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[-] ShunkW@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago

Tom Scott does great stuff, and I found him through Computerphile years ago.

If you like board games, check out No Rolls Barred.

Veritasium and Smarter Every Day are good educational channels about science. Nile Red too.

I can give more if any of these are hitting for you.

[-] ojmcelderry@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago

Does anybody else find Tom Scott annoying?

I love channels that deep-dive into the details of things, etc. But I've always found Tom to be so smug and patronising.

Is it just me?

[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 19 points 1 year ago

I don't at all. He's like a little kid when he gets to watch the maglev train in Japan

[-] Evkob@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

He's just very British, I think. IIRC, he also plays a bit of a character inspired by BBC reporters of his youth on camera.

If you listen to him in a context other than his main channel (I love his Lateral podcast) he doesn't come off as smug at all really.

[-] peter@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago

He's definitely a bit of a dork but it's not annoying

[-] twistedtxb@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I couldn't stand his Tesla/SpaceX obsession but for the past few months he seems to have let go of it

[-] ukcreation@feddit.uk 8 points 1 year ago

Am I right in thinking Tom Scott is quitting / taking a break soon? I'm sure I saw something along those lines.

[-] nexas_XIII@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago
[-] DarkFox@pawb.social 5 points 1 year ago

Definite +1 for No Rolls Barred. I recently discovered them through their Communist Monopoly House Rules episode. It's been a long time since I've laughed that much at a video.

[-] ShunkW@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That video was amazing and I'm glad they're getting tons of views and recognition for it. They introduced me to my favorite game, Blood on the Clocktower. I'll throw that playlist on and fall asleep to it all the time.

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