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

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  • @kurzgesagt
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    • @Anon24052
      @Anon24052 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Oh hai kurzgesagt!

    • @Rainier214
      @Rainier214 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Heya Kurzgesagt

    • @benherbielive7772
      @benherbielive7772 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      HEY

    • @johnfrank3575
      @johnfrank3575 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      177013

  • @metadragon7500
    @metadragon7500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5832

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

    • @alejandrorabang5083
      @alejandrorabang5083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      aaaand a doujin too

    • @robertoalarcon3607
      @robertoalarcon3607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@alejandrorabang5083 oh no dont remind me of THAT

    • @deltanize9618
      @deltanize9618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      no, it exists, stupid people with more stupid results

    • @wandowander9360
      @wandowander9360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@robertoalarcon3607 wait what about doujin?

    • @Snakeeater24
      @Snakeeater24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @colonelcrockett2250
    @colonelcrockett2250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5549

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

    • @guardian9744
      @guardian9744 5 ปีที่แล้ว +384

      No they were stupid but together they are smart

    • @Hellothere-sv5wm
      @Hellothere-sv5wm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      You deserve an emmy award for that comment

    • @AR-kj1vz
      @AR-kj1vz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

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

    • @asdasasdasd1239
      @asdasasdasd1239 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@guardian9744 no stupid people stay stupid

    • @saviplayer4546
      @saviplayer4546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PugsyP .

  • @catcat2670
    @catcat2670 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2904

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

    • @problematic7993
      @problematic7993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +312

      how stupid things become stupider together

    • @letter_o_hyphen_letter_o
      @letter_o_hyphen_letter_o 2 ปีที่แล้ว +198

      How smart things become stupider together.

    • @yukyukyuk161
      @yukyukyuk161 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      @@letter_o_hyphen_letter_o society

    • @alegendsock2581
      @alegendsock2581 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      How many antivaxers does it take to build a Dyson sphere

    • @DAMNDANIELLL
      @DAMNDANIELLL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@alegendsock2581 i cant imagine the number, too big

  • @arebolar
    @arebolar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +738

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      which is the same as ours

    • @cosmicatt
      @cosmicatt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

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

    • @jacksonmandle4774
      @jacksonmandle4774 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

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

    • @tonylee1667
      @tonylee1667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jacksonmandle4774 why

    • @kirpi1
      @kirpi1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @smellthel
    @smellthel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3560

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

    • @aegis3505
      @aegis3505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

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

    • @zer0rebel4
      @zer0rebel4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      He destroyed them :(

    • @observantmagic4156
      @observantmagic4156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      I am an ant and I was very offended

    • @viktorkoetsier4952
      @viktorkoetsier4952 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

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

    • @teathesilkwing7616
      @teathesilkwing7616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @acadoe
    @acadoe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3685

    "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 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Does this count as negging or pozzing, though? 🤔

    • @hair7402
      @hair7402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +130

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

    • @luisr267
      @luisr267 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SohanDsouza
      M

    • @dillon1012
      @dillon1012 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Is that sexual harassment

    • @cuppajoe2
      @cuppajoe2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes

  • @burnedoutnotactuallygifted6270
    @burnedoutnotactuallygifted6270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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

  • @habibishapur
    @habibishapur 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @Tjulfar
    @Tjulfar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3968

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

    • @nightmarecorporation9991
      @nightmarecorporation9991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +144

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

    • @Erine120
      @Erine120 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Yeah...wait I’m self employed

    • @jeekoarangcon7312
      @jeekoarangcon7312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

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

    • @cannedtunasam7766
      @cannedtunasam7766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@nightmarecorporation9991 bruh

    • @user-wc3ie9sw6r
      @user-wc3ie9sw6r 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

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

  • @Natalie-qs2ot
    @Natalie-qs2ot 6 ปีที่แล้ว +99

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

    • @iliketrains0pwned
      @iliketrains0pwned 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @Natalie-qs2ot
      @Natalie-qs2ot 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      iliketrains0pwned scarred for life

  • @javindhillon6294
    @javindhillon6294 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @Blaystift
    @Blaystift 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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?

  • @applesud6978
    @applesud6978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7472

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

    • @_vla
      @_vla 4 ปีที่แล้ว +272

      *Apple PC Monitor Stand*

    • @Sophiebryson510
      @Sophiebryson510 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

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

    • @cuppajoe2
      @cuppajoe2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Omg true

    • @Sophiebryson510
      @Sophiebryson510 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      DNDwizard welll specifically the US

    • @DecepticonLeader
      @DecepticonLeader 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @KeithKeydel
    @KeithKeydel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2775

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      Can I read it?

    • @thomasboeve9528
      @thomasboeve9528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      @@quinnherden No

    • @quinnherden
      @quinnherden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

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

    • @NickAndriadze
      @NickAndriadze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

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

    • @quinnherden
      @quinnherden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

  • @prfm_setya95
    @prfm_setya95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @NguyenMinh792
      @NguyenMinh792 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The piece beautifully demonstrates the magnificence of life

  • @jesinthejust2205
    @jesinthejust2205 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @ImTrappedInTheInternetHelp
    @ImTrappedInTheInternetHelp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10829

    "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 ปีที่แล้ว +242

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

    • @adolfodef
      @adolfodef 6 ปีที่แล้ว +281

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

    • @360.Tapestry
      @360.Tapestry 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      ants don't have emotions or self-esteem

    • @ramsierjouster2443
      @ramsierjouster2443 6 ปีที่แล้ว +259

      #AntLivesMatter

    • @icecold1805
      @icecold1805 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @lucyfea3602
    @lucyfea3602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1489

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

    • @diggleda2952
      @diggleda2952 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Testosterone mainly

    • @frog8878
      @frog8878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Need more dosage of memes

    • @ze_abracadabra623
      @ze_abracadabra623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Because you all are very smart 😌

    • @tachytwo2534
      @tachytwo2534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Umm I think its because of a substance called alcohol

  • @electricairways
    @electricairways ปีที่แล้ว +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"

  • @wesleyf6249
    @wesleyf6249 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

  • @srend5510
    @srend5510 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1588

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

    • @-funmemes-9759
      @-funmemes-9759 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Who cares really,u know!

    • @randomdude9135
      @randomdude9135 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

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

    • @subugatai7072
      @subugatai7072 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      MATH Genius abortion is murder

    • @LaserDawg
      @LaserDawg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I- I- I got ReVErSe RaPEd

    • @deserteagle1232
      @deserteagle1232 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@randomdude9135 it doesn't suck to suck anymore

  • @wamsang7818
    @wamsang7818 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1718

    Next: politics: how smart things become stupid together

  • @jena6743
    @jena6743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @whee_indaMOO
    @whee_indaMOO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @Arrhy
    @Arrhy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +788

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

  • @cheybat5390
    @cheybat5390 4 ปีที่แล้ว +365

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

    • @HMN134
      @HMN134 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Nice

    • @mementomori5388
      @mementomori5388 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's as if they know us better than ourselves.

    • @insaniicandee8836
      @insaniicandee8836 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Noice

    • @LynchtheFinch
      @LynchtheFinch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      wow the link is for 4:20 :D. coincidence? I think not.

    • @daynight3328
      @daynight3328 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      that is some remarkable skills

  • @icns01
    @icns01 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @balamsky
    @balamsky 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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

  • @marafreire7629
    @marafreire7629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +431

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

    • @AtomicMonkeybutt
      @AtomicMonkeybutt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      That was all you managed to remember from the video?

    • @imibuks-replit
      @imibuks-replit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @oatmealman1586
      @oatmealman1586 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @arishemthejudge6780
      @arishemthejudge6780 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@oatmealman1586 🤓

    • @lancetheking7524
      @lancetheking7524 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@arishemthejudge6780"🤓"
      -🤓

  • @casinondn9032
    @casinondn9032 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1463

    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?

  • @johnnafunkhouser5999
    @johnnafunkhouser5999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So enjoyable and full of learning. Thank you!

  • @stephenkaplan4474
    @stephenkaplan4474 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @ThePinkRubber
    @ThePinkRubber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +217

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

    • @lucifersjob252
      @lucifersjob252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      same with mine

    • @warrenarnold
      @warrenarnold 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      backbenchers XDXD, you gotto fear them

  • @cosmicman4963
    @cosmicman4963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1079

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

    • @animarblemarblerace9232
      @animarblemarblerace9232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      **HILARIOUS AND ORIGINAL**

    • @ki11er77
      @ki11er77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@michaelcalder8404 ???

    • @tuhmater2985
      @tuhmater2985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@michaelcalder8404 r/ihadastroke

    • @Supernovae2763
      @Supernovae2763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@michaelcalder8404 r/ihadastroke

    • @hades2679
      @hades2679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm a man of wealth and taste.

  • @downtowncbrown2010
    @downtowncbrown2010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +159

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

    • @projectkepleren
      @projectkepleren 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I'm pretty sure that mean quite the opposite

    • @MDCxThePG
      @MDCxThePG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

    • @prestongarvey2599
      @prestongarvey2599 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @maxharz3914
      @maxharz3914 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @aaroniii7152
      @aaroniii7152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @MrPuzis
    @MrPuzis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @carlos_adventures9018
    @carlos_adventures9018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +819

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

  • @Ravenomics
    @Ravenomics 6 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    The music is so good in this episode.

    • @ryanrising2237
      @ryanrising2237 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very nice music. Listening to it in Soundclound

    • @0042090
      @0042090 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes absolutely! I noticed it too :)

    • @rygamer1716
      @rygamer1716 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      link?

    • @rygamer1716
      @rygamer1716 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      nevermind forgive me

  • @TheIgorBomfim
    @TheIgorBomfim 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @anisiojunior9894
    @anisiojunior9894 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @novaredstar5433
    @novaredstar5433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    5:01 aww she looks cu- OH JESUS

    • @bobthetomato7005
      @bobthetomato7005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Lol the birds tho

    • @Sfaegbe
      @Sfaegbe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kill her, kill her now

    • @prolymoly7137
      @prolymoly7137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      *causally rips off face*

    • @Unit-sg1wc
      @Unit-sg1wc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sorry, not into gore

    • @Cybernaut551
      @Cybernaut551 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha.

  • @socialist-strong
    @socialist-strong 6 ปีที่แล้ว +783

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Same with Overwatch.

    • @jackhudson4510
      @jackhudson4510 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Systems

    • @MisterDillPickle
      @MisterDillPickle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @h.p.734
      @h.p.734 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @kohlidhoni1591
    @kohlidhoni1591 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @jonathansalman3830
    @jonathansalman3830 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @funny-video-YouTube-channel
    @funny-video-YouTube-channel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +883

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

    • @azytza9415
      @azytza9415 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I reported all of them

    • @Bloatyboy
      @Bloatyboy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am ONE MILLION ANTS

    • @loermansw
      @loermansw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      they're banned now :D

    • @mrblazeapound7856
      @mrblazeapound7856 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @mrblazeapound7856
      @mrblazeapound7856 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      GamingLikeaBawz Same

  • @enablechaos6344
    @enablechaos6344 6 ปีที่แล้ว +732

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

    • @kailundeng7496
      @kailundeng7496 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Enable Chaos in

    • @sudhanvakashyap297
      @sudhanvakashyap297 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      5:00 nice animation
      5:04 creepy!

    • @michalvalta5231
      @michalvalta5231 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

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

    • @Ztimes22
      @Ztimes22 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahahaa thanks for the lolz

    • @madscientistshusta
      @madscientistshusta 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Enable Chaos haha

  • @NguyenMinh792
    @NguyenMinh792 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @botondkovacs8791
    @botondkovacs8791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "Emergence is everywhere"
    My class: hold my beer

  • @Pushed2InsanityYT
    @Pushed2InsanityYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +920

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

    • @Most1562
      @Most1562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Balancing haha

    • @gian3458
      @gian3458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      applies to every TH-cam video worth their salt, that's for damn sure

    • @JoaoCarlos-tz6ln
      @JoaoCarlos-tz6ln 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Plot twist: your comment is a meme

    • @Pushed2InsanityYT
      @Pushed2InsanityYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@JoaoCarlos-tz6ln O_O

    • @seoldobson-allam9057
      @seoldobson-allam9057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Another universal truth

  • @shadow_4111
    @shadow_4111 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3667

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

    • @wugabriel3465
      @wugabriel3465 6 ปีที่แล้ว +338

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

    • @zeldafreak2232
      @zeldafreak2232 6 ปีที่แล้ว +141

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

    • @Thegeeksquadofone
      @Thegeeksquadofone 6 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      How mediocre things become more mediocre

    • @benscott4574
      @benscott4574 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      A Single Cheeto Puff EXEPT I GOTTA DO ALL THE SHIT

    • @chumsnotreal
      @chumsnotreal 6 ปีที่แล้ว +76

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

  • @dakshdiliptalreja4088
    @dakshdiliptalreja4088 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the best videos till date!🙌

  • @OrderMeetsChaos
    @OrderMeetsChaos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Respect ... You guys are doing a phenomenal job

  • @TheTexas1994
    @TheTexas1994 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @vinhtinhuynh1424
      @vinhtinhuynh1424 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nicolas Gleason-Boure true strt

    • @apollon5205
      @apollon5205 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      a d d i c t i o n

    • @kjzsbtby
      @kjzsbtby 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me 15

    • @nxt_tim
      @nxt_tim 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same, kurzgesagt videos are a must-watch :D

  • @thehybrid68
    @thehybrid68 5 ปีที่แล้ว +229

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

  • @ERIC-rh6sf
    @ERIC-rh6sf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @tindustries
    @tindustries 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super cool. Thank you makers😀

  • @staja2107
    @staja2107 6 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    I love it when a Kurzgesagt video gives me chills.

    • @edthoreum7625
      @edthoreum7625 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      5:00

    • @caden8428
      @caden8428 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @Scarlet-Enchantress
      @Scarlet-Enchantress 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!

    • @lacracotte3775
      @lacracotte3775 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The same

  • @paulmahoney7619
    @paulmahoney7619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +197

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

  • @Wazzup_Taibei
    @Wazzup_Taibei 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @golshang8118
    @golshang8118 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @lunahula
    @lunahula 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @onkgopotsesibanyoni4281
    @onkgopotsesibanyoni4281 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3598

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

    • @arielsproul8811
      @arielsproul8811 6 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      Onkgopotse Sibanyoni they should have put a existential crisis warning

    • @kasparsehl225
      @kasparsehl225 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i does tho :/

    • @dreelu4279
      @dreelu4279 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @fuzioncuber1239
      @fuzioncuber1239 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah... totally...

  • @nervous711
    @nervous711 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the best educational videos of all time

  • @madelayneoporta1976
    @madelayneoporta1976 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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 ❤️✨✨

  • @jsthecanuck6804
    @jsthecanuck6804 5 ปีที่แล้ว +492

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

  • @kevint1929
    @kevint1929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @grtntgod
    @grtntgod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best at explaining Emergence

  • @rainbow5316
    @rainbow5316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @Mangodacat
      @Mangodacat 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Coincidence

  • @alexanderokak5112
    @alexanderokak5112 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Fun Fact:
    Kurzgesagt every now and then make a video that makes you feel good about your existence.

  • @sh4ynah4na
    @sh4ynah4na 6 ปีที่แล้ว +689

    The title is basically like kids in my school but opposite

    • @sirgodricenwardsaier9074
      @sirgodricenwardsaier9074 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      So you're implying that the kids at your school are smart?

    • @r4sheek4
      @r4sheek4 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Itsyaboi Shay
      Do u go to a grammar school like me? Lol

    • @joannot6706
      @joannot6706 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      That's so clever! Yeah, kids are smart but somehow they can become so dumb when they get together!
      Awesome analogy ^^

    • @ritvikdutta4824
      @ritvikdutta4824 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell please don’t troll people

    • @bobbysantiago5659
      @bobbysantiago5659 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell bot

  • @anujlahoty8022
    @anujlahoty8022 ปีที่แล้ว

    Insightful and pertinent.

  • @stevenswapp4768
    @stevenswapp4768 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool. Thanks!
    Very interesting

  •  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1997

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

    • @fazeedkotta2580
      @fazeedkotta2580 6 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      György Mohl Humans

    •  6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Exactly.

    • @GamesFromSpace
      @GamesFromSpace 6 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      Not all emergent behaviors are beneficial.

    • @NeoDemocedes
      @NeoDemocedes 6 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      Religion.

    • @devinward461
      @devinward461 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Joshua Pearce ^this

  • @LexElls
    @LexElls 6 ปีที่แล้ว +663

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

    • @mosshivenetwork117
      @mosshivenetwork117 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I know right

    • @scootaloodash5138
      @scootaloodash5138 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lex Ells hi

    • @c4ooo
      @c4ooo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

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

    • @Niom_Music
      @Niom_Music 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lex Ells Talk about serious VFX on The Jungle Book

  • @BeckNovaes
    @BeckNovaes 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a video I keep comming back to watch again

  • @WheezyWrld
    @WheezyWrld 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @luciidusal
    @luciidusal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +240

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

    • @CadanL
      @CadanL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

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

    • @TribunalxWarrior
      @TribunalxWarrior 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @alizacelemcentauri986
      @alizacelemcentauri986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @P1X3L5T0RM
      @P1X3L5T0RM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And the face became Hitler.

    • @dukeon
      @dukeon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      “US”

  • @zcrib3
    @zcrib3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +92

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

  • @Splarkszter
    @Splarkszter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @griffinhuculak2750
    @griffinhuculak2750 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That build up with the music throughout the video leading to its climax in the outro was pretty sick

  • @ultrahero3891
    @ultrahero3891 6 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    This content is why I pay my internet bills

  • @mirsadajdari
    @mirsadajdari 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I reported you, because you genuinely deserve it.

    • @__-yz1ob
      @__-yz1ob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kevintran6738
      Wut?

  • @siddharthsahu7123
    @siddharthsahu7123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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..

  • @beticomc1250
    @beticomc1250 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks, for everything. 🙏🏽

  • @deusexaethera
    @deusexaethera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

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

    • @Noorthia
      @Noorthia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Except world leaders.

    • @alecxander9573
      @alecxander9573 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @StrazdasLT
      @StrazdasLT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @mymixedbiscuit9159
      @mymixedbiscuit9159 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      1 + 1 = 21

    • @georgeuferov1497
      @georgeuferov1497 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @nicolasi4262
    @nicolasi4262 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1024

    This video just proved water is not wet

    • @chiefsed4473
      @chiefsed4473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nicolas I it’s actually not

    • @llamalulu4255
      @llamalulu4255 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @ch33zyburrito36
      @ch33zyburrito36 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Llama Lulu goteee

    • @lilielf5652
      @lilielf5652 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      No, it just proved water is wet.

  • @martinmelezinek7814
    @martinmelezinek7814 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @good-sofa
    @good-sofa 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Idk why but this realization makes me happy

  • @pencrows
    @pencrows 5 ปีที่แล้ว +793

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

  • @JustAGiraffe
    @JustAGiraffe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    Me: "Boy I haven't felt the feeling of existential dread in a while!"
    *Kurzgesagt has uploaded a new video*
    Me: _"perfect"_

  • @sahillaskar4622
    @sahillaskar4622 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The best channel in youtube

  • @notsharingwithyoutube
    @notsharingwithyoutube 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was a really good one.

  • @hadogenes5049
    @hadogenes5049 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

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

    • @guigarciarig
      @guigarciarig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Please I need this Soundtrack 😭😭😭

    • @angelolavalle08
      @angelolavalle08 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @JuanPablo-ki7kq
      @JuanPablo-ki7kq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is on Spotify
      Epic mountain

    • @justmart4455
      @justmart4455 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank for your input, Mother Russia

    • @zed_2ed929
      @zed_2ed929 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No one guns talk about mother Russia

  • @galactorsus_i.n.c
    @galactorsus_i.n.c 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

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

  • @gianluca6813
    @gianluca6813 ปีที่แล้ว

    ABSOLUTELLY WONDERFULL!!!
    I've just completed an exam at university debating about it!!!! i want to study more of this.... but where?

  • @nirmalthomas2098
    @nirmalthomas2098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Woah, I came across this video at the right time. I am working on Collective Intelligence (C.I) and this just perfectly sums it up.

  • @whitetiger8115
    @whitetiger8115 5 ปีที่แล้ว +301

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

    • @clabuda2
      @clabuda2 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @sauceaddict9569
      @sauceaddict9569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      White Tiger How😐😐🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️.

    • @darkstrideisi3346
      @darkstrideisi3346 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Teens seem to get dumber together nowadays

    • @SubcribeMinecraftNOW
      @SubcribeMinecraftNOW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @jayceee.5494
    @jayceee.5494 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    How Stupid Things are still Stupid Together: my classmates

    • @imienazwisko6527
      @imienazwisko6527 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alex Hirsch They just interact in a wrong way.

    • @iAmTheSquidThing
      @iAmTheSquidThing 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How Intelligent Things Become Stupid Together: Mobs

  • @gypsylynn_wolfe9784
    @gypsylynn_wolfe9784 ปีที่แล้ว

    @ 5:02 when she just pops her face off... Thanks for the reoccurring nightmares Kurzgesagt! But I wonder if the sound effect were different would it have been so unsettling? Still ...*shudders*