A littleaboutus

kurzgesagt emerged from the idea to communicate science in a way that isn’t dry or boring. We inspire people to dig deep and explore knowledge with fresh eyes.

Vision

Our vision is to spark curiosity and encourage a science-based, humanist and optimistic worldview.

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Mission

We exist to make science and humanism appealing to as many people as possible, regardless of their age or academic background.

Values

Our values are centered around making content that is aesthetic, fun and accessible. When telling stories about the world we aim to be as objective, rigorous and selfaware as possible. The feeling we want to instill in people is optimism – we think a utopian future is possible.

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Where we came from

Kurzgesagt started as a passion project out of university with the goal to create videos about science that wouldn’t be dry or boring, but left the viewer inspired and wanting to dig deeper. This labor of love grew into one of the biggest science and edutainment brands on the internet – and curiosity is still what we care about most.

Our Team

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Philipp Dettmer, Founder & Head Writer
Peter Berger, Chief Executive Officer
Philip Laibacher, Chief Creative Officer
Barbara Breitegger, Head of People & Organisation
Celina Moreno Buss, People & Organisation Generalist
Antonia Reil, Office Experience Manager

Founder & Head Writer

Philipp
Dettmer

Chief Executive Officer

Peter
Berger

Chief Creative Officer

Philip
Laibacher

Head of People & Organisation

Barbara
Breitegger

People & Organisation Generalist

Celina
Moreno Buss

Office Experience Manager

Antonia
Reil

Our Friends

Steve Taylor - Voice Actor, Journalist
Thomas Veith - Music & Sound Design
Fabian Glaser - Music & Sound Design
Stephan Rether - Motion Designer
Matt Caplan, Ph.D. - Astrophysicist & Writer
James Gurney - Microbiologist & Writer

Voice Actor, Journalist

Steve
Taylor

Music & Sound Design

Thomas
Veith

Music & Sound Design

Fabian
Glaser

Motion Designer

Stephan
Rether

Astrophysicist & Writer

Matt
Caplan, Ph.D.

Microbiologist & Writer

James
Gurney