Kind of tired watching trash from YT.
Edit: Thanks for all the replies. It’s good to see that there are still gems in YouTube.
Technology connections
Every frame a painting
Alt shift x
Dad how do I
Food wishes
Kurzgesagt In a nutshell
Primitive technology
Kurzgesagt tends to push a lot of pseudoscience (e.g. carbon capture tech) and other stuff following the investment interests of their founders.
I like their animation style and honestly I wish they used proper data sources, however if you check the sources they mention on some of their more dubious videos they all come from some made up source.
This is particularly upsetting with everything related to parroting whatever Bill Gates is pushing (artificial meat, carbon capture, inequality is the teacher’s fault, climate change isn’t that bad, etc.)
Adding on to this; There’s a video by The Hated One who initially broke this story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjHMoNGqQTI&pp=ygUVa3Vyemdlc2FndCBwcm9wYWdhbmRh
Have you watched their response?
Ys. It didn’t feel very convincing, nor did they actually address the issue of them citing a company Bill Gates owns in order to support another one he owns.
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Seeing where the money is is a good way to see why someone says what they do. That’s disappointing. I’m mostly there for their space videos personally and so far there doesn’t seem to be any propaganda there.
Technology Connections is SO GOOD.
Kurzgesagt is great!
Technology Connections
Love this guy. He’s such a nerd! My kind of people
The only thing I would like to be improved is his rambling. But other than that: great content and I especially like his humour and acting.
I actually kind of like that about him, usually (I’m not gonna watch an hour long video about electric car chargers ffs).
To me, it makes the videos seem a bit less scripted and more like just a guy talking about things he’s passionate about.
Ben Eater. He’s been explaining the low level details of how computers work. Literally building a functioning computer from nothing but a cpu and a breadboard. Incredibly good explanations.
I learned more from that guy than I did from the “intro to computer engineering” class I took for my CS degree.
I started in the industry doing 6502 assembly language programming and I’m still learning a ton from him!
And for those who have watched all Ben Eater’s videos, I highly recommend James Sharman’s 8 Bit CPU from scratch playlist. I’ts a bit less step-by-step-tutorial, but it covers more ground than Ben.
In the same vein, check out CuriousMarc, especially the series about restoring an Apollo Guidance Computer to working order. (They actually finish up by simulating a moon landing.)
- MinutePhysics
- MinuteEarth
- AsapSCIENCE
- CGP Grey
- Company Man
- Every Frame a Painting (abandoned)
- Historia Civilis
- Mark Rober
- Now You See It
- Sam O’Nella Academy (semi abandoned, but so good)
- Smithsonian Channel
- Two Minute Papers
sounds like you’d enjoy alphaPhoenix as well :)
Thanks, I will blindly subscribe to it.
you won’t regret it, I’m pretty sure! lol
Laura Kampf
Simone Giertz
MKBHD
Tom Scott
Mark Rober
Climate Town
Jay Foremen (Map Men)
Daily Dose of Internet
Captain Disillusion
Casually Explained
Tom Scott would be my top pick for quality YouTube not tied to a specific hobby. His videos are great.
Tom Scott, he has done a video every week for like 10 years. Sort of a science travel adventure nerd. His videos are generally short and interesting.
Veritasum - Science guy with some interesting topics
Donut Media - If you like cars, they do some interesting and funny things while not being complete asshats.
The Proper People - Abandoned places, nice videos and respectful exploration.
Cash Jordan - Gives tours of NYC apartments from tiny studio apartments up to multi-million dollar penthouses.
Geography Geek - A lot of interesting geography-related facts.
Knob Feel - Short and sweet reviews of various knobs.
Vice Grip Garage - If you are interested in how old cars are repaired and have lots of time, he has many ~1.5 hour videos of dragging old cars out of the bushes that haven’t ran for 20 years, getting them mostly running, and driving them home.
Polyphonic - Interesting video essays about various music and musical artists.
Vice Grip Garage is excellent long-form car stuff for sure. Much easier to watch than the length of the video suggests.
Tom Scott’s videos are so interesting
Definitely look up Kurzgesagt
Kurzgesagt RULES, I am a Patreon and I LOVE their work. Doesn’t watch it now because I grew out of the style and prefer more scientific content but I support them for what they put out for the next generation
Yeah, that channel… the propaganda machine channel yep
Stop giving me downvotes and inform yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjHMoNGqQTI
Well it’s not all bad. Their space videos are quite okay. Shame they pander to billionaires.
Tom Scott
Technology Connections is a fun one, Alec explains all sorts of everyday gadgets, and sometimes some old gadgets.
Watch Wes Work follows an auto/truck/tractor mechanic up north, he does a great job of explaining the why and how of his diagnostics.
The History Guy is another one of my favorites, especially his episode on transistors.
Kurzgesagt - science and futurism in colorful cartoon format
LockPickingLawyer - actual lawyer that lockpicks with a calm and explanatory voice, giving tips and suggestions both to lockpickers and locksmiths
McNallyOfficial - sarcastic, zero crap given, jaded version of LPL
Townsends - fun and educational 17th century learning through reenactment
JeremyJahns - always reliable movie reviews in my opinion
Sir Swag - news without the BS.
Tasting History - learning history through delicious step by step, historically accurate recipes
Skill Tree - LARP and cosplay DIY projects and tips
OverlySarcasticProductions - adorable cartoon history from Blue, and adorable cartoon mythology from Red.
Definitely want to highlight Townsends, OverlySarcasticProductions, Kurzgesagt. I would add EEV Blog (for electronics enthusiasts) and Five Watt World for music folks (mostly guitar).
PBS Spacetime (Physics)
Money & Macro (Economics)
Patrick Boyle (Finance)
Perun (Military Analysis)
Veritasium (Physics)
3Blue1Brown (Mathematics)
Asianometry (Semiconductors and Geopolitics)
Engineerguy (Engineering)
RealLifeLore (Geopolitics)
Polymatter (China)
Tantacrul (Music)
Mustard (Aircraft and Trains)
Biolayne (Fitness)
I want to add Fermilab as a quality physics channel as well, easy to follow and Don Lincoln is entertaining to listen to.
Check out this video from Practical Engineering, a channel about teaching us about our constructed world, when it works and when it fails. https://youtu.be/jxNM4DGBRMU
Smartereveryday is incredible educational content, and he’s been making them for years.
Numberphile, Computerphile, PBS Spacetime, PBS Infinite Series (sad they stopped), Standup Maths, 3Blue1Brown
Alpha Phoenix too, if you like 3b1b
Do any of these channels post to alternative sites like nebula or floatplane? Seems like YouTube is heading down enshitification lane as well, only a matter of time
I’m not sure but I hope they all switch to Nebula
Two Minutes Papers
