Channel name
description of what it covers and why you watch it
Preface: I know NOTHING about combustion engines and generally have never had the desire to.
But the “Driving 4 Answers” channel breaks down how all kinds of different engine designs work, explaining the pros and cons of each. Some have tons of apparent advantages that make you wonder why they aren’t used in production cars and trucks. He digs deep to answer that question.
Here’s a great video about the rotary vane engine.
The twin rod Avadi engine is a very different approach.
This one explains the crossplane inline 4. I had never even heard of such a thing before, but the way it’s explained is absolutely fascinating. He even demonstrates the different sounds so I feel like I could just listen to a car and know what kind of crankshaft it has.
Highly recommended.
I’m a big fan of Emily the Engineer. She’s a similar chaotic energy as early Michael Reeves but less directly focused on “offensive ideas” or “things to hurt your friends”. The creativity behind both the projects and the videos is top notch.
Ben Felix - Finance, investing etc. He’s a professional working in the field, never suggests specific stocks or crypto and always refers to sources for his claims. Be very skeptical of all finance and economy suggestions.
Two Cents - Personal Finance (No suggestions for specific stocks or crypto)
Adam Something
Technology Connections
Tom Nicholas - Long form video essays
Polymatter
deleted by creator
Brick Technology makes cool mechanisms out of Lego to solve some simple problems
The ones that I get excited to see new videos from are, in no particular order:
She’s a biologist and does videos on prehistoric animals and time periods, that we know of. Entertaining videos and it turns out we studied under some of the same people.
Dr. Collier is a theoretical physicist who covers a wide arc a physics topics, and who did a pretty impressive review of Picard.
Very indepth and well researched videos about science and tech scandals and controversies
Is an Oxford Astrophysicist who covers a lot of findings about JWT and will point out upcoming things in the night sky
Short videos. Reminder that no lock is impenetrable. Also, April Fool’s Day videos are very special.
Video essays. No longer in production, high-quality reviews of some cultural artifacts. He’s moved his operation to Curiosity Stream. Made me realize it’s worth it to pay creators directly for their work rather than having advertisers and platforms like YouTube. Now, if only I had money to pay these creators. Aye, there’s the rub.
Expert film analysis. If it’s not, it sure looks like it is.
Snarky educational. Fun! The best damn flag contest, best takedown of first-past the post voting, and best reflection on how to go forward after hitting YouTube fame. I still want to know if he and Roman Mars have talked flags.
Classic YouTube. 15 years ago, mans took a bunch of other YouTube videos and remixed them into each other, producing meta tracks.
Lockpicking Lawyer
Short videos. Reminder that no lock is impenetrable. Also, April Fool’s Day videos are very special.
I reply to this with McNallyOfficial. It’s Lockpicking Lawyers unhinged mirror.
Chef Jean-Pierre, I just adore him
DougDoug
He is bald at 2D Platformers and does funny coding stuff with his Chat and/or AI
Papa Meat
Hunter Hanckock (Meatcanyon). He can control fire and does lots of IRL Videos about strange/funny/gross Topics.
Ididathing
YouTube’s worst Blacksmith makes dangerous Inventions, and videos about Australian Animals now and then.
RedLetterMedia
Movie reviewers that like all sorts of movies. Great production quality.
Those hack frauds?
The very same.
It’s not the same after Rich Evans passed away from diabetes
mapreadingcompany - navigation plus funny wierd facts
explainingcomputers - explains computers
paulsellers - hand tool woodworking
robwords - english language
citynerd - deadpan humour and sarcasm about cities
astonishingglasgow - local hisory about places in Glasgow
Brew
*Delves into all kids of weird circumstances and medical mysteries. Morbid and informative.
Zoe
*Up-to-date exercise and nutrition science. I’ve seriously learned a lot.
Imperfect Paintings
Shows you how to try different types of abstract art. Has been a huge inspiration in getting me to paint and experiment with art.
The whole “Today I Found Out” universe of channels.
Teaches you history, keeps you current on current events (Warfronts is particularly good for geopolitics as it relates to wars going on). Places takes you through interesting places all around the world. Mega projects is like the old Mega project show on the history channel. Astro graphics takes you into space. Brain Blaze is a huge silly tangent.
[Map Men / Jay Foreman] (https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbbQalJ4OaC0oQ0AqRaOJ9g) - fun, painstakingly produced educational videos about maps.
Yhara Zayd - Not too long media analysis. Especially of Horror and through BPoC lens.
Andrewism - discussions about Anarchism and organising from Trinidad.
North of the Border
His name is Adam and he likes to make tiny nerdy things. He makes dioramas of nerdy stuff, sometimes normal, some times with too many teeth, fingers, and/or toes.
