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We have to kill a video

Hey everybody – sad news. We have to kill a video. It was intended to be the extra video in August/September but seeing the final result we have to admit to ourselves that is below our standard. Not...

What if there was a black hole in your pocket?

Hey everybody! Here is a bonus video – we would not been able to do this one without your support here. This videos existence is a direct consequence of Patreon and you guys. Hopefully this makes th...

The Death Of Bees Explained – Parasites, Poison and Humans

In 2015 the bees are still dying in masses. Which at first seems not very important until you realize that one third of all food humans consume would disappear with them. Millions could starve. The fo...

More videos in July/August

Dear Patrons! Due to your contribution I have an exciting announcement to make:

There will be TWO video ins July, August and maybe even in September.

This was made possib...

June 2015 Patreon supported

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Bonus Video: Mission to the Moon

Hi Patrons! Usually we do not share our commercial work but this one is sciency enough that it might be interesting for you. The video is for the Part Time Scientists, one of the most promising conten...

Bonus video, Patreon exclusive email

Hey everybody – thanks again for your support! Perks will be send out this week – The bird army really grew impressively in June : ) 

To celebrate that we reached the 5K landmark...

Fermi Paradox Part II – Solutions and Ideas

Where are all the aliens? The universe is too big and too old, why have we not met aliens yet? Do they live in computers? Were they wiped out by an ancient super intelligence? Or are we just to primit...

May 2015 Patreon supported

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How Do Greenhouse Gases Actually Work?

Bonus video! Kind of! We had the great pleasure to work together with Minute Earth on a video on their channel. It would be lovely if you would check it out and if you like it, go and see a bunch of ...

Hey everybody! Thank you SO much for helping us reach this milestone. Huge deal! As some of you might know we basically split our time between youtube and our commercial work to make a living. With...

Next preview. We seriously have to do more science fiction videos – they are one of the most pleasant ones to work on. Since at least the first Fermi video seemed to be very popular, do you guys h...

Hey Patrons – you are the ones to hear it first. We are doing a second Fermi Paradox video next month. We don't expect it to be as successful as the first one but to be honest – these kind of vi...

The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens?

FINALLY, the new video. This one was really a piece of work, hope you guys enjoy it!! :D The universe is unbelievably big – trillions of stars and even more planets. Soo… there just has to be li...

Mini Update

Hey everybody, thanks again for your ongoing support, it really is a great help for us! You might be wondering where the April video was, since it is already May. Well, it is almost finished – the r...

April 2015 Patreon supported

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The $1,000 CPM

Hey Patrons, rewards will be send out tomorrow! In the meantime, Hank Green wrote an excellent article about the new ways creators make a living with the help of their followers – probably not new...

3 Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Terrible!

Nuclear energy might be a failed experiment. In over sixty years the technology has not only failed to keep its promise of cheap, clean and safe energy, it also caused major catastrophes and enabled m...

3 Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Awesome!

Nuclear energy might have a lot of unused potential. Not only is it one of the best mid term solutions for global warming bit despite what gut feeling tells us, it has saved millions of lives. By inve...

March 2015 Patreon supported

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Nuclear Energy Explained: How does it work?

Nuclear Energy is a controversial subject. The pro- and anti-nuclear lobbies fight furiously, and it's difficult to decide who is right. So we're trying to clear up the issue - in this video we discus...

Kurzgesagt Video Topic April Survey

Which topic should we do in April? (like really late April. Might be so late that it is May) 1. THE FERMI PARADOX, PART I (Part II will come out three-four months later) 2. DARK MATTER AND DARK ENER...

Welcome to all the new Patrons! May I ask where you all come from suddenly? Has this to do with the integration of subbable into Patreon?

Banking Explained – Money and Credit

Banks are a riddle wrapped up in an enigma. We all kind of know that they do stuff with money we don’t understand, while the last crisis left a feeling of deep mistrust and confusion. We try to shed...

Dear everybody. Thank you again so much for your support – this month the Patreon money made a real difference – it has gotten to an area where it is more than a bonus and a very direct form ...

February 2015 Patreon supported

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Measles Explained — Do You Really Need To Vaccinate?

NEW VIDEO! Everybody is talking about Measles – but what does the virus actually do in the body? Is it really so harmful that you need a vaccination? We go deep into the body of an infected person a...

Dear Everybody! Once again, thank you all for your support. I cannot tell how much you guys are helping us out. Our model is pretty strange, doing half time youtube and half time agency work and it is...

January 2015 Patreon supported

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How Small is an Atom? Spoiler: Very small.

Atoms are very weird. Wrapping your head around exactly how weird, is close to impossible – so how can you describe something that is SO removed from humans experience? We try explain how small an a...