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Title: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: guizonde on January 03, 2015, 03:00:39 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGxGDdQnC1Y

since this isn't a tv show, i'm wondering if we can get this kind of thread going, if it's already somewhere, delete this thread, anyway, i've got a massive respect-boner for hank green and his team.
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: lord gibbon on January 03, 2015, 08:54:39 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4f7np2sGMY
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: I am lizard on January 04, 2015, 12:24:48 am
Vsauce is a great science channel
http://m.youtube.com/user/Vsauce (http://m.youtube.com/user/Vsauce)
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: Ultimate Paragon on January 04, 2015, 12:45:44 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utu-LpJn3Is
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: Askold on January 04, 2015, 06:07:47 am
When I first read the title I was quite tired and thought this was about smart youtube comments and I thought there wouldn't be much content available for the thread.
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: guizonde on January 04, 2015, 06:39:25 am
When I first read the title I was quite tired and thought this was about smart youtube comments and I thought there wouldn't be much content available for the thread.

depending on which videos you read the comments you might be in for a surprise. for instance, scishow's (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZYTClx2T1of7BRZ86-8fow) and skallagrim's (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA) commenters regularly have above average discussions, except for the occasionnal trolls, but that's to be expected, seeing as one regularly defies bigoted points of view and the other knocks katana-weeaboos. same deal with scholagladiatoria (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt14YOvYhd5FCGCwcjhrOdA), where history buffs meet mall ninjas.
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: Askold on January 04, 2015, 07:11:13 am
When I first read the title I was quite tired and thought this was about smart youtube comments and I thought there wouldn't be much content available for the thread.

depending on which videos you read the comments you might be in for a surprise. for instance, scishow's (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZYTClx2T1of7BRZ86-8fow) and skallagrim's (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA) commenters regularly have above average discussions, except for the occasionnal trolls, but that's to be expected, seeing as one regularly defies bigoted points of view and the other knocks katana-weeaboos. same deal with scholagladiatoria (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt14YOvYhd5FCGCwcjhrOdA), where history buffs meet mall ninjas.
What non-euclidian world have you come from? I refuse to believe such inane claims as "polite youtube" could exist anywhere in this plane of existence.
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: guizonde on January 04, 2015, 08:44:24 am
When I first read the title I was quite tired and thought this was about smart youtube comments and I thought there wouldn't be much content available for the thread.

depending on which videos you read the comments you might be in for a surprise. for instance, scishow's (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZYTClx2T1of7BRZ86-8fow) and skallagrim's (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA) commenters regularly have above average discussions, except for the occasionnal trolls, but that's to be expected, seeing as one regularly defies bigoted points of view and the other knocks katana-weeaboos. same deal with scholagladiatoria (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt14YOvYhd5FCGCwcjhrOdA), where history buffs meet mall ninjas.
What non-euclidian world have you come from? I refuse to believe such inane claims as "polite youtube" could exist anywhere in this plane of existence.

if only i had the answer to that, i'd buy you a friggin' planar teleportation ticket. but it gives me hope for humanity when youtube commenters are civil to one another.
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: Second Coming of Madman on January 04, 2015, 09:33:02 pm
If you're a gamer and a gun nut, the videos of Ahoy can be quite good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Updljxb4I
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: TheContrarian on January 05, 2015, 03:52:59 pm
You've all probably seen this already, but it's a neat series:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyRJZbNmC7U

It presents a lot of good information and a decent amount of maths all neatly filtered through the lens of geocentrism being BOLLOCKS.

A thoroughly enjoyable watch.

Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: Askold on January 05, 2015, 03:57:45 pm
This is a documentary series about the first world war and every episode concentrates on a single week in the war:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2vhKMBjSxMK8YelHj6VS6w3KxuKsMvT

This channel concentrates on rare guns:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ForgottenWeapons
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: guizonde on January 06, 2015, 07:29:54 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbdMMI6ty0o

vsauce. enough said.
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: Ultimate Paragon on February 27, 2015, 07:36:05 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mt3sIWwUSw

You really ought to check out Wisecrack.
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: Ultimate Paragon on April 02, 2016, 07:02:05 pm
Wise fwom your gwave, thread!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VygWpmwBO8M
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: TheContrarian on April 06, 2016, 03:50:43 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMi-N5exqD4
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: Katsuro on April 07, 2016, 07:41:11 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMi-N5exqD4

Oh hey look at that, another person who's heard of Lindybeige.  I wish he did more vids listing inaccuracies and nonsense in movies and TV shows set in medieval/ancient times.  Still waiting for part 2 of this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCJUDdEirco
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: SCarpelan on May 04, 2016, 04:59:15 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaMr6bFruF0
I was on the edge of my chair.
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: Ultimate Paragon on May 07, 2016, 12:01:20 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq-Wk3YqeH4

One thing I really like about this series is that it doesn't strawman.  It lets both sides present good arguments, and allows the viewers to draw their own conclusions.
Title: Re: Smart and or fun youtube content
Post by: Ironchew on May 07, 2016, 03:04:12 pm
One thing I really like about this series is that it doesn't strawman.  It lets both sides present good arguments, and allows the viewers to draw their own conclusions.

That doesn't sound like a good check against misinformation. Does it do an extra investigative effort to challenge "the side" that is not well-supported or supported at all?