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[โ€“] ShunkW@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[โ€“] ukcreation@feddit.uk 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] ojmcelderry@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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?

[โ€“] luthis@lemmy.nz 20 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

[โ€“] 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.

[โ€“] peter@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago

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

[โ€“] 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