also this. I want to focus in more concrete education than clickbait edutainment. It’s yt so there will be some overlap and play.
I did list some more hobbyist channels among the serious ones, but those are still interesting and can learn from.
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I think you’re on shaky ground there. Issac does mix in some entertainment related stuff sometimes but I think he’d be a little disappointed if you put him in a non educational category. It’s SFIA Science and Futurism with Issac Arthur, not Science Fiction.
“Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur (SFIA) is a science education YouTube channel focused on all aspects of futurism and space.”
The “futurism” stuff is certainly on the optimistic side but he tries to ground it with known science, so it’s educational.
Besides, not all of the ones above stick to education 100% of the time either (Scott Manley playing KSP, Louis Rossmann with his rants). And besides that… are something like Veritasium and many other educational channels not also entertainment at the same time? 
Hey your thread, do what you want! I already defended SFIA’s reputation above. 
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I actually used to watch the macbook repair videos. came for the repairs, stayed for the rants. 
its yt. there is some play.
Does electronics hacking count?
Big clive #1
It’s going to be NSFW.
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there’s literally an entire section for hacking. see stacksmashing and flashbackteam etc… and lots of fun stuff in EE & RF section
More… A Canadian favourite.
Very NSFW.
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read the op lol
AVE is my favorite for years. I’ve always admired his ability to identify plastics by tasting, scraping, burning it.
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One person’s colourful and interesting is another’s trashy entertainment, and another’s best current, well-referenced ideas are another’s really dry and boring.
I like the latter; otherwise, I have the feeling I’m wasting my time. They are often recorded lectures. I like as much of the mathematics as is feasible given the medium.
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I think this happens when you look at a list like this and everything you can think of is listed except for one big one you were checking for. That’s what happened for me anyway since I thought SFIA was finally considered “big”.
But I wasn’t making fun of anyone like that cartoon was suggesting.
I don’t know if the large channel science and education section in YT really is all that big though! I recognized a bunch of the ones above, which seems to indicate that it’s a smaller world. YT has a lot of trash, to be blunt.
I never implied you were, that wasn’t the intention of the cartoon. Just stating that there a lot of channels and you cant possibly know them all.
Hence why I made the list, to sift through the noise. algorithm be damned.
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Best thread ever. 
Somewhat surprised no one has mentioned DIY Perks.
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Found an awesome semiconductor channel thanks to breakingtaps
If I had to plug one smaller retro hardware channel it would be Tech Ambrosia, as more women in the space is very much welcome.
Amber also designed a really cool 3D printable full ATX test bench.
I also enjoy watching a lot of SMD repair, mostly on game consoles;
Joey Does Tech just went full-time as a content creator and does a 3-hour Twitch livestreams three days a week (and I think he’s a wonderful human being who deserves support and success).
Fans of long-form content like Technology Connections and Techmoan would probably enjoy CRD.
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oh yes dosdude1, he made the demux firmware for the 2011 dead gpu macbooks
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His content is on the level as someone like Buildzoid (a bit dry), but the stuff he does with “non-upgradable” hardware is well worth it all the same.
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open source, ARM, pi’s and clusters
I definitely got lazy updating the op. I’m not sure how to more properly categorize it. Maybe alphabetical or using tags would be better.
die shots!
Wow what a thorough list, I’ll be busy!!!
Some of my favorites:
Antov Petrov (mostly astrophysics but other stuff too)
Science with Sabine (general science I guess?)
The Science Asylum (more physics and broken down really well for me)
PBS Space Time, but I’ve kinda fell off their vids as they have gotten too high level/hard for my little brain
GreatScott! (EE stuff)
Seytonic (for quick good hacking news)
PC Security Channel, I feel like they have really upped their game lately, very practical vids they are not 1337 defcon stuff but will help one get a job in the field if thats their goal
Wondertech for my synology needs
The Hated One - infosec
Technology Connections - some super deep dives into common old tech that tickles me
There are more IT centric ones I would have to hunt down as I don’t really dip into home lab stuff anymore.
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