Explore existential questions and mind-bending scientific concepts through a curated playlist of animated educational videos. Delve into topics ranging from the nature of reality and human existence to cosmic phenomena and potential global catastrophes. Learn about the Kardashev scale for alien civilizations, the implications of nuclear energy, climate change challenges, and the possibility of stellar engines. Investigate intriguing subjects like Peto's Paradox, the Anthropocene, and the Fermi Paradox. Contemplate philosophical ideas such as optimistic nihilism and the simulation argument. Gain insights into the potential threats to our planet, including solar storms and gamma-ray bursts. Examine the complexities of time, energy, and the building blocks of life. Engage with thought-provoking content that challenges your understanding of the universe and our place within it.
The Existential Crisis Playlist by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
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Overview
Syllabus
What Are You Doing With Your Life? The Tail End.
How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll.
What if We Nuke the Moon?.
What If Earth got Kicked Out of the Solar System? Rogue Earth.
Geoengineering: A Horrible Idea We Might Have to Do.
When Time Became History - The Human Era.
Is It Too Late To Stop Climate Change? Well, it's Complicated..
The Largest Star in the Universe – Size Comparison.
What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like? The Kardashev Scale.
Could Solar Storms Destroy Civilization? Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections.
The Past We Can Never Return To – The Anthropocene Reviewed.
Why Are You Alive – Life, Energy & ATP.
The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do.
Why Blue Whales Don't Get Cancer - Peto's Paradox.
How to Move the Sun: Stellar Engines.
An Antidote to Dissatisfaction.
What if We Nuke a City?.
What’s Hiding at the Most Solitary Place on Earth? The Deep Sea.
The Egg - A Short Story.
Could Your Phone Hurt You? Electromagnetic Pollution.
Time: The History & Future of Everything – Remastered.
Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter.
Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument.
Why Black Holes Could Delete The Universe – The Information Paradox.
Optimistic Nihilism.
The Last Light Before Eternal Darkness – White Dwarfs & Black Dwarfs.
The Most Efficient Way to Destroy the Universe – False Vacuum.
Death From Space — Gamma-Ray Bursts Explained.
What Are You?.
The Fermi Paradox II — Solutions and Ideas – Where Are All The Aliens?.
The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens? (1/2).
What Is Life? Is Death Real?.
Three Ways to Destroy the Universe.
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Maria EloisaVery interesting to discover incredible themes, it talks a lot about astronomy I would say, but also about philosophical reflections and interesting theories. The course added me a lot!
