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Ask HN: Your favourite outstandingly creative/informative YouTube channels?
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.
- mattivc 9y ago3Blue1Brown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw 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 https://www.youtube.com/user/ControlLectures Some of the absolute best material I have found on control theory.
- mtve 9y agoPrimitive Technology: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA
- macromaniac 9y agoApplied Science: https://www.youtube.com/user/bkraz333 https://www.youtube.com/user/bkraz333 This guy does DIY Scanning Electron Microscopes, CT Scanners, Waterjet Cutters, LCDs, etc. Very good at explaining things.
- gpetukhov 9y agoChris Hadfield's Rare Earth https://www.youtube.com/user/ColChrisHadfield/videos 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.
- MaxikCZ 9y agoCody's Lab: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw Extra Credits: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg TheHappieCat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBsuOBu-dxj5bx1KMgmar5g https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBsuOBu-dxj5bx1KMgmar5g Obligatory mentions: Primitive Technology, Veritasium
- ordinary 9y agoIsaac Arthur: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/vid... Exploring science fiction concepts using currently known science.
- akashpaul 9y agoTom Scott Veritasium CaseyNeistat
- l33tbro 9y agoTwo minute papers (1): bite-sized abstracts of recent Machine Learning / AI / VR etc papers. (1) https://youtube.com/channel/UCbfYPyITQ-7l4upoX8nvctg https://youtube.com/channel/UCbfYPyITQ-7l4upoX8nvctg
- defo_nonconvex 9y agoPBS Infinite Series (nice pure + applied popmath, great visualizations) PBS Spacetime (cosmology, great visualizations) Practical Engineering (spotlighting unappreciated field of civil engineering) Real Engineering (composites PhD from Ireland covering aero+mech engineering, nice visualizations) Wendover Productions (lots on intersection of transport+econ) Steve Mould (popsci demonstrations) Colin Furze (insane garage mechanical hacker...wrist flamethrowers, pulsejet bicycles, 600cc engine in an auto-rickshaw...)
- gurelkaynak 9y agokurzgesagt: https://www.youtube.com/user/Kurzgesagt https://www.youtube.com/user/Kurzgesagt
- martiuk 9y agoBisqwit - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bisqwit https://www.youtube.com/user/Bisqwit
- mrisoli 9y agoI don't know if this applies, but my favorite YouTube channel is The Great War: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar They post weekly videos following what happened exactly 100 years ago during WW1(so it's halfway through) and get very detailed and informative, since starting they have also expanded to include a bunch of specials on the parties involved, major characters of the war, and answering questions from their social media channels. There is some speculation that they follow up a similar format for the 80 years of WW2 in two years but since there's so much more material I guess they need way more funding and research.
- otras 9y agoI greatly enjoy AvE's videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWv6Pn_zP0rI6lgGt3MyfA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWv6Pn_zP0rI6lgGt3MyfA I absolutely love his tool teardown videos, and it's very clear he has a huge amount of domain knowledge.
- topgear25 9y agoI do too. I am way more interested, and have learned way more than I ever thought I would about the innards of power tools, heavy industry, machining and even electricity. This AvESpeak dictionary is great too, although I enjoyed figuring out what he was saying little by little as I watched all his videos (especially the BOLTR ones): http://avespeak.com http://avespeak.com.
- afarrell 9y agoOther than the ones already mentioned: - Sirajology - walkthroughs of building basic AI applications - Tom Scott - Interesting infrastructure and nerdery - Jay Foreman - Infrastructure and Government, with more absurdity and singing - CGP Grey - weirdnesses of politics and political systems. I find the joint implications of his videos Humans Need Not Apply and Rules for Rulers interesting - Geography Now! - basic intros to countries in alphabetical order. - Xidnaf - linguisic and etymological geekery - Historia Civillis - History, mostly Roman and Greek - Extra Credits/History/SciFi - video game and literature analysis as well as historical narratives - the vlogbrothers empire is vast and varied. You’ll discover a bunch from there. Open Question: Does anyone know any good channels about textile engineering and clothing history? Perhaps with a side of fashion design and supply chain management?
- staikken 9y agoIshitani Furniture. Amazing woodworking craftsmanship. There's no voice over (and also little music) so it's not strictly informational but it's so peaceful and beautiful to see everything come together.
- polock 9y agoUnbox Therapy. Definitely. https://www.youtube.com/user/unboxtherapy https://www.youtube.com/user/unboxtherapy
- gitgud 9y agoMatthias Wandel - An engineer's approach to wood working - https://www.youtube.com/user/Matthiaswandel https://www.youtube.com/user/Matthiaswandel Ralph The Moviemaker - Reviews and analysis of films - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ04pLI44c0PWRzubEV6ogA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ04pLI44c0PWRzubEV6ogA Georg Rockall-schmidt - Weird movie reviews - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5h8yHSUS4n7zPnh0dG0SA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5h8yHSUS4n7zPnh0dG0SA Computerphile - Tech related videos with professors - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9-y-6csu5WGm29I7JiwpnA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9-y-6csu5WGm29I7JiwpnA Numberphile - Maths related videos with professors - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxcjq-8xIDTYp3uz647V5A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxcjq-8xIDTYp3uz647V5A
- stephenr 9y agoBinging with Babish does extraordinarily detailed recreations of tv/movie dishes - even the ones that sound fucking horrible to eat.
- jackgolding 9y agoI agree with this one, the content creator uses a variety of techniques which is quite interesting to watch to.
- billconan 9y agoprimitive tech https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA Townsends https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr2d4As312LulcajAkKJYw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr2d4As312LulcajAkKJYw
- theklub 9y agoJimmy Diresta - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEk4xHBbz0hZNIBBpowdYQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEk4xHBbz0hZNIBBpowdYQ He makes stuff