Emergence - How Stupid Things Become Smart Together

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  • How can many stupid things combine to form smart things? How can proteins become living cells? How become lots of ants a colony? What is emergence?
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    Emergence - How Stupid Things Become Smart Together

КОМЕНТАРІ • 13 тис.

  • @kurzgesagt
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    • @Anon24052
      @Anon24052 5 років тому +10

      Oh hai kurzgesagt!

    • @Rainier214
      @Rainier214 5 років тому +3

      Heya Kurzgesagt

    • @benherbielive7772
      @benherbielive7772 5 років тому +9

      Ok so this may sound stupid, but like, so if cells can tell other cells to change if that is what needed then in contrary to evolution theory, isn’t it possible that certain chemicals can be released that tell the sex cells, such as the sperm and the egg what is needed for the next generation, loads of these maybe completely ineffective and wrong but the body thinks this is what is needed, and possibly both cells are needed to agree on changes for this to work, so both cells must have the same decision for this to happen thus making evolution and change very rare but still possible, and bad mutations maybe accidental for reasons we don’t know

    • @boggsthedog3725
      @boggsthedog3725 5 років тому

      HEY

    • @johnfrank3575
      @johnfrank3575 5 років тому +1

      177013

  • @metadragon7500
    @metadragon7500 4 роки тому +5819

    Emergence is everywhere except in the people doing your group assignment.

    • @alejandrorabang5083
      @alejandrorabang5083 3 роки тому +42

      aaaand a doujin too

    • @robertoalarcon3607
      @robertoalarcon3607 3 роки тому +77

      @@alejandrorabang5083 oh no dont remind me of THAT

    • @deltanize9618
      @deltanize9618 3 роки тому +22

      no, it exists, stupid people with more stupid results

    • @wandowander9360
      @wandowander9360 3 роки тому +3

      @@robertoalarcon3607 wait what about doujin?

    • @Snakeeater24
      @Snakeeater24 3 роки тому +25

      Once I was doing a group project and they literally did not go on the slide the entire project as it wasn't even shared to them and they still claimed that they did a lot of work

  • @acadoe
    @acadoe 5 років тому +3684

    "Your arms and legs and heart are an incredibly complex and complicated system made of trillions of individual stupid things" - How Kurzgesagt flirts

    • @SohanDsouza
      @SohanDsouza 5 років тому +57

      Does this count as negging or pozzing, though? 🤔

    • @hair7402
      @hair7402 5 років тому +130

      your body parts are made of stupid things but when theyy make you they hella cute and smart

    • @luisr267
      @luisr267 5 років тому +2

      @@SohanDsouza
      M

    • @dillon1012
      @dillon1012 4 роки тому +24

      Is that sexual harassment

    • @cuppajoe2
      @cuppajoe2 4 роки тому +1

      Yes

  • @catcat2670
    @catcat2670 2 роки тому +2900

    “How stupid things become smart together”
    Me and the boys

    • @problematic7993
      @problematic7993 2 роки тому +310

      how stupid things become stupider together

    • @letter_o_hyphen_letter_o
      @letter_o_hyphen_letter_o 2 роки тому +197

      How smart things become stupider together.

    • @yukyukyuk161
      @yukyukyuk161 2 роки тому +85

      @@letter_o_hyphen_letter_o society

    • @alegendsock2581
      @alegendsock2581 2 роки тому +59

      How many antivaxers does it take to build a Dyson sphere

    • @DAMNDANIELLL
      @DAMNDANIELLL 2 роки тому +30

      @@alegendsock2581 i cant imagine the number, too big

  • @arebolar
    @arebolar 2 роки тому +734

    You are missing one of the most iconic examples: Computers. They are fantastic machines that are made out of very simple units called transistors, which are mere gates that have only two options: to connect or disconnect, zero or one. It’s very much like the neurons of our brain. And from this extreme simplicity, you get infinite complexity and astounding results!

    • @alejandrorabang5083
      @alejandrorabang5083 2 роки тому +18

      which is the same as ours

    • @cosmicatt
      @cosmicatt 2 роки тому +34

      @@alejandrorabang5083 Exactly! We’re both computers in a way.

    • @jacksonmandle4774
      @jacksonmandle4774 2 роки тому +32

      I was really hoping they'd bring up cellular automata or conway's game of life or something

    • @tonylee1667
      @tonylee1667 2 роки тому +1

      @@jacksonmandle4774 why

    • @kirpi1
      @kirpi1 2 роки тому +6

      The computer is an idea. It was designed and developed by man. Alright and you?

  • @ImTrappedInTheInternetHelp
    @ImTrappedInTheInternetHelp 6 років тому +10828

    "An ant is stupid" *Look, he's trying his best okay?*
    Edit: It's been two years and I hate that I have to say this, but please don't be mean to each other in the replies :( This is just a joke and I shouldn't need to explain that

    • @xxgremlinsxx
      @xxgremlinsxx 6 років тому +243

      Z E R O L I V E S L E F T
      Why was this so funny

    • @adolfodef
      @adolfodef 6 років тому +281

      Actually, most ants are technically female.
      Do not asume their gender =P

    • @360.Tapestry
      @360.Tapestry 6 років тому +61

      ants don't have emotions or self-esteem

    • @ramsierjouster2443
      @ramsierjouster2443 6 років тому +260

      #AntLivesMatter

    • @icecold1805
      @icecold1805 6 років тому +74

      Argamis (SilverComet) Technically you are assuming its sex, not its gender, since all animals except humans dont have neither culture nor society to have genders.

  • @smellthel
    @smellthel 3 роки тому +3555

    “An ant is pretty stupid”
    The ants watching this video: :(

    • @aegis3505
      @aegis3505 3 роки тому +55

      "an ant is pretty stupid"
      people that are 1m: :(

    • @zer0rebel4
      @zer0rebel4 3 роки тому +18

      He destroyed them :(

    • @observantmagic4156
      @observantmagic4156 3 роки тому +77

      I am an ant and I was very offended

    • @viktorkoetsier4952
      @viktorkoetsier4952 3 роки тому +73

      @@zer0rebel4 One could even say he antagonised them :)

    • @teathesilkwing7616
      @teathesilkwing7616 3 роки тому +9

      Women who have a sibling that has a child: :(

  • @habibishapur
    @habibishapur 2 роки тому +25

    I find that understanding emergence is one of the biggest keys for people to understand how the world works. pretty much every complex thing we do (engineering, biology, programming) consists of understanding how self contained units, can work together to make something more complex work, adding layers of abstraction so we dont have to worry about the step by step minutia, allowing us to make or study more complex things without getting bogged down in the details.

  • @burnedoutnotactuallygifted6270
    @burnedoutnotactuallygifted6270 2 роки тому +4

    Emergence is when a Celestial is born. Usually a volcano blows up and basically the whole planet goes bye bye and a giant rock with weird eyes makes more galaxies

  • @colonelcrockett2250
    @colonelcrockett2250 5 років тому +5540

    When the entire class works together to cheat on an exam.

    • @guardian9744
      @guardian9744 5 років тому +382

      No they were stupid but together they are smart

    • @Hellothere-sv5wm
      @Hellothere-sv5wm 5 років тому +60

      You deserve an emmy award for that comment

    • @AR-kj1vz
      @AR-kj1vz 5 років тому +48

      Colonel.Crockett Unlike ants, humans have snakes that would rat you out. :(

    • @asdasasdasd1239
      @asdasasdasd1239 5 років тому +9

      @@guardian9744 no stupid people stay stupid

    • @saviplayer4546
      @saviplayer4546 5 років тому +1

      @@PugsyP .

  • @wamsang7818
    @wamsang7818 3 роки тому +1716

    Next: politics: how smart things become stupid together

  • @Blaystift
    @Blaystift 2 роки тому +45

    This explanation assumes at least some intelligence at the lower emmergence level in your example.
    The ants can remember who they have met and know, based on the chemicals they perceive, what job their opposite has. They can also compare the quantity of different encounters and draw different conclusions from different results. So far, so simple. You could do the same thing with four lines of computer code. I have no problem imagining that these four lines have enough space in an ant "brain".
    Now for the assumption: the ants have knowledge of every job there is in their collony. That's quite a bit of knowledge and probably more than four lines of code! And they carry this knowledge around with them permanently. For a human, that would be quite an achievement. Humans need about three years to learn just one (admittedly somewhat more complex) job and they usually have only a rough idea of other professions. The ant has never been taught either its old job or its new one. I think that's called instinct. So my question is: What is instinct? How does it work?

  • @electricairways
    @electricairways Рік тому +5

    "An ant is pretty stupid"
    Perfect for Kurzgesagt Out of Context, but not as Out of Context as "It's a relatively pristine environment thanks to the absence of humans... A GREAT PLACE FOR A NUCLEAR TEST"

  • @Tjulfar
    @Tjulfar 4 роки тому +3968

    "Emergence is everywhere" - Yes , at my workplace for example.

    • @nightmarecorporation9991
      @nightmarecorporation9991 4 роки тому +144

      Yeah every time I look at R/animemes
      I see 177013

    • @Erine120
      @Erine120 4 роки тому +69

      Yeah...wait I’m self employed

    • @jeekoarangcon7312
      @jeekoarangcon7312 4 роки тому +47

      This video almost answered the purpose of life, you almost answered a reason not to exist.

    • @cannedtunasam7766
      @cannedtunasam7766 4 роки тому +18

      @@nightmarecorporation9991 bruh

    • @user-wc3ie9sw6r
      @user-wc3ie9sw6r 3 роки тому +23

      @@nightmarecorporation9991 I see.. You're a man of culture as well

  • @applesud6978
    @applesud6978 5 років тому +7470

    Next episode: *How smart things become stupid together!* _The story of humanity_

    • @_vla
      @_vla 4 роки тому +272

      *Apple PC Monitor Stand*

    • @Sophiebryson510
      @Sophiebryson510 4 роки тому +165

      Just............ one word; nations

    • @cuppajoe2
      @cuppajoe2 4 роки тому +36

      Omg true

    • @Sophiebryson510
      @Sophiebryson510 4 роки тому +50

      DNDwizard welll specifically the US

    • @DecepticonLeader
      @DecepticonLeader 4 роки тому +160

      Only those who are the loudest get the most attention, not the smart people. Which is why society is run by corrupt politicians, thinking they know better than everyone else.
      Society have many flaws, but despite all this stupid stuff it's still operational. Which means there is some sort of emergence taking place.

  • @javindhillon6294
    @javindhillon6294 Рік тому +8

    Put a bunch of stupid things in a room together and they'll become smart.
    School classrooms:

  • @wesleyf6249
    @wesleyf6249 Рік тому +15

    This video has fundamentally changed how I think about life and the universe, ever since I first saw it nearly 5 years ago.

  • @Natalie-qs2ot
    @Natalie-qs2ot 6 років тому +97

    5:00 those birds are like wtf did you just take your face off??!😧

    • @iliketrains0pwned
      @iliketrains0pwned 6 років тому +3

      Green Bird looks like he's seen some shit after that happened

    • @Natalie-qs2ot
      @Natalie-qs2ot 6 років тому

      iliketrains0pwned scarred for life

  • @KeithKeydel
    @KeithKeydel 3 роки тому +2774

    I spent two years working on a master's thesis on emergence, and Kurzgesagt summarized the key points in a 7 minute video 😣

    • @quinnherden
      @quinnherden 3 роки тому +112

      Can I read it?

    • @thomasboeve9528
      @thomasboeve9528 3 роки тому +87

      @@quinnherden No

    • @quinnherden
      @quinnherden 3 роки тому +73

      @C R I shall do what I can to repent.

    • @NickAndriadze
      @NickAndriadze 3 роки тому +93

      yup, they do amazing job of explaining complex stuff simply, beautifully and charmingly!.

    • @quinnherden
      @quinnherden 3 роки тому +21

      @@user-on8vk5gb6x I don't trust like that

  • @downtowncbrown2010
    @downtowncbrown2010 2 роки тому +158

    "Wetness is an emergent property of water"- Kurzgesagt casually proving once and for all that water is, in fact, wet

    • @projectkepleren
      @projectkepleren 2 роки тому +40

      I'm pretty sure that mean quite the opposite

    • @MDCxThePG
      @MDCxThePG 2 роки тому +20

      They categorically state that water is, in fact, not wet.

    • @prestongarvey2599
      @prestongarvey2599 2 роки тому +6

      @@MDCxThePG on its own yes, but when there's a lot of water, then water is wet

    • @maxharz3914
      @maxharz3914 2 роки тому +2

      Hes sadly only saying wettness comes from water, not water being yet

    • @aaroniii7152
      @aaroniii7152 2 роки тому +1

      @@maxharz3914 Maybe, but when someone refers to water, they are typically not referring to a single H20 molecule, they are referring to the liquid that is made up of countless H20 molecules (considered wet at 1:22). So unless someone is referring to a single H20 molecule when they say they are going to drink water, water could very well be considered wet in virtually all day-to-day use cases.

  • @prfm_setya95
    @prfm_setya95 2 роки тому +8

    3:53
    I love this transition, its so poetic,
    Well done Kurgz Team & Epic Mountain Music Team! ♥

    • @NguyenMinh792
      @NguyenMinh792 6 місяців тому +2

      The piece beautifully demonstrates the magnificence of life

  • @lucyfea3602
    @lucyfea3602 4 роки тому +1488

    How come when me and the boys get together, the stupidness rises ten-fold?

    • @diggleda2952
      @diggleda2952 3 роки тому +102

      Too much trust in the hive mind. People are no longer themselves which is essential for the hive mind to work

    • @jbritain
      @jbritain 3 роки тому +53

      Testosterone mainly

    • @frog8878
      @frog8878 3 роки тому +28

      Need more dosage of memes

    • @ze_abracadabra623
      @ze_abracadabra623 3 роки тому +11

      Because you all are very smart 😌

    • @tachytwo2534
      @tachytwo2534 3 роки тому +19

      Umm I think its because of a substance called alcohol

  • @srend5510
    @srend5510 5 років тому +1588

    we create things, even if we don't intend to. (shows a baby)

    • @-funmemes-9759
      @-funmemes-9759 5 років тому +15

      Who cares really,u know!

    • @randomdude9135
      @randomdude9135 5 років тому +31

      You can always abort them unless you're in the US and the new laws are firmly established.

    • @subugatai7072
      @subugatai7072 5 років тому +25

      MATH Genius abortion is murder

    • @LaserDawg
      @LaserDawg 5 років тому +7

      I- I- I got ReVErSe RaPEd

    • @deserteagle1232
      @deserteagle1232 5 років тому +4

      @@randomdude9135 it doesn't suck to suck anymore

  • @jesinthejust2205
    @jesinthejust2205 Рік тому +2

    Ahh at 3:52 - the "life" theme kicks in. Gave me goosebumps idk why.

  • @balamsky
    @balamsky 2 роки тому +5

    In the “Anti-Dühring”, Friedrich Engels describes this phenomenon that actually was perceived earlier by G.W.F. Hegel. The thing is that, in some point, quantitative difference produces qualitative changes. That’s crazy

  • @Arrhy
    @Arrhy 3 роки тому +788

    “An ant is pretty stupid.”
    *Im something of an ant myself.*

  • @marafreire7629
    @marafreire7629 3 роки тому +431

    “Its time to watch another Kurzgesagt video and learn new cool things!”
    Kurzgesagt: “An ant is very stupid.”

    • @AtomicMonkeybutt
      @AtomicMonkeybutt 2 роки тому +18

      That was all you managed to remember from the video?

    • @imibuks-replit
      @imibuks-replit 2 роки тому +12

      @@AtomicMonkeybutt lol your brain focuses on the most IMPORTANT parts of an video

    • @oatmealman1586
      @oatmealman1586 Рік тому +6

      Which is a weird statement because individual ants are self aware and have Been confirmed to have the ability to count.

    • @arishemthejudge6780
      @arishemthejudge6780 Рік тому +3

      @@oatmealman1586 🤓

    • @lancetheking7524
      @lancetheking7524 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@arishemthejudge6780"🤓"
      -🤓

  • @icns01
    @icns01 Рік тому +1

    Absolutely facilitating. One of the best videos on the subject I have seen so far. Clear and concise. Thank you very much!

  • @whee_indaMOO
    @whee_indaMOO Рік тому +3

    I really love the content of your videos!! thank you so much for explaining complex things into simpler ones. Now my daily routine involves watching your content. Before I go to sleep as well, the narrator's voice lulls me to sleep. I'm planning to buy merch from your shop and I'm currently saving up for it. Thank you so much! and may your channel reach more people and will last until 4D videos are available in YT

  • @casinondn9032
    @casinondn9032 4 роки тому +1462

    Kurzgesagt: “An ant is pretty stupid, it doesn’t have much of a brain, nor will, nor plan.”
    Me: Hey Alexa am I actually an ant?

  • @shadow_4111
    @shadow_4111 6 років тому +3667

    How stupid things become smart together
    *High School Group Project*

    • @wugabriel3465
      @wugabriel3465 6 років тому +338

      A Single Cheeto Puff meh. It's usually all done by one smart member tho...

    • @zeldafreak2232
      @zeldafreak2232 6 років тому +141

      and then the one person that carries most of the workload
      aka me

    • @Thegeeksquadofone
      @Thegeeksquadofone 6 років тому +147

      How mediocre things become more mediocre

    • @benscott4574
      @benscott4574 6 років тому +39

      A Single Cheeto Puff EXEPT I GOTTA DO ALL THE SHIT

    • @chumsnotreal
      @chumsnotreal 6 років тому +76

      A.K.A. one smart person does all the work while the others are douchebags

  • @jonathansalman3830
    @jonathansalman3830 2 роки тому +5

    I like how this video started off by just casually indirectly answering the classic “is water wet” question

  • @botondkovacs8791
    @botondkovacs8791 2 роки тому +10

    "Emergence is everywhere"
    My class: hold my beer

  • @cheybat5390
    @cheybat5390 4 роки тому +365

    Employer: so what are your skills
    Me: 4:20

  • @carlos_adventures9018
    @carlos_adventures9018 4 роки тому +819

    1:08 bruh he just explained how water isn’t wet

  • @jena6743
    @jena6743 2 роки тому +6

    I love this video, it is one of my favorite videos so far. I don't know why but I adore the ant series. I think this video really puts into perspective how insignificant an individual really is and yet through the cooperative efforts of such individuals, something magnificently great and significant emerges.

  • @johnnafunkhouser5999
    @johnnafunkhouser5999 2 роки тому +5

    So enjoyable and full of learning. Thank you!

  • @cosmicman4963
    @cosmicman4963 3 роки тому +1079

    Kurzgesagt: This is how stupid thigs are smart together
    Humans: Allow us to introduce ourselves

  • @ThePinkRubber
    @ThePinkRubber 3 роки тому +217

    Emergence is when stupid individuals come together and do smart things
    My class has no emergence

  • @siddharthsahu7123
    @siddharthsahu7123 2 роки тому +6

    Being an Vlsi Engineer i must say in VLSI industry no single person can build a mordern processor alone....
    There are Asic design engineers, verification engineers, physical design engineers and many more and all of them together can make a processor but not a single individual can..

  • @stephenkaplan4474
    @stephenkaplan4474 Рік тому +1

    Y’all are awesome. Thank you. I have been loving them and now my young children are tuning in 👍🏼

  • @Ravenomics
    @Ravenomics 6 років тому +194

    The music is so good in this episode.

    • @ryanrising2237
      @ryanrising2237 6 років тому +6

      I thought so! I head parts of “Life,” “Time,” and “What are You” in it just the first time around. I wonder if the music is trying to fit the video by being an emergent piece: derived from a bunch of things they’ve done previously.

    • @marcelocrestani2233
      @marcelocrestani2233 6 років тому

      Very nice music. Listening to it in Soundclound

    • @0042090
      @0042090 6 років тому +1

      Yes absolutely! I noticed it too :)

    • @rygamer1716
      @rygamer1716 6 років тому

      link?

    • @rygamer1716
      @rygamer1716 6 років тому

      nevermind forgive me

  • @socialist-strong
    @socialist-strong 6 років тому +784

    In a team fortress 2 (a classic class based shooter) server, players looking at the class selection menu may choose a class to play, but they may also see what classes other players on their team are playing as.
    If all the players of a certain class leave, say, medic, and there are too many players of some other class, say, sniper, the team is at risk of getting beaten very badly.
    At this point, no critical response is triggered, all the players keep playing the overabundant classes they were playing, and the team loses.
    Ants are smarter than us.

    • @TheREALBOJACK
      @TheREALBOJACK 6 років тому +50

      Same with Overwatch.

    • @jackhudson4510
      @jackhudson4510 6 років тому +76

      Yeah but in real life losing teams don't re-spawn they just die off and cease existing haha.
      Or learn to adapt to continue existing.

    • @nudeerah
      @nudeerah 6 років тому

      Systems

    • @MisterDillPickle
      @MisterDillPickle 6 років тому +8

      DOTA also comes to mind. Stop picking carries, we already have 4!

    • @h.p.734
      @h.p.734 6 років тому +19

      I totally agree, sometimes ppl are so blinded by what they want that they cant see the bigger picture. Ants ARE smarter in a way that they are comparitvely selfless than we are.

  • @MrPuzis
    @MrPuzis 2 роки тому +3

    Wow, this is a clear explanation of anti-fragility in systems. Well done with the video.

  • @TheIgorBomfim
    @TheIgorBomfim 2 роки тому

    I just love the way you guys talked about the Emergence. And the soundtrack...

  • @onkgopotsesibanyoni4281
    @onkgopotsesibanyoni4281 6 років тому +3598

    Good job Kurzgesagt this didn't make me want to kill myself

    • @arielsproul8811
      @arielsproul8811 6 років тому +124

      Onkgopotse Sibanyoni they should have put a existential crisis warning

    • @kasparsehl225
      @kasparsehl225 6 років тому +9

      i does tho :/

    • @dreelu4279
      @dreelu4279 6 років тому +71

      Onkgopotse Sibanyoni Why would you though? An ant might not understand that it has one task for most of its life before it dies, which seems pretty futile to humans. But you're not like that. You have the ability to choose whatever the hell you want to do in existence. You can choose not to support the ant colony. You can choose to go surf on a beach or play video games. Invent the next machine that allows us to travel at light speed. Find the love of your life and run away together forever. While it might seem like we're all just ants with one specific task in life, I believe were much, much more complex than that as humans. We have potentially infinite and unlimited free will to believe and do anything we want.

    • @fureversalty
      @fureversalty 6 років тому +17

      But wait, you're made up of stupid things, so you probably should

    • @fuzioncuber1239
      @fuzioncuber1239 6 років тому +2

      Yeah... totally...

  • @enablechaos6344
    @enablechaos6344 6 років тому +732

    5 minutes into Kurzgesagt and chill and she gives you this look:
    5:02

    • @kailundeng7496
      @kailundeng7496 6 років тому

      Enable Chaos in

    • @sudhanvakashyap297
      @sudhanvakashyap297 6 років тому +25

      5:00 nice animation
      5:04 creepy!

    • @michalvalta5231
      @michalvalta5231 6 років тому +30

      The face looks like Hitler... Which combined with the german name of the channel is a very bad idea. xD

    • @Ztimes22
      @Ztimes22 6 років тому

      hahahaa thanks for the lolz

    • @madscientistshusta
      @madscientistshusta 6 років тому

      Enable Chaos haha

  • @NguyenMinh792
    @NguyenMinh792 6 місяців тому

    3:50 the music syncs truly brilliantly with the beauty of life

  • @kohlidhoni1591
    @kohlidhoni1591 Рік тому +2

    Emergence is the most fascinating concept for me I always wondered how humans made a lot of progress it's simple it's emergence . Running a country seems like a gigantic task but emergence does this . Fascinating concept!

  • @Pushed2InsanityYT
    @Pushed2InsanityYT 4 роки тому +920

    *Kurzgesagt* : makes an informative and serious video.
    UA-cam comments: *memes...memes... memes*

  • @mirsadajdari
    @mirsadajdari 4 роки тому +130

    Now I understand Aristoteles Phrase: *"The whole is bigger then the total parts"*
    The video explains the Emergence symptom pretty well :)

    • @kevintran6738
      @kevintran6738 4 роки тому +2

      I reported you, because you genuinely deserve it.

    • @__-yz1ob
      @__-yz1ob 4 роки тому +2

      @@kevintran6738
      Wut?

  • @WheezyWrld
    @WheezyWrld 2 роки тому +2

    I’ll never understand why we don’t as humans work together on every major issue and, solve them way way quicker than, abunch of individual groups of humans could. We could have a whole renaissance era again just got to work together

  • @anisiojunior9894
    @anisiojunior9894 2 роки тому

    Your videos are life changing!! Aways gives me amazing feelings!! Keep on the great work!

  • @TheTexas1994
    @TheTexas1994 6 років тому +2421

    Your channel is so addictive! Once I get a notification of an upload, I stop what I’m doing and watch it!

    • @TheTexas1994
      @TheTexas1994 6 років тому +13

      Nobody click on his comments! It’s not the real Kurzgesagt, if that wasn’t obvious

    • @vinhtinhuynh1424
      @vinhtinhuynh1424 6 років тому

      Nicolas Gleason-Boure true strt

    • @apollon5205
      @apollon5205 6 років тому +4

      a d d i c t i o n

    • @kjzsbtby
      @kjzsbtby 6 років тому +1

      me 15

    • @nxt_tim
      @nxt_tim 6 років тому +3

      Same, kurzgesagt videos are a must-watch :D

  • @novaredstar5433
    @novaredstar5433 4 роки тому +280

    5:01 aww she looks cu- OH JESUS

  • @rainbow5316
    @rainbow5316 2 роки тому +4

    4:25 how do you know that I am watching and eating chips????

  • @ERIC-rh6sf
    @ERIC-rh6sf 2 роки тому

    Awesome video! I never heard of this phenomenon and it just makes a lot of things make sense now

  • @funny-video-YouTube-channel
    @funny-video-YouTube-channel 6 років тому +883

    I glued millions of ants to my head, now I feel smart :-)
    *Intelligence from complexity* does work !

    • @azytza9415
      @azytza9415 6 років тому +5

      I reported all of them

    • @Bloatyboy
      @Bloatyboy 6 років тому +2

      I am ONE MILLION ANTS

    • @loermansw
      @loermansw 6 років тому +7

      they're banned now :D

    • @mrblazeapound7856
      @mrblazeapound7856 6 років тому +2

      Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell GET YOUR FAKE ASS OUT OF HERE

    • @mrblazeapound7856
      @mrblazeapound7856 6 років тому

      GamingLikeaBawz Same

  • @thehybrid68
    @thehybrid68 5 років тому +229

    "How stupid things become smart together"
    Me and the boys studying for the test are an Emergence

  • @OrderMeetsChaos
    @OrderMeetsChaos 2 роки тому

    Respect ... You guys are doing a phenomenal job

  • @dakshdiliptalreja4088
    @dakshdiliptalreja4088 2 роки тому

    One of the best videos till date!🙌

  • @staja2107
    @staja2107 6 років тому +232

    I love it when a Kurzgesagt video gives me chills.

    • @edthoreum7625
      @edthoreum7625 6 років тому +2

      5:00

    • @caden8428
      @caden8428 6 років тому

      Tebrica how did you get the chills? Were you scared or something.?

    • @Scarlet-Enchantress
      @Scarlet-Enchantress 6 років тому +3

      Caden Greene it’s the same as listening to a good song. Except you learn something new and it’s a good video

    • @staja2107
      @staja2107 6 років тому

      Thank you!

    • @lacracotte3775
      @lacracotte3775 6 років тому

      The same

  • @lunahula
    @lunahula 6 років тому +57

    And here we are an emergence, within many emergences, communicating with other emergence's on an emergent community, upon an emergent communication platform-
    Oh no, I've gone crosseyed. Good thing my eyes are just sewn on black buttons.

  • @madelayneoporta1976
    @madelayneoporta1976 9 місяців тому

    How I love these videos, I've been learning valuable information. I use to lose concentration easily but with all this animation it's difficult not being concentrated ❤️✨✨

  • @golshang8118
    @golshang8118 2 роки тому

    The music alongside the science gave me goosebumps! Loved it *0*

  •  6 років тому +1997

    But the real question is: how smart things can become stupid together?

    • @fazeedkotta2580
      @fazeedkotta2580 6 років тому +169

      György Mohl Humans

    •  6 років тому +67

      Exactly.

    • @GamesFromSpace
      @GamesFromSpace 6 років тому +189

      Not all emergent behaviors are beneficial.

    • @NeoDemocedes
      @NeoDemocedes 6 років тому +143

      Religion.

    • @devinward461
      @devinward461 6 років тому +16

      Joshua Pearce ^this

  • @kevint1929
    @kevint1929 3 роки тому +80

    You know, this episode has really great music. Like, most videos have good soundtracks, but this one just feels really fitting and good

    • @thffkfltm
      @thffkfltm Рік тому +1

      I thought the exactly same thing. The soundtrack of this videos is really fascinating. I find that the song itself is also emergence. It start with single string, gradually add more instruments and they get more diverse. At the end they are arranged in harmony with many different melodies and beats but actually all of them are basically originated from the first single string. It is just adding more sounds in all directions so it is getting more complex, ended up having grand finale represents Kruzgesagt's main theme. Impressive.

  • @tindustries
    @tindustries 2 роки тому

    Super cool. Thank you makers😀

  • @plane15man
    @plane15man 2 роки тому +1

    I really vibed with the lady that ripped her face off and stuck it back on as if nothing happened. That's pretty metal.

  • @Tikolu
    @Tikolu 6 років тому +82

    Take computers as an example. A transistor is a pretty stupid thing, it takes two inputs and gives an output depending on them. Yet, computers containing trillions of these microscopic transistor can calculate the billionth digit of pi.

    • @shebbyking6976
      @shebbyking6976 6 років тому +1

      Its a bot, also good point with the computers.

    • @Supershadow301
      @Supershadow301 6 років тому +10

      Good point for computer, and we got one example here: the youtube spam bot.

    • @ericcartmann
      @ericcartmann 6 років тому +1

      Transistors only take one input. Its just a switch. Early computers used physical relay mechanical switches. But they couldn't switch very fast.

    • @vejymonsta3006
      @vejymonsta3006 6 років тому +1

      HEYO! Nice analogy.

    • @kinddata
      @kinddata 6 років тому

      A computer was a job long ago, just like a teacher, doctor or scientist. But some one decided that we need a faster way to calculate the design of the first atomic bomb. It works so well we used it to calculate the Hydrogen bomb. Now electronic computer helps make quantum computers, that can make an even better bomb. "Emerging stupidity" 😎

  • @paulmahoney7619
    @paulmahoney7619 3 роки тому +197

    "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"
    -Aristotle

  • @trendstorebrazil6538
    @trendstorebrazil6538 2 роки тому +2

    And I was here bragging my self thinking I was the original creator of this concept until i stumblled upon this video... I had THE EXACT same insight when i was showering one day

  • @Wazzup_Taibei
    @Wazzup_Taibei 2 роки тому

    This is the most inspiring video I have ever seen on UA-cam !

  • @deusexaethera
    @deusexaethera 3 роки тому +113

    Emergence is a fundamental property of the universe. Everything -- _everything_ -- is more than the sum of its parts.

    • @Noorthia
      @Noorthia 2 роки тому +5

      Except world leaders.

    • @alecxander9573
      @alecxander9573 2 роки тому +2

      @@Noorthia they had contributed to the world more than you ever will be able to.

    • @StrazdasLT
      @StrazdasLT 2 роки тому

      @@alecxander9573 And yet they are less than the sum of their parts.

    • @mymixedbiscuit9159
      @mymixedbiscuit9159 2 роки тому

      1 + 1 = 21

    • @georgeuferov1497
      @georgeuferov1497 Рік тому +3

      @@adriancioroianu1704 magic or god is something that stands conceptually higher that objects around us. Emergence is something that naturally arises from properties of said objects. Your sentence is plain wrong

  • @LexElls
    @LexElls 6 років тому +664

    Whoa this one has my favorite animations yet! Those ants walking look great! That must be seriously hard work

    • @mosshivenetwork117
      @mosshivenetwork117 6 років тому +5

      I know right

    • @scootaloodash5138
      @scootaloodash5138 6 років тому +2

      Lex Ells hi

    • @c4ooo
      @c4ooo 6 років тому +31

      don't get why UA-cam algorithm can't ban these scams - they all use the same template xD

    • @Niom_Music
      @Niom_Music 6 років тому +4

      Lex Ells Yeah, the animations is great!Greater than usual Kurzgesagt greatness! Also, that transition at 6:46 was smooth af.

    • @tommybro5313
      @tommybro5313 6 років тому

      Lex Ells Talk about serious VFX on The Jungle Book

  • @TonganSteel
    @TonganSteel Рік тому +3

    I found this quote about emergence online that got me thinking about it a lot in an unexpected way: "Emergence is a handwave of colossal proportions that is easily revealed by asking "what is this emergence and where does it come from?" If you're going to be a pure materialist you don't get to just say oh it magically comes from nowhere, you have to show the mechanism." Is emergence just a handwave? I'm starting to think it might be. Thoughts please.

    • @MW-oq6ew
      @MW-oq6ew Рік тому +2

      By hand wave you mean, it's a way of describing a phenomena without actually explaining the phenomena? Sort of like an empty way of explaining things? Yes. it's a hand wave, in the same way like asking the question "why do things work the way they do?" and someone responding with "spontaneity" (instead of emergence).
      Really, emergence does nothing to explain why things work the way they do, but is merely a statement that something is composed of smaller things that are weirdly different. In reality, nothing is more than the sum of it's parts. Nothing. But to accurately understand and quantify the sum of many parts, you need to actually take into consideration and understand each and every part.

    • @Ohnoyoudont9791
      @Ohnoyoudont9791 Рік тому +1

      @@MW-oq6ew Yes, that is essentially what I mean by 'hand wave'; it also implies an almost reckless discarding of any arguments that contradict your own point of view, essentially "ignoring the elephant in the room".
      "In reality, nothing is more than the sum of its parts". From the perspective a materialist, yes I agree. This notion links with the solution to any paradox (which I think emergence is - the paradox of 'how is something created from nothing?'): we simply haven't identified all the parts yet, and I believe that is what is happening with all these 'emergent' phenomena.
      On another tangent: sentient (ie. self aware/conscious) artificial intelligence seems to be build on the hope that it will 'emerge' out of powerful-enough computation. I am skeptical about this idea due to my skepticism of emergence: what is the fundamental building block of consciousness that artificial intelligence hopes to create? I don't see how consciousness will emerge until that question is answered, but I suppose it could happen by accident.

  • @beefdude9851
    @beefdude9851 9 місяців тому +1

    So glad that this channel could scientifically explain to the internet that water is in fact wet

  • @zcrib3
    @zcrib3 6 років тому +92

    I still can't believe that a series this good is on UA-cam.

  • @galactorsus_i.n.c
    @galactorsus_i.n.c 3 роки тому +46

    This channel is really positive topic, negative topic, disaster prevention and philosophical at the same time. A healthy mix of everything

  • @Splarkszter
    @Splarkszter 2 роки тому +2

    Kurszgesagt videos are the best thing that happened to me. So gorgeous, so awesome, so direct, i always feel good seeing this videos, the artwork, the voice, the spoken things. I love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love it all.

  • @nervous711
    @nervous711 9 місяців тому

    One of the best educational videos of all time

  • @hadogenes5049
    @hadogenes5049 5 років тому +74

    Why is no one talking about that soundtrack? It is amazing

    • @guigarciarig
      @guigarciarig 4 роки тому +1

      Please I need this Soundtrack 😭😭😭

    • @angelolavalle08
      @angelolavalle08 4 роки тому +3

      Made by epic mountain, called...emergence :v

    • @JuanPablo-ki7kq
      @JuanPablo-ki7kq 4 роки тому +1

      It is on Spotify
      Epic mountain

    • @justmart4455
      @justmart4455 4 роки тому +1

      Thank for your input, Mother Russia

    • @zed_2ed929
      @zed_2ed929 3 роки тому

      No one guns talk about mother Russia

  • @luciidusal
    @luciidusal 5 років тому +240

    5:02 *SHE GAVE ME A FREAKING HEART ATTACK Y U DO THIS TO ME*

    • @CadanL
      @CadanL 5 років тому +44

      That was terrifying. And the way she keeps smiling? And the blank expressionless eyes?

    • @TribunalxWarrior
      @TribunalxWarrior 5 років тому +6

      because OP is an alien robot trying to teach us humans false things

    • @alizacelemcentauri986
      @alizacelemcentauri986 4 роки тому +17

      Those two birds... look at their eyes. They have seen some fucked up shit.

    • @P1X3L5T0RM
      @P1X3L5T0RM 4 роки тому +5

      And the face became Hitler.

    • @dukeon
      @dukeon 4 роки тому +2

      “US”

  • @JetFalcon710
    @JetFalcon710 2 роки тому +3

    Out of curiosity, I decided to try and find out what the jets at 6:22 are, and here's my findings.
    ==Formation==
    Leader: Saab JAS 39 Gripen
    Jets behind the Gripen: Eurofighter Typhoons
    Jets behind the Typhoons: I thought they were F-4 Phantoms at first, but I'm pretty sure they're F-16 Vipers
    And then the big cargo plane in the back is a C-130 Hercules -- or possibly an AC-130 gunship, judging by the fighter jets ;v;

    • @fly463
      @fly463 Рік тому

      Rafale
      typhoons
      F-16s

    • @fly463
      @fly463 Рік тому

      Gripen is a single engine jet

  • @stevenswapp4768
    @stevenswapp4768 Рік тому

    Cool. Thanks!
    Very interesting

  • @SWonYT
    @SWonYT 6 років тому +757

    But do you think we can convince them to make an "is water wet" video

    • @equisnrolly
      @equisnrolly 6 років тому +2

      Sammy Williams they already have

    • @megaagentj2248
      @megaagentj2248 6 років тому +1

      They haven’t

    • @joeybarela363
      @joeybarela363 6 років тому +25

      Then it would be Vsauce not kurzgesagt

    • @RC-mx5du
      @RC-mx5du 6 років тому +27

      Sammy Williams
      That question is sort of answered in this very video. “Wetness” is an emergent property of water occupying the empty space in between the particles of the “wet” object. Therefore, water itself is not wet.

    • @olestrohm
      @olestrohm 6 років тому +7

      but water occupies the empty space between the other water molecules, so it definitely is wet

  • @jsthecanuck6804
    @jsthecanuck6804 5 років тому +492

    *reads the title*
    “Oh god not this douji-
    oh its a science video “

  • @JoeBartholomewTheThird
    @JoeBartholomewTheThird 2 роки тому +2

    6:45 SOMEONE MAKE THIS

  • @grtntgod
    @grtntgod 2 роки тому +1

    The best at explaining Emergence

  • @DAndyLord
    @DAndyLord 6 років тому +383

    If an intelligent colonial civilization (like ants) visited us; our cities would look as individuals to them.
    If an intelligent single celled organism visited us; our bodies would look as cities to them.

    • @invernomuto7550
      @invernomuto7550 6 років тому +24

      Andy Lord I don't think anything composed of a single cell could be considered intelligent by any standard

    • @rururiemn1941
      @rururiemn1941 6 років тому +45

      il Mussulnano: can’t you just go with it? For the sake of the theory?

    • @DAndyLord
      @DAndyLord 6 років тому +13

      il Mussulnano No known Earthlings, true. But who knows what exists out there. We don't know any collective consciousnesses either.

    • @lfrenot
      @lfrenot 6 років тому +6

      il Mussulnano ever heard of the real life "Blob" ?
      It is exactly that, an single cell organism that can learn and adapt

    • @kotzpenner
      @kotzpenner 6 років тому +7

      MIND = BLOWN
      What about big ass space amoebas? They could be intelligent.
      Also, fuck off spammers.

  • @hourglassoftime3911
    @hourglassoftime3911 6 років тому +153

    if you think about it, this makes sense. a pixel is a pixel. a bunch of pixels is a frame. a bunch of frames is a video.

    • @kaijucifer3544
      @kaijucifer3544 6 років тому +1

      What makes up the pixel? What makes up what makes the pixel? Et cetera et cetera.

    • @03chrisv
      @03chrisv 6 років тому +10

      A bunch of videos becomes UA-cam.

    • @TheMagnas26
      @TheMagnas26 6 років тому

      Assumptions are :
      Any entity can be decomposed to its smaller more fundamental part.
      So by definition, it s normal that what we decomposed into (pixels) form a frame by definition
      For the frame makes a video, the time variable become relevant so you re adding another dimension

    • @bruah4364
      @bruah4364 6 років тому

      Galaxeus light

    • @clownwagegaming2212
      @clownwagegaming2212 6 років тому +4

      By the way that's how you are made. A cell is a cell. A bunch of cells is a tissue. A bunch of tissues is an organ. An bunch of organs is an organ system. A bunch of organ systems is an organism.

  • @anujlahoty8022
    @anujlahoty8022 Рік тому

    Insightful and pertinent.

  • @Chaotic-warp
    @Chaotic-warp 2 роки тому +1

    Now we need a sequel called "Metamorphosis"

  • @nicolasi4262
    @nicolasi4262 5 років тому +1024

    This video just proved water is not wet

    • @chiefsed4473
      @chiefsed4473 5 років тому +11

      Nicolas I it’s actually not

    • @llamalulu4255
      @llamalulu4255 5 років тому +78

      It actually proves that it is because water as we perceive it isn’t a single molecule. The image in the video shows that many stacked up molecules of water are wet which is water as we perceive it 😉

    • @cloudsdoge8698
      @cloudsdoge8698 5 років тому +1

      Yes omg so many dumb people at my school asked this question so many times its was so stupid

    • @ch33zyburrito36
      @ch33zyburrito36 5 років тому

      Llama Lulu goteee

    • @lilielf5652
      @lilielf5652 5 років тому +11

      No, it just proved water is wet.

  • @pencrows
    @pencrows 5 років тому +793

    Ever played a game of Roblox.
    Stupid things become even more stupid together.

  • @BeckNovaes
    @BeckNovaes 2 роки тому

    This is a video I keep comming back to watch again

  • @martinmelezinek7814
    @martinmelezinek7814 2 роки тому

    Hmm, very nice video Kurzgesagt :) You are starting to understand how things work for real now. In the world each entity has its own set of definitions, properties and methods. They are defined within the universe and follow the rules of the forces they are under but act differently depending on their environment. Collectively small things work together towards new methods and properties which manifest as a result of their synergies. This pattern is repeated throughout the universe for example that quite famous quote about beliefs becoming your thoughts, words, actions, habits, values, destiny. Do not underestimate the power of emergence.

  • @whitetiger8115
    @whitetiger8115 5 років тому +301

    ‘How Stupid Things Become Smart Together’
    Ah, so we’re talking about school again

    • @clabuda2
      @clabuda2 5 років тому

      Lol

    • @sauceaddict9569
      @sauceaddict9569 5 років тому +1

      White Tiger How😐😐🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️.

    • @darkstrideisi3346
      @darkstrideisi3346 4 роки тому +5

      Teens seem to get dumber together nowadays

    • @SubcribeMinecraftNOW
      @SubcribeMinecraftNOW 4 роки тому +2

      @@darkstrideisi3346 Well it's basic logic. The vast majority of students don't learn more than their teachers or become smarter than them, and the next generation will repeat this

    • @bruhsauce644
      @bruhsauce644 4 роки тому

      Esketxd
      ever heard of college lad, it's just that it's overpriced and that not anyone can get into it fee free,

  • @ultrahero3891
    @ultrahero3891 6 років тому +109

    This content is why I pay my internet bills

  • @squidy7771
    @squidy7771 2 роки тому

    5:07 I believe you've illustrated the electrical/chemical signals flowing the opposite way. A neuron receives information from its dendrites, and sends information via the axon. It doesn't receive information through the axon like shown in the animation