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Hey wake up, AI is rotting your brain! That's not an empty hook, but a real  thing called cognitive atrophy – the  loss of core skills like problem solving,  critical thinking and even creativity. This is not only bad for

you, but catastrophic  for progress and innovation for our whole society. When we offload all mental work to these  tools and stop questioning what they spit out,   we stop being curious about the world around us. Human ingenuity gets lost, 

creativity will decrease and we may  lose what makes us human in our core. Today, the number of AI "written" articles online  is approaching the number written by humans. Last year, hundreds of AI slop  channels had over 40 billion

views. That is 10 times 13 years of kurzgesagt! And it is likely even worse today:  We can’t even measure this anymore,  since detecting AI content with  certainty has become impossible. It’s harder and harder to compete with  the massive

wave of AI Slop uploaded  every day and human creators across all  platforms are struggling tremendously. But that will not stop us! Our mission at kurzgesagt is to spark  curiosity and encourage a science-based,   humanist and optimistic worldview. That’s the

reason we don’t stop talking about  topics important to us, investing the time and   effort to research, illustrate and animate them to  upload science videos for free and for everyone. We live for that, but it's  not easy to stay

afloat:   Sponsors and ads alone do not fund us;  animated videos are very expensive. That's why we could never  do all of this without you. For the last ten years the kurzgesagt shop  became the most important source of income:  

You can join our cause, and get something  valuable, sciency and pretty in return. The Human Era Calendar  sales take the biggest part. It pays a huge chunk of our team's  salary, allows us to plan for next year,   and

provides training opportunities  to improve with every video we make. In a nutshell: every year,  this Calendar *saves our ass*. But it’s also a passion project that celebrates  all of humanity: We reframe time itself by   starting 12,000 years ago

instead of  2,000 – at the dawn of civilization. The calendar on your wall pays actual  humans, who debate topics, research,   find compositions, recolor and pour  endless love into every little detail. Full of passion and dedication AI can't imitate.

This time, our Calendar explores  the dark tales and legends that   helped us make sense of the world before science. These are stories about human curiosity,  and humans who kept asking questions. Each month takes you on a journey through 

forgotten worlds and human imagination. Dive into 12 magical artworks,  like the taming of volcanoes,   learn about mythical creatures that stem from  early fossil finds and many more legends. AI could literally never. From the entire team at kurzgesagt:   Thank

you for your support and for  choosing human art and passion.