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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 pr

- 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 for device repair - Both Steve Mould and Joe Scott for miscellaneous general science learning - Major Hardware, all you wanted to know about computer fan design and then some - Primitive Technology, an almost zen-like demonstration of building things the way our ancestors mostly had to - The Modern Rogue, for all things shady and interesting - Electroboom for all things electricity (and loud noises) - Undecided w/Matt Ferrel, for a look at emerging tech - The Hook Up for a wide variety of Home Automation and IoT reviews and projects

synu 4y ago
I really loved technology connections but after a while (and not sure if it was me or him changing, probably me) the pedantic ranti-ness of it started to make it less fun to watch, even though that was a draw at first.
- positr0n 4y ago
  Ha. Whenever I recommend that channel to people I always say "he is riiiiight below the line between 'informative' and 'arrogant pedantic neckbeard' for me. If your line is different you might hate it"
em-bee 4y ago
direct links to the channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnologyConnections https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnologyConnections https://www.youtube.com/c/DIYPerks https://www.youtube.com/c/DIYPerks https://www.youtube.com/c/xylafoxlin https://www.youtube.com/c/xylafoxlin https://www.youtube.com/c/veritasium https://www.youtube.com/c/veritasium https://www.youtube.com/c/simonegiertz https://www.youtube.com/c/simonegiertz https://www.youtube.com/c/element14presents https://www.youtube.com/c/element14presents https://www.youtube.com/c/HughJeffreys https://www.youtube.com/c/HughJeffreys https://www.youtube.com/c/SteveMould https://www.youtube.com/c/SteveMould https://www.youtube.com/c/joescott https://www.youtube.com/c/joescott https://www.youtube.com/c/MajorHardware https://www.youtube.com/c/MajorHardware https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA (Primitive Technology) https://www.youtube.com/c/ModernRogue https://www.youtube.com/c/ModernRogue https://www.youtube.com/c/Electroboom https://www.youtube.com/c/Electroboom https://www.youtube.com/c/UndecidedMF https://www.youtube.com/c/UndecidedMF https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHookUp https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHookUp
dskrobak 4y ago
Nice list I would just add few more: -Climate Town https://youtube.com/c/ClimateTown https://youtube.com/c/ClimateTown -Advoko makes https://youtube.com/c/Advoko https://youtube.com/c/Advoko -AdamSomething https://youtube.com/c/AdamSomething https://youtube.com/c/AdamSomething -AppliedSience https://youtube.com/c/AppliedScience https://youtube.com/c/AppliedScience -Carykh https://youtube.com/user/carykh https://youtube.com/user/carykh -Wendover Production https://youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions https://youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions -StuffMadeHere https://youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere https://youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere -SteveMould https://youtube.com/c/SteveMould https://youtube.com/c/SteveMould -SmarterEveryDay https://youtube.com/c/smartereveryday https://youtube.com/c/smartereveryday -PhysicGirl https://youtube.com/c/physicsgirl https://youtube.com/c/physicsgirl -NileRed https://youtube.com/c/NileRed https://youtube.com/c/NileRed -nighthawkinlight https://youtube.com/c/Nighthawkinlight https://youtube.com/c/Nighthawkinlight
- bufferoverflow 4y ago
  It's pretty crazy how out of millions of channels, we end up with just a few specialized that everyone watches. I have watched at least 90% on these lists.
  - Moru 4y ago
    Not crazy, youtube trafic shaping :-)
- xmonkee 4y ago
  StuffMadeHere and DIYPerks are two very different kinds of builder, but both utterly awe inspiring
  - bufferoverflow 4y ago
    Tech Ingredients is another one.
- BeefWellington 4y ago
  I follow PhysicsGirl, Smarter Every Day, Stuff Made Here and Wendover Productions as well already but I will def. check out the rest, thanks for sharing.
recuter 4y ago
> 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.
- TaylorAlexander 4y ago
  I feel this way about Joe Scott too.
- BeefWellington 4y ago
  This is a misleading characterization. He does a lot of talking about emerging tech, so everything will sound hype-y and fluffy. He also does a number of videos explaining basic concepts and also covers some first-hand experiences he has doing various things, such as adding solar to his home and what that did for his electrical bill.
anthropodie 4y ago
Nobody mentioned styropyro yet? Dude is pretty cool https://youtube.com/c/styropyro https://youtube.com/c/styropyro
foerbert 4y ago
Familiar to a greater or lesser degree with most, but not all of those. I'd take exception to a couple inclusions. - Undecided w/Matt Ferrel This one is probably the most questionable. I was always a bit leery due to the titles being a bit too accepting of anything you might find on r/Futurology, and then happened on a Thunderf00t Busted (not a regular viewer there either) about some of his videos and yeah. I think it's safe to say he's not doing much of a critical evaluation of anything as he is just reading whatever cool sounding press releases he finds. I'm usually fairly allergic to more absolute statements (part of the reason I'm not such a regular viewer of Thunderf00t's), but even with the limited amount I've seen I'm pretty confident in writing off Undecided w/Matt Ferrel. At the very least, it deserves the same kind of credibility as anything you might find on r/Futurology. - Veritasium Yeah, I know. But his repeated issues with basically doing ad-spots as videos, and his lack of acknowledging the issue, really soured me on him. If I'm learning about something through somebody like Veritasium, it's not a topic I'm well versed in to begin with and it's unlikely that I'm going to pursue it all that much further independently. That sort of format is also particularly prone to causing me to drop my more rigorous filters. All of that means credibility is particularly important there, and Veritasium completely lost my trust that he wouldn't try to slip advertising by me while pretending it's relatively unbiased information that's been checked in good faith. Even before that, he seemed to me to tend a little too far towards fully selling high school style explanations, without making it clear that that's what he's doing. By high school style explanations, I mean those that are nearly outright lies, serve to help students work their way to the point that they can make use of the next more nuanced and complex explanation which is closer to the truth. There's nothing inherently wrong with using those sorts of explanations, but when addressing such a wide audience with no expectation that they will be looking deeper later, I think it's very important to be clear about the limitations of the information provided. With Derek, you get exactly as much nuance as he thinks makes for a good story, and he does his best to leave you with the impression that's all there is.
- tinco 4y ago
  Matt Ferrell's Undecided is great. Yeah he just explains interesting press releases, he isn't shy about that either. Why would he want/need to be critical about them? Unless he's reading press releases of companies that don't actually exist I don't see how this could be a bad thing. Disliking Veritasium because of some ads is throwing out the baby with the bathwater. If he manages to sneak in an ad without me noticing, all the better, he's getting paid and I wasn't annoyed. I watched all of his video and I don't remember any annoying ads. He also produces some of the greatest and most beautifully produced explanations of interesting maths and physics concepts on YouTube, all for free.
systemvoltage 4y ago
EEVBlog: https://www.youtube.com/c/EevblogDave https://www.youtube.com/c/EevblogDave
mkl 4y ago
- Matthias Wandel, who creates woodworking machines to make all kinds of things https://www.youtube.com/c/Matthiaswandel https://www.youtube.com/c/Matthiaswandel
- BeefWellington 4y ago
  Matthias does great work! I sub to that channel (and many others mentioned here) as well. I didn't include it on the list because to recommend it to someone I think you'd want to be sure they had any interest in the area at all, though maybe the "intellectually curious" part would cover that.
konschubert 4y ago
- Stuff Made Here for absolutely top-notch insane home hardware engineering https://www.youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere https://www.youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere
tootie 4y ago
Posted yesterday, but Vihart is really interesting. She posts very intermittently, but it's a lot of interesting math topics with a creative bent. I also watch PBS Digital shows like Eons and Be Smart with my kids. They're definitely for a younger audience, but still interesting.

synu 4y ago

I really loved technology connections but after a while (and not sure if it was me or him changing, probably me) the pedantic ranti-ness of it started to make it less fun to watch, even though that was a draw at first.

positr0n 4y ago
Ha. Whenever I recommend that channel to people I always say "he is riiiiight below the line between 'informative' and 'arrogant pedantic neckbeard' for me. If your line is different you might hate it"

em-bee 4y ago

direct links to the channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnologyConnections https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnologyConnections https://www.youtube.com/c/DIYPerks https://www.youtube.com/c/DIYPerks https://www.youtube.com/c/xylafoxlin https://www.youtube.com/c/xylafoxlin https://www.youtube.com/c/veritasium https://www.youtube.com/c/veritasium https://www.youtube.com/c/simonegiertz https://www.youtube.com/c/simonegiertz https://www.youtube.com/c/element14presents https://www.youtube.com/c/element14presents https://www.youtube.com/c/HughJeffreys https://www.youtube.com/c/HughJeffreys https://www.youtube.com/c/SteveMould https://www.youtube.com/c/SteveMould https://www.youtube.com/c/joescott https://www.youtube.com/c/joescott https://www.youtube.com/c/MajorHardware https://www.youtube.com/c/MajorHardware https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA (Primitive Technology) https://www.youtube.com/c/ModernRogue https://www.youtube.com/c/ModernRogue https://www.youtube.com/c/Electroboom https://www.youtube.com/c/Electroboom https://www.youtube.com/c/UndecidedMF https://www.youtube.com/c/UndecidedMF https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHookUp https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHookUp

dskrobak 4y ago

Nice list I would just add few more: -Climate Town https://youtube.com/c/ClimateTown https://youtube.com/c/ClimateTown -Advoko makes https://youtube.com/c/Advoko https://youtube.com/c/Advoko -AdamSomething https://youtube.com/c/AdamSomething https://youtube.com/c/AdamSomething -AppliedSience https://youtube.com/c/AppliedScience https://youtube.com/c/AppliedScience -Carykh https://youtube.com/user/carykh https://youtube.com/user/carykh -Wendover Production https://youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions https://youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions -StuffMadeHere https://youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere https://youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere -SteveMould https://youtube.com/c/SteveMould https://youtube.com/c/SteveMould -SmarterEveryDay https://youtube.com/c/smartereveryday https://youtube.com/c/smartereveryday -PhysicGirl https://youtube.com/c/physicsgirl https://youtube.com/c/physicsgirl -NileRed https://youtube.com/c/NileRed https://youtube.com/c/NileRed -nighthawkinlight https://youtube.com/c/Nighthawkinlight https://youtube.com/c/Nighthawkinlight

bufferoverflow 4y ago
It's pretty crazy how out of millions of channels, we end up with just a few specialized that everyone watches. I have watched at least 90% on these lists.
- Moru 4y ago
  Not crazy, youtube trafic shaping :-)
xmonkee 4y ago
StuffMadeHere and DIYPerks are two very different kinds of builder, but both utterly awe inspiring
- bufferoverflow 4y ago
  Tech Ingredients is another one.
BeefWellington 4y ago
I follow PhysicsGirl, Smarter Every Day, Stuff Made Here and Wendover Productions as well already but I will def. check out the rest, thanks for sharing.

recuter 4y ago

> 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.

TaylorAlexander 4y ago
I feel this way about Joe Scott too.
BeefWellington 4y ago
This is a misleading characterization. He does a lot of talking about emerging tech, so everything will sound hype-y and fluffy. He also does a number of videos explaining basic concepts and also covers some first-hand experiences he has doing various things, such as adding solar to his home and what that did for his electrical bill.

anthropodie 4y ago

Nobody mentioned styropyro yet? Dude is pretty cool https://youtube.com/c/styropyro https://youtube.com/c/styropyro

foerbert 4y ago

Familiar to a greater or lesser degree with most, but not all of those. I'd take exception to a couple inclusions. - Undecided w/Matt Ferrel This one is probably the most questionable. I was always a bit leery due to the titles being a bit too accepting of anything you might find on r/Futurology, and then happened on a Thunderf00t Busted (not a regular viewer there either) about some of his videos and yeah. I think it's safe to say he's not doing much of a critical evaluation of anything as he is just reading whatever cool sounding press releases he finds. I'm usually fairly allergic to more absolute statements (part of the reason I'm not such a regular viewer of Thunderf00t's), but even with the limited amount I've seen I'm pretty confident in writing off Undecided w/Matt Ferrel. At the very least, it deserves the same kind of credibility as anything you might find on r/Futurology. - Veritasium Yeah, I know. But his repeated issues with basically doing ad-spots as videos, and his lack of acknowledging the issue, really soured me on him. If I'm learning about something through somebody like Veritasium, it's not a topic I'm well versed in to begin with and it's unlikely that I'm going to pursue it all that much further independently. That sort of format is also particularly prone to causing me to drop my more rigorous filters. All of that means credibility is particularly important there, and Veritasium completely lost my trust that he wouldn't try to slip advertising by me while pretending it's relatively unbiased information that's been checked in good faith. Even before that, he seemed to me to tend a little too far towards fully selling high school style explanations, without making it clear that that's what he's doing. By high school style explanations, I mean those that are nearly outright lies, serve to help students work their way to the point that they can make use of the next more nuanced and complex explanation which is closer to the truth. There's nothing inherently wrong with using those sorts of explanations, but when addressing such a wide audience with no expectation that they will be looking deeper later, I think it's very important to be clear about the limitations of the information provided. With Derek, you get exactly as much nuance as he thinks makes for a good story, and he does his best to leave you with the impression that's all there is.

tinco 4y ago
Matt Ferrell's Undecided is great. Yeah he just explains interesting press releases, he isn't shy about that either. Why would he want/need to be critical about them? Unless he's reading press releases of companies that don't actually exist I don't see how this could be a bad thing. Disliking Veritasium because of some ads is throwing out the baby with the bathwater. If he manages to sneak in an ad without me noticing, all the better, he's getting paid and I wasn't annoyed. I watched all of his video and I don't remember any annoying ads. He also produces some of the greatest and most beautifully produced explanations of interesting maths and physics concepts on YouTube, all for free.

systemvoltage 4y ago

EEVBlog: https://www.youtube.com/c/EevblogDave https://www.youtube.com/c/EevblogDave

mkl 4y ago

- Matthias Wandel, who creates woodworking machines to make all kinds of things https://www.youtube.com/c/Matthiaswandel https://www.youtube.com/c/Matthiaswandel

BeefWellington 4y ago
Matthias does great work! I sub to that channel (and many others mentioned here) as well. I didn't include it on the list because to recommend it to someone I think you'd want to be sure they had any interest in the area at all, though maybe the "intellectually curious" part would cover that.

konschubert 4y ago

- Stuff Made Here for absolutely top-notch insane home hardware engineering https://www.youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere https://www.youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere

tootie 4y ago

Posted yesterday, but Vihart is really interesting. She posts very intermittently, but it's a lot of interesting math topics with a creative bent. I also watch PBS Digital shows like Eons and Be Smart with my kids. They're definitely for a younger audience, but still interesting.