Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell
Season 8 Episode 5 - Why Are You Alive – Life, Energy & ATP
At this very second, you are on a narrow ledge between life and death. You probably don’t feel it, but there is an incredible amount of activity going on inside you. And this activity can never stop. Picture yourself as a slinky falling down an escalator moving upwards – the falling part represents the self replicating processes of your cells, the escalator represents the laws of physics, driving you forwards. To be alive is to be in motion but never arriving anywhere. If you reach the top of the escalator there is no more falling possible and you are dead forever. Somewhat unsettlingly, the universe wants you to reach the top. How do you avoid that and why are you alive?
Episodes in Season 8
Milk. White Poison or Healthy Drink?
10 min
How to Make a Kurzgesagt Video in 1200 Hours
7 min
Why Blue Whales Don't Get Cancer - Peto's Paradox
8 min
The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do
8 min
Why Are You Alive – Life, Energy & ATP
12 min
The Past We Can Never Return To – The Anthropocene Reviewed
9 min
Could Solar Storms Destroy Civilization? Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections
10 min
Who Is Responsible For Climate Change? – Who Needs To Fix It?
11 min
What Is Intelligence? Where Does it Begin?
10 min
What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like? The Kardashev Scale
12 min
Unlimited Resources From Space – Asteroid Mining
8 min
The Warrior Kingdoms of the Weaver Ant
9 min
The Largest Star in the Universe – Size Comparison
12 min
Is It Too Late To Stop Climate Change? Well, it's Complicated.
10 min
When Time Became History - The Human Era
11 min
Geoengineering: A Horrible Idea We Might Have to Do
9 min
How Large Can a Bacteria get? Life & Size 3
11 min
What If Earth got Kicked Out of the Solar System? Rogue Earth
10 min
Can You Upload Your Mind & Live Forever?
14 min
What if We Nuke the Moon?
9 min
