How To Go Extinct

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To learn more, start your googling with these keywords:
Extinction: The moment when the last individual of a particular species dies.
Interspecific Competition: When individuals of different species compete for the same resources or habitats.
Thylacine: The so-called Tasmanian Tiger, it is one of the largest predatory marsupials; the last known individual was captured in 1933.
Invasive Species: Any kind of organism that gets introduced to a new environment and causes harm.
Holocene Extinction: The so-called sixth mass extinction, mostly involving larger animals, that started at the end of the last Ice Age, mostly due to human activity. Extinction rates during this time are 100-1000 times higher than usual.
Anagenesis: The gradual evolution of a species over time.
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Credits:
Script Writer: David Goldenberg
Video Illustrators: Sarah Berman and Jasper Palfree
Video Director: Kate Yoshida and David Goldenberg
Video Narrator: Kate Yoshida and Jasper Palfree
With Contributions From: Henry Reich, Alex Reich, Ever Salazar, Peter Reich, Julián Gómez, Arcadi Garcia Rius

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References:

[MinuteEarth]

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[kev.s]

Finally the video weve all been waiting for

[deryckchan]

The last type of "extinction" - the ancestor species being considered extinct because the surviving modern descendants became too different - is often a source of dispute in historical linguistics too. Are Latin and Chagatai "dead" languages because nobody speaks the forms we know by those labels as native languages anymore? Or are they very much alive because modern French, Spanish, Italian etc / Uyghur, Uzbek etc? Thank you for making such a great video explaining the different types of extinction with simulations!

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

Reminds me of these two beautiful roaches I used to keep as pets called Simandoa cave roaches. They were discovered in a single cave in Guinea back in 2004 in the Simandou region (hence the name). The person who discovered them decided to bring some home with him to study. Luckily he did that because after they were discovered, the cave was scheduled to be mined for bauxite. They unfortunately became extinct in the wild. But they still exist today because of the guy who discovered them and the roach hobby. The hobby has been breeding them so they thrive

[soliiv]

MinuteEarth: How to go Extinct. Humanity: Now this looks like a job for me!

[ChampionSuccessMindset]

“How to go extinct”

2020: Write that down!

edit: welp it’s 2021 now round 2
edit 2: 2022 ROUND 3 BABY

[ImplodingChicken]

I like the new video format! This type of more conversational back-and-forth is a really neat way to try and tackle single issue from two perspectives at once.

[pragyaagrawal]

Oh my, you collaborated with primer! I love his simulations!

[republicofglarnesia]

“I’m suicidal”
Google: get help, talk to your friends and family
Bing:

[michaelzeller]

Minute earth: "massive extinction event."

Me: ookay, odd or even?

[spangus]

MinuteEarth: makes a tutorial on how to extinct

5-Minute crafts: *furious writing*

[doge]

Me: About to sleep
MinuteEarth: HOW TO GO EXTINCT
Me: Interesting

[NaveenKumar-ipff]

Minute Earth: How to go extinct
2020: Is that a challenge?!

[kapil]

Yep.This is the guide we all needed. Now I can speedrun to the extinction and set a universe record.
Edit- Oh. I hadn't realised how many people had liked the comment. Thanks y'all😭

[exploding_pineapples]

Sounds great! Great guide and clear instruction. Will be doing soon.

-Humanity

[cat-.-]

"How to go extinct"
YouTube: Recommended to you
Me:

[evoyjonathan]

Awesome, I've been looking for this for 18 years now! Thank you so much, this is so helpful! 👍

[frodothedodo]

Wow talking about extinction in front of a dodo. That's just r00d

[five_bits]

I thought that he would just mention the evolution simulator and I was like yeah go away let me watch the video but I like how he took over the episode alot

[cheezemonkeyeater]

"How to go extinct."
Well, the lazy man's way is to just wait around long enough, because if you do, it will certainly happen on its own.