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by iglookid 4447 days ago
I'm subscribed to ~200 youtube channels, and I highly recommend veritasium, Brady Haran's network, CGP Grey and minutephyics that others have already mentioned. Here are some other channels that don't seem to have been mentioned so far:

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TommyEdisonXP - A jovial and friendly blind guy, who talks about, and answers questions about, how it is to be blind:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TommyEdisonXP

Arvind Gupta - He makes simple toys out of cheap materials, and explains the physics behind the toys. He does this full time, and works to popularize science at a premier Astrophysics and Astronomy research institute in India.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT7EcU7rC44DiS3RkfZzZMg

Grand Illusions - Like Arvind Gupta, this guy has collected toys and curiosities from around the world, and has dedicated a channel to document them:

https://www.youtube.com/user/henders007

Backyard Brains - They perform simple and interesting experiments on nervous systems of organisms:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCICLIvkj29GG63NpA3K2Elw

Bite Sci-zed - A brilliant science channel run by self-confessed science nerd, Alex Dainis:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzl8GEjZbjgtVj0ppupdBbg

smalin / Music Animation Machine - Brilliant, brilliant visualizations of western classical music pieces, that help you understand the structure of the music much better if you're a beginner:

http://www.youtube.com/user/smalin

http://www.musanim.com/

For example, see the 2nd movement from Beethoven's 9th symphony: http://www.youtube.com/user/smalin

Talking Animals - Human voices dubbed on viewer-submitted videos of pets. Funnier than you might expect!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCreVub8zOW6R2zg15FfBq4A

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I haven't sampled the following channels very well, but they seem promising.

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Backstage Science: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP16wb-IThCVvM8D-Xx8HXA

It's Okay to be Smart: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH4BNI0-FOK2dMXoFtViWHw

Household Hacker: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI4I6ldZ0jWe7vXpUVeVcpg

The Slo Mo Guys - As seen on TV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUK0HBIBWgM2c4vsPhkYY4w

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Youtube "Leanback" for discovering channels and videos. Slick interface, but doesn't seem to surface quality content. Seems to just prioritize trending items.

https://www.youtube.com/tv#/menu/LNroot,0,LCdiscover,-2,LAba...