[hlfshell]

He's gone all in on the Crunch Labs brand, which is kind of built around the younger audience. This isn't a bad thing, but it does mean that older edutainment enjoyers kind of age out of his stuff. Not to say there's no value in them, but there will be more of an entertainment focus than prior edutainment focused videos.

I recommend checking out Stuff Made Here; great build videos of engineering principles in an entertaining fashion to show building cool complicated stuff.

Xyla Foxlin, a wonderful maker, also posts educational videos between her projects, like an in-depth look at how plane wings work.

[ryanisnan]

> Stuff Made Here

Whenever I am feeling smart or particularly talented, I like watching Shane's videos. I'm swiftly reminded that I have no idea what the hell I'm doing and carry on.

[skipnup]

He doesn't either, does he? But he's great in outlining how to get to the point of having enough idea to go through with his project.

[ThePinion]

That's me reading Hacker News every day.

[al_borland]

I like that he still shows the struggle, so it’s not like he’s pretending to know it all. I find this helps give me perspective when I’m in a similar situation, where everything seems to be going wrong.

[aaronblohowiak]

Veritasium is cool, too!

I like practical engineering, but my kids aren't ready for how awesome Grady is... yet.

[zikduruqe]

Put Technology Connections in your pocket for when they are ready.

[npinsker]

Great recommendations. Steve Mould is another in that vein, and Kurzgesagt (though quite different stylistically) is one of my favorites and could be something you’re looking for.

[Robotbeat]

Steve Mould has a great vibe. Combination of a sort of subdued humility and intelligence.

[borski]

I’m 37, and his Hack Pack stuff has been pretty fun. Sure, it’s easy, but fun.

[al_borland]

Do the skills build on each other where they need to be done in order?

I got a subscription, but wasn’t super interested in the first one, so it’s still sitting in the box. Then the other boxes started showing up. I now have a full year’s worth and haven’t done a single one, because I feel like I should start with the one I’m least interested in.

[aerophilic]

They don’t… just do whichever one you are most interested in doing. Each box more or less stands alone (at least that is what I am observing from my kids assembly of them)

[borski]

They use some similar ideas (a servo is still a servo in a different context), but they are totally independent of one another. Do the one you find most fun!

They’re all good though, tbh.