Beyond the Syllabus: YouTube channels to sound smarter – Part 1
YouTube channels to sound smarter – Part 1
William Shakespeare quite aptly said, “Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven”.
Wherever you might be – a family gathering, meeting friends over coffee or even having your every-day office chit-chat – having knowledge of not-so-regular stuff such as famous historical bluffs or what constitutes the universe is sure to get you appreciative glances and even make you appear smarter.
But how can one acquire such not-so-easily-accessible information? If you are one such person who loves to have all his/her how’s and why’s answered, look no further. Because Shiksha.com gets you a list of some fun means through which you can acquire all the information that you want and get entertained at the same time.
YouTube channels which explain interesting topics and concepts:
Vsauce
Considered to be one of the most popular knowledge enhancing YouTube channels, Vsauce, which launched in 2010, very effectively explains to its audiences how our world is amazing. This channel has put up interesting videos on topics such as “what if everyone jumped on Earth at once”, “will we ever run out of new music”, “which is the most dangerous place on Earth”, among many others. Click on the below mentioned Vsauce videos to see why we find them really amazing.
Periodic Videos
This YouTube channel has made videos on all the 118 elements which make up the Periodic table. Having completed this mission, the channel now produces videos on how one chemical reacts with another. So, all science enthusiasts out there, do consider visiting this informative channel.
Veritasium
Yes, studying through a textbook can be boring and it is during such moments that YouTube’s channel Veritasium comes to your rescue. Going by the tagline “an element of truth”, this channel helps explain every phenomenon that takes place, through experimentation and scientific reasoning. Watch some of their videos to find out for yourself.
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) also has a dedicated YouTube channel to themselves through which they help viewers understand in an easy and effective manner what constitutes the universe as well as intricate details of various space expeditions.
Sick Science
This YouTube channel has been launched and authored by Steve Spangler whose main aim behind making these videos was to make science fun for people, especially students. Sick Science includes videos on simple science experiments that can be performed by anyone at home and helps to effectively convert textbook science into practical science.
C.G.P Grey
Having more than a million viewers, this YouTube channel covers topics ranging from “coffee the greatest addiction ever” to explaining the “difference between United Kingdom, Great Britain and England”. Watch these C.G.P videos to find out how awesome this YouTube channel actually is.
We hope that you enjoy these YouTube channels as much as we did. And you never know this knowledge blaze may just earn you the title of “The brainy one” at your office, college, family or friend circle.
Stay tuned for more, as Shiksha.com is soon going to list down some more YouTube Channels to watch if you want to sound smarter.