and world that’s become increasingly polarized and commercialized. Thank you!

@wolfhoundgaming4027 Год назад

I absolutely agree, this is probably one of the best science channels on all of youtube.

@_barncat Год назад

Yeah now they're funded by climate extremist zealots

@nike5428 5 месяцев назад

I am happy with your content. 👍 Great work!!

@GerardoRodriguezMx 3 месяца назад

Amazing work, congrats!!! 🥳🥳🥳

@elvenchakra Год назад

If my teachers had presented content in the way you do, I would have enjoyed school much more. Keep doing the good work making people interested in science.

@nicksgmail9663 Год назад

Yeah, but like they said in the video, these videos take an entire team to build. It’s not reasonable to expect your teacher to do 40 hours a week and somehow produce these for the the class, or do a million hours of background research for a story about it.

@TwistedSoul2002 Год назад

Each video takes 1200 hours to produce. Also, they don’t go really deep into the subject.

@mothsilly1616 Год назад

@@nicksgmail9663 That's true, but it is reasonable to expect countries to make better learning materials

@lowgbungee3116 Год назад

@@nicksgmail9663 well if everyone at a school district worked together to use these kinds of videos on their schools then it would work I mean that would be hundreds of teachers working together

@apache937 Год назад

@@nicksgmail9663 of course invidual teachers shouldnd do it.

@joythought Год назад

Brilliant: being optimistic is definitely not mainstream. Doomsayers get the doomscrollers. Thanks for your focus on explaining science and retaining a humanist frame. Love the transparency and the pushing back against ignorance.

@goober-ll1wx Год назад

It's just game theory, the internet algos are optimised for views and doom and destruction attracts more eyes...

@Zoltan1251 Год назад

The issue is that we are doomed, saying otherwise is insane. Sure, us in the first world countries will be fine but climate change is going to kill a LOT of people and create huge suffering. Being optimistic is real insanity.

@Sebasu Год назад

I appreciate the optimism and I too believe Kurzgesagt are well intentioned, unfortunately they are not doing a good job. They should stop upholding capitalism and economic growth over the climate, what you perceive as optimism is them saying "yes 3 degrees will be devastating but we will endure". I would too like to convince myself that Kurzgesagt just doesn't know the consequences of 3 degrees like: destroying poorer countries, bringing mass migration to the western core which will lead to the rise of social fascism and most likely genocide. I unfortunately can't convince myself that they aren't actively ignoring these points. Is "humanity will endure" really an optimistic argument? They are liberal capitalists, they are a German company, they uphold the systems that served them so well which I understand, I just wish they took the extra step to acknowledge how capitalism brought this to us, and upholding it won't fix the problem, it's actively delaying it