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Crash Course – Educational course videos on YouTube

233 points by reachtarunhere 10y ago

1138 10y ago
Interesting inclusion of intellectual property as a top level subject.
thecrow1213 10y ago
I've been going through U.S. History. This series is really great, highly recommended.
- afarrell 10y ago
  After that, go through - The Great War: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2vhKMBjSxMK8YelHj6VS6w3KxuKsMvT https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2vhKMBjSxMK8YelHj6V... - Extra History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbBHk_zLTmY&list=PLhyKYa0YJ_5Aq7g4bil7bnGi0A8gTsawu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbBHk_zLTmY&list=PLhyKYa0YJ_...
  - nazgob 10y ago
    The Great War is fantastic, learned so much. 10/10.
joshschreuder 10y ago
I really like the Philosophy course. The new one on video games is leaving something to be desired though.
ekianjo 10y ago
> 90% of your cells in your body are bacterial seriously, they are still propagating that myth based on no serious data?
- danielford 10y ago
  Yes that's wrong, but the paper that corrected this misconception wasn't published until January of 2016. I think you should give them at least a year to update before unleashing the disapproving scowl.
  - mrob 10y ago
    The new paper estimating roughly equal numbers of bacteria and human cells: http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/01/06/036103 http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/01/06/036103
  - ekianjo 10y ago
    My point is that it was never proved in the first place. You should never reprint rumors as hard facts especially if your business is education.
dominotw 10y ago
Youtube is my main jam these days. Today, I did the following today on youtube 1. Followed along Yoga lesson (I've done yoga for many yrs but its fun to follow along a guided path) 2. Watched graph theory (for an interview ) 3. Watched air crash investigation while eating lunch. 5. Listened to podcast/music on youtube red when was out running errands around the town. 6. Yet to decide what to watch before bed :) That said, I am not impressed with this course collection. I went to the history section and clicked on Egyptian history it was 10 min video of some guy reducing a great civilization to a cartoonish caricature. That's no way to inspire kids, we need to stop replicating classrooms. Classrooms suck. I would instead have my kids watch 'Great Egyptians' series on youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=great+egyptians https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=great+egyptians
- TimJRobinson 10y ago
  As per the name it's supposed to be a crash course, not in depth information. I found the world history videos amazing and it was a great general overview then the areas I found most fascinating I found more in depth documentaries on.
  - dominotw 10y ago
    That's fair. I somehow didn't make that connection; long day i suppose.
- manish_gill 10y ago
  Graph Theory links please? :)
  - dominotw 10y ago
    https://www.youtube.com/user/DrSaradaHerke https://www.youtube.com/user/DrSaradaHerke
    - reachtarunhere 10y ago
      Thanks :)
afarrell 10y ago
Can anyone recommend a good youtube series on [software] project management and team communication?
yurylifshits 10y ago
I watched almost half of them. World History (1 & 2) and Astronomy are my two favorites.
TimJRobinson 10y ago
I love the US government, economics and world history courses. School would have been so much more interesting with these videos. I really like the Patreon funding model for crash course. I watched them almost every day for a few months then started giving $15 a month because of how much value I'd gotten out of them. Plus the promised they'd make a physics course when they hit the next target and now they've delivered.
CaptSpify 10y ago
I love these. I was introduced to these via sci-show. I love having them on as background noise when Im doing something mindless: Working out, yardwork, etc
SquareWheel 10y ago
I've gone through a few courses. The Histories, Philosophy, and particularly Astronomy are very good. Maybe I'm not cut out for them but I'm finding the Physics and Chemistry courses far less approachable. I'm having to go back in the video over and over to understand a concept. I think they'd be great if I already understood the concepts and wanted to review, though.
merqurio 10y ago
As Med student, i really enjoyed watching anatomy & physiology course. It's accurate and not over simplified. I have recommend it to a ton of people !
rayalez 10y ago
If you like crash course, you probably want to read this list of educational youtube channels: https://medium.com/@bibblio_org/60-youtube-channels-that-will-make-you-smarter-44d8315c2548 https://medium.com/@bibblio_org/60-youtube-channels-that-wil... (and here's my favorite channels that I would like to add to this list: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10203992 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10203992)
- gravypod 10y ago
  If you like that, check out Cody's Lab: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw One of my favorite channels.
geff82 10y ago
What a nicely curated site!
parr0t 10y ago
Been a fan of Crash Course for some time, a good bite-sized video to tune into when you have a little bit of spare time. World History & Astronomy were my tops, currently watching the Games series which they have not yet finished.
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mei0Iesh 10y ago
I really like the idea of this kind of thing, but I thought it was going to be nicely animated presentations. I was disappointed to see it's that Hank guy talking. He speaks in an annoying version of a newscaster voice, and it's distracting that they keep showing him instead of focusing only on the content. He also speaks too fast and jumps over concepts. It's disappointing that the most popular pop science stuff on YouTube involves this guy. I'd rather something more like Khan Academy, with better animations. He speaks in a more normal voice, and goes slow to really cover a concept.
- qwertyuiop924 10y ago
  Being a longtime fan of "that Hank guy," I obviously disagree. But I can see where you're coming from. The humanities are covered by his brother, who you may find less annoying.
desireco42 10y ago
I really enjoyed few courses I found on the site. I think my kids would enjoy it too.
arvinsim 10y ago
I started with their Economics course and I really loved it. Their ongoing course on Video games...is less stellar than I hoped.
- iamcreasy 10y ago
  Depending on what you are looking for ExtraCreditz might be an excellent alternative. https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz
Quanttek 10y ago
Of course, Crash Course oversimplifies a lot and that is to be expected, but I would still avoid the philosophy courses. I mean ffs Hank makes a mistake in the first 12 seconds of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TFCMK4i2lo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TFCMK4i2lo Or this video https://youtu.be/YaDvRdLMkHs https://youtu.be/YaDvRdLMkHs which is riddled with mistakes like calling Nietzsche a nihilist or him embracing nihilism
- JshWright 10y ago
  "Hank" didn't make the mistake. He's just reading a script. Dr. Ruth Tallman is the writer.
TheLilHipster 10y ago
Youtube is full of hidden gems, all a matter of taste. Meta-programming: https://www.youtube.com/user/jblow888 https://www.youtube.com/user/jblow888 Math'n'music edutainment: https://www.youtube.com/user/Vihart https://www.youtube.com/user/Vihart Science edutainment: https://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce https://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce Feats of incredible gaming skill: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4GCnY4I0380v7GmXQQSWw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4GCnY4I0380v7GmXQQSWw Tidbits of hacking ingenuity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB6eY73sLV0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB6eY73sLV0 Looking for heart in pop culture: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nerdwriter1 https://www.youtube.com/user/Nerdwriter1 You can get lost in the maze of excess information. It's great - i think...
- WizardlySquid 10y ago
  I want to brush up on my meta-programming but Jonathan Blow is such a douche.

233 points by reachtarunhere 10y ago

1138 10y ago

Interesting inclusion of intellectual property as a top level subject.

thecrow1213 10y ago

I've been going through U.S. History. This series is really great, highly recommended.

afarrell 10y ago
After that, go through - The Great War: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2vhKMBjSxMK8YelHj6VS6w3KxuKsMvT https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2vhKMBjSxMK8YelHj6V... - Extra History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbBHk_zLTmY&list=PLhyKYa0YJ_5Aq7g4bil7bnGi0A8gTsawu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbBHk_zLTmY&list=PLhyKYa0YJ_...
- nazgob 10y ago
  The Great War is fantastic, learned so much. 10/10.

joshschreuder 10y ago

I really like the Philosophy course. The new one on video games is leaving something to be desired though.

ekianjo 10y ago

> 90% of your cells in your body are bacterial seriously, they are still propagating that myth based on no serious data?

danielford 10y ago
Yes that's wrong, but the paper that corrected this misconception wasn't published until January of 2016. I think you should give them at least a year to update before unleashing the disapproving scowl.
- mrob 10y ago
  The new paper estimating roughly equal numbers of bacteria and human cells: http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/01/06/036103 http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/01/06/036103
- ekianjo 10y ago
  My point is that it was never proved in the first place. You should never reprint rumors as hard facts especially if your business is education.

dominotw 10y ago

Youtube is my main jam these days. Today, I did the following today on youtube 1. Followed along Yoga lesson (I've done yoga for many yrs but its fun to follow along a guided path) 2. Watched graph theory (for an interview ) 3. Watched air crash investigation while eating lunch. 5. Listened to podcast/music on youtube red when was out running errands around the town. 6. Yet to decide what to watch before bed :) That said, I am not impressed with this course collection. I went to the history section and clicked on Egyptian history it was 10 min video of some guy reducing a great civilization to a cartoonish caricature. That's no way to inspire kids, we need to stop replicating classrooms. Classrooms suck. I would instead have my kids watch 'Great Egyptians' series on youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=great+egyptians https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=great+egyptians

TimJRobinson 10y ago
As per the name it's supposed to be a crash course, not in depth information. I found the world history videos amazing and it was a great general overview then the areas I found most fascinating I found more in depth documentaries on.
- dominotw 10y ago
  That's fair. I somehow didn't make that connection; long day i suppose.
manish_gill 10y ago
Graph Theory links please? :)
- dominotw 10y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/user/DrSaradaHerke https://www.youtube.com/user/DrSaradaHerke
  - reachtarunhere 10y ago
    Thanks :)

afarrell 10y ago

Can anyone recommend a good youtube series on [software] project management and team communication?

yurylifshits 10y ago

I watched almost half of them. World History (1 & 2) and Astronomy are my two favorites.

TimJRobinson 10y ago

I love the US government, economics and world history courses. School would have been so much more interesting with these videos. I really like the Patreon funding model for crash course. I watched them almost every day for a few months then started giving $15 a month because of how much value I'd gotten out of them. Plus the promised they'd make a physics course when they hit the next target and now they've delivered.

CaptSpify 10y ago

I love these. I was introduced to these via sci-show. I love having them on as background noise when Im doing something mindless: Working out, yardwork, etc

SquareWheel 10y ago

I've gone through a few courses. The Histories, Philosophy, and particularly Astronomy are very good. Maybe I'm not cut out for them but I'm finding the Physics and Chemistry courses far less approachable. I'm having to go back in the video over and over to understand a concept. I think they'd be great if I already understood the concepts and wanted to review, though.

merqurio 10y ago

As Med student, i really enjoyed watching anatomy & physiology course. It's accurate and not over simplified. I have recommend it to a ton of people !

rayalez 10y ago

If you like crash course, you probably want to read this list of educational youtube channels: https://medium.com/@bibblio_org/60-youtube-channels-that-will-make-you-smarter-44d8315c2548 https://medium.com/@bibblio_org/60-youtube-channels-that-wil... (and here's my favorite channels that I would like to add to this list: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10203992 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10203992)

gravypod 10y ago
If you like that, check out Cody's Lab: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw One of my favorite channels.

geff82 10y ago

What a nicely curated site!

parr0t 10y ago

Been a fan of Crash Course for some time, a good bite-sized video to tune into when you have a little bit of spare time. World History & Astronomy were my tops, currently watching the Games series which they have not yet finished.

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mei0Iesh 10y ago

I really like the idea of this kind of thing, but I thought it was going to be nicely animated presentations. I was disappointed to see it's that Hank guy talking. He speaks in an annoying version of a newscaster voice, and it's distracting that they keep showing him instead of focusing only on the content. He also speaks too fast and jumps over concepts. It's disappointing that the most popular pop science stuff on YouTube involves this guy. I'd rather something more like Khan Academy, with better animations. He speaks in a more normal voice, and goes slow to really cover a concept.

qwertyuiop924 10y ago
Being a longtime fan of "that Hank guy," I obviously disagree. But I can see where you're coming from. The humanities are covered by his brother, who you may find less annoying.

desireco42 10y ago

I really enjoyed few courses I found on the site. I think my kids would enjoy it too.

arvinsim 10y ago

I started with their Economics course and I really loved it. Their ongoing course on Video games...is less stellar than I hoped.

iamcreasy 10y ago
Depending on what you are looking for ExtraCreditz might be an excellent alternative. https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz

Quanttek 10y ago

Of course, Crash Course oversimplifies a lot and that is to be expected, but I would still avoid the philosophy courses. I mean ffs Hank makes a mistake in the first 12 seconds of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TFCMK4i2lo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TFCMK4i2lo Or this video https://youtu.be/YaDvRdLMkHs https://youtu.be/YaDvRdLMkHs which is riddled with mistakes like calling Nietzsche a nihilist or him embracing nihilism

JshWright 10y ago
"Hank" didn't make the mistake. He's just reading a script. Dr. Ruth Tallman is the writer.

TheLilHipster 10y ago

Youtube is full of hidden gems, all a matter of taste. Meta-programming: https://www.youtube.com/user/jblow888 https://www.youtube.com/user/jblow888 Math'n'music edutainment: https://www.youtube.com/user/Vihart https://www.youtube.com/user/Vihart Science edutainment: https://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce https://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce Feats of incredible gaming skill: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4GCnY4I0380v7GmXQQSWw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4GCnY4I0380v7GmXQQSWw Tidbits of hacking ingenuity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB6eY73sLV0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB6eY73sLV0 Looking for heart in pop culture: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nerdwriter1 https://www.youtube.com/user/Nerdwriter1 You can get lost in the maze of excess information. It's great - i think...

WizardlySquid 10y ago
I want to brush up on my meta-programming but Jonathan Blow is such a douche.