Ask HN: Your favourite outstandingly creative/informative YouTube channels?

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Post by yesenadam » Mon, Dec 04, 2017, 5:01 AM UTC

I've learnt so far about Captain Disillusion and Every Frame a Painting from people on HN. Thank you! My favourite for years has been Vi Hart. I haven't done much youtube channel exploring at all, so no channel is too obvious. I thought I'd ask for more, seems it's been a lil while since anyone did.

So - what are your favourite art/maths/music/film/science/technology-related channels featuring makers of incredibly awesome videos? Other subjects are fine too. (Vi Hart is fascinating whatever the subject. That kind of thing.) Thanks in advance :-)

Doesn't have to be youtube.

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Post by mattivc » Mon, Dec 04, 2017, 8:06 AM UTC

3Blue1Brown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw He makes mathematical concepts amazingly intuitive and easy to understand using visualizations.

Brian Douglas: https://www.youtube.com/user/ControlLectures Some of the absolute best material I have found on control theory.

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Post by mtve » Mon, Dec 04, 2017, 8:25 AM UTC

Primitive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA

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Post by macromaniac » Mon, Dec 04, 2017, 8:45 AM UTC

Applied Science: https://www.youtube.com/user/bkraz333 This guy does DIY Scanning Electron Microscopes, CT Scanners, Waterjet Cutters, LCDs, etc. Very good at explaining things.

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Post by gpetukhov » Mon, Dec 04, 2017, 8:47 AM UTC

Chris Hadfield's Rare Earth https://www.youtube.com/user/ColChrisHadfield/videos Very high-quality mini-docs about certain obscure topics, set in Japan or other East Asian countries, with some philosophy thrown in.