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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Kurzgesagt Inc.</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div>Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kurzgesagt.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="a blue circle with white and green lines on it, surrounded by lighter blue halos" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/65/Kurzgesagt.png/250px-Kurzgesagt.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/65/Kurzgesagt.png/300px-Kurzgesagt.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/Kurzgesagt.png 2x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="316" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Kurzgesagt's logo, a minimalist representation of <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Pronunciation</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>/ˌkʊərtsɡəˈzɑːkt/ </li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data note">10 July 2013<span class="noprint">; 11 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2013-07-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data">Philipp Dettmer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Privately_held_company" title="Privately held company">Private</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Purpose</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edutainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Edutainment">Edutainment</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Munich" title="Munich">Munich</a>, Germany<sup id="cite_ref-:imprint_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:imprint-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="country-name"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Fields</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Science" title="Science">Science</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Space" title="Space">Space</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Technology" title="Technology">Technology</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Biology" title="Biology">Biology</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/History" title="History">History</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Philosophy" title="Philosophy">Philosophy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Physics" title="Physics">Physics</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Official language </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Arabic" title="Arabic">Arabic</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Managing Director</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Peter Berger<sup id="cite_ref-:imprint_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:imprint-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kurzgesagt.org/">kurzgesagt.org</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1170631391">.mw-parser-output .ib-youtube-title,.mw-parser-output .ib-youtube-above,.mw-parser-output .ib-youtube-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-youtube-awards-color{background-color:#B60000;color:white}.mw-parser-output .ib-youtube-above{font-size:125%}.mw-parser-output .ib-youtube-above .honorific-prefix,.mw-parser-output .ib-youtube-above .honorific-suffix{font-size:small;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output 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ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/@Kurzgesagt">Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">2013–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data">Science Space Technology Biology History Philosophy Physic</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subscribers</th><td class="infobox-data">23.8 million<sup id="cite_ref-YouTubeStatsKurzgesagt_–_In_a_Nutshell_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YouTubeStatsKurzgesagt_–_In_a_Nutshell-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Views</th><td class="infobox-data">3.21 billion<sup id="cite_ref-YouTubeStatsKurzgesagt_–_In_a_Nutshell_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YouTubeStatsKurzgesagt_–_In_a_Nutshell-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table class="ib-youtube-awards mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <tbody><tr><th colspan="3"><div><a href="/wiki/YouTube_Creator_Awards" title="YouTube Creator Awards">Creator Awards</a></div></th></tr><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/YouTube_Silver_Play_Button_2.svg/32px-YouTube_Silver_Play_Button_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/YouTube_Silver_Play_Button_2.svg/48px-YouTube_Silver_Play_Button_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/YouTube_Silver_Play_Button_2.svg/64px-YouTube_Silver_Play_Button_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="358" /></span></span></td><td>100,000 subscribers</td><td>2014</td></tr><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/YouTube_Gold_Play_Button_2.svg/40px-YouTube_Gold_Play_Button_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/YouTube_Gold_Play_Button_2.svg/60px-YouTube_Gold_Play_Button_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/YouTube_Gold_Play_Button_2.svg/120px-YouTube_Gold_Play_Button_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="358" /></span></span></td><td>1,000,000 subscribers</td><td>2015</td></tr><tr><td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/YouTube_Diamond_Play_Button.svg/40px-YouTube_Diamond_Play_Button.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/YouTube_Diamond_Play_Button.svg/60px-YouTube_Diamond_Play_Button.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/YouTube_Diamond_Play_Button.svg/120px-YouTube_Diamond_Play_Button.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="360" /></span></span></td><td>10,000,000 subscribers</td><td>2019</td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below ib-youtube-below"><hr /><i>Last updated:</i> 3 April 2025</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kurzgesagt</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˌ/: secondary stress follows">ˌ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/ʊər/: 'our' in 'tour'">ʊər</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/ɡ/: 'g' in 'guy'">ɡ</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'z' in 'zoom'">z</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span></span>/</a></span></span>, <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/ʊər/: 'our' in 'tour'">ʊər</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/ɡ/: 'g' in 'guy'">ɡ</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="/ˌ/: secondary stress follows">ˌ</span><span title="'z' in 'zoom'">z</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span></span>/</a></span></span>; <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a> for "In a nutshell", "in short", or literally "shortly said"; <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox 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The studio is best known for its <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube channel</a>, which focuses on <a href="/wiki/Minimalism" title="Minimalism">minimalistic</a> animated educational content using a <a href="/wiki/Flat_design" title="Flat design">flat</a> and <a href="/wiki/3D_computer_graphics" title="3D computer graphics">3D design style</a>. It discusses <a href="/wiki/Science" title="Science">scientific</a>, <a href="/wiki/Technology" title="Technology">technological</a>, <a href="/wiki/Politics" title="Politics">political</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philosophy" title="Philosophy">philosophical</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Psychology" title="Psychology">psychological</a> subjects.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Narrated by Steve Taylor, videos on the channel are normally four to sixteen minutes. Many videos are also available through other language-specific channels, such as in German through the channel <i>Dinge Erklärt – Kurzgesagt</i>, and in <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a> through <i>En Pocas Palabras – Kurzgesagt</i>. Some of their videos are also available in <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arabic" title="Arabic">Arabic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Portuguese" title="Brazilian Portuguese">Brazilian Portuguese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a> and <a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of November 2024, with over 23.2 million subscribers and over 270 videos (including shorts), the studio's original English language channel was the world's 224th most subscribed channel.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurzgesagt&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Patrizia_Mosca_COO_%26_Executive_Producer,_Kurzgesagt_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Patrizia_Mosca_COO_%26_Executive_Producer%2C_Kurzgesagt_2018.jpg/250px-Patrizia_Mosca_COO_%26_Executive_Producer%2C_Kurzgesagt_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Patrizia_Mosca_COO_%26_Executive_Producer%2C_Kurzgesagt_2018.jpg/330px-Patrizia_Mosca_COO_%26_Executive_Producer%2C_Kurzgesagt_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Patrizia_Mosca_COO_%26_Executive_Producer%2C_Kurzgesagt_2018.jpg/500px-Patrizia_Mosca_COO_%26_Executive_Producer%2C_Kurzgesagt_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6720" data-file-height="4480" /></a><figcaption>Patrizia Mosca, Chief operating officer at Kurzgesagt, speaks at <a href="/wiki/The_Internet_Foundation_in_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="The Internet Foundation in Sweden">the Internet Days</a> in Stockholm, 2018.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Kurzgesagt YouTube channel was created on 10 July 2013 (with their first video coming out on 12 July 2013), shortly after the founder, Philipp Dettmer, graduated from <a href="/wiki/Munich_University_of_Applied_Sciences" title="Munich University of Applied Sciences">Munich University of Applied Sciences</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first video, which explained <a href="/wiki/Evolution" title="Evolution">evolution</a>, was published two days later with the voice of Steve Taylor, who has remained the channel's commentator.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In ten years the channel evolved from a passion project worked on during Dettmer's free time to a design studio with about seventy on the team. In 2015, Kurzgesagt was commissioned to create a video on the end of disease by the <a href="/wiki/Bill_and_Melinda_Gates_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation">Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A video about the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, called <i>The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do</i> and released in March 2020, was posted on all three of their channels. It shared how the human body responds to <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> and how effective the measures are in evading <a href="/wiki/SARS-CoV-2" title="SARS-CoV-2">SARS-CoV-2</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The English version has over 88 million views, making it the most viewed video on the channel.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A study published in <i><a href="/wiki/Visual_Resources" title="Visual Resources">Visual Resources</a></i> said that the video "is an example of an aesthetically compelling explanation of the biological processes of a Covid infection," and it "includes fantastical depictions that convey the message in a more comprehensible straightforward manner."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kurzgesagt has been the recipient of several awards. In 2019, Kurzgesagt became the first German channel to surpass 10 million subscribers on YouTube.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2020, fellow YouTuber <a href="/wiki/Marques_Brownlee" title="Marques Brownlee">Marques Brownlee</a> honoured Kurzgesagt, with his "Streamys Creator Honor" award in the <a href="/wiki/10th_Streamy_Awards" title="10th Streamy Awards">10th Streamy Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Immune:_A_Journey_Into_The_Mysterious_System_That_Keeps_You_Alive"><i>Immune: A Journey Into The Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurzgesagt&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Immune: A Journey Into The Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2021, Kurzgesagt announced the release of their first book, <i>Immune: A Journey Into The Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive</i>, written by Philipp Dettmer, the channel's founder.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A publication by the <a href="/wiki/Foundation_for_the_Rights_of_Future_Generations" title="Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations">Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations</a>, a German think tank, recommended the book among others for books on the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, describing it as "full of stories of invasion, strategy, defeat, and noble self-sacrifice", in introducing the complex world of the <a href="/wiki/Immune_system" title="Immune system">immune system</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_M._Davis" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel M. Davis">Daniel M. Davis</a>, the Head of Life Sciences and Professor of <a href="/wiki/Immunology" title="Immunology">Immunology</a> at <a href="/wiki/Imperial_College_London" title="Imperial College London">Imperial College London</a>, described it as "the feast we have been waiting for" due to the public interest in the mechanisms of the immune system, such as <a href="/wiki/Antibodies" class="mw-redirect" title="Antibodies">antibodies</a>, <a href="/wiki/T_cell" title="T cell">T cells</a>, and <a href="/wiki/B_cell" title="B cell">B cells</a>, during the COVID-19 pandemic, which were "rarely discussed outside of research labs and scientific talks".<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the book, the author acknowledges the feedback and help of a Dr. James Gurney, Professor Thomas Brocker, the director of the Munich Institute for Immunology, and Professor Maristela Martins de Camargo of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo" title="University of São Paulo">University of São Paulo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sources_of_funding">Sources of funding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurzgesagt&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Sources of funding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2015, the channel received a US$570,000 grant from the <a href="/wiki/Bill_and_Melinda_Gates_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation">Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:3_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who later became one of their key sponsors. Kurzgesagt have made videos calling for investment in novel technologies the foundation also supports, such as <a href="/wiki/Carbon_sequestration" title="Carbon sequestration">carbon capture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meat_analogue" class="mw-redirect" title="Meat analogue">artificial meat</a>, as well as arguing for an optimistic view on the future of <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a> and <a href="/wiki/Economic_inequality" title="Economic inequality">economic inequality</a>, a view shared by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Gates" title="Bill Gates">Bill Gates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since September 2017, Kurzgesagt's German branch had been financially supported by the network <a href="/wiki/Funk_(service)" title="Funk (service)">Funk</a> of <a href="/wiki/ARD_(broadcaster)" title="ARD (broadcaster)">ARD</a> and <a href="/wiki/ZDF" title="ZDF">ZDF</a>. Kurzgesagt's German branch announced their departure from Funk in January 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2022, Kurzgesagt received <a href="/wiki/Euros" class="mw-redirect" title="Euros">€</a>2.97 million in a grant via <a href="/wiki/Open_Philanthropy_(organization)" class="mw-redirect" title="Open Philanthropy (organization)">Open Philanthropy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which the channel said was being used for translating their videos into various languages, and for funding the creation of content for <a href="/wiki/TikTok" title="TikTok">TikTok</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-reddit.com2_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reddit.com2-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The channel has received a smaller grant from the <a href="/wiki/John_Templeton_Foundation" title="John Templeton Foundation">John Templeton Foundation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a January 2023 statement,<sup id="cite_ref-reddit.com2_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reddit.com2-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kurzgesagt stated that 65% of their income from 2020 to 2022 came from viewers via the sale of merchandise from their shop, such as <a href="/wiki/Mugs" class="mw-redirect" title="Mugs">mugs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Posters" class="mw-redirect" title="Posters">posters</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toys" class="mw-redirect" title="Toys">toys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crowdfunding" title="Crowdfunding">crowdfunding</a> via <a href="/wiki/Patreon" title="Patreon">Patreon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Google_AdSense" title="Google AdSense">Google AdSense</a> revenue, with commercial or institutional <a href="/wiki/Sponsorships" class="mw-redirect" title="Sponsorships">sponsorships</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grant_(money)" title="Grant (money)">grants</a> accounting for only 24% of income. The statement said that the channel treats all data sceptically, that their sources for statements are always given, and that all research work is done in-house, with no editorial influence from sponsors or donors—a condition they say is included in every deal they have signed.<sup id="cite_ref-reddit.com2_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reddit.com2-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kurzgesagt made this statement in response to a December 2022 video which falsely accused them of having been "basically bought off by billionaires".<sup id="cite_ref-reddit.com2_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reddit.com2-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reliability_of_videos">Reliability of videos</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurzgesagt&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reliability of videos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While some commentators have praised Kurzgesagt's videos for their reliability and fact-checking,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> some of their earlier work received criticism. In 2016, the <a href="/wiki/Art_Libraries_Society_of_North_America" title="Art Libraries Society of North America">Art Libraries Society of North America</a> criticised the studio's occasional lack of credible sources and professional consultation, and use of emotive language.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, Kurzgesagt released a video saying that while they now had all their arguments fact-checked by experts, they had not always done so in the past. They added they were removing two of their videos uploaded in 2015 that did not meet their current standards, namely <i>The <a href="/wiki/2015_European_migrant_crisis" title="2015 European migrant crisis">European Refugee Crisis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Syrian Civil War">Syria</a></i> and <i>Addiction</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A collaboration between Kurzgesagt and journalist <a href="/wiki/Johann_Hari" title="Johann Hari">Johann Hari</a>, <i>Addiction</i> came to be one of the most popular on their channel at the time, despite also being one of their most criticised.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The video was accused of misleadingly summarising the conclusions of the contentious <a href="/wiki/Rat_Park" title="Rat Park">Rat Park experiments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kurzgesagt acknowledged they had presented one argument as fact, and had not considered other <a href="/wiki/Theories" class="mw-redirect" title="Theories">theories</a> on the matter.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2024, Kurzgesagt released a video entitled <i>We Need to Rethink Exercise - The Workout Paradox</i>, which was criticised by viewers who considered it too simplified. Kurzgesagt subsequently consulted with more experts in the field and released an updated version of the video that September to address these concerns. <a href="/wiki/Tubefilter" title="Tubefilter">Tubefilter</a> rated the updated version as one of the top videos released on YouTube that week.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Star_Birds"><i>Star Birds</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurzgesagt&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Star Birds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2024, the studio announced they had partnered with Toukana Interactive, the creators of <i><a href="/wiki/Dorfromantik" title="Dorfromantik">Dorfromantik</a></i>, to create a video game called <i>Star Birds</i> that will be centred around <a href="/wiki/Asteroid_mining" title="Asteroid mining">asteroid mining</a>. It will be released in 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kurzgesagt&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:imprint-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:imprint_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:imprint_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kurzgesagt.org/imprint/">"Imprint"</a>. <i>Kurzgesagt</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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