My list of recommended Youtube subscriptions, built from over a decade of curation. No Particular ordering within the categories. (D) means possibly defunct, ha

My list of recommended Youtube subscriptions, built from over a decade of curation. No Particular ordering within the categories. (D) means possibly defunct, hasn’t uploaded in awhile. A tier educational / edutainment 3Blue1Brown - High level math, explained simply with good animation. Captain Disillusion - Visual Effect explainers Everyday Astronauts - Deep dive rocket science explainers (also a mix of news and live streams) Game Maker’s Toolkit - Video Game design breakdowns Jay Foreman - Mostly humorous looks at maps, best in video sponsor spots on Youtube Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell - Animated with a board science focus Mark Rober - Engineer tackles interesting projects Mathologer - Long and novel math explainers Minute Earth - Ecology focused animation Minute Physics - Physics focused animation Numberphile - Math and number based curiosities PBS Infinite Series (D) - Math Primer - Simulated economy and behavior Rare Earth (D, likely to pick up after the pandemic?) - Stories from traveling around the world SmarterEveryDay - Science meets engineering, often meets highspeed camera Stand-up Maths - Humorous math Steve Mould - Everyday life curios phenomena underlined by physics Technology Connections - Deep dives into non-computer technology in your home Tom Scott - Interestings things, places, and ideas Veritasium - General science, slight physics focus Scott Manley - deep dives into space news, kerbal space program Good educational edutainment (but not quite A-tier by my personal preference) Ben Eater - Computing projects made with low level electronic components. Code Bullet - Coding Projects, often automating video games Colin Furze - Crazy physical builds by an insane Brit EngineerGuy (D) - engineering explainers Jill Bearup - Fight choreography Jordan Harrod - AI / Machine learning LeiosOS - Various computer science Linus Tech Tips - Computer projects and products mostly with a gaming focus Lock Picking Lawyer - See every lock in existence get easily defeated by an expert Noclip - Video Game Documentaries Objectivity - Archived objects from science history PBS Space Time - Astrophysics People Make Games - Video Game Documentaries Periodic Videos - Chemistry, and a deep dive into every element on the periodic table Practical Engineering - Civil engineering Primitive Technology (D) - Ancient techniques for building and crafting, relaxing Scam Nation - Small scale magic tricks Sebastian Lague - Coding Adventures Simone Giertz - Previously queen of shitty robots, maker style projects SingingBanana (D-ish, appears on numberphile mostly now) - Math Sixty Symbols - Astrophysics explained by professors Stuff Made Here - Engineering/crafting projects Think Twice - Math animations Tom Stanton - 3d printer powered home engineering projects Vihart - math vlogbrothers - Mixed in with nerdy vlogs are some gems of thought and introspection on our world Zee Bashew - Animated D&D spells and more BrainCraft - Human psychology Computerphile - Computer Science concepts, explained SciShow / SciShow Space - Science news Video Essayists Errant Signal - video games Joseph Aderson - video games Mathewmatosis - video games Writing On Games - videogames Every Frame A Painting (D) - movies The Royal Ocean Film Society - movies Just Write - movies and literature Humor Brian David Gilbert - Surreal skits Casually Explained - Witty introspection on life CrackerMilk - Short, weird, to the point David Mitchell’s Soapbox (D) - British rants Felix Colgrave - Animation, probably tied to drug use Joel Haver - skits/animation videogamedunky - video games