I'm subscribed to ~200 youtube channels, and I highly recommend veritasium, Brady Haran's network, CGP Grey and minutephyics that others have already mentioned.

I'm subscribed to ~200 youtube channels, and I highly recommend veritasium, Brady Haran's network, CGP Grey and minutephyics that others have already mentioned. Here are some other channels that don't seem to have been mentioned so far: --------------------------- TommyEdisonXP - A jovial and friendly blind guy, who talks about, and answers questions about, how it is to be blind: https://www.youtube.com/user/TommyEdisonXP https://www.youtube.com/user/TommyEdisonXP Arvind Gupta - He makes simple toys out of cheap materials, and explains the physics behind the toys. He does this full time, and works to popularize science at a premier Astrophysics and Astronomy research institute in India. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT7EcU7rC44DiS3RkfZzZMg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT7EcU7rC44DiS3RkfZzZMg Grand Illusions - Like Arvind Gupta, this guy has collected toys and curiosities from around the world, and has dedicated a channel to document them: https://www.youtube.com/user/henders007 https://www.youtube.com/user/henders007 Backyard Brains - They perform simple and interesting experiments on nervous systems of organisms: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCICLIvkj29GG63NpA3K2Elw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCICLIvkj29GG63NpA3K2Elw Bite Sci-zed - A brilliant science channel run by self-confessed science nerd, Alex Dainis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzl8GEjZbjgtVj0ppupdBbg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzl8GEjZbjgtVj0ppupdBbg smalin / Music Animation Machine - Brilliant, brilliant visualizations of western classical music pieces, that help you understand the structure of the music much better if you're a beginner: http://www.youtube.com/user/smalin http://www.youtube.com/user/smalin http://www.musanim.com/ http://www.musanim.com/ For example, see the 2nd movement from Beethoven's 9th symphony: http://www.youtube.com/user/smalin http://www.youtube.com/user/smalin Talking Animals - Human voices dubbed on viewer-submitted videos of pets. Funnier than you might expect! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCreVub8zOW6R2zg15FfBq4A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCreVub8zOW6R2zg15FfBq4A --------------------------- I haven't sampled the following channels very well, but they seem promising. --------------------------- Backstage Science: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP16wb-IThCVvM8D-Xx8HXA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP16wb-IThCVvM8D-Xx8HXA It's Okay to be Smart: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH4BNI0-FOK2dMXoFtViWHw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH4BNI0-FOK2dMXoFtViWHw Household Hacker: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI4I6ldZ0jWe7vXpUVeVcpg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI4I6ldZ0jWe7vXpUVeVcpg The Slo Mo Guys - As seen on TV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUK0HBIBWgM2c4vsPhkYY4w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUK0HBIBWgM2c4vsPhkYY4w --------------------------- Youtube "Leanback" for discovering channels and videos. Slick interface, but doesn't seem to surface quality content. Seems to just prioritize trending items. https://www.youtube.com/tv#/menu/LNroot,0,LCdiscover,-2,LAback https://www.youtube.com/tv#/menu/LNroot,0,LCdiscover,-2,LAba...