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Greetings all!

There are a few YouTube channels I watch on a regular basis that I’d put in the science/math bin. Here are a few examples:

NileRed Standup Maths Steve Mould AlphaPhoenix

I was wondering if anyone here had any recommendations for other science/math channels to follow or a resource that aggregates good channels. As a lay person, as in no college level education on these topics, I’m not sure I have the qualifications to determine if a channel is highly accurate or not. I think I’ve done a good job finding channels that are accurate but wanted to check in with folks that may be able to better determine that.

I’m particularly interested in astronomy, cosmology, and evolution.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Smarter Every Day, Veritasium

[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I would classify those as pop science, preferring storytelling to science. A bit too handwavy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That Veritasium video about electricity was absolute bullshit. For however many minutes long it was, he didn't once use the word "induction" or try to actually explain anything. The video was basically "electricity is voodoo". I immediately unsubscribed, and I can't even stand seeing his face anymore.

If your shitty science video spawns multiple video responses from your betters calling you out on your bullshit, you are a bad science YouTuber and should stop making videos.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

The good thing about it is that it can hopefully spark intrigue in some or many.

I remember young self, equally interested in pop science (then magazines).

But yes, the bad part is people thinking they learned something from the videos. It's mostly entertainment, not reflecting the science honestly.