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This video was a lot of fun to research and to do. We might explore the world of microbes in much more detail next year! 

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How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body – The Microbiome

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Ben Lambert

Hi, Duck! I just rewatched this episode, and I’d like to echo Dani’s objection above regarding referring to autism as a “disease”. I’m autistic myself, and the use of medical deficit-based language is something that’s quite distressing to people in the autism community. Essentially, it’s not fun to be told that we’re broken or defective or lesser - that there’s something wrong with us. There’s an alternate perspective we call neurodiversity that suggests autism (among other things) is a natural variation on human neurology, and that the whole world benefits from having a rich variety in the kinds of minds in society. It fits in well with the social model of disability too - a hugely interesting topic but probably a bit much for an already lengthy comment! Anyway, this is something that autism researchers and other circles are still catching onto - it’s no huge surprise that you guys were unaware of the extended implications. You’ve got a passionate fan in me regardless!

Mike Janzen

Awesome!! Thank you! And thanks to the Gates as well!

Dani Oates

I love your videos, so does my autistic daughter. So you can imagine how I might have felt when you referred to autism as "a serious disease". Next time, please use different language as autism is not a disease, and is not something to be cured.

OddOod

It's not a desirable condition and causes problems throughout life. How is that not a disease?

Dani Oates

Because it's a neurological difference, and there's nothing wrong with being autistic. I'm sure being an asshole causes problems throughout life and is not a desirable condition, but it's not considered a disease.

Digizard

2 things: * Isn't insulin resistance the problem for people with diabetes? So wouldn't a transplant from a healthier person lessen the resistance rather than increase it? (Else, why would you want to do it?) * There is someone commenting on this video on Youtube with the name ".Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell" that is pretending to be you and trying to get people to click on some link, saying it's a bonus. They're flooding responses to people with this. At least one commenter says it's a virus. You may want to block them.

Frankii

I have to agree with Dani, the rhetoric that autism is somehow a disease in need of correction fundamentally devalues autistic individuals, by implying that they are somehow in need of "fixing." It's just a different way of being, and I don't think that it being "not a desirable condition" is a universal experience.

Cas

Great video! so whats up with the gates foundation? Are they going to "sponsor" more videos or is this a once only thing?

Karlstens

“Poops, sorry!” 😂

Anonymous

Very interesting this.... My diet is rich in chocolate and sugar.... Casein... and I like to eat banana. 😜

James Vilcek

Great video guys and gals at Kurzgesagt!! Keep up the excellent work :D

Kurzgesagt

I'm sorry, we were not aware that calling autism a disease or disorder was disputed or could hurt feelings of relatives! What do you think should we call it in a context like this? Just in case something like this comes up in the future?

Dani Oates

Thank you for your response, however you didn't refer to it as a disorder (which would have been more appropriate than disease). Regardless, I may not be the best reference as I am not autistic myself. You could contact someone like Amythest Schaber who hosts "Ask an Autistic", or any other autism-positive groups/pages/resources. In the meantime, perhaps something without a negative connotation, such as "condition", might be a better bet. Who knows, perhaps some day you will be making a video about autism and how it might just be the future of human evolution. Other than this faux pas, we have experienced nothing but enjoyment from your videos, keep up the excellent work.

Zoe

Yes! such a great video. But also I've upped my pledge to the $20 tier and I didnt recieve anything about the music how do I get that or what email address do I send to you to notify you?

Kurzgesagt

Ah sorry, Patreon does not inform us when someone does make a change. Could you drop us a line at patreon@kurzgesagt.org so we can take care of it? : )

Anonymous

Are 4K videos something that have been considered?

Gaëtan Perrault

Shared this to all of the Social Media channels. Well-received by all of the nerd friends, including my favorite micro-biologist, so kudos to you!

Gaëtan Perrault

I don't want to speak for the creators, but I'm not sure why they would want to? Seriously, I have a 4k TV (55") hooked up to my gaming rig computer. I used that to watch this video, at no point did I look at the large flat colors and think "Man this needs more detail". Like the whole point of the video is to be something that can shared and easily watched on a phone. If the video includes some tidbit that needs a 4k screen to see, the video has lost its way.