====== Videos ====== Some of my favourite YouTube videos: ===== Interesting ===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q|How Wolves Change Rivers]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYv_csqWJTSfQK3vOZDJKQw|Sustainable Human]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCn8ux2gbs|history of the entire world, i guess]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq6aw03lNILzV96UvEAASfQ|bill wurtz]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mheHbVev1CU|The Universe in 4 Minutes]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvbTFwXagdQ|We're the Last Humans Left]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCimiUgDLbi6P17BdaCZpVbg|exurb1a]] ===== Comedy ===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjtQSMe0VeI|The White Room]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5y3P5F_B5A|Groundhog Daying]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ug6gAO8n0s|Abduction]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Liv5-jdU2Qk53lTtYDG2w|Chris and Jack]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFGAQrEUaeU|A Conversation With My 12 Year Old Self: 20th Anniversary Edition]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQbF_rI2AAvgUPSYy-mQ7Cg|Content With Jeremiah]] - This seems like the sort of thing I could have done * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_gXtaG5orw|"Cigarettes and Riddles" - The Chronicles of Sharpie & Quark Ep.01]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCinxfl5ylt8OJV5FC9wG9Mg|cupofste]] - This is the precursor to HarmonQuest * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa9DLxDtPtc|The Scrollweheel]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n7hqQFFEZnwxrcVh09uVA|Guy Collins Animation]] - This is me almost every time I watch someone use a computer * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg|It's Not About The Nail]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy1JDl6kJF5EWVBreaSpzLw|Jason Headley]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxy7b_vGfzA|Only Lads Will Get This]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyXvZQJEUqDfOIvpg0qpovQ|Victorious Sponge]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3Dt6xLoGpsw|Baby hands]] ==== Satire ==== === The Onion === * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D04wb7P_v-4|Autistic Reporter, Michael Falk, Enchanted By Prison's Rigid Routine]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFpK_r-jEXg|New Live Poll Lets Pundits Pander To Viewers In Real Time]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjfrJzdx7DA|Memorial Honors Victims Of Imminent Dam Disaster]] (2008) * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGXSPf9b-xI|Brain-Dead Teen, Only Capable Of Rolling Eyes And Texting, To Be Euthanized]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeaSJ3FNJX4|Police Slog Through 40,000 Insipid Party Pics To Find Cause Of Dorm Fire!!!]] (unofficial) ====== Channels ====== ===== Maths ==== * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw/featured|3Blue1Brown]] ===== Game Development ===== * I've been enjoying the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFNxJVTJleE&list=PLKBPwuu3eCYkScmqpD9xE7UZsszweVO0n|War Stories]] series on [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCDU1fsmgvWljcW2aodfJsA|Ars Technica's]] channel. Particularly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw0VfmXKq54|Prince of Persia]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWX5B6cD4_4|Myst]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvHa8eUxm1A|PUBG]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-VAL7Epn3o|Command & Conquer]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwUM33VJRbY|Civilization]]. ===== Geeky ===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOc0EEdwWAlnwrWV-7sDbg|Behind the Screens]] - What all the computer screens in random movies are actually showing. I enjoy this immensely :) ===== Interesting ===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBa659QWEk1AI4Tg--mrJ2A|Tom Scott]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHnyfMqiRRG1u-2MsSQLbXA|Veritasium]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXVk37bltHxD1rDPwtNM8Q|Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell]] - Always fascinating * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2C_jShtL725hvbm1arSV9w|GCP Gray]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nSFpj9HTCZ5t-N3Rm3-HA|VSauce]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6107grRI4m0o2-emgoDnAA|SmarterEveryDay]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA|Primitive Technology]] - This is the original build-from-scratch-in-the-woods guy. * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv_vLHiWVBh_FR9vbeuiY-A|Historia Civilis]] - I didn't know I was into historic battles until I discovered this channel. * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq6aw03lNILzV96UvEAASfQ|bill wurtz]] - This guy has a unique way to explain things. Check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCn8ux2gbs|history of the entire world, i guess]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClq42foiSgl7sSpLupnugGA|D!NG]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvRQKXtIGcK1yEnQ4Te8hWQ|Drugslab]] - Interesting to watch the effects of various recreational drugs on the hosts * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCimiUgDLbi6P17BdaCZpVbg|exurb1a]] - Particularly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mheHbVev1CU|The Universe in 4 Minutes]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvbTFwXagdQ|We're the Last Humans Left]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY1kMZp36IQSyNx_9h4mpCg|Mark Rober]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6sWKVFVfuyTk0FTPY4c62Q|TheSpanglerEffect]] === Electricity === * [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Photonvids/|Photonicinduction]] - This channel terrifies me a little. Fascinating though. ==== Fiction ==== * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWMlORreKN0UmokKOdFq-g|Alien Theory]] - I can talk about the Aliens franchise all day. This fills a niche. * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPmnhtABNKjwsrln3xP0Cig|EC Henry]] - Lots of interesting science videos about the technology in Star Trek * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0twEKQY4LbteXfVq3nJQPg|Trekspertise]] (particularly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNxPTk9gR54|A History of the Borg]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJyKmOQwKaE|Artificial Intelligence in Sci-Fi & Star Trek]] ==== Science ==== * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHW94eEFW7hkUMVaZz4eDg|minutephysics]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxcjq-8xIDTYp3uz647V5A|Numberphile]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe_3CoEeinvPMze2u_aENBg|oceanexplorergov]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7DdEm33SyaTDtWYGO2CwdA|Physics Girl]] ==== Technology ===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0tKL1T7wFoYcxCe0xjN6Q|Technology Connections]] - some many different subjects, from why VHS beat Betamax to how antique toasters worked. Some favourties of mine: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OfxlSG6q5Y|Toasters]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1fgzBE2Ffk|Disney Elevators]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TClRRMFZ7Sw|Laserdisc]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSTNhvDGbYI|Rice Cookers]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICcEOXVZ3F0|TOSLINK]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnpX8d8zRIA|CED and RCA]]. * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEOXxzW2vU0P-0THehuIIeg|Captain Disillusion]] - This guy is excellent. He debunks fraudulent videos. His unique appearance (bottom half of his face is silvered) is interesting - makes him memorable and is both recognisable and a disguise (which reminds me a little of Logan from Black Angel). * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5I2hjZYiW9gZPVkvzM8_Cw|Techmoan]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8uT9cgJorJPWu7ITLGo9Ww|The 8-Bit Guy]] ===== Electronics ===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5z2gkrGRuWd0JQMx76qA|bigclivedotcom]] - Fascinating dis-assemblies of products (especially Poundland electronics). Very informative. ===== Computing ===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9z7EZAbkphEMg0SP7rw44A|carykh]] - Software evolution * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9-y-6csu5WGm29I7JiwpnA|Computerphile]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcE-kVhqyiHCcjYwcpfj9w|LiveOverflow]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfzlCWGWYyIQ0aLC5w48gBQ|sentdex]] ===== Entertaining ===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7-E5xhZBZdW-8d7V80mzfg|Jenny Nicholson]] - I love this girl's cynical take on popular movies. * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUK0HBIBWgM2c4vsPhkYY4w|The Slow Mo Guys]] - Always interesting to see everyday things slowed down a million times! * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMDMoNu66_1Hwi5-MeiQgw|Hydraulic Press Channel]] (and their sister channel [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveB47lgzZJ1WOf4XYVJNBw|Beyond the press]]) * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJHA_jMfCvEnv-3kRjTCQXw|Binging with Babish]] - Cooking the food featured in various movies and TV shows. * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYUQQgogVeQY8cMQamhHJcg|CinemaSins]] - These guys can be pretty insightful as well as funny. * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHCph-_jLba_9atyCZJPLQQ|How It Should Have Ended]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdC0An4ZPNr_YiFiYoVbwaw|Daily Dose of Internet]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsqjHFMB_JYTaEnf_vmTNqg|Doug DeMuro]] - I'm not a big car fan, but I find his reviews of luxury cars from decades ago pretty interesting * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWAhPpdcWedLgaB1KJEvfqA|Gas Station Encounters]] - Very schadenfreude * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4jQKUYBPfWykCAjQyHfeDQ|Mythbusters for the Impatient]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl9OJE9OpXui-gRsnWjSrlA|Photonicinduction]] - This guy does terrifying things with electricity * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-ymYjG0SU0jUWnWh9ZzEQ|Wisecrack]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCftwRNsjfRo08xYE31tkiyw|WIRED]] ===== Short Movies ===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7sDT8jZ76VLV1u__krUutA|DUST]] - Sci-fi shorts * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTMt7iMWa7jy0fNXIktwyLA|Omeleto]] - Sci-fi shorts ===== Relaxing ===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1of9ELYwB623fWaAMRDVFA|GrandPa Kitchen]] - Just watching an old man cook huge meals for kids * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmgSO_4g6QcRzy0yFeglyA|Grand Illusions]] - An old man with a passion for old school gadgets * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCts-8ZqS339n-9nxy3DN8Cg|Joe Robinet]] - A guy camping in the woods * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5rT7F0PGNuD54rJ9kzgWzw|Kris Harbour Natural Building]] - I've been watching this guy build his dream off-the-grid home for years. * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC52kszkc08-acFOuogFl5jw|Tibees]] - Mathematics softly spoken ==== Restoration ==== I find these channels so relaxing. Especially lathework. Sandblasting is also very satisfying to watch. * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIGEtjevANE0Nqain3EqNSg|TysyTube Restoration]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMrMVIBtqFW6O0-MWq26gqw|my mechanics]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasG9kJWi1eVxM0QkyqKVJQ|Hand Tool Rescue]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzhFNSV-OuHQiYpwDMImsw|Rescue & Restore]] ([[https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UChzhFNSV-OuHQiYpwDMImsw|rss]]) - specialises in sheet metal toys * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvZe6ZCbF9xgbbbdkiodPKQ|Baumgartner Restoration]] - Art restoration. This guy is unbelievably meticulous. ===== Music ===== * See also [[Music Videos]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY0C6A3t3RTUN3BB65rWAgQ|Leningrad]] - Some high energy Russian songs I like * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rVJyj4zE0S9-sccMLifIA|Lil Dicky]] - This guy is one of my favourite rappers. Check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlU4FuIJT2k|Professional Rapper]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlU4FuIJT2k|Earth]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSvtMm3HiMA|Ex-Boyfriend]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-716wgP94vhil91RVJwaIQ|JonLajoie]] - This guy had some weird videos early on like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqXi8WmQ_WM&t=74s|Show Me Your Genitals]] but also produced some beautiful music videos like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG8iAtpavK4|A New Beginning]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4a5d57ZAWl999-YXw0C1Vg|Nine Inch Nails]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrDkAvwZum-UTjHmzDI2iIw|officialpsy]] === Electroswing === * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKH9HfYY_GEcyltl2mbD5lA|Caravan Palace]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaOOGR3zELjtvO9nv1a6YPA|BILLYBONGrecords]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtnG15ufdzur71RqfqNSOg|Parov Stelar]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORIeT1hk6tYBuntEXsguLg|PostmodernJukebox]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2SIE2SaRsk0YpSfH0fUA9Q|SquigglyDigg]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9LsVV4g_5e_ImaW3W8ay-g|takeSomeCrime]] - Putting this here because this guy's dancing videos got me into Electroswing. * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyVvaeTdYVvAuuLMm38xZA|The Speakeasy]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRs41MXZpAhXgiD4KjTjabg|Xefox Music]] === Satirical === * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7im5LT09a0|Bo Burnham - Country Music]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt9c0UeYhFc|Bo Burnham - Repeat Stuff]] === Parody songs === * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPD0L0M7rtA|Bitch in Business]] ===== Comedy ===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6MFZAOHXlKK1FI7V0XQVeA|ProZD]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC81hVmI5eEBIt3s3HQpJd_w|boburnham]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Liv5-jdU2Qk53lTtYDG2w|Chris and Jack]] - These guys make some excellent sketches. Check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjtQSMe0VeI|The White Room]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5y3P5F_B5A|Groundhog Daying]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ug6gAO8n0s|Abduction]]. * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWXCrItCF6ZgXrdozUS-Idw|ExplosmEntertainment]] - The Cyanide & Happiness shorts are always entertaining. * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo8bcnLyZH8tBIH9V1mLgqQ|TheOdd1sOut]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n7hqQFFEZnwxrcVh09uVA|Guy Collins Animation]] (Particularly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa9DLxDtPtc|The Scrollweheel]]) * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy1JDl6kJF5EWVBreaSpzLw|Jason Headley]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ8Ql34vQn91fzq0xvG9Pqg|Limmy]] === Music === * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_tLgtsEQ0xnfOQAHAChwrw|Flo & Joan]] - Musical comedy duo * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1R9fG_iKqvt9FIhEQH9nTA|Garfunkel And Oates]] - Musical comedy duo * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVYdQdyInMufLT0BIkFOpjQ|Stephen Lynch - Topic]] - Unofficial/fan channel * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEmCXnbNYz-MOtXi3lZ7W1Q|The Key Of Awesome]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuvRHuqLf6F3tV3jA2cyhUA|The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz5wnzqxdlrhdpaVoRwKe2A|Tim Minchin]] (and unofficial [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1UG9-jpdJCVq-frVzMs6xA|TimMinchinLive]]) ===== Poetry ===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/user/holliemcnish/videos|Hollie McNish]] ===== Construction ===== I like watching people make things well. * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEk4xHBbz0hZNIBBpowdYQ|jimmydiresta]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0T7tvy44mlQCjaTtparOZw|Jeremy Schmidt]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCckETVOT59aYw80B36aP9vw|Matthias Wandel]] - Interesting build projects including lots of variations on mousetraps. "In my imagination, I would have done a better job too." ===== Important ===== Not sure how to label these ones, but I always want to know when they make new videos * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7vVhkEfw4nOGp8TyDk7RcQ|Boston Dynamics]] - These guys are definitely pioneering state of the art robotics. Check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sBBaNYex3E|Atlas]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkCQXHEgjA|Spot]] (bonus [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHBcVlqpvZ8|UpTown Spot]]). ====== Shows to follow ===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUjd1kIYktfio5QJ2Gxvmw|Starship Goldfish]] ====== Historically Important ====== These videos shaped memes over the years. I want to archive them. * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh0AhrY9GjA|Over attached girlfriend]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2WH8mHJnhM|My Heart Will Go On - Recorder By Candlelight by Matt Mulholland]] [[YouTube XML Channel Feed]]