...And We'll Do it Again

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[kurzgesagt]

Hey Everybody.
So as we said in the video, simplification and science communication go hand in hand – It is a balancing act that we take very seriously. As the media landscape has become more and more divided and fragmented in the last few years, we thought we just need to talk to you guys about it and just tell you what we think about it and how we handle it. In the spirit of transparency and just because some of you might want to know our approach.
Science communication means that you make a selection of what and how to tell it. That you have to decide where to draw the line between details and simplifications to make a complicated subject understandable. We are still figuring out the best way to do this and are learning along the way. And we are able to do this because of you – Kurzgesagt is fundamentally fan funded.
Ok! Let us know what you think about this video and our approach! And what else you want to know about the weird world of science on Youtube.
Thank you for watching and reading! – Philipp

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