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This is a pretty good video -- not overhyped and not filled with frenetic video clips mashed together from across the internet, and also not overly focused on a

This is a pretty good video -- not overhyped and not filled with frenetic video clips mashed together from across the internet, and also not overly focused on a Youtuber's overly-bubbly personality seeking self-adulation and clicks...

seusscat 6y ago
Veritasium is a great channel for such content. He has a degree in online pedagogy, IIRC. So he's particularly good at teaching complex concepts through such a medium. Having a degree in physics helps him too.
- supernova87a 6y ago
  I just watched a bunch of his videos -- how interesting! Thanks for the recommendation. I wonder what his special techniques are to keep viewer engagement and help explanation, and whether he's consciously choosing to do them. For example, I notice that unlike most Youtubers who'll record the narrated portion purely from their desk (showing their face) perfectly still and nicely lit, he will even handhold his camera and move around a room. Or when interviewing someone, hold a camera himself showing the interviewed person, and yet have another still camera filming him and his other camera and the interviewee. Or standing in front of a wall projector screen video and talking (despite the projected image being mediocre quality) when most people would insert that as a original video source clip and narrate over it. And yet while this might usually be distracting, for some reason with the quality of the narration, this makes for a nice break from usual. Or makes it seem more "authentic" and engaging. Interesting!
  - pja 6y ago
    Derek did his PhD on the public education of science. He’s been honing his craft for a /long/ time & it really shows.
mehrdadn 6y ago
Veritasium videos are pretty darn high quality. Fun to watch and learn from, sometimes mindblowingly. Definitely recommend subscribing. One of my favorites is Derek's video on compliant mechanisms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97t7Xj_iBv0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97t7Xj_iBv0

seusscat 6y ago

Veritasium is a great channel for such content. He has a degree in online pedagogy, IIRC. So he's particularly good at teaching complex concepts through such a medium. Having a degree in physics helps him too.

supernova87a 6y ago
I just watched a bunch of his videos -- how interesting! Thanks for the recommendation. I wonder what his special techniques are to keep viewer engagement and help explanation, and whether he's consciously choosing to do them. For example, I notice that unlike most Youtubers who'll record the narrated portion purely from their desk (showing their face) perfectly still and nicely lit, he will even handhold his camera and move around a room. Or when interviewing someone, hold a camera himself showing the interviewed person, and yet have another still camera filming him and his other camera and the interviewee. Or standing in front of a wall projector screen video and talking (despite the projected image being mediocre quality) when most people would insert that as a original video source clip and narrate over it. And yet while this might usually be distracting, for some reason with the quality of the narration, this makes for a nice break from usual. Or makes it seem more "authentic" and engaging. Interesting!
- pja 6y ago
  Derek did his PhD on the public education of science. He’s been honing his craft for a /long/ time & it really shows.

mehrdadn 6y ago

Veritasium videos are pretty darn high quality. Fun to watch and learn from, sometimes mindblowingly. Definitely recommend subscribing. One of my favorites is Derek's video on compliant mechanisms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97t7Xj_iBv0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97t7Xj_iBv0