# Interesting science-type channels on youtube **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 15, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-science-type-channels-on-youtube/525086 "2010-01-15T16:15:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-science-type-channels-on-youtube/525086/1 "2010-01-15T16:15:33Z")
Here are some of the science channels I like on youtube. History: [Horrible histories](http://www.youtube.com/user/horriblehistoriesBBC) - short and hilarious clips from the BBC children’s series. Chemistry: [Periodic videos](http://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos) - short episodes covering 1 element at a time. Physics (mostly): [Sixty Symbols](http://www.youtube.com/user/sixtysymbols) - short episodes covering 1 symbol at a time. Astronomy: [SpaceRip](http://www.youtube.com/user/SpaceRip) - Just cool space videos General science: [SpiralOut11235](http://www.youtube.com/user/SpiralOut11235) - all kinds of documentaries. General stuff: [TED](http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector) - TED talks by scientist, artists and interesting people. Not on youtube, but [Fora.tv](http://fora.tv/) has some very interesting stuff too. Hope you like them. Now what did I miss? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-science-type-channels-on-youtube/525086/2 "2010-01-15T17:04:27Z")
I can’t access youtube at work, but there’s one called “Pets teach Science” or something close. . . really cute. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-science-type-channels-on-youtube/525086/3 "2010-01-15T19:27:44Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I can’t access youtube at work, but there’s one called “Pets teach Science” or something close. . . really cute. I just looked. That’s quite cute. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-science-type-channels-on-youtube/525086/4 "2010-01-15T21:11:58Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > General stuff: [TED](http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector) - TED talks by scientist, artists and interesting people. Your best bet is jsut go to [TED.com](http://TED.com). They have tons and TONS of videos from everything from technology to socioeconomic issues to spaghetti sauce. The spaghetti sauce one is actually one of my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-science-type-channels-on-youtube/525086/5 "2010-01-15T23:50:12Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > Your best bet is jsut go to [TED.com](http://TED.com). They have tons and TONS of videos from everything from technology to socioeconomic issues to spaghetti sauce. > > The spaghetti sauce one is actually one of my favorites. I moved away from the [TED.com](http://TED.com) site when it started crashing my Firefox/Linux browser about a year ago. Seems to work fine now, though I think they still post all their videos on youtube too. By the way: which video is the spaghetti sauce one? ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-science-type-channels-on-youtube/525086/6 "2010-01-16T00:09:54Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > By the way: which video is the spaghetti sauce one? Found it here: [http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/malcolm\_gladwell\_on\_spaghetti\_sauce.html](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/malcolm_gladwell_on_spaghetti_sauce.html) pretty interesting and funny. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-science-type-channels-on-youtube/525086/7 "2010-01-17T05:06:38Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > Found it here: [http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/malcolm\_gladwell\_on\_spaghetti\_sauce.html](http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/malcolm_gladwell_on_spaghetti_sauce.html) > > pretty interesting and funny. Yup, that’s the one. The same guy also wrote [this article on ketchup](http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_09_06_a_ketchup.html), and why, despite people _trying_ to introduce multiple varieties, plain ol’ Heinz rules the market. Sort of the opposite of the spaghetti sauce conundrum.