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Ask HN: What are some of the most interesting YouTube channels to follow?
Youtube channels that are not managed by huge corporations but are managed by single creators with a humble studio setup or a group of indie creators.
- andrewfromx 4y agoI started playing around with the youtube api to find just that. They only give you so many free search credits so you have to be careful with which calls you make. And in what order. I found the best way is to search for keywords like: https://github.com/andrewarrow/many-possible-worlds/blob/main/network/search.go https://github.com/andrewarrow/many-possible-worlds/blob/mai... then call get channel from the channel_id returned in the search: https://github.com/andrewarrow/many-possible-worlds/blob/main/network/channels.go#L9 https://github.com/andrewarrow/many-possible-worlds/blob/mai...
- moooo99 4y agoThat totally depends on what you're looking for. Some of my favorites are - Primer (academic subjects) - Linking your Thinking (tutorials for Obsidian) - Stuff Made Here (Entertaining and impressive robotics projects) - a life engineered (all sorts of career advice stuff) - Reducible (animations of CS subjects) - ByteByteGo (short and informative videos about system design) - Wolfgang's Channel (all sorts of home networking/selfhosted videos) - Jack Rhysider (entertaining and informative podcasts about cyber security and cyber crime) - Dark History (disaster documentaries)
- iamflimflam1 4y agoWell, I’d recommend following me! https://youtube.com/@atomic14 https://youtube.com/@atomic14
- cpach 4y agoWintergatan is pretty awesome IMHO. https://youtube.com/@Wintergatan https://youtube.com/@Wintergatan
- armchairhacker 4y agohttps://www.youtube.com/@getoffmylawn6692 https://www.youtube.com/@getoffmylawn6692 is an upcoming channel which covers many obscure DOS games. It's cool to see old games which are usually made by one or two people. It's also one guy who posts 5 times a week and has ~2000 subscribers, which IMO makes it deserve views on its own
- jonas-w 4y agoStuff made here I mada a 100MPH flying hoop -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHWXZyfhQas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHWXZyfhQas Boy Boy "We went to North Korea to get a haircut" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BO83Ig-E8E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BO83Ig-E8E "Ukraine: The avoidable war" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL4eNy4FCs8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL4eNy4FCs8 Also one of the people behind boy boy: I did a thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJLZe_NoiG0hT7QCX_9vmqw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJLZe_NoiG0hT7QCX_9vmqw
- dharmab 4y ago- Jacob Geller (video essays, usually about video games, literature and film) - Baumgartner Restoration (narrated professional art restoration) - Itchy Boots (woman traveling continents by solo motorcycle) - Mustard (aviation and naval history) - Posy (hard to explain, just watch a popular video) - Ronald Finger (DIY auto restoration) - Technology Connections (essays on technology in the general sense- not just computers)
- x86x87 4y agoA mix of various things. Google to get to the channel: pbs spacetime stuff made here ben eater's 8 bit computer mike boyd nerdforge sabine hossenfelder gotham chess uthermal 3blue1brown veritasium Numberphile Suckerpinch (all time favourite: https://youtu.be/LA_DrBwkiJA https://youtu.be/LA_DrBwkiJA) Stevey's tech talk leonard susskind's stanford lectures Wristwatch revival Advoko Makes
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- phneutral26 4y agoJeff Geerling, he has everything that your inner Geek deserves!
- millzlane 4y agoI like South Main Auto's (Auto Repair) channel. The way he troubleshoots and diagnoses problems is very informative and you will learn something new about fixing cars in every video. I say, If you can turn a wrench then you can fix a car. You just need to know which bolt to turn.
- Orthanc 4y agoInternet Historian is doing the best work on the site right now. Unfortunately his most recent video got a copyright claim, but in the meantime you should start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh9KBwqGxTI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh9KBwqGxTI
- lajisam 4y agoAnthony Fantano for music
- jack_riminton 4y ago- FarmCraft101 = A guy who owns a farm and does a mixture of Dad skills and quite ambitious engineering https://www.youtube.com/@FarmCraft101 https://www.youtube.com/@FarmCraft101 - StuffMadeHere = A lot of people have already recommended this, I also would too https://www.youtube.com/@StuffMadeHere https://www.youtube.com/@StuffMadeHere - Asianometry = "Science, Technology, History, Asia, mostly" great on semiconductors and the economics/business levers behind it https://www.youtube.com/@Asianometry https://www.youtube.com/@Asianometry - Project Farm = thorough testing of hardware https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectFarm https://www.youtube.com/@ProjectFarm - TwoMinutePapers = Latest breakthrough in AI https://www.youtube.com/@TwoMinutePapers https://www.youtube.com/@TwoMinutePapers - Marius Hornberger = a very talented machinist/maker who makes good videos https://www.youtube.com/@MariusHornberger https://www.youtube.com/@MariusHornberger
- hackinthebochs 4y agoGaming Historian https://www.youtube.com/@GamingHistorian https://www.youtube.com/@GamingHistorian
- AnthonyUK 4y agoI like Clickspring - https://youtube.com/@Clickspring https://youtube.com/@Clickspring The series for his build of a Anthikythera mechanism is great to watch.
- kkoncevicius 4y agoAdam Duff (LucidPixul). He does Art talks - talks about stuff while drawing, but something in the way he speaks and presents his stories clicks with me. His channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AdamDuffArt https://www.youtube.com/@AdamDuffArt Example video about procrastination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJlJC6yjLpw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJlJC6yjLpw If anyone here knows similar YouTubers - please let me know.
- hemmert 4y agoTom Scott‘s: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBa659QWEk1AI4Tg--mrJ2A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBa659QWEk1AI4Tg--mrJ2A
- krapp 4y agoI mean, that describes the vast, vast majority of Youtube channels, but... Esoterica[0] scholarly explorations of occult texts and practices (also see Religion For Breakfast, hochelaga) Kaz Rowe[1] historical essays, usually LGBT inclined (also see Matt Baume, Contrapoints, T1J) Secret Galaxy TV[2] toy and tv history (also see Kenny Lauderdale, Pushing Up Roses) Freya Holmer[3] Math, gamedev and tech (also see gamesfromscratch, javidx9) Steve Shives[4] Politics, Star Trek and pop culture (also see Jesse Gender, Kat Blaque, Trekyards) Drachinifel[5] Boats and boat related accessories (also see Dr Alexander Clarke, lindybeige) Scholagladiatora[6] Swords and sword related accessories (also see skallagrim, shadiversity, themetatron) Justin Whang[7] Internet culture and lost media (also see sakura stardust, LsupersonicQ, blameitonjorge, wendigoon) [0]https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericaChannel https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericaChannel [1]https://www.youtube.com/@KazRowe https://www.youtube.com/@KazRowe [2]https://www.youtube.com/@SecretGalaxyTV https://www.youtube.com/@SecretGalaxyTV [3]https://www.youtube.com/@Acegikmo/videos https://www.youtube.com/@Acegikmo/videos [4]https://www.youtube.com/@SteveShives https://www.youtube.com/@SteveShives [5]https://www.youtube.com/@Drachinifel https://www.youtube.com/@Drachinifel [6]https://www.youtube.com/@scholagladiatoria https://www.youtube.com/@scholagladiatoria [7]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3jdnIP2u5hCJpVZ-TuDrCg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3jdnIP2u5hCJpVZ-TuDrCg Also prior HN threads: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32220192 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32220192 (316 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20385679 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20385679 (143 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7609584 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7609584 (128 comments)
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- everling 4y agoModern Vintage Gamer if you're into emulation history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqP3ZzWiul0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqP3ZzWiul0
- bennysonething 4y agoThis guy is deceptively good, when I first heard him I wasn't impressed, but he does seem to have in depth knowledge.
- bbbbzzz1 4y agoI really like fasterthanlime, especially with the depth of knowledge. He was the first video creator that explained register usage in assembly in a way that wasn't so dry that I lost attention. https://youtu.be/VMpSYJ_7aYM https://youtu.be/VMpSYJ_7aYM
- mindcrime 4y agoSome of my favorites include: Professor Leonard (math: mostly lectures) - https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessorLeonard https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessorLeonard Math Sorcerer (math: book reviews, lectures, comedy, etc) - https://www.youtube.com/@TheMathSorcerer https://www.youtube.com/@TheMathSorcerer PatrickJMT (math) - https://www.youtube.com/@patrickjmt https://www.youtube.com/@patrickjmt Up and Atom (science) - https://www.youtube.com/@upandatom https://www.youtube.com/@upandatom Physics Girl (science) (sidebar: get healthy again soon Diana!) - https://www.youtube.com/@physicsgirl https://www.youtube.com/@physicsgirl Last Best Tool (tool reviews) - https://www.youtube.com/@lastbesttool https://www.youtube.com/@lastbesttool Torque Test Channel (tool tests: sometimes destructive) - https://www.youtube.com/@TorqueTestChannel https://www.youtube.com/@TorqueTestChannel NC Bassin' (bass fishing: mostly on Lake Norman in NC) - https://www.youtube.com/@landonmoore76 https://www.youtube.com/@landonmoore76 3Blue1Brown (math: emphasis on cool visualizations) - https://www.youtube.com/@3blue1brown https://www.youtube.com/@3blue1brown Michael Penn (math) - https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelPennMath https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelPennMath EEVBlog (electronics) - https://www.youtube.com/@EEVblog https://www.youtube.com/@EEVblog ElectroBOOM (Mehdi, electronics) - https://www.youtube.com/@ElectroBOOM https://www.youtube.com/@ElectroBOOM Great Scott (electronics) - https://www.youtube.com/@greatscottlab https://www.youtube.com/@greatscottlab Marco Reps (electronics, 3d printing, CNC, etc) - https://www.youtube.com/@reps https://www.youtube.com/@reps Sabine Hossenfelder (science) - https://www.youtube.com/@SabineHossenfelder https://www.youtube.com/@SabineHossenfelder The Signal Path (electronics) - https://www.youtube.com/@Thesignalpath https://www.youtube.com/@Thesignalpath Marsh Man Masson (fishing: mostly in the bayous of South Louisiana) - https://www.youtube.com/@MarshManMasson https://www.youtube.com/@MarshManMasson The 8-bit Guy (retro-computing) - https://www.youtube.com/@The8BitGuy https://www.youtube.com/@The8BitGuy Ben Eater (electronics) - https://www.youtube.com/@BenEater https://www.youtube.com/@BenEater Zach Freedman (aka Void Star Labs) (maker stuff - 3d printing, etc) - https://www.youtube.com/@ZackFreedman https://www.youtube.com/@ZackFreedman Dr. Becky (astrophysics) - https://www.youtube.com/@DrBecky https://www.youtube.com/@DrBecky 618 Fishing (fishing: mostly in the lower midwest) - https://www.youtube.com/@618Fishing https://www.youtube.com/@618Fishing Intuitive Angling with Randy Blaukat (bass fishing) - https://www.youtube.com/@randyblaukatintuitive https://www.youtube.com/@randyblaukatintuitive Reel Hillary Sue (bass fishing) - https://www.youtube.com/@TheReelHilarySue https://www.youtube.com/@TheReelHilarySue Scott Martin Fishing (bass fishing) - https://www.youtube.com/@ScottMartinChallenge https://www.youtube.com/@ScottMartinChallenge Corporals Corner (bushcraft, camping) - https://www.youtube.com/@recall5811 https://www.youtube.com/@recall5811 Reallybigmonkey1 (bushcraft, camping) - https://www.youtube.com/@Reallybigmonkey1 https://www.youtube.com/@Reallybigmonkey1 Camping with Steve (steve wallis, stealth camping) - https://www.youtube.com/@campingwithsteve https://www.youtube.com/@campingwithsteve Tibees (math) - https://www.youtube.com/@tibees https://www.youtube.com/@tibees The Amp Hour (electronics oriented podcast) - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAmpHour https://www.youtube.com/@TheAmpHour The Den of Tools (tool reviews and related) - https://www.youtube.com/@denoftools https://www.youtube.com/@denoftools WranglerStar (tool reviews, homesteading, and "other") - https://www.youtube.com/@wranglerstar https://www.youtube.com/@wranglerstar Millis Construction (tool reviews) - https://www.youtube.com/@MillisConstruction https://www.youtube.com/@MillisConstruction Flammable Maths (math) - https://www.youtube.com/@papaflammy https://www.youtube.com/@papaflammy Stand Up Maths (math) - https://www.youtube.com/@standupmaths https://www.youtube.com/@standupmaths Blackpenredpen (math) - https://www.youtube.com/@blackpenredpen https://www.youtube.com/@blackpenredpen Louis Rossman (electronics, repair, right-to-repair, apple) - https://www.youtube.com/@rossmanngroup https://www.youtube.com/@rossmanngroup Profrobbob (math) - https://www.youtube.com/@profrobbob https://www.youtube.com/@profrobbob
- AndrewTerry 4y agoAnton Petrov - space and science
- consumer451 4y agohttps://www.youtube.com/@seancarroll https://www.youtube.com/@seancarroll | (The Mindscape playlist) Cosmology, philosophy, many topics, great AMAs https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryoftheUniverse https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryoftheUniverse | Well researched cosmic history, excellent voice-over talent https://www.youtube.com/@VoicesofthePast https://www.youtube.com/@VoicesofthePast | Stunning first-person historical accounts, same excellent voice talent https://www.youtube.com/@CoolWorldsLab https://www.youtube.com/@CoolWorldsLab | Astronomy, cosmology, etc https://www.youtube.com/@CSIStarbase https://www.youtube.com/@CSIStarbase | In-depth research on SpaceX's Starbase in a fun format https://www.youtube.com/@EverydayAstronaut https://www.youtube.com/@EverydayAstronaut | In-depth rocketry https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley https://www.youtube.com/@scottmanley | Everything space https://www.youtube.com/@GrindHardPlumbingCo https://www.youtube.com/@GrindHardPlumbingCo | Crazy car builds, machining https://www.youtube.com/@rctestflight https://www.youtube.com/@rctestflight | DIY radiocontrolled projects, lots of Ardupilot https://www.youtube.com/@ZackFreedman https://www.youtube.com/@ZackFreedman | DIY electronics, 3d printing, love his wacky style https://www.youtube.com/@StuffMadeHere https://www.youtube.com/@StuffMadeHere | Incredible DIY mechanical engineering projects
- pixl97 4y agoI would add https://www.youtube.com/@pbsspacetime https://www.youtube.com/@pbsspacetime | PBS Space Time and https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryoftheEarth https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryoftheEarth | History of the Earth, which is think is a sister channel to History of the Universe.
- consumer451 4y agoGood additions! Few more which I had forgotten, ParallaxNick is a hidden gem: https://www.youtube.com/@parallaxnick637 https://www.youtube.com/@parallaxnick637 | Science, history, astronomy, gorgeous poetic narration, love how he puts science in historical context https://www.youtube.com/@WardCarroll https://www.youtube.com/@WardCarroll | Veteran F-14 Tomcat radar intercept officer covers air power, episodes with Justin Bronk are the best open intel on Russia and Ukraine available https://www.youtube.com/@MakingShorts https://www.youtube.com/@MakingShorts | Joel Haver's quirky comedy shorts, sometimes sublime melancholic pieces
- zamalek 4y agoLots of my regulars are already covered by others here, one to add: https://youtube.com/@2STROKESTUFFING https://youtube.com/@2STROKESTUFFING I'm not a petrolhead, not but a longshot, but his optimization process has very similar qualities to good software optimization. Oh, and there's also lots of great premature optimization.
- jbgt 4y agoKurzgesagt https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXVk37bltHxD1rDPwtNM8Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXVk37bltHxD1rDPwtNM8Q Short cartoon science videos
- Mxrtxn 4y agoThere has been quite a lot of controversy around them in the past, to my understanding especially in the topic of global warming.
- sandebert 4y agoI think nobody mentioned Applied Science, so that'll be my contribution to the thread: https://youtube.com/@AppliedScience https://youtube.com/@AppliedScience From his about page: "You'll see how an electron microscope was built in a home shop, how an X-ray backscatter system works, how to make aerogel, and many other hi-tech projects. Topics usually include electromechanical systems, chemistry, and electronics."
- bakuninsbart 4y agoSuckerpinch barely ever releases a video, but when he does they are great. NaN gates and FlipFlops are my favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TFDG-y-EHs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TFDG-y-EHs You can only get good at mathematics by doing, but if there is a channel that helps you get better at math passively it is probably Michael Penns': https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelPennMath https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelPennMath
- pstuart 4y agoAndrew Huberman provides deep dives into health, longevity, and fitness. Anyone interested in those topics would be well-served to check him out. https://www.youtube.com/@hubermanlab https://www.youtube.com/@hubermanlab
- v3x3366 4y agoI watch reasonably long content typically in the philosophy/sociology space, though not exclusively. Here are some of my favorites: Philosophy Tube has pretty good rundowns of different areas in philosophy. A year or so ago she came out as trans and that has really elevated the show to a new level, but perhaps also narrowed the focus somewhat. Alice Cappelle makes down-to-earth video essays about structural and social issues we all encounter. I enjoy hearing her European perspective. We're In Hell is your pot smoking neighbors lefttube video essay channel that frequently sidetracks about reality TV. I don't know what else to say about that. His takes tend to be well thought out. jonasceikaCCK makes really good videos about philosophical concepts, their origins, and their counterparts. I would say the same about Then & Now Unlearning Economics is the left-tube economics channel. There are others that will touch on economics, but this guy is much better informed and presents more thorough analysis than the rest. Maggie Mae Fish is an excellent media critique video essayist. Her videos tend to reveal the social pressures which shape media into what they are, whether that be patriarchy and bigotry or something more specific to the creator. She also provides different perspectives on (or different readings of) the text that tend to differ pretty wildly from what you'd get on other similar channels. Noah Samsen, Tara Mooknee, and Tiffany Ferg all make content showing different subcultures on the internet and usually how they're harmful. I like watching channels like these because it helps me understand at least a little of what's going on in the side of the world that participates in that form of social media. https://www.youtube.com/@PhilosophyTube https://www.youtube.com/@PhilosophyTube https://www.youtube.com/@AliceCappelle https://www.youtube.com/@AliceCappelle https://www.youtube.com/@WereInHell https://www.youtube.com/@WereInHell https://www.youtube.com/@jonasceikaCCK https://www.youtube.com/@jonasceikaCCK https://www.youtube.com/@ThenNow https://www.youtube.com/@ThenNow https://www.youtube.com/@unlearningeconomics9021 https://www.youtube.com/@unlearningeconomics9021 https://www.youtube.com/@MaggieMaeFish https://www.youtube.com/@MaggieMaeFish https://www.youtube.com/@TaraMooknee https://www.youtube.com/@TaraMooknee https://www.youtube.com/@NoahSamsen https://www.youtube.com/@NoahSamsen https://www.youtube.com/@tiffanyferg https://www.youtube.com/@tiffanyferg https://www.youtube.com/@SMN https://www.youtube.com/@SMN https://www.youtube.com/@Tom_Nicholas https://www.youtube.com/@Tom_Nicholas Almost everything here is at least somewhat leftist so this list may not be for you.
- ezekg 4y agoInheritance Machining is one of my most recent favorites: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVI8Mfisni3GaobL1e2JOIQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVI8Mfisni3GaobL1e2JOIQ I’ve watched every single video.
- slyall 4y agoA few I follow that don't seem to have been mentioned already. RMtransit - Good videos about Transit topics and individual transit systems https://www.youtube.com/@RMTransit https://www.youtube.com/@RMTransit CityNerd - Very drool videos about cities and transit. US orientated https://www.youtube.com/@CityNerd https://www.youtube.com/@CityNerd Railways Explained - Railway topics https://www.youtube.com/@RailwaysExplained https://www.youtube.com/@RailwaysExplained Economics Explained - Reviews of economics topics https://www.youtube.com/@EconomicsExplained https://www.youtube.com/@EconomicsExplained What about it - Rockets but especially SpaceX's Starship https://www.youtube.com/@Whataboutit https://www.youtube.com/@Whataboutit
- dagurp 4y agoSince you mentioned City nerd I would add City Beautiful and Not Just Bikes
- ShowalkKama 4y agoLiveoverflow - Exploration / explanation videos about it security https://www.youtube.com/@LiveOverflow https://www.youtube.com/@LiveOverflow Stacksmashing - Videos about it security https://www.youtube.com/@stacksmashing https://www.youtube.com/@stacksmashing MIT Opencourseware - Courses published by MIT https://www.youtube.com/@mitocw https://www.youtube.com/@mitocw
- blooalien 4y agoObviously, the answer to this question about "most interesting" is gonna heavily depend on your specific interests, but if you're interested in 3D graphics (and creating them yourself), Blender 3D is excellent (and Free[dom]; and free[of cost]), and https://www.youtube.com/user/AndrewPPrice https://www.youtube.com/user/AndrewPPrice (Blender Guru) has excellent tutorials to help you in your journey from "noob" to "guru". ;~)
- johnz 4y agohttps://johnzanussi.com/youtube https://johnzanussi.com/youtube
- karlzt 4y agoCryo Chamber: https://www.youtube.com/user/cryochamberlabel https://www.youtube.com/user/cryochamberlabel - Dark Ambient label
- accrual 4y agoAdrian's Digital Basement for all things retro, with a focus on CRTs, C64, early Apple stuff, Tandy, TRS-80, and more. https://www.youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasement https://www.youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasement
- throwayyy479087 4y agoThoughtful right wing channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/thomassowelltv https://www.youtube.com/c/thomassowelltv https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEBY1LNHPiJ6AE0B1wxfNHw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEBY1LNHPiJ6AE0B1wxfNHw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kkU18MIJpUaCdokZj3_kQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kkU18MIJpUaCdokZj3_kQ Would love any similar recs.
- sandreas 4y ago# General Chris Titus: https://www.youtube.com/user/homergfunk https://www.youtube.com/user/homergfunk Linus Tech Tips: https://www.youtube.com/user/LinusTechTips https://www.youtube.com/user/LinusTechTips LockPickingLawyer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm9K6rby98W8JigLoZOh6FQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm9K6rby98W8JigLoZOh6FQ TechIngredients: https://www.youtube.com/user/TechIngredients https://www.youtube.com/user/TechIngredients Wolfgangs Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsnGwSIHyoYN0kiINAGUKxg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsnGwSIHyoYN0kiINAGUKxg # Electronics GreatScott!: https://www.youtube.com/user/greatscottlab https://www.youtube.com/user/greatscottlab Hugh Jeffreys: https://www.youtube.com/user/hughydo https://www.youtube.com/user/hughydo # Linux LearnLinuxTV: https://www.youtube.com/user/JtheLinuxguy https://www.youtube.com/user/JtheLinuxguy Luke Smith: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2eYFnH61tmytImy1mTYvhA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2eYFnH61tmytImy1mTYvhA
- tasseff 4y agoWow, no mention of Practical Engineering, yet?! https://www.youtube.com/@PracticalEngineeringChannel https://www.youtube.com/@PracticalEngineeringChannel
- DietaryNonsense 4y agoHuge +1 for Practical Engineering. This guy is doing a public service. He admittedly loves public infrastructure and civil engineering and does an amazing job of balancing the technical details and gist of the underlying physics and engineering constraints with the context of the real world applications. Sometimes the topics are almost comically mundane, but I jumped into them and found it thoroughly interesting. One example is his 10-minute explainer "What is a Culvert"[1]. It's the perfect debunking of something seeming "trivial" to the casual observer. In another video he comments on why on construction sites you see so many folks "just standing around". He has videos you can watch with your kids about things you might ordinarily just wave your hands about, like "How Water Towers Work"[2]. And then bigger more much involved explanations on topics you certainly have heard of but never bothered to look into, like "What Really Happened During the 2003 Blackout?"[3]. lol I feel like I sound like a advertisement but I really just love his work and thoroughly recommend having this channel in your repertoire. He's also just earnest, not unnecessarily dire or animated, and often gives what feel like fair and balanced perspectives on some of the social issues surrounding these topics. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15XJDmawbYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15XJDmawbYU [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZwfcMSDBHs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZwfcMSDBHs [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KciAzYfXNwU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KciAzYfXNwU
- orbital223 4y ago- Ted Woodford (https://www.youtube.com/@twoodfrd https://www.youtube.com/@twoodfrd): Stringed instrument repair, mostly old accoustic and electric guitars. - Artisan Makes (https://www.youtube.com/@artisanmakes https://www.youtube.com/@artisanmakes): Hobby machining. - Rex Krueger (https://www.youtube.com/@RexKrueger https://www.youtube.com/@RexKrueger): Woodworking.
- BuildTheRobots 4y agoSome that hadn't been mentioned yet (at least when I started writing this) :) CuriousMarc has some stunning repair/teardowns of old kit, including a long series on the Apollo Guidance Computer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3bosUr3WlKYm4sBaLs-Adw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3bosUr3WlKYm4sBaLs-Adw Juan Browne's Blancolirio channel has interesting insights into most air crashes and near misses: https://www.youtube.com/user/blancolirio https://www.youtube.com/user/blancolirio BobbyBroccoli has created some stunningly high quality videos on scientific scandals and controversies: https://www.youtube.com/user/BobbyBroccoli https://www.youtube.com/user/BobbyBroccoli Captain Disillusion has fantastic insights into CGI and video manipulation, presented in a rather unique style: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptainDisillusion https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptainDisillusion CGPGrey produces high quality, informative and quirky videos about all sorts of things (why runways have the numbers they do, the history of the name Tiffany). Always well written with a pleasing use of language: https://www.youtube.com/user/CGPGrey https://www.youtube.com/user/CGPGrey CodingSecrets has been commercially coding on consoles for 30 years and has some great insights into how old games work - sega especially https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkY047vYjF92-8HcoVTXAOg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkY047vYjF92-8HcoVTXAOg ConnectionsMuseum is a must watch if you're into early telephone exchanges (or want to understand where half the terminology and timers come from in SIP). They have a handful of different vintange telephone switches and go quite in depth explaining how they work: https://www.youtube.com/user/museumofcomm https://www.youtube.com/user/museumofcomm Frame Voyager has a fantastic series on "abandoned" cinema cameras. Well presented, and interesting if you're into film and tech: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXGDFnFh95WlZjhwmA5aeQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXGDFnFh95WlZjhwmA5aeQ Hbomberguy is... something else, especially in presentation style (personally I love it). His "Vaccines and Autism, a Measured Response" video is stunningly informative and presents more information into the Andrew Wakefield scandal than any other documentary on the topic. https://www.youtube.com/user/hbomberguy https://www.youtube.com/user/hbomberguy HowNOT2 started out as slacklining, but have spent a lot of time deliberately breaking and abusing rock climbing gear in various ways. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQvq-0fss4lNrmIz7gcPLtQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQvq-0fss4lNrmIz7gcPLtQ Ian Hubert has created a couple of short but absolutely unbelievably amazing videos in Blender. A must watch if you're interested in 3D, green-screen or scifi. https://www.youtube.com/user/mrdodobird https://www.youtube.com/user/mrdodobird Isaac Arthur: Science, space, futurism. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g John Ward does some dry but extremely informative mains electrical theory and regulations (UK centric): https://www.youtube.com/user/jjward https://www.youtube.com/user/jjward Jay Foreman: Silly educational videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/jayforeman51 https://www.youtube.com/user/jayforeman51 (also find "Map Men"). Karl Jobst: Video game speedrunning and controversy: https://www.youtube.com/user/karljobst https://www.youtube.com/user/karljobst LindyBeige: History of war and weapons: https://www.youtube.com/user/lindybeige https://www.youtube.com/user/lindybeige Photonic Induction: Think ElectroBoom, except this nutter blows up 400A fuses. High voltage silliness: https://www.youtube.com/user/Photonvids https://www.youtube.com/user/Photonvids Ringway Manchester: (Ham) radio related: https://www.youtube.com/user/RINGWAYMANCHESTER https://www.youtube.com/user/RINGWAYMANCHESTER Sabine Hosselfelder: Science updates without the hype or spin: https://www.youtube.com/user/peppermint78 https://www.youtube.com/user/peppermint78 This Old Tony: Stunningly high quality, dry humour machining: https://www.youtube.com/user/featony https://www.youtube.com/user/featony
- gtirloni 4y agoAnton Petrov https://youtube.com/@whatdamath https://youtube.com/@whatdamath
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- wruza 4y agoI’ll list some of my subs that aren’t mainstream and were not posted yet: Tech museums: Necroware - a guy repairs and discusses circa '90s pc pcbs and other stuff. https://youtube.com/channel/UCKU5nwSWYXa3xfXGBlKyvdw https://youtube.com/channel/UCKU5nwSWYXa3xfXGBlKyvdw vswitchzero - another guy, same topic. https://youtube.com/channel/UCGcOrQ_IW4TYcdF5M1pRchA https://youtube.com/channel/UCGcOrQ_IW4TYcdF5M1pRchA Chyrosran22 - keyboard reviews, focuses on historical and non-mainstream models, enthusiast. https://youtube.com/user/Chyrosran22 https://youtube.com/user/Chyrosran22 All three a good language, zero sensational bs, “hands and things” format. Nice views, exploration: Ninurta - https://youtube.com/user/NinurtaSpb https://youtube.com/user/NinurtaSpb Stefan Forster - https://youtube.com/user/stefanforsterdotcom https://youtube.com/user/stefanforsterdotcom Shiey - https://youtube.com/results?search_query=Shiey https://youtube.com/results?search_query=Shiey (channels get banned(?) / not available sometimes; go through search and related videos)