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A publication by the [[Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations]], a German think tank, recommended the book among others for books on the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], describing it as "full of stories of invasion, strategy, defeat, and noble self-sacrifice," in introducing the complex world of the [[immune system]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tremmel |first=Jörg |date=2021 |title=Recommendations of new books on the pandemic |url=https://www.igjr.org/ojs/index.php/igjr/article/view/912 |journal=Intergenerational Justice Review |language=en |volume=7 |issue=1 |doi=10.24357/igjr.7.1.912 |issn=2190-6335}}</ref> [[Daniel M. Davis]], the Head of Life Sciences and Professor of Immunology at [[Imperial College London]], described it as "the feast we have been waiting for" due to the public interest in the mechanisms of the immune system (such as [[Antibody|Antibodies]], [[T cell|T cells]], and [[B cell|B cells]]) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which were "rarely discussed outside of research labs and scientific talks."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Davis |first=Daniel M. |date=2021-11-05 |title=Immunology meets the masses Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive Philipp Dettmer Random House, 2021. 368 pp. |url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm0134 |journal=Science |language=en |volume=374 |issue=6568 |pages=697 |doi=10.1126/science.abm0134 |pmid=34735237 |s2cid=243761609 |issn=0036-8075}}</ref> 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 [[University of São Paulo]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dettmer |first=Philipp |title=Immune : a journey into the mysterious system that keeps you alive |date=November 2, 2021 |isbn=978-0593241332}}</ref>
A publication by the [[Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations]], a German think tank, recommended the book among others for books on the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], describing it as "full of stories of invasion, strategy, defeat, and noble self-sacrifice," in introducing the complex world of the [[immune system]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tremmel |first=Jörg |date=2021 |title=Recommendations of new books on the pandemic |url=https://www.igjr.org/ojs/index.php/igjr/article/view/912 |journal=Intergenerational Justice Review |language=en |volume=7 |issue=1 |doi=10.24357/igjr.7.1.912 |issn=2190-6335}}</ref> [[Daniel M. Davis]], the Head of Life Sciences and Professor of Immunology at [[Imperial College London]], described it as "the feast we have been waiting for" due to the public interest in the mechanisms of the immune system (such as [[Antibody|Antibodies]], [[T cell|T cells]], and [[B cell|B cells]]) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which were "rarely discussed outside of research labs and scientific talks."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Davis |first=Daniel M. |date=2021-11-05 |title=Immunology meets the masses Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive Philipp Dettmer Random House, 2021. 368 pp. |url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm0134 |journal=Science |language=en |volume=374 |issue=6568 |pages=697 |doi=10.1126/science.abm0134 |pmid=34735237 |s2cid=243761609 |issn=0036-8075}}</ref> 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 [[University of São Paulo]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dettmer |first=Philipp |title=Immune : a journey into the mysterious system that keeps you alive |date=November 2, 2021 |isbn=978-0593241332}}</ref>


== Reliability of videos ==
== Criticism ==
While some commentators have praised Kurzgesagt's videos for their reliability and fact-checking,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Humprhies |first=Suzanne |date=January 9, 2021 |title=What We're Watching: Kurzgesagt Explores Big Questions with Bite-Size Videos|url=https://www.reviewgeek.com/66657/what-were-watching-kurzgesagt-explores-big-questions-with-bite-size-videos/ |work=Review Geek |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418080815/https://www.reviewgeek.com/66657/what-were-watching-kurzgesagt-explores-big-questions-with-bite-size-videos/ |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> some of their earlier work received criticism. In 2016, the [[Art Libraries Society of North America]] criticized the studio's occasional lack of credible sources and professional consultation, and use of emotive language.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Gumb|first=Lindsey|date=April 2016|title=Multimedia Technology Review — Kurzgesagt|url=https://arlisna.org/publications/multimedia-technology-reviews/897-kurzgesagt|url-status=live|website=Art Libraries Society of North America |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415152829/https://arlisna.org/publications/multimedia-technology-reviews/897-kurzgesagt |archive-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> 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 deleting two of their videos from 2015 that failed their current standards, including their video titled "Addiction".<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Can You Trust Kurzgesagt Videos?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtUAAXe_0VI|work=Kurzgesagt channel on [[YouTube]] |language=en|access-date=June 26, 2021}}</ref> A collaboration between Kurzgesagt and journalist [[Johann Hari]], "Addiction" came to be one of the most popular on their channel at the time, despite also being one of their most criticized.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Stenn |first=Lili |date=March 14, 2019 |title=YouTuber Coffee Break Accuses Kurzgesagt of Being Untrustworthy, Founder Responds |url=https://roguerocket.com/2019/03/13/youtuber-coffee-break-accuses-kurzgesagt-of-being-untrustworthy-founder-responds/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210423085525/https://roguerocket.com/2019/03/13/youtuber-coffee-break-accuses-kurzgesagt-of-being-untrustworthy-founder-responds/ |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |website=Rogue Rocket |language=en-US |url-status=live}}</ref> The video was accused of misleadingly summarizing the conclusions of the contentious [[Rat Park|Rat Park experiments]];<ref name=":1"/> Kurzgesagt acknowledged they had presented one argument as fact, and had not considered other theories on the matter.<ref name=":0"/>
While some commentators have praised Kurzgesagt's videos for their reliability and fact-checking,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Humprhies |first=Suzanne |date=January 9, 2021 |title=What We're Watching: Kurzgesagt Explores Big Questions with Bite-Size Videos|url=https://www.reviewgeek.com/66657/what-were-watching-kurzgesagt-explores-big-questions-with-bite-size-videos/ |work=Review Geek |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418080815/https://www.reviewgeek.com/66657/what-were-watching-kurzgesagt-explores-big-questions-with-bite-size-videos/ |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> some of their earlier work received criticism. In 2016, the [[Art Libraries Society of North America]] criticized the studio's occasional lack of credible sources and professional consultation, and use of emotive language.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Gumb|first=Lindsey|date=April 2016|title=Multimedia Technology Review — Kurzgesagt|url=https://arlisna.org/publications/multimedia-technology-reviews/897-kurzgesagt|url-status=live|website=Art Libraries Society of North America |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415152829/https://arlisna.org/publications/multimedia-technology-reviews/897-kurzgesagt |archive-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>
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 deleting two of their videos from 2015 that failed their current standards, including their video titled "Addiction".<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Can You Trust Kurzgesagt Videos?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtUAAXe_0VI|work=Kurzgesagt channel on [[YouTube]] |language=en|access-date=June 26, 2021}}</ref>
A collaboration between Kurzgesagt and journalist [[Johann Hari]], "Addiction" came to be one of the most popular on their channel at the time, despite also being one of their most criticized.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Stenn |first=Lili |date=March 14, 2019 |title=YouTuber Coffee Break Accuses Kurzgesagt of Being Untrustworthy, Founder Responds |url=https://roguerocket.com/2019/03/13/youtuber-coffee-break-accuses-kurzgesagt-of-being-untrustworthy-founder-responds/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210423085525/https://roguerocket.com/2019/03/13/youtuber-coffee-break-accuses-kurzgesagt-of-being-untrustworthy-founder-responds/ |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |website=Rogue Rocket |language=en-US |url-status=live}}</ref> The video was accused of misleadingly summarizing the conclusions of the contentious [[Rat Park|Rat Park experiments]];<ref name=":1"/> Kurzgesagt acknowledged they had presented one argument as fact, and had not considered other theories on the matter.<ref name=":0"/>

Their reporting on the share of historical [[carbon emissions]] by different countries<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kurzgesagt |title=Who Is Responsible For Climate Change? – Who Needs To Fix It? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipVxxxqwBQw |website=YouTube |access-date=29 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref> was also criticized as inaccurate, with critics pointing to a 2020 [[The Lancet|Lancet]] study<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hickel |first1=Jason |title=Quantifying national responsibility for climate breakdown: an equality-based attribution approach for carbon dioxide emissions in excess of the planetary boundary |journal=The Lancet Planetary Health |date=1 September 2020 |volume=4 |issue=9 |pages=e399–e404 |doi=10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30196-0 |url=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30196-0/fulltext |access-date=29 January 2023 |language=English |issn=2542-5196}}</ref> which attributes a larger share of historical emissions to the [[United States]] and the [[Global North]] in general than the older sources aggregated by [[Our World in Data]] and used by Kurzgesagt, such as the [[Global Carbon Project]]. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Andrew |first1=Robbie M. |last2=Peters |first2=Glen P. |title=The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset |url=https://zenodo.org/record/7215364 |publisher=Zenodo |date=17 October 2022}}</ref>

===Sources of funding and conflicts of interest===
A December 2022 [[video essay]] <ref>{{cite web |last1=The Hated One |title=How Kurzgesagt Cooks Propaganda For Billionaires |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjHMoNGqQTI |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref> points out [[conflicts of interest]] between the sources of Kurzgesagt's funding and the topics and conclusions reached in some of their videos, and accuses the channel of not being transparent and forthcoming enough about its sources of income. Another criticism was the use of sources directly or indirectly supported or funded by backers which also backed Kurzgesagt, such as [[Bill Gates]] and [[William MacAskill]].

In 2015, the channel received a US$570 thousand grant from the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]]<ref>{{cite web |title=OPP1139276 |url=https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/committed-grants/2015/11/opp1139276 |website=Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |publisher=Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |access-date=29 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=MacLeod |first1=Alan |title=Documents show Bill Gates has given $319 million to media outlets to promote his global agenda |url=https://thegrayzone.com/2021/11/21/bill-gates-million-media-outlets-global-agenda/ |website=The Grayzone |access-date=29 January 2023 |date=22 November 2021}}</ref>, who would later become one of their key sponsors; Kurzgesagt have made videos calling for investment on novel technologies the foundation also supports, such as [[carbon capture]] and [[artificial meat]], as well as arguing for an optimistic view on the future of [[climate change]] and [[economic inequality]], a view shared by [[Bill Gates]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bill Gates Invests in Carbon Capture Startup After Tech Breakthrough |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-02/new-tech-could-cut-carbon-capture-energy-use-by-70 |access-date=29 January 2023 |work=Bloomberg.com |date=2 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=Rick |title=Bill Gates and Richard Branson are betting lab-grown meat might be the food of the future |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/23/bill-gates-and-richard-branson-bet-on-lab-grown-meat-startup.html |access-date=29 January 2023 |work=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>. In one case, data on the cost of carbon capture was taken by a Gates-funded source.

In March 2022, Kurzgesagt received 2.97 million [[euros]] in a grant via [[Open Philanthropy (organization)|Open Philantropy]]
<ref>{{cite web |title=Grants - Open Philanthropy |url=https://www.openphilanthropy.org/grants/?organization-name=kurzgesagt |website=Open Philanthropy |publisher=Open Philanthropy |access-date=29 January 2023 |language=en-us |date=30 June 2021}}</ref>, which the channel said was being used for translating their videos to various languages, and for funding the creation of content for [[TikTok]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kurzgesagt Statement to the Conflict of Interest Allegations |url=https://reddit.com/r/kurzgesagt/comments/10jlyyk/kurzgesagt_statement_to_the_conflict_of_interest/ |website=reddit |access-date=29 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Open Philantropy supports positions that Kurzgesagt has defended, such as [[effective altruism]] and [[Longtermism]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kurzgesagt — Short-form Video Content - Open Philanthropy |url=https://www.openphilanthropy.org/grants/kurzgesagt-short-form-video-content/ |website=Open Philanthropy |access-date=29 January 2023 |language=en-us |date=18 July 2022}}</ref>

Since its founding, the channel has also received smaller grants from the [[John Templeton Foundation]]<ref>{{cite web |title=An Analysis of the Distribution of Degrees of Intelligence across Animal Groups|url=https://www.templetonworldcharity.org/projects-database/0266 |website=www.templetonworldcharity.org |publisher=Templeton World Charity |access-date=29 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>, [[Open Society Foundation]]{{cn}} and [[Breakthrough Energy]]{{cn}}, totalling $625 thousand.

====Response====

In a January 2023 statement<ref>{{cite web |title=Kurzgesagt Statement to the Conflict of Interest Allegations |url=https://reddit.com/r/kurzgesagt/comments/10jlyyk/kurzgesagt_statement_to_the_conflict_of_interest/ |website=reddit |access-date=29 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref> , Kurzgesagt countered that, contrary to what the video essay implied, 65% of their funding from 2020 to 2022 came from viewers via the sale of merchandise from their shop, such as [[mugs]], [[posters]] and [[toys]], [[crowdfunding]] via [[Patreon]], and [[Google Adsense]] revenue, with [[sponsorships]] (commercial or institutional) and [[grant]]s accounting for only 24% of income. The statement also said that the channel treats all data skeptically, 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.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 20:51, 29 January 2023

Kurzgesagt
Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell
Pronunciation
  • /ˌkʊərtsɡəˈzɑːkt/
FormationJuly 9, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-07-09)
FounderPhilipp Dettmer
TypePrivately held company
PurposeEdutainment
Location
OwnerPhilipp Dettmer
Staff (2022)
53[2]
Websitekurzgesagt.org
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Genres
  • Animation
  • Education
  • Science
  • Philosophy
Subscribers20 million[3]
Total views2.205 billion[3]
100,000 subscribers2014
1,000,000 subscribers2015
10,000,000 subscribers2019
Last updated: 23 January 2023

Kurzgesagt (/ˌkʊərtsɡəˈzɑːkt/; German for "In a nutshell" or "in a few words") is a German-made animation and design studio founded by Philipp Dettmer. The studio's YouTube channel focuses on minimalist animated educational content,[4] using the flat and 3D design style. It discusses scientific, technological, political, philosophical, and psychological subjects.[5] Narrated by Steve Taylor, videos on the channel are typically four to sixteen minutes, with many of them available in German through the channel Dinge Erklärt – Kurzgesagt, their Spanish channel En Pocas Palabras - Kurzgesagt, and some of their videos are also available in French, Hindi, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese and Korean.[6][7]

With over 20 million subscribers and over 160 videos, the studio's original English language channel was ranked as the world's 198th most subscribed as of 8 November 2022.[8]

History

Patrizia Mosca, Chief operating officer at Kurzgesagt, speaks at the Internet Days in Stockholm, 2018.

The Kurzgesagt YouTube channel was created on 10 July 2013, shortly after the founder, Philipp Dettmer, graduated from Munich University of Applied Sciences.[9] The first video, which explained evolution, was published two days later with the voice of Steve Taylor, who still serves as commentator as of 2022.[10] The videos were more popular than expected, and in six years the channel went from a project worked on during Dettmer's free time to a design studio with over forty employees. The studio has even received commissions and grants from a number of established, independent institutions.[citation needed]

In 2015, Kurzgesagt was commissioned to create a video on the end of disease by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.[11]

This video about the COVID-19 pandemic, called The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do and released in March 2020, was posted on all three of their channels and shared how the human body responds to COVID-19 and how effective the measures in evading SARS-CoV-2.[12] The English version has over 87 million views, making it the most viewed video on the channel.[13] A study published in Visual Resources, 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."[14]

Outside of the grants from patrons, Kurzgesagt, at least the German branch, was primarily financially supported by the network Funk of ARD and ZDF since 28 September 2017. Kurzgesagt's German Branch announced their departure from Funk on 19 January 2023.[15][16][17][18]

Kurzgesagt has been the recipient of several awards. In 2019, Kurzgesagt became the first German channel to surpass 10 million subscribers on YouTube.[19] In December 2020, fellow YouTuber Marques Brownlee honored Kurzgesagt, with his "Streamys Creator Honor" award in the 10th Streamy Awards.[20]

Immune: A journey into the mysterious system that keeps you alive

In November 2021, Kurzgesagt announced the release of their first book, Immune: A journey into the mysterious system that keeps you alive, written by Phillip Dettmer, the channel's founder.[21]

A publication by the Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations, a German think tank, recommended the book among others for books on the COVID-19 pandemic, describing it as "full of stories of invasion, strategy, defeat, and noble self-sacrifice," in introducing the complex world of the immune system.[22] Daniel M. Davis, the Head of Life Sciences and Professor of Immunology at Imperial College London, described it as "the feast we have been waiting for" due to the public interest in the mechanisms of the immune system (such as Antibodies, T cells, and B cells) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which were "rarely discussed outside of research labs and scientific talks."[23] 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 University of São Paulo.[24]

Criticism

While some commentators have praised Kurzgesagt's videos for their reliability and fact-checking,[25] some of their earlier work received criticism. In 2016, the Art Libraries Society of North America criticized the studio's occasional lack of credible sources and professional consultation, and use of emotive language.[26]

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 deleting two of their videos from 2015 that failed their current standards, including their video titled "Addiction".[27]

A collaboration between Kurzgesagt and journalist Johann Hari, "Addiction" came to be one of the most popular on their channel at the time, despite also being one of their most criticized.[28] The video was accused of misleadingly summarizing the conclusions of the contentious Rat Park experiments;[28] Kurzgesagt acknowledged they had presented one argument as fact, and had not considered other theories on the matter.[27]

Their reporting on the share of historical carbon emissions by different countries[29] was also criticized as inaccurate, with critics pointing to a 2020 Lancet study[30] which attributes a larger share of historical emissions to the United States and the Global North in general than the older sources aggregated by Our World in Data and used by Kurzgesagt, such as the Global Carbon Project. [31]

Sources of funding and conflicts of interest

A December 2022 video essay [32] points out conflicts of interest between the sources of Kurzgesagt's funding and the topics and conclusions reached in some of their videos, and accuses the channel of not being transparent and forthcoming enough about its sources of income. Another criticism was the use of sources directly or indirectly supported or funded by backers which also backed Kurzgesagt, such as Bill Gates and William MacAskill.

In 2015, the channel received a US$570 thousand grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation[33][34], who would later become one of their key sponsors; Kurzgesagt have made videos calling for investment on novel technologies the foundation also supports, such as carbon capture and artificial meat, as well as arguing for an optimistic view on the future of climate change and economic inequality, a view shared by Bill Gates.[35][36]. In one case, data on the cost of carbon capture was taken by a Gates-funded source.

In March 2022, Kurzgesagt received 2.97 million euros in a grant via Open Philantropy [37], which the channel said was being used for translating their videos to various languages, and for funding the creation of content for TikTok.[38] Open Philantropy supports positions that Kurzgesagt has defended, such as effective altruism and Longtermism.[39]

Since its founding, the channel has also received smaller grants from the John Templeton Foundation[40], Open Society Foundation[citation needed] and Breakthrough Energy[citation needed], totalling $625 thousand.

Response

In a January 2023 statement[41] , Kurzgesagt countered that, contrary to what the video essay implied, 65% of their funding from 2020 to 2022 came from viewers via the sale of merchandise from their shop, such as mugs, posters and toys, crowdfunding via Patreon, and Google Adsense revenue, with sponsorships (commercial or institutional) and grants accounting for only 24% of income. The statement also said that the channel treats all data skeptically, 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.

See also

References

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