Yes that's wrong, but the paper that corrected this misconception wasn't published until January of 2016. I think you should give them at least a year to update before unleashing the disapproving scowl.
1. Followed along Yoga lesson (I've done yoga for many yrs but its fun to follow along a guided path)
2. Watched graph theory (for an interview )
3. Watched air crash investigation while eating lunch.
5. Listened to podcast/music on youtube red when was out running errands around the town.
6. Yet to decide what to watch before bed :)
That said, I am not impressed with this course collection. I went to the history section and clicked on Egyptian history it was 10 min video of some guy reducing a great civilization to a cartoonish caricature. That's no way to inspire kids, we need to stop replicating classrooms. Classrooms suck.
I would instead have my kids watch 'Great Egyptians' series on youtube
As per the name it's supposed to be a crash course, not in depth information. I found the world history videos amazing and it was a great general overview then the areas I found most fascinating I found more in depth documentaries on.
Their newer content tends to be of higher quality and depth than the older. I discovered them while taking Anatomy and Physiology just after they had re-done a whole series on those topics and it was immensely useful. Between ad support and Patreon I think they'll be putting out more and more high quality courses which I welcome despite some flaws.
I'm the same with YouTube. I actually replaced my TV watching routine for following regulars on YouTube. When YouTubers collaborate you get to discover a new layer of enjoyment. For example, Roman Atwood and his crazy ball prank[1] followed up by Freddie Wong getting the balls and making a real-turns-surreal movie about it[2]. You end up discovering the links yourself which gives you a real sense of reward.
YouTube is really fun, partly because I started a daily vlog[3] back in March where I build a startup and provide educational content. I've learnt so much about this crazy culture :)
Would love to know which Yoga lesson you followed, been planning on doing it but haven't found a great one yet, a recommendation might spur it along a bit.
I just follow Adriene's lessons( https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene) . I have a left shoulder injury so I have developed mods over the years to standard poses like using a block for trikonasana, keeping hands by my heart instead of overhead in Vriksasana ect.
Are you expecting significant depth from a video series called 'Crash Course'? The point of the series is to give a broad overview of events, not to be scholastic courses on specific periods.
I agree, the content isn't very good, classrooms suck. And it's ashame - the digital world with it's visuality and animation and control seems like the perfect fit for visualization based memorizing systems(like the memory palace) , which are very effective.
I love the US government, economics and world history courses. School would have been so much more interesting with these videos.
I really like the Patreon funding model for crash course. I watched them almost every day for a few months then started giving $15 a month because of how much value I'd gotten out of them. Plus the promised they'd make a physics course when they hit the next target and now they've delivered.
I love these. I was introduced to these via sci-show. I love having them on as background noise when Im doing something mindless: Working out, yardwork, etc
I've gone through a few courses. The Histories, Philosophy, and particularly Astronomy are very good.
Maybe I'm not cut out for them but I'm finding the Physics and Chemistry courses far less approachable. I'm having to go back in the video over and over to understand a concept. I think they'd be great if I already understood the concepts and wanted to review, though.
Been a fan of Crash Course for some time, a good bite-sized video to tune into when you have a little bit of spare time. World History & Astronomy were my tops, currently watching the Games series which they have not yet finished.
I really like the idea of this kind of thing, but I thought it was going to be nicely animated presentations. I was disappointed to see it's that Hank guy talking. He speaks in an annoying version of a newscaster voice, and it's distracting that they keep showing him instead of focusing only on the content. He also speaks too fast and jumps over concepts. It's disappointing that the most popular pop science stuff on YouTube involves this guy. I'd rather something more like Khan Academy, with better animations. He speaks in a more normal voice, and goes slow to really cover a concept.
Being a longtime fan of "that Hank guy," I obviously disagree. But I can see where you're coming from. The humanities are covered by his brother, who you may find less annoying.
Of course, Crash Course oversimplifies a lot and that is to be expected, but I would still avoid the philosophy courses. I mean ffs Hank makes a mistake in the first 12 seconds of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TFCMK4i2lo
Or this video https://youtu.be/YaDvRdLMkHs which is riddled with mistakes like calling Nietzsche a nihilist or him embracing nihilism
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[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 94.4 ms ] thread- The Great War: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2vhKMBjSxMK8YelHj6V...
- Extra History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbBHk_zLTmY&list=PLhyKYa0YJ_...
seriously, they are still propagating that myth based on no serious data?
http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/01/06/036103
Today, I did the following today on youtube
1. Followed along Yoga lesson (I've done yoga for many yrs but its fun to follow along a guided path)
2. Watched graph theory (for an interview )
3. Watched air crash investigation while eating lunch.
5. Listened to podcast/music on youtube red when was out running errands around the town.
6. Yet to decide what to watch before bed :)
That said, I am not impressed with this course collection. I went to the history section and clicked on Egyptian history it was 10 min video of some guy reducing a great civilization to a cartoonish caricature. That's no way to inspire kids, we need to stop replicating classrooms. Classrooms suck. I would instead have my kids watch 'Great Egyptians' series on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=great+egyptians
YouTube is really fun, partly because I started a daily vlog[3] back in March where I build a startup and provide educational content. I've learnt so much about this crazy culture :)
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t0EtKlQxyo
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NybEuVg96L0
[3] http://theentrepreneurvlog.com
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhyKYa0YJ_5Aq7g4bil7bnG...
World History (1 & 2) and Astronomy are my two favorites.
I really like the Patreon funding model for crash course. I watched them almost every day for a few months then started giving $15 a month because of how much value I'd gotten out of them. Plus the promised they'd make a physics course when they hit the next target and now they've delivered.
Maybe I'm not cut out for them but I'm finding the Physics and Chemistry courses far less approachable. I'm having to go back in the video over and over to understand a concept. I think they'd be great if I already understood the concepts and wanted to review, though.
https://medium.com/@bibblio_org/60-youtube-channels-that-wil...
(and here's my favorite channels that I would like to add to this list: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10203992)
One of my favorite channels.
Their ongoing course on Video games...is less stellar than I hoped.
https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz
Or this video https://youtu.be/YaDvRdLMkHs which is riddled with mistakes like calling Nietzsche a nihilist or him embracing nihilism
Meta-programming: https://www.youtube.com/user/jblow888
Math'n'music edutainment: https://www.youtube.com/user/Vihart
Science edutainment: https://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce
Feats of incredible gaming skill: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4GCnY4I0380v7GmXQQSWw
Tidbits of hacking ingenuity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB6eY73sLV0
Looking for heart in pop culture: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nerdwriter1
You can get lost in the maze of excess information. It's great - i think...