# Most underrated informational videos (or series) on youtube

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**Created:** [November 20, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-informational-videos-or-series-on-youtube/561359 "2010-11-20T19:41:34Z")\
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**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:** [November 20, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-informational-videos-or-series-on-youtube/561359/1 "2010-11-20T19:41:34Z")

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I’d like to restrict this to “amateur” videos with relatively few viewers. There’s plenty of highly financed stuff on there, and even some amateur stuff that gets a lot attention (like the truly excellent [Khan Academy](http://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademy)) but I think there are plenty of knowledgeable people with just a camera and mike who deserve some more attention.

My current favorite of these is [LithodidMan](http://www.youtube.com/user/LithodidMan)’s 1 and half year (for now) spanning series on [Sexual Biology](http://www.youtube.com/user/LithodidMan#g/c/3958DE95835B24A5). He’s a professional biologist who’s obviously good at explanations, sometimes very opinionated, and a hugely entertaining speaker. I’d recommend this particular series to anyone remotely interested in the evolution of sex, and most of his other videos for people who are interested in evolution in general.

So, post your recommendation - preferably with some introduction/explanation why it’s so good.

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-informational-videos-or-series-on-youtube/561359/2 "2010-11-20T22:44:38Z")

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The University of Nottingham has a series called the [Periodic Table of Videos](http://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos). There’s a short video on each of the elements in the periodic table, usually with some sort of interesting and/or pyrotechnic demonstration. It’s a great series. Especially don’t miss the exploding birthday cake.

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**Author:** ![jasonh300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-informational-videos-or-series-on-youtube/561359/3 "2010-11-21T04:19:52Z")

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Since this is not GQ…

I like the [Look Around You](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57eh-Ty65u4) series.

If I was a high-school teacher, I would show these films every day.

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**Author:** ![iamnotbatman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-underrated-informational-videos-or-series-on-youtube/561359/4 "2010-11-21T04:30:18Z")

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- Stanford put up some of [Leonard Susskind](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Susskind)’s fantastic physics courses. [GR for example](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbmf0bB38h0).

- Maybe it’s well-known, but I stumbled into this guy’s [piano lesson course](http://www.youtube.com/user/Lypur#p/c/253192EED47525A8/0/vphWgqbF-AM), which I got a lot out of.