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Re: Ask HN: YouTube Channels for the Intellectually Curious

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Here are some I enjoy...

https://www.youtube.com/c/ZackFreedman

https://www.youtube.com/c/whatdamath

https://www.youtube.com/c/Bisqwit

Less technical:

https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterDraws1

https://www.youtube.com/user/cmbroad44

https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesGurney

Relevant to current events, interesting Russian channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NikiProshin

Re: Ask HN: YouTube Channels for the Intellectually Curious

#82
- Plainly difficult: he mostly covers disasters (mostly human made), how they came to be, played out, and the historical/societal consequences. Also recently started covering ethically questionable events, generally well researched and narrated.

- Kyle Hill: Covers a lot of scientific, mathematical, and phylosphical topics while trying to stay reasonable accessible to a broader audience. Solid presentation and exciting to watch.

Re: Ask HN: YouTube Channels for the Intellectually Curious

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Alphaphoenix - high quality science content that doesn’t feel overly simplified. https://youtube.com/c/AlphaPhoenixChannel

Applied Science - impressive reproductions of existing science https://youtube.com/c/AppliedScience

Stuff made here - impressive maker/engineering projects https://youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere

Explosions & Fire - (and related channels) Home explosives synthesis. Fun explosions. Notable for it’s honest look at how science works (and doesn’t work). Low production value. https://youtube.com/c/ExplosionsFire2

Re: Ask HN: YouTube Channels for the Intellectually Curious

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Clickable links. Math: - 3Blue1Brown: https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown - Numberphile: https://www.youtube.com/c/numberphile CS: - Computerphile: https://www.youtube.com/user/Computerphile Physics: - PBS Spacetime: https://www.youtube.com/c/pbsspacetime Philosophy and Pop Culture: - Philosophy Tube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thephilosophytube - Folding Ideas: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoldingIdeas - ContraPoints:…

PBS Spacetime is very well done; dense with info, but concise and well explained.

if you like pbs spacetime, then https://www.youtube.com/c/ArvinAsh is also good

Re: Ask HN: YouTube Channels for the Intellectually Curious

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The amusing thing about Computerphile is it makes me wonder how inaccurate or inexact Numberphile is, as I'm very knowledgeable about the former and clueless about the latter. Computerphile is unwatchable to me, they'll just say stuff that is flat out wrong, but I eagerly await each new Numberphile vid. There's a term for this, I can't remember. You read a newspaper article about a subject you know, and can't believe…

Gell-Mann Amnesia Out of curiosity, can you give a recent example of a video from Computerphile that was incorrect?

none of it is incorrect - it's just lacking in details that only someone in the field would see.

Numberphile probably has less "inaccuracies" - because maths can probably be summarized easier to the layman than computer science.

Re: Ask HN: YouTube Channels for the Intellectually Curious

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- Technology Connections for general household "how stuff works" - DIY Perks, which is on the project/creation end of things - Xyla Foxlin for a variety of projects - Veritasium for well basically anything and everything science - Simone Giertz does a lot of projects to solve problems in both ridiculous and entertaining ways - Element14 Presents, if you're interested in building your own electronics - Hugh Jeffreys f…

> Undecided w/Matt Ferrel, for a look at emerging tech

Person with soothing voice reads PR releases of mostly fluff and hype. It is like a tabloid of "science-y" things. I don't think he belongs on an otherwise fine list, just an opinion.

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- Technology Connections for general household "how stuff works" - DIY Perks, which is on the project/creation end of things - Xyla Foxlin for a variety of projects - Veritasium for well basically anything and everything science - Simone Giertz does a lot of projects to solve problems in both ridiculous and entertaining ways - Element14 Presents, if you're interested in building your own electronics - Hugh Jeffreys f…

> Undecided w/Matt Ferrel, for a look at emerging tech Person with soothing voice reads PR releases of mostly fluff and hype. It is like a tabloid of "science-y" things. I don't think he belongs on an otherwise fine list, just an opinion.

I feel this way about Joe Scott too.
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