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YouTube, for its problems, is a great place learn something new. Some channels are straightforward and instructional, but others use quirky and interesting people or approaches to teach you something new. Let's make a list of great ones worth subscribing to.


Plenty of YouTube channels are direct and educational, like Khan Academy or TED. Most of us know about those already—but there are plenty of other YouTubers and YouTube channels out there teaching equally interesting things with a bit more...flavor. Whether they have a gimmick like a time limit, specific art style, or talking dog, the best are addictive, entertaining, and informative.

Know a channel or two worth watching? Here's how to share yours:

  1. Post a video! Let's see what your favorite channel or YouTuber is all about - share one of their videos that you enjoyed right here in the discussions with us!
  2. Tell us why you love this channel! What do they teach? What's their catch? Of course, let us know why you think it's amazing and you can't stop watching, too!

We know more than a few, so we'll get things started, but we hope you have some to share too!

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It is a YouTube channel run by two brothers who post back and forth, with each video generally about a specific topic. One of the brothers is John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars amongst many other great young adult fiction novels. The other brother is Hank Green, creator of VidCon (YouTube convention) and 2D Glasses. John is more about English/politics/history topics while Hank is more about Science, but they switch it up a lot. They were so accidentally successful on this channel that they have a lot of spin-off series that are very direct about education, like CrashCourse.