I'm not making a general claim. Most of the videos you'll find on the platform won't do anything for your intellect and more than a few will actually make you dumber (and frequently poorer). Nonetheless, there are some bright spots, channels that consistently leave you not only entertained, but better informed and perhaps more thoughtful.
Here are a few to start your weekend.
Common Sense Skeptic
-- CSS is best known for their take-downs of Elon Musk's more outrageous claims (colonizing Mars, solving the labor crisis with humanoid robots. etc.), but they also make make time to debunk a wide range of scams by actually running the numbers and citing mountains of relevant research,
LegalEagle
-- Devin James Stone was a lawyer before he was a YouTuber and he is one of the best at making legal issues understandable without oversimplifying them. He also knows when to ask for help, often brings in guest lawyers who specialize in that day's topic.
Brick Experiment Channel
-- I love real engineering and this is one of my favorite channels in the field.
David Mitchell's Soapbox -- Funny and thoughtful essays about everyday subjects like social conventions, language, and, in this case, advertising.
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