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Can't leave out Dr. Angela Collier: https://www.youtube.com/@acollierastro https://www.youtube.com/@acollierastro Hopefully author reads HN.

andrewflnr 10mo ago
She's very hit or miss in her quality IMO. Also, she's explicitly disclaimed the title of "science communicator", so she might not want to be on this list anyway. :) I kind of wish they hadn't included Veritasium either. He seems to have gone downhill.
- MPSimmons 10mo ago
  I don't know to what extent it has directly impacted his quality, but it appears that Derek sold Veritasium to a private equity firm https://www.electrify.video/post/electrify-completes-majority-investment-in-veritasium https://www.electrify.video/post/electrify-completes-majorit...
  - hermitcrab 10mo ago
    I can't imagine that is going to end well. Hopefully I am wrong about that.
    - andrewflnr 10mo ago
      You're already right about that.
- the__alchemist 10mo ago
  Her content is mostly meta, vs science comm/teaching. I am really torn on her: Great communicator, funny, accomplished. Seems confident/smug?/conservative for a scientist. Something about her word choice and style feels more politician than learner/researcher. Not sure how to phrase this.
  - andrewflnr 10mo ago
    That's an interesting perspective. I definitely don't get a "politician" tone from her. Her tone seems very casual to me. Conservative in the broad sense, maybe (definitely not politically).
    - the__alchemist 10mo ago
      Now that you point it out, I agree. Not sure the appropriate analogy.
  - vinceguidry 10mo ago
    I think this tone is definitely a deliberate creative choice, and is something I personally enjoy. I'm reminded of this line from Taylor Swift's new album: "did you girlboss too close to the sun?" It's borne out of the mountains of disrespect women scientists have to deal with, something she talks about towards the end of her video on Richard Feynman.

andrewflnr 10mo ago

She's very hit or miss in her quality IMO. Also, she's explicitly disclaimed the title of "science communicator", so she might not want to be on this list anyway. :) I kind of wish they hadn't included Veritasium either. He seems to have gone downhill.

MPSimmons 10mo ago
I don't know to what extent it has directly impacted his quality, but it appears that Derek sold Veritasium to a private equity firm https://www.electrify.video/post/electrify-completes-majority-investment-in-veritasium https://www.electrify.video/post/electrify-completes-majorit...
- hermitcrab 10mo ago
  I can't imagine that is going to end well. Hopefully I am wrong about that.
  - andrewflnr 10mo ago
    You're already right about that.
the__alchemist 10mo ago
Her content is mostly meta, vs science comm/teaching. I am really torn on her: Great communicator, funny, accomplished. Seems confident/smug?/conservative for a scientist. Something about her word choice and style feels more politician than learner/researcher. Not sure how to phrase this.
- andrewflnr 10mo ago
  That's an interesting perspective. I definitely don't get a "politician" tone from her. Her tone seems very casual to me. Conservative in the broad sense, maybe (definitely not politically).
  - the__alchemist 10mo ago
    Now that you point it out, I agree. Not sure the appropriate analogy.
- vinceguidry 10mo ago
  I think this tone is definitely a deliberate creative choice, and is something I personally enjoy. I'm reminded of this line from Taylor Swift's new album: "did you girlboss too close to the sun?" It's borne out of the mountains of disrespect women scientists have to deal with, something she talks about towards the end of her video on Richard Feynman.