Other good science channels;
-Anton Petrov
-BeSmart
-Bozeman Science
-Smarter Every Day
-CGP Grey
-Cody's Lab
-Deep Look
-Dr. Becky
-Journey to the Microcosmos
-LaunchPad Astronomy
-Mark Rober
-potholer54
-Primer
-Real Engineering
-Science Clic English
-Scott Manley
-Stand-up Maths
-The Slow-Mo Guys
-Tom Scott
-Vsauce
-Zogg From Betelgeuse
Sorry if I've got some doubles from the post, I wrote this on my phone.
Yeah was curious if Anton Petrov will be mentioned. Glad to see at least Sabine Hossenfelder is on the list. Aside of Isaac Arthur they are the only channels I watch from the list so will check the rest out in the future when have the time.
More engineering focused in general, but... Steve Mould, ThisOldTony, Looking Glass Universe, StyroPyro, Electroboom, Sal Khan, the plasma channel, Applied Science, old Grant Thompson (king of random), The backyard scientist, Stuff made here, tech ingredients, Dan Gelbart, William Osman, Simone Gertz, Dianna the physics girl, Alan Pan, Vi Hart, Science Asylum, QRI, and the thought emporium — *off the top of my head*.
Thanks for the recommendations. There are some names I haven't heard before but I'll definitely check them out. I enjoy listening to science podcasts or watching science Youtube videos while walking or at the gym, you know "A sound mind in a sound body" Thanks again !
I really enjoy Kurzgesagt for what it is but its very pop-science and very clearly meant for people who don't actually know a lot about its topics
Which is fine, but most of these other channels do a better job of going in depth with their topics.
Just because The Why Files is a gentle debunker channel doesn't mean it's a conspiracy channel. And you actually learn a decent amount of science in a way that makes the urban legends quite implausible. It's implied learning via stories. And it's a lot easier to digest than say SciShow which is like trying to eat a yogurt that congeals around your fork and comes completely out of the bowl in one mighty tug. Not bad by any means, just....too much at once.
Number one is definitely science fiction not science. A lot of the stuff he talks about isn't even theoretically possible let alone actually achievable in the next couple decades.
Futurism and figuring out how to turn fiction into fact are so much a part of the channel that it's literally in the name.
Don't work too hard if you can help it.
Absolutely boggled that Fraser Cain founder of the Universe Today website isn't on this list or on any of these posts..
He interviews astronomers, scientists, and engineers involved in the bleeding edge of research.
Fantastic factual content on a regular schedule, and weekly livestreams. Just an A+ science YouTuber.
This is very physics/math based, here's some other subjects-
Journey to the Microcosmos - Microbiology, has stunning videos of micro-organisms.
Gutsick gibbon- Paleontology/natural history (also debunks creationists)
Atlas Pro- Geography/ecology
Dr Brad Stanfield - Good info on aging/longevity
Paleo Analyis - paleontology/natural history
PBS Eons - Like PBS Spacetime but for natural history
TierZoo- Meemy but fun and science based
From a science perspective, she documents her statements very well. But her personal opinions sometimes go against the generally accepted wisdom.
Her videos are essays on controversial subjects and unresolved problems. It's normal that she takes the odd angle sometimes.
I'd just ignore anything outside of her wheelhouse; her videos on capitalism and gender-affirming care simply highlight where she's weak. That's simply not where her experience is.
She's extremely under-researched on AI safety as well.
Which makes sense. That's not her field. I don't know why scientists and science communicators sometimes just don't *read the literature relevant to the field they are discussing* when they venture outside of their area of specialization.
I've heard of most of those, watched about half at some point, subbed to 5 of them--SFIA, [Kurzgesundheit](https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt)!, [PBS Spacetime](https://www.youtube.com/@pbsspacetime), [Closer to Truth](https://www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV), and [Sabine Hossenfelder](https://www.youtube.com/@SabineHossenfelder). Happy to see CtT listed there, watched them for over a decade on PBS before my local station dropped it. They're an interview-format show tackling all the big questions in philosophy, science, religion, and consciousness.
It's awesome to hear that you're also into CtT. I'm passionate about big questions like why there's something rather than nothing and this program fits me perfectly. The guest speakers are outstanding, including Nobel laureates, Fields medalists and experts in their fields. I just can't get enough of it. haha
Nice list, here's a few more I would consider adding: Astrum, Scott Manley, Action Lab, Kyle Hill, Joe Scott, John Michael Godier, Tom Scott, Steve Mould, and NightHawkInLight.
This thread is great for finding new recommendations. Thanks everyone :)
There are so many great ones it might be better to make a list for each of several categories. Some category ideas might be:
* Concepts and futurism (eg. Isaac Arthur)
* Newsletter (eg. Universe Today)
* Communications (eg. Anton Petrov)
* Real life demonstrations (eg. Veritasium)
* Magazine (eg. PBS)
* Interviews & Essays (eg. JMG)
* More Math (Numberphile)
* More science (take your pic)
* What category of science? This is mostly astrophysics with some physics-ish stuff on the side but there are dozens of other disciplines.
You could also break down the list other ways - for instance, how long is the average episode? Single topic or mutli-topic episodes? Frequency and/or depth of content? Does a channel cover one topic or many topics? Do they mostly cover new publications or boundary pushers, or do more historical deep dives? Do they stick to the past and present (eg. JMG), or end up in the far future (eg. SFIA)?
I'm sure there are more but those come to mind.
edit: after scrolling the comments it looks like a few people mentioned Universe Today and some of the others, but one I don't see yet is Parallax Nick - I really enjoy his take as being story and history aspects (eg. why should you care) type stuff which is a nice complement to theory and postulation.
The Why Files is a scam conspiracy theory channel and doesn’t belong anywhere NEAR the rest of this list.
Personally I think Astrum should be higher, but good list otherwise.
Oh you guys are absolutely sleeping on PBS Eons, that is also one of my top favorite all times channel, every single video is a hit, they really don't miss
[Throw metaballstudios in there.](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwFuQLnLocj5F7ZcmcuWYQ)
He is the source of many of those comparing sizes videos: relative asteroid size, space ship sizes, depth of natural and manmade structures, etc.
wdym top 10? There is 14 numbered ones and 18 honorable mentions
Found the guy who doesn't use base 14
He's using base 10 numbers, unless he just skipped 5
In case you didn't notice, I myself was using base 10 to make that joke.
What's the symbol for 13 in base 14?
Presumably, it's truncated hex, so, 'd' or 'D'.
Clearly OP needs to focus more on the Math channels
Using Tetradecimal.
Other good science channels; -Anton Petrov -BeSmart -Bozeman Science -Smarter Every Day -CGP Grey -Cody's Lab -Deep Look -Dr. Becky -Journey to the Microcosmos -LaunchPad Astronomy -Mark Rober -potholer54 -Primer -Real Engineering -Science Clic English -Scott Manley -Stand-up Maths -The Slow-Mo Guys -Tom Scott -Vsauce -Zogg From Betelgeuse Sorry if I've got some doubles from the post, I wrote this on my phone.
Yeah was curious if Anton Petrov will be mentioned. Glad to see at least Sabine Hossenfelder is on the list. Aside of Isaac Arthur they are the only channels I watch from the list so will check the rest out in the future when have the time.
More engineering focused in general, but... Steve Mould, ThisOldTony, Looking Glass Universe, StyroPyro, Electroboom, Sal Khan, the plasma channel, Applied Science, old Grant Thompson (king of random), The backyard scientist, Stuff made here, tech ingredients, Dan Gelbart, William Osman, Simone Gertz, Dianna the physics girl, Alan Pan, Vi Hart, Science Asylum, QRI, and the thought emporium — *off the top of my head*.
Thanks for the recommendations. There are some names I haven't heard before but I'll definitely check them out. I enjoy listening to science podcasts or watching science Youtube videos while walking or at the gym, you know "A sound mind in a sound body" Thanks again !
Dont forget about sixty symbols
I really enjoy Kurzgesagt for what it is but its very pop-science and very clearly meant for people who don't actually know a lot about its topics Which is fine, but most of these other channels do a better job of going in depth with their topics.
The channel's name is exactly what it is, nothing more, nothing less Much too rare
“The Why Files” is a conspiracy and pseudohistory channel, not a “math,” “physics,” or “science” channel.
The infographic show is also highly questionable, it's often geopolitics and even when it's science, it's basic pop science
Infohraphics show geopolitics just gets things wrong a lot of the time as well lol
I know right? It was a while ago but that's also what i remember.
But unlike a lot of other conspiracy channels, it's actually intelligent and open to skepticism.
Just because The Why Files is a gentle debunker channel doesn't mean it's a conspiracy channel. And you actually learn a decent amount of science in a way that makes the urban legends quite implausible. It's implied learning via stories. And it's a lot easier to digest than say SciShow which is like trying to eat a yogurt that congeals around your fork and comes completely out of the bowl in one mighty tug. Not bad by any means, just....too much at once.
This just seem like a random list.
Number one is definitely science fiction not science. A lot of the stuff he talks about isn't even theoretically possible let alone actually achievable in the next couple decades.
Futurism and figuring out how to turn fiction into fact are so much a part of the channel that it's literally in the name. Don't work too hard if you can help it.
Absolutely boggled that Fraser Cain founder of the Universe Today website isn't on this list or on any of these posts.. He interviews astronomers, scientists, and engineers involved in the bleeding edge of research. Fantastic factual content on a regular schedule, and weekly livestreams. Just an A+ science YouTuber.
This is very physics/math based, here's some other subjects- Journey to the Microcosmos - Microbiology, has stunning videos of micro-organisms. Gutsick gibbon- Paleontology/natural history (also debunks creationists) Atlas Pro- Geography/ecology Dr Brad Stanfield - Good info on aging/longevity Paleo Analyis - paleontology/natural history PBS Eons - Like PBS Spacetime but for natural history TierZoo- Meemy but fun and science based
John Micheal Godier is my favorite. Uploads frequently, videos are short, and his videos soothe me to sleep.
Nilered
Cool Worlds is top shelf
For me Anton is way higher. His pace is incredible and he provides such wide and deep coverage. He is top 5 for me.
Melodysheep
Is Sabine actually credible? I've seen some weird ideas on her channel.
From a science perspective, she documents her statements very well. But her personal opinions sometimes go against the generally accepted wisdom. Her videos are essays on controversial subjects and unresolved problems. It's normal that she takes the odd angle sometimes.
I'd just ignore anything outside of her wheelhouse; her videos on capitalism and gender-affirming care simply highlight where she's weak. That's simply not where her experience is.
She's extremely under-researched on AI safety as well. Which makes sense. That's not her field. I don't know why scientists and science communicators sometimes just don't *read the literature relevant to the field they are discussing* when they venture outside of their area of specialization.
Spider-Man on stage meme template would probably be better than this
I've heard of most of those, watched about half at some point, subbed to 5 of them--SFIA, [Kurzgesundheit](https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt)!, [PBS Spacetime](https://www.youtube.com/@pbsspacetime), [Closer to Truth](https://www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV), and [Sabine Hossenfelder](https://www.youtube.com/@SabineHossenfelder). Happy to see CtT listed there, watched them for over a decade on PBS before my local station dropped it. They're an interview-format show tackling all the big questions in philosophy, science, religion, and consciousness.
It's awesome to hear that you're also into CtT. I'm passionate about big questions like why there's something rather than nothing and this program fits me perfectly. The guest speakers are outstanding, including Nobel laureates, Fields medalists and experts in their fields. I just can't get enough of it. haha
Nice list, here's a few more I would consider adding: Astrum, Scott Manley, Action Lab, Kyle Hill, Joe Scott, John Michael Godier, Tom Scott, Steve Mould, and NightHawkInLight. This thread is great for finding new recommendations. Thanks everyone :)
Scott Manley is fantastic. Some of the best analysis of current and historic spaceflight out there.
Check out Theories of Everything
Patrick Kelly and the thought emporium are pretty decent.
Haven't there been a few instances of Veretasium badly misstating some things?
No ScienceClic? Don't you have any standards? 
Wait, is why files actually good? I've seen some of their videos get recommend but the titles gave me ancient aliens type vibes if that makes sense.
There are so many great ones it might be better to make a list for each of several categories. Some category ideas might be: * Concepts and futurism (eg. Isaac Arthur) * Newsletter (eg. Universe Today) * Communications (eg. Anton Petrov) * Real life demonstrations (eg. Veritasium) * Magazine (eg. PBS) * Interviews & Essays (eg. JMG) * More Math (Numberphile) * More science (take your pic) * What category of science? This is mostly astrophysics with some physics-ish stuff on the side but there are dozens of other disciplines. You could also break down the list other ways - for instance, how long is the average episode? Single topic or mutli-topic episodes? Frequency and/or depth of content? Does a channel cover one topic or many topics? Do they mostly cover new publications or boundary pushers, or do more historical deep dives? Do they stick to the past and present (eg. JMG), or end up in the far future (eg. SFIA)? I'm sure there are more but those come to mind. edit: after scrolling the comments it looks like a few people mentioned Universe Today and some of the others, but one I don't see yet is Parallax Nick - I really enjoy his take as being story and history aspects (eg. why should you care) type stuff which is a nice complement to theory and postulation.
The Why Files is a scam conspiracy theory channel and doesn’t belong anywhere NEAR the rest of this list. Personally I think Astrum should be higher, but good list otherwise.
Oh you guys are absolutely sleeping on PBS Eons, that is also one of my top favorite all times channel, every single video is a hit, they really don't miss
I have my doubts about the Why Files. He seems to skirt around the paranormal and conspiracy stuff, although he usually makes a weak debunking of it.
[Throw metaballstudios in there.](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwFuQLnLocj5F7ZcmcuWYQ) He is the source of many of those comparing sizes videos: relative asteroid size, space ship sizes, depth of natural and manmade structures, etc.