Wanted to post a 2022 version of this <i>classic</i> HN question. Figured a Sunday would be a good day for this post.<p>What are some of the YouTube channels that you enjoy, particularly as an engineer/entrepreneur?
In no particular order:<p>The Royal Institution (<a href="https://youtube.com/c/TheRoyalInstitution" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/c/TheRoyalInstitution</a>)<p>Team Coco (<a href="https://youtube.com/c/TeamCoco" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/c/TeamCoco</a>)<p>World Science Festival (<a href="https://youtube.com/c/WorldScienceFestival" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/c/WorldScienceFestival</a>)<p>Sabine Hossenfelder (<a href="https://youtube.com/c/SabineHossenfelder" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/c/SabineHossenfelder</a>)<p>3Blue1Brown (<a href="https://youtube.com/c/3blue1brown" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/c/3blue1brown</a>)<p>PBS Space Time (<a href="https://youtube.com/c/pbsspacetime" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/c/pbsspacetime</a>)<p>Tuesdays with Stories! (<a href="https://youtube.com/c/TuesdayswithStories" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/c/TuesdayswithStories</a>)<p>Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (<a href="https://youtube.com/user/PIOutreach" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/user/PIOutreach</a>)<p>Science & Cocktails (<a href="https://youtube.com/c/ScienceCocktails" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/c/ScienceCocktails</a>)
Matthias Wandel's channel, mainly on carpentry but really, on anything he posts, is very good. He's so good at what he does that I'd add him to that old cliché - "if you look up Engineer in the dictionary, his picture comes up". From his series on woodworking machine construction to just about anything else, his analytic mind has visualized the solution and has avoided the various pitfalls related to it.<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Matthiaswandel" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/Matthiaswandel</a>
Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan <a href="https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC-AQKm7HUNMmxjdS371MSwg" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC-AQKm7HUNMmxjdS371MSwg</a>
I don't watch a lot of YouTube, but here's my list:<p>ThePrimeagen - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ENHE5xdFSwx71u3fDH5Xw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ENHE5xdFSwx71u3fDH5Xw</a> (also check out his livestreams, very entertaining)<p>Tsoding - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrqM0Ym_NbK1fqeQG2VIohg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrqM0Ym_NbK1fqeQG2VIohg</a><p>Jon Gjengset - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_iD0xppBwwsrM9DegC5cQQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_iD0xppBwwsrM9DegC5cQQ</a><p>LiveOverflow - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcE-kVhqyiHCcjYwcpfj9w" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcE-kVhqyiHCcjYwcpfj9w</a><p>Mental Outlaw - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7YOGHUfC1Tb6E4pudI9STA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7YOGHUfC1Tb6E4pudI9STA</a><p>Luke Smith - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2eYFnH61tmytImy1mTYvhA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2eYFnH61tmytImy1mTYvhA</a><p>mCoding - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaiL2GDNpLYH6Wokkk1VNcg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaiL2GDNpLYH6Wokkk1VNcg</a>
It hasn’t created any content in over six years, but I still really, really recommend: <a href="https://youtube.com/user/SpokenVerse" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/user/SpokenVerse</a><p>It’s the most beautiful recitations of poetry you will ever hear, especially if your someone who usually doesn’t like poetry.<p>One cool part is the creator is completely anonymous. Modern YouTube is so big on self promotion - this guy is the exact opposite.<p>He just lets the poems speak for themselves.
Not mentioned so far - Adrian’s Digital Basement. He rips apart and fixes old tech and I love watching him geek out over some old transistor<p><a href="https://youtube.com/c/adriansdigitalbasement" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/c/adriansdigitalbasement</a>
Scott Manley. Started with Kerbal Space Program videos, now one of the leading freelance Space YouTube channels: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/szyzyg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/szyzyg</a><p>Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut. Bought a Russian space suit, started wearing it and making videos. Has leveled up to interviewing Elon Musk, and other notable Space related people such as the former NASA administrator: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/EverydayAstronaut" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/EverydayAstronaut</a><p>Lindsay Ellis. Got her start in an ensemble channel, in the last few years has produced long form video essays mainly about film. Nothing in recent months sadly: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/LindsayEllisVids" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/LindsayEllisVids</a>
Primitive Technology (happy he started uploading again): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA</a><p>Tom Scott for a lot cool facts and things I knew nothing about: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo</a><p>Xander Budnick because I love his travels and amazing filming & editing style: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/XanderBudnick" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/XanderBudnick</a>
I've seen a lot of channels I like myself, but not these ones yet:
AgingWheels: (cars/engineering) <a href="https://m.youtube.com/user/agingwheels" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/user/agingwheels</a><p>ModernVintageGamer: (Technology/games) <a href="https://m.youtube.com/c/ModernVintageGamer" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/c/ModernVintageGamer</a><p>RegularCarReviews: (Automotive history, comedy, and varied vehicles) <a href="https://m.youtube.com/c/RegularCars" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/c/RegularCars</a>
English channels:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ItchyBoots" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/ItchyBoots</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/hihokids" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/hihokids</a> (the artist section, and food section is good)<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/britishpathe" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/britishpathe</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/JayForeman" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/JayForeman</a> (typical British :))<p>Documentaries from Vice, Vox, Journey Man Pictures, Al Jazeera and DW TV are very good and available on YouTube.<p>Non-English channels:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Raanvata07" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/Raanvata07</a> (the guy treks various unmaintained ancient "forts" in the Indian state of Maharashtra; photography is good as the guy himself is a photographer)<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TribalPeopleTryOfficial" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/TribalPeopleTryOfficial</a> (some tribal people, may be from Pakistan, try western food for the first time)
I will try to mention channels not present already<p>Fall of Civilizations - for engrosaing long form documentaries<p>Productivity Game - For excellent summaries of productivity books<p>ABC Science<p>Animalogic<p>How it should have ended<p>Hungarian folk tales - for the nostalgic kid in me<p>Kevin Powell - for CSS<p>Microconf - for entrepreneurs<p>Minute Earth<p>Mind your decisions- for small math puzzles<p>New scientist<p>Cogito<p>History of the earth<p>North 02<p>Moth light media<p>Stefan Milo
Others have posted some of these, but amen - lots of fun and informative!<p>Smarter Every Day (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2</a>)
Veritasium (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/1veritasium" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/1veritasium</a>)
Tom Scott (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo</a>)
Bourbon Moth Woodworking (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Bourbonmothdecor" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/Bourbonmothdecor</a>)
Surprised no-one has mentioned Ben Eater: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/BenEater" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/BenEater</a><p>He has a series on building your own computer. His "World's Worst Video Card" is also instructive. Ben's brain must be wired differently from the rest of us, as nearly all of us would have given up long before reaching the stages that he has.<p>ExplainingComputers also gives you a weekly fix on computing hardware. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/explainingcomputers" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/user/explainingcomputers</a> His content is mostly around the latest SBCs (Single Board Computers).
For music, something about the corporate library music of my childhood lifts my spirits with its bombastic naffness. I've recently discovered fusion, which I see as the precursor to that. A guy called Terminal Passage collects old 70s vinyl and digitises them for Youtube.<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TerminalPassage" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/TerminalPassage</a><p>I particularly recommend Neil Ardley's Kaleidoscope of Rainbows: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgdfA4YJWP0" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgdfA4YJWP0</a> (especially Rainbow Seven/Epilogue)
GameHut, where Jon Burton, a developer from Traveller’s Tales; goes into extreme technical depth as to how they managed to pull of some seriously ludicrous achievements on the SEGA Genesis/MegaDrive such as the FPS section in ‘Toy Story’, or the supposedly-impossible transparent polygons in Sonic R for the SEGA Saturn.<p>If you’ve got the mind for it, Burton’s channel is one of the most fascinating I’ve been blessed to see. It’s an amazing achievement of sharing highly obscure technical detail for no reason but passion.<p><a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCfVFSjHQ57zyxajhhRc7i0g" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/channel/UCfVFSjHQ57zyxajhhRc7i0g</a>
Tom Scott ( <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo</a> ) is one of my favorites which I have seen mentioned a lot, but I am surprised to see almost no mention of Stuff Made Here, or Smarter Everyday. Both are amazing channels.<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/smartereveryday" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/smartereveryday</a>
Hands down the best post-pandemic discovery has been Martijn Doolaard: a Dutch gentleman that bought a pair of old houses in the Italian Alps, and with a lot of patience, DIY and elbow grease is turning them into an off-the-grid <i>home</i>.<p>No music, no sponsors, no ads, just nature, ingenuity, long shots, some conversation and (small spoilers) heartwarming human collaboration.<p>Warning: you will get an itch to leave the city behind, for a better life close to nature.<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL32DhVYS_cmGlvtY5UzdVVMI34vDFGDJY" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL32DhVYS_cmGlvtY5UzdVVMI3...</a>
A mixmash:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/svdelos" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/svdelos</a> - amazing sailing channel<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/SailingLaVagabonde" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/SailingLaVagabonde</a> - Another sailing couple from Australia<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/FinnegansGarage" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/FinnegansGarage</a> - Car guys - Mike Finnegan from Roadkill<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/StuccoPlastering" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/StuccoPlastering</a> - learn how to do stucco work!<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MattRisinger" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/MattRisinger</a> - Fantastic Home construction and renovation tips<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/mightycarmods" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/mightycarmods</a> - Australian car guys<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/StarrTile" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/user/StarrTile</a> - learn how to tile and renovate a bathroom<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ViceGripGarage" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/ViceGripGarage</a> - Car guys - hilarious car restoration<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Welddotcom" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/Welddotcom</a> - learn to weld<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/FStoppers" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/user/FStoppers</a> - Photography learning<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/mitocw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/mitocw</a> - Learn anything from MIT -Mass Institute of Technology<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MortskeRepair" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/MortskeRepair</a> - Car guys - Mortske!
Productivity (Tiago Forte): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/simulacrumsquared" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/user/simulacrumsquared</a><p>Building science (Matt Resinger): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MattRisinger" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/user/MattRisinger</a><p>Rock climbing: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/magmidt88" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/user/magmidt88</a><p>Legal Eagle: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpa-Zb0ZcQjTCPP1Dx_1M8Q" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpa-Zb0ZcQjTCPP1Dx_1M8Q</a><p>Society & politics (Coleman Hughes): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUk0AvSMU5CJ0wUqJf9TX8g" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUk0AvSMU5CJ0wUqJf9TX8g</a><p>Knife sharpening (Burrfection): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOluHMoKJ6CrS0kcybhaThg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOluHMoKJ6CrS0kcybhaThg</a><p>Brain science (Humberman Lab): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2D2CMWXMOVWx7giW1n3LIg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2D2CMWXMOVWx7giW1n3LIg</a><p>Business & sales (Alex Hermozi): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/adhormozi" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/user/adhormozi</a><p>Adam Savage: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/tested" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/tested</a><p>Product reviews: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ProjectFarm" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/ProjectFarm</a><p>Bonus...<p>Self Protection: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ActiveSelfProtection" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/ActiveSelfProtection</a><p>This one requires a bit of a warning. Lots of CCTV footage of actual crimes and what people did right or wrong to protect themselves.
I really like Jimmy Akin for his podcast, "Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World". It covers various mysteries topics, from the cause of inflation to remote viewing and parapsychology. Jimmy does all of this in a non sensationalist way while retaining an interesting story-like format. As a Catholic, Jimmy gives both the reason and faith perspectives.<p><a href="https://youtube.com/user/JimmyAkin" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/user/JimmyAkin</a>
I keep a somewhat updated page on my personal site for this exact question.<p><a href="https://johnzanussi.com/youtube" rel="nofollow">https://johnzanussi.com/youtube</a>
Similar (14 days back): <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32220192" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32220192</a>
As an aspiring game designer I always enjoy and sometimes learn from Game Maker's Toolkit: <a href="https://youtube.com/c/MarkBrownGMT" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/c/MarkBrownGMT</a><p>There are probably better more technical YouTubers in this space but I don't have the patience for long form video essays, GMTK is usually pretty concise.
My fav is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/veritasium" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/veritasium</a> - very good videos about science
Another one is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Luetin09" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/Luetin09</a><p>I play it at night as a sleeping aid. For some reason it hasn't gotten old yet, 2 years of nightly play. Helps me wake up fresh so I can do my engineer/entrepreneur work :)<p>Also helps out cleaning my YouTube recommendations from TV like rubbish.
Don your safety squints, I’m surprised no one has mentioned Uncle Bumblefuck, AvE [0]. All-around tool teardowns, machining, enginerding and et cetera. Highly recommended.<p>[0]: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWv6Pn_zP0rI6lgGt3MyfA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWv6Pn_zP0rI6lgGt3MyfA</a>
I enjoy the speedrun videos, often cheating related, from Karl Jobst:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/karljobst" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/karljobst</a><p>He exposed some issues recently relating to game-cart grading, and has recurring videos about the faked Donkey Kong records from Billy Mitchell.<p>Perhaps not entrepreneurial, but still interesting.
<a href="https://youtube.com/c/dallasmed65" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/c/dallasmed65</a> dallasmed65is probably one of the most creative and oldest minecraft player you can find on youtube he is severely underated but i love his channel and his 10 year old world.
The Hated One & Techlore<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjr2bPAyPV7t35MvcgT3W8Q" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjr2bPAyPV7t35MvcgT3W8Q</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Techlore" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/Techlore</a>
Ali Abdaal: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/aliabdaal" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/aliabdaal</a>
He is an amazing nerd of science entrepreneur guy that shows you how to.... many great stuff, in a very simple way. I love it.
The All-In Podcast: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESLZhusAkFfsNsApnjF_Cg/featured" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESLZhusAkFfsNsApnjF_Cg/fea...</a><p>4 Friends go all in on everything topical
Technology Connections! They are all great, but the ‘toaster’ is my current fave! <a href="https://youtu.be/1OfxlSG6q5Y" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/1OfxlSG6q5Y</a>
Partial to Anton’s channel for mostly science/space related content. <a href="https://youtube.com/c/whatdamath" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/c/whatdamath</a>
Blue Lug Bike Shop <a href="https://m.youtube.com/c/bluelugbikeshop" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/c/bluelugbikeshop</a>
I'll just put this right here:<p><a href="https://youtube.com/user/sickanimation" rel="nofollow">https://youtube.com/user/sickanimation</a>
Essential Craftsman<p>This is the video that turned me on to him<p><a href="https://youtu.be/qP1AmDRhoas" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/qP1AmDRhoas</a>
best macro commentary on financial markets, 3 times a week:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/DataDash" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/DataDash</a>
Is there a single fucking channel in these links that isn't full of affiliates, sponsorships, "thanks" hearts with dollar signs in them, or donate links? This is the fucking internet. This isn't television 2.0.<p>Mark Furneaux - this guy has a playlist with a full, deep guide to pfsense among other interesting things.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheUbuntuGuy/videos" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/user/TheUbuntuGuy/videos</a><p>arronmunroe - nothing but no commentary, high quality, 60fps multiplayer videos of video games. Most are netplay of arcade games.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/arronmunroe/videos" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/user/arronmunroe/videos</a><p>NAVYMAN8903 - lots of good information on handguns and rifles. Doesn't beg or tell you to subscribe.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/navyman8903/videos" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/user/navyman8903/videos</a><p>Forrest Haggerty Channel - this guy just recently got a donate link because dumb people in the comments were telling him to do it and he listened. Ugh. But he's a really good educator. Gives only the facts about events using Google Earth.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEbRbR2F34dORnT0faWFXw/videos" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEbRbR2F34dORnT0faWFXw/vid...</a><p>Pat Condell - speaks directly to the camera with one take, no editing, no begging for money, and straight to the point commentary on politics and atheism.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/patcondell/videos" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/patcondell/videos</a><p>ewhac - the developer of Escape from Monster Manor for the 3DO. Has a LOT of insight about the 3DO video game system not found on any other channel or anywhere on the net, really. Doesn't beg for money or donations.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ewhac/videos" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/ewhac/videos</a><p>big blue frontend - developer working on native PC port of Final Fight. Also has deeply insightful videos about arcade emulation not found anywhere else online. I have yet to find any other human know more about the accuracy of arcade emulation than this guy. Doesn't beg for money or even monetize his videos. This is the INTERNET.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwPvdwZZ35dm6xozp-zpcpQ/videos" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwPvdwZZ35dm6xozp-zpcpQ/vid...</a>
The ALl-In Podcast: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESLZhusAkFfsNsApnjF_Cg/featured" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESLZhusAkFfsNsApnjF_Cg/fea...</a><p>4 highly successful besties go all in on everything topical