Wanted to post a 2022 version of this classic HN question. Figured a Sunday would be a good day for this post.
What are some of the YouTube channels that you enjoy, particularly as an engineer/entrepreneur?
Thorough Analysis of Footwear Materials: https://www.youtube.com/c/RoseAnvil
Python: https://www.youtube.com/c/mCodingWithJamesMurphy
General Programming: https://www.youtube.com/c/Fireship
Learning Brand New Skills: https://www.youtube.com/c/MikeShake
Economics: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePlainBagel
History: https://www.youtube.com/c/TenMinuteHistory
Investing (UK Focus): https://www.youtube.com/c/Pensioncraft
Soccer: https://www.youtube.com/c/BecomeElite
London Transport History: https://www.youtube.com/c/JagoHazzard
In no particular order:
The Royal Institution (https://youtube.com/c/TheRoyalInstitution)
Team Coco (https://youtube.com/c/TeamCoco)
World Science Festival (https://youtube.com/c/WorldScienceFestival)
Sabine Hossenfelder (https://youtube.com/c/SabineHossenfelder)
3Blue1Brown (https://youtube.com/c/3blue1brown)
PBS Space Time (https://youtube.com/c/pbsspacetime)
Tuesdays with Stories! (https://youtube.com/c/TuesdayswithStories)
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (https://youtube.com/user/PIOutreach)
Science & Cocktails (https://youtube.com/c/ScienceCocktails)
- Brick Experiment Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/BrickExperimentChannel
- Andreas Kling (serenityOS) - https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreasKling
- Computerphile - https://www.youtube.com/user/Computerphile
- The 8-Bit Guy - https://www.youtube.com/c/The8BitGuy
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.
Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC-AQKm7HUNMmxjdS371MSwg
I don't watch a lot of YouTube, but here's my list:
ThePrimeagen - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ENHE5xdFSwx71u3fDH5Xw (also check out his livestreams, very entertaining)
Tsoding - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrqM0Ym_NbK1fqeQG2VIohg
Jon Gjengset - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_iD0xppBwwsrM9DegC5cQQ
LiveOverflow - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcE-kVhqyiHCcjYwcpfj9w
Mental Outlaw - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7YOGHUfC1Tb6E4pudI9STA
Luke Smith - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2eYFnH61tmytImy1mTYvhA
mCoding - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaiL2GDNpLYH6Wokkk1VNcg
Science / Electronics
- AlphaPhoenix: https://youtube.com/c/AlphaPhoenixChannel
- Andreas Spiess: https://youtube.com/c/AndreasSpiess
- Marco Reps: https://youtube.com/c/MarcoReps
- Mike Patey: https://youtube.com/c/MikePatey
- Deboss Garage: https://youtube.com/c/DEBOSSGARAGE
- Twoodfrd: https://youtube.com/user/twoodfrd
- Foureyes Furniture: https://youtube.com/c/ChrisSalomone1
- Jennies Garage: https://youtube.com/user/jenniesgarage
- SavageGeese: https://youtube.com/c/savagegeese
- FortNine: https://youtube.com/c/FortNine
- CNCKitchen: https://youtube.com/c/CNCKitchen
- Thomas Sanladerer: https://youtube.com/user/ThomasSanladerer
- Adam Ragusea: https://youtube.com/user/aragusea
- Joshua Weissman: https://youtube.com/c/JoshuaWeissman
- Learn Your Land: https://youtube.com/c/LearnYourLandIt hasnât created any content in over six years, but I still really, really recommend: https://youtube.com/user/SpokenVerse
Itâs the most beautiful recitations of poetry you will ever hear, especially if your someone who usually doesnât like poetry.
One cool part is the creator is completely anonymous. Modern YouTube is so big on self promotion - this guy is the exact opposite.
He just lets the poems speak for themselves.
Great Scott [Electronics] https://www.youtube.com/c/greatscottlab
The Post Apocalyptic Inventor [Electronics/Tools/Crafts] https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePostApocalypticInventor
Cody's Lab [weird hobby science related] https://www.youtube.com/user/theCodyReeder
Jan Beta [Electronics/RetroComputers] https://www.youtube.com/c/JanBeta
Tom Scott [Intersting stuff] https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo
Lazy Game Reviews [Gaming/RetroComputers] https://www.youtube.com/c/Lazygamereviews
Soft White Underbelly [Society] https://www.youtube.com/c/SoftWhiteUnderbelly
Not mentioned so far - Adrianâs Digital Basement. He rips apart and fixes old tech and I love watching him geek out over some old transistor
Technology: - Cathode Ray Dude (https://www.youtube.com/c/CathodeRayDude)
- Technology Connections (https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnologyConnections)
Urban Planning: - Not Just Bikes (https://www.youtube.com/c/NotJustBikes)
Cars / Engineering: - SuperfastMatt (https://www.youtube.com/c/SuperfastMatt)
Scott Manley. Started with Kerbal Space Program videos, now one of the leading freelance Space YouTube channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/szyzyg
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: https://www.youtube.com/c/EverydayAstronaut
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: https://www.youtube.com/c/LindsayEllisVids
Primitive Technology (happy he started uploading again): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA
Tom Scott for a lot cool facts and things I knew nothing about: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo
Xander Budnick because I love his travels and amazing filming & editing style: https://www.youtube.com/c/XanderBudnick
I've seen a lot of channels I like myself, but not these ones yet: AgingWheels: (cars/engineering) https://m.youtube.com/user/agingwheels
ModernVintageGamer: (Technology/games) https://m.youtube.com/c/ModernVintageGamer
RegularCarReviews: (Automotive history, comedy, and varied vehicles) https://m.youtube.com/c/RegularCars
English channels:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ItchyBoots
https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo
https://www.youtube.com/c/hihokids (the artist section, and food section is good)
https://www.youtube.com/c/britishpathe
https://www.youtube.com/c/JayForeman (typical British :))
Documentaries from Vice, Vox, Journey Man Pictures, Al Jazeera and DW TV are very good and available on YouTube.
Non-English channels:
https://www.youtube.com/c/Raanvata07 (the guy treks various unmaintained ancient "forts" in the Indian state of Maharashtra; photography is good as the guy himself is a photographer)
https://www.youtube.com/c/TribalPeopleTryOfficial (some tribal people, may be from Pakistan, try western food for the first time)
I will try to mention channels not present already
Fall of Civilizations - for engrosaing long form documentaries
Productivity Game - For excellent summaries of productivity books
ABC Science
Animalogic
How it should have ended
Hungarian folk tales - for the nostalgic kid in me
Kevin Powell - for CSS
Microconf - for entrepreneurs
Minute Earth
Mind your decisions- for small math puzzles
New scientist
Cogito
History of the earth
North 02
Moth light media
Stefan Milo
Chess: Agadmator (https://www.youtube.com/c/AGADMATOR)
- Project Brupeg: https://youtube.com/c/ProjectBrupeg
- Travels With Geordie: https://youtube.com/c/TravelsWithGeordie
- Death Culture Studio: https://youtube.com/c/DeathCulture
- Sampson Boat Co: https://youtube.com/c/SampsonBoatCo
- Fascinating Horror: https://youtube.com/c/FascinatingHorror
- The Charismatic Voice: https://youtube.com/c/TheCharismaticVoice
- Alex Wild: https://youtube.com/channel/UCnmm7WWal4bSl6o8hzPfYmQ
Others have posted some of these, but amen - lots of fun and informative!
Smarter Every Day (https://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2) Veritasium (https://www.youtube.com/1veritasium) Tom Scott (https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo) Bourbon Moth Woodworking (https://www.youtube.com/c/Bourbonmothdecor)
I love these home lab videos
Techno Tim - https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnoTimLive
Raid Owl - https://www.youtube.com/c/RaidOwl
Digital life Tech - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDigitalLifeTech
Craft Computing - https://www.youtube.com/c/CraftComputing
IBRACORP - https://www.youtube.com/c/IBRACORP
Surprised no-one has mentioned Ben Eater: https://www.youtube.com/c/BenEater
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.
ExplainingComputers also gives you a weekly fix on computing hardware. https://www.youtube.com/user/explainingcomputers 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.
https://www.youtube.com/c/TerminalPassage
I particularly recommend Neil Ardley's Kaleidoscope of Rainbows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgdfA4YJWP0 (especially Rainbow Seven/Epilogue)
GameHut, where Jon Burton, a developer from Travellerâs 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 âToy Storyâ, or the supposedly-impossible transparent polygons in Sonic R for the SEGA Saturn.
If youâve got the mind for it, Burtonâs channel is one of the most fascinating Iâve been blessed to see. Itâs an amazing achievement of sharing highly obscure technical detail for no reason but passion.
é«æšćă ć (violin) https://youtube.com/channel/UCai8hzr9SPcdIcfGs1VUd0g
Alice Sara Ott (Piano) https://youtube.com/c/AliceSaraOtt
ć°äčćæŁ (Go) https://youtube.com/channel/UCrHx-8y1-q5MLtCZWk0TuFg
Ashish Xiangyi Kumar (Piano) https://youtube.com/c/AshishXiangyiKumar
Tom Scott ( https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo ) 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.
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 home.
No music, no sponsors, no ads, just nature, ingenuity, long shots, some conversation and (small spoilers) heartwarming human collaboration.
Warning: you will get an itch to leave the city behind, for a better life close to nature.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL32DhVYS_cmGlvtY5UzdVVMI3...
A mixmash:
https://www.youtube.com/c/svdelos - amazing sailing channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/SailingLaVagabonde - Another sailing couple from Australia
https://www.youtube.com/c/FinnegansGarage - Car guys - Mike Finnegan from Roadkill
https://www.youtube.com/c/StuccoPlastering - learn how to do stucco work!
https://www.youtube.com/c/MattRisinger - Fantastic Home construction and renovation tips
https://www.youtube.com/c/mightycarmods - Australian car guys
https://www.youtube.com/user/StarrTile - learn how to tile and renovate a bathroom
https://www.youtube.com/c/ViceGripGarage - Car guys - hilarious car restoration
https://www.youtube.com/c/Welddotcom - learn to weld
https://www.youtube.com/user/FStoppers - Photography learning
https://www.youtube.com/c/mitocw - Learn anything from MIT -Mass Institute of Technology
https://www.youtube.com/c/MortskeRepair - Car guys - Mortske!
Productivity (Tiago Forte): https://www.youtube.com/user/simulacrumsquared
Building science (Matt Resinger): https://www.youtube.com/user/MattRisinger
Rock climbing: https://www.youtube.com/user/magmidt88
Legal Eagle: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpa-Zb0ZcQjTCPP1Dx_1M8Q
Society & politics (Coleman Hughes): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUk0AvSMU5CJ0wUqJf9TX8g
Knife sharpening (Burrfection): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOluHMoKJ6CrS0kcybhaThg
Brain science (Humberman Lab): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2D2CMWXMOVWx7giW1n3LIg
Business & sales (Alex Hermozi): https://www.youtube.com/user/adhormozi
Adam Savage: https://www.youtube.com/c/tested
Product reviews: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProjectFarm
Bonus...
Self Protection: https://www.youtube.com/c/ActiveSelfProtection
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.
I keep a somewhat updated page on my personal site for this exact question.
Footless Jo - https://www.youtube.com/c/FootlessJo First We Feast - https://www.youtube.com/c/FirstWeFeast https://www.youtube.com/c/SimplyMam%C3%A1Cooks
Similar (14 days back): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32220192
Coffeezilla is usually a good watchâŠ
Practical Engineering, Primitive Technology, Mentour Pilot, LockPickingLawyer and easily the most entertaining channel on YouTube: RedLetterMedia.
As an aspiring game designer I always enjoy and sometimes learn from Game Maker's Toolkit: https://youtube.com/c/MarkBrownGMT
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 https://www.youtube.com/c/veritasium - very good videos about science Another one is https://www.youtube.com/c/Wendoverproductions
https://www.youtube.com/c/Luetin09
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 :)
Also helps out cleaning my YouTube recommendations from TV like rubbish.
Don your safety squints, Iâm surprised no one has mentioned Uncle Bumblefuck, AvE [0]. All-around tool teardowns, machining, enginerding and et cetera. Highly recommended.
[0]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWv6Pn_zP0rI6lgGt3MyfA
I enjoy the speedrun videos, often cheating related, from Karl Jobst:
https://www.youtube.com/c/karljobst
He exposed some issues recently relating to game-cart grading, and has recurring videos about the faked Donkey Kong records from Billy Mitchell.
Perhaps not entrepreneurial, but still interesting.
https://youtube.com/c/dallasmed65 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.
not strictly a youtube channel, but I love Lex Fridman's podcast
Mathologer - https://www.youtube.com/c/Mathologer
Early Music Sources - https://www.youtube.com/c/EarlyMusicSourcescom
The Hated One & Techlore
Ali Abdaal: https://www.youtube.com/c/aliabdaal 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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESLZhusAkFfsNsApnjF_Cg/fea...
4 Friends go all in on everything topical
For marketing tips - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzfhlrk4IDOgZLC5ZHdi2AA
"This Old Tony" - machining, CNC, engineering, measuring, etc.:
Technology Connections! They are all great, but the âtoasterâ is my current fave! https://youtu.be/1OfxlSG6q5Y
Partial to Antonâs channel for mostly science/space related content. https://youtube.com/c/whatdamath
SpaceChatter has 30+ subscribers (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClKb-FBZL0UVFU4BPt5DmFg)
:-)
Blue Lug Bike Shop https://m.youtube.com/c/bluelugbikeshop
I'll just put this right here:
For woodworking porn I like Pask Makes. He has a great series called "scrapwood challenge" where he makes stuff from fire wood.
Where did my comment go? Can you not delete my recommendations for channels? Thanks.
best macro commentary on financial markets, 3 times a week: https://www.youtube.com/c/DataDash
If i have to pick just one general channel, it would be Veritasium
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.
Mark Furneaux - this guy has a playlist with a full, deep guide to pfsense among other interesting things. https://www.youtube.com/user/TheUbuntuGuy/videos
arronmunroe - nothing but no commentary, high quality, 60fps multiplayer videos of video games. Most are netplay of arcade games. https://www.youtube.com/user/arronmunroe/videos
NAVYMAN8903 - lots of good information on handguns and rifles. Doesn't beg or tell you to subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/user/navyman8903/videos
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. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEbRbR2F34dORnT0faWFXw/vid...
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. https://www.youtube.com/c/patcondell/videos
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. https://www.youtube.com/c/ewhac/videos
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. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwPvdwZZ35dm6xozp-zpcpQ/vid...
-- DW Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/c/DWDocumentary
bald and bankrupt - https://www.youtube.com/c/baldandbankrupt
Donut Media - https://www.youtube.com/c/DonutMediaTV
Frontline PBS - https://www.youtube.com/c/frontline
Internet Today - https://www.youtube.com/c/InternetTodayTV
Stuff Made Here - https://www.youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere
Hoovies Garage - https://www.youtube.com/c/HooviesGarage
74 Gear - https://www.youtube.com/c/74gear
Steve Wallis - https://www.youtube.com/c/thestevewallis
Hacksmith - https://www.youtube.com/c/theHacksmith
Plainly Difficult - https://www.youtube.com/c/PlainlyDifficult
The Backyard Scientist - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBackyardScientist
Tom Scott - https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo
Max Fosh - https://www.youtube.com/c/MaxFosh
New Economic Thinking - https://www.youtube.com/c/NewEconomicThinking
Dominic Tarr - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMSmy7qF24q4f_y6L86zNMA
Adam Ragusea - https://www.youtube.com/user/aragusea
Building Integrity - https://www.youtube.com/c/BuildingIntegrity
LPL - https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer
rctestflight - https://www.youtube.com/c/rctestflight
WELT Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/c/WELTDocumentary
Zach Gallardo - https://www.youtube.com/c/ZachGallardoFixed
shiey - https://www.youtube.com/c/shiey
Trek Trendy - https://www.youtube.com/c/Trektrendy
Mike Patey - https://www.youtube.com/c/MikePatey
WheelsBoy - https://www.youtube.com/c/Wheelsboy
Coffeezilla - https://www.youtube.com/c/Coffeezilla
Thomas KrĂŒger â Mr. Pianoman - https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasKruegerPianoman
Talks at Google - https://www.youtube.com/c/talksatgoogle
Julia Plays Groove - https://www.youtube.com/c/juliaplaysgroove19
GeoWizard - https://www.youtube.com/c/GeoWizard
ABC News In-depth - https://www.youtube.com/c/ABCNewsIndepth/videos
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The ALl-In Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESLZhusAkFfsNsApnjF_Cg/fea...
4 highly successful besties go all in on everything topical
My favourite âmakerâ channels are:
- Stuff made here, building incredible inventions: https://m.youtube.com/c/stuffmadehere
- BPS Space, advanced model rocketry: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCILl8ozWuxnFYXIe2svjHhg
Both cover engineering, machining, 3d printing, software, algorithms - love them!