RationalWiki:Vlogroll/Science news and education

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We love our critical thinkers here, but all the critical thinking in the world is rather useless if you don't have the facts to work from. This page contains a whole bunch of vlogs that specialize in telling you what's new, cool, or just necessary to know in the world of science. There may be some overlap between this page and RationalWiki:Vlogroll/Pro-Rationalism campaigners.

  • Applied Science: Real life how to guides for science.
  • ASAP Science; Very basic cartoon answers to science questions plus news.
  • BAHfest; The festival of Bad Ad Hoc hypotheses. Hilarious fake science talks from the maker of SMBC.
  • Bite Sci-zed: Science news from someone who appears to be either a metalhead, a Texas longhorns fan or a Satanist/Illuminati member, possibly all three!
  • Bozeman Biology; High school level biology and now chemistry from a talking head.
  • The Brain Scoop: Dissection and natural history news with Emily, the Chief Curiosity Correspondent of The Field Museum in Chicago. You will find yourself whistling the theme tune!
  • BytesizedScience; Bite sized science with spelling puns.
  • Cara Santa Maria; Science correspondent from the HuffPost
  • CGPGrey; The man the legend, his podcast is also great. (Actually little to no science but it is still great!)
  • Crash Course; Basic intros to Chemistry, Biology and Ecology (but little to no physics!) by Hank Green of the Green Vlogbrothers. Also world and US history, psychology and literature.
  • Computerphile; Computer stuff from the University of Nottingham, makers of Periodic Videos.
  • Cool Hard Logic; Debunking various kinds of madness.
  • Deep Astronomy: astronomer Tony Darnell relays news about astronomy and astrophysics, as well as videos demonstrating events like falling into a black hole or the birth of the first stars.
  • Discovery Digital Networks (formerly Revision3) has several science-oriented shows on their TestTube and Animalist networks. (They also have a ton of technical, DIY, and geek culture material that is outside RationalWiki's scope.)
    • Animalist News: News and education about the animal kingdom, aimed at younger viewers. Hosted by comedians Alex Farnham and Catie Wayne.
    • Anyhoo: Strange and occasionally disturbing trivia presented by a rotating cast of Rev3 hosts, including YouTube musician Tay Zonday.
    • DNews: Science news, with hosts Trace Dominguez, Laci Green, and Tara Long.
    • Hard Science: Artistic, explosive, and just plain silly experiments. Think Epic Meal Time by way of the Mythbusters workshop. Hosted by Anthony Carboni and Tara Long.
    • How Stuff Works: Some good explanations of everyday things.
    • I F***ing Love Science: Hosted by Elise Andrew of Facebook fame; soon to be a TV show with Craig Ferguson. We also have an article on it.
    • SourceFed: Daily science and current events news mixed with sketch comedy, created by YouTuber Philip DeFranco.
  • Its OK to be Smart; Science news with an arrogant name.
  • Minute Physics; often over a minute!
  • Numberphile: Maths stuff.
  • Periodic Videos: The periodic table with a video for every element hosted by a cartoon version of a science prof who has entered the real world!
  • PhilosophyTube; Fun philosophy videos about the ethics of pony porn etc
  • QI: Thou shalt not question Steven Fry.
  • The Royal Institution: Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without em!
  • Shed Science: Biology in a shed.
  • The Slow Mo Guys: Things (mostly explosions) happening in extreme slow motion. Hosted by Gavin Free of Rooster Teeth and Dan Gruchy of the British Army.
  • ScienceAlert
  • Sci-Show; Science news by Hank Green of the Green Vlogbrothers.
  • Tom Scott: Stuff you might not have known.
  • Veritasium; Condescending Australian physicist makes laymen seem ignorant.
  • Vihart; Maths doodles from what Ive always assumed is a disembodied talking hand.
  • Vsauce: Created and hosted by Michael Stevens, and the flagship channel of a network of four channels focusing on science and geek culture.
  • When the Apple Drops: Physics explained with bad puns and tea.
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