Podcast

Hello Internet

CGP Grey & Brady Haran

CGP Grey and Brady Haran talk about YouTube, life, work, whatever.

90 Hacker News mentions · 6 episodes

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Why Hacker News recommends it

• CGP Grey did a video explaining the true cost of the monarchy, and he does loads of amazing videos.

  HN thread · TamDenholm · 0 points ↗

• Great work as always from CGP Grey. Be sure to check out his other videos, they are well worth the watch.

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• I just started listening to his Hello Internet podcast, which is also enjoyable.

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• Hello Internet is extremely enjoyable and it's made by some pretty awesome guys.

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• I also really like Hello Internet, done by a couple of guys who make YouTube videos for a living. Almost always interesting discussions. It's a fun podcast.

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• Really liked "This Video Will Make You Angry" by CGP Grey, on memes as germs battling for attention through us-vs-them arguments.

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• Veritasium explains quantum entanglement, a difficult topic, in less than 10 minutes.

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• Here is a short CGP Grey video on Gerrymandering, a clear explainer on the topic.

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• CGP Grey has a series of videos on voting systems and their pros and cons; start with this one on how winner-takes-all drives worse representation.

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• CGP Grey has a good explanation of London vs The City of London, linked as a YouTube video.

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• Anything else from Brady Haran is pretty fun and educational, really engaging like all good teachers should be.

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• CGP Grey did a nice two-parter video describing its history, its privileges and how to become mayor.

  HN thread · Malic · 0 points ↗

• Points readers to CGP Grey's video explaining why automating mental effort is fundamentally new compared with past industrialization.

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• CGP Grey really explains it best, linking a YouTube video on the topic (not a Hello Internet episode).

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• A must watch: 3 rules for rulers from CGP Grey. 20 mins on how authoritarian regimes function and why these things happen worldwide.

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• For mind-bending content, check CGP Grey's "You are two," which argues the brain's hemispheres can operate independently.

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• Not technical but CGPGrey's "Hello Internet" is fun and relaxing.

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• CGP Grey has a great video that can help open your mind, if you are willing.

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• Recommends CGP Grey's "Rules for Rulers" video to deepen understanding of organizational problems.

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• Watch CGP Grey's "Rules for Rulers" video on how rulers gain and keep power, relevant to the executive power debate.

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• Hello Internet, by Grey and Brady Haran, is basically the two of them chatting about random stuff, and it's very entertaining.

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• Other than the ones already mentioned, the comment lists many channels for varied topics, but Hello Internet is only named in passing.

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• A weird meta-podcast, a love letter to the internet, mostly about the new world the internet has enabled.

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• All of the videos by Brady Haran are worth watching, Numberphile, Periodic Videos, and Sixty Symbols.

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• CGP Grey has a good video on that, "The Rules For Rulers", which explains why governments that rely on many supporters tend to be more democratic.

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• Any of Brady Haran's (Numberphile/Sixty Symbols/Objectivity etc) channels are outstanding in their categories.

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• Hello Internet for general entertainment, Cortex for general entertainment and some workflow insight.

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• cgp grey's "this video will make you angry" video is good analysis of how outrage gets amplified online.

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• Commenter relies heavily on educational YouTube channels like 3Blue1Brown, CGP Grey, and Computerphile, noting most have Patreon, PBS, or day-job revenue.

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• Introduced to the idea by CGPgrey on Hello Internet; Aaron Swartz's "I hate the news" puts it better than anyone.

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• Recommends CGP Grey's "Rules for Rulers" video, which is based on The Dictator's Handbook, as a way to understand government politics.

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• Recommends CGP Grey's video explaining why SSNs are names, not passcodes.

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• Hello Internet has shaped the way I mentally operate, mostly from a select few episodes.

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• Really liked CGP Grey's older essay "I Have Died Many Times," from when he actually wrote essays.

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• Relevant CGP Grey: YouTube video recommended for the topic.

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• Lists favorite YouTube channels across security, hardware, and programming, including CGPGrey for short explainers.

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• The Futur is a great resource on design and on how to run your own company, and CGP Grey's explanations are insightful.

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• Yeah, or if you're supporting them on Patreon. It's like CGP Grey's "adblock absolution."

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• CGP Grey has a great video on the difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England, which covers a lot of this.

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• CGP Grey has a great video on it explaining the New Zealand MMP voting system.

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• Rules for Rulers by CGP Grey is a fantastic lesson in how this works.

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• If someone is looking for a good explanation I must recommend this playlist by CGP Grey explaining different voting systems.

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• CGP Grey has excellent videos on this, explaining the problems with the voting system most US states use now.

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• Rules for Rulers on YouTube by CGP Grey neatly explains why peaceful regime change fails unless the police and military switch sides.

  HN thread · toper-centage · 0 points ↗

• Ahh was waiting for the CGP Grey reference. It's a great video.

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• The video is from CGP Grey and is called Lockdown Productivity: Spaceship You. It's about separating physical spaces at home to help your brain. It's incredible.

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• The CGP Grey video is particularly visual and well-designed, especially the description of everyone unboarding after each experiment.

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• You would probably enjoy CGP Grey's video Rules for Rulers, which covers reasonable arguments for why politicians don't enact good legislation.

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• Heard of Universal Paperclips from the Hello Internet podcast, fell in love with it the first time and recommends it often.

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• CGP Grey has an interesting video on this: "Americapox: The Missing Plague"

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• CGP Grey made a video based on the book, "7 Ways to Maximize Misery," that may be easier to digest.

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• CGP Grey's "This Video Will Make You Angry" has been a tremendously helpful tool for understanding people online and controlling my own behavior.

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• Recommends a CGP Grey video that explores whether diseases moved from the Americas to Europe, calling it a favorite.

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• There's a good CGP Grey video on this called Americapox.

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• CGP Grey covered jury nullification pretty well, with a linked video.

  HN thread · lathiat · 0 points ↗

• CGP Grey has a video on jury nullification that gives a further explanation of the subject.

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• CGP Grey's video sheds more light on the topic than all the other links combined.

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• I agree with the other commenter, it's also explained in this CGP Grey video, linked for the runway-naming explanation.

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• CGP Grey also had a great video on it, plus a second video on the mayor of the City of London.

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• CGP Grey covered this already years ago, though the linked video is a YouTube video, not a Hello Internet episode.

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• Hello Internet is listed among a few entertaining short-lecture channels, though it is not clearly named as a math recommendation.

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• CGP Grey did a great YouTube video on this several years ago, and why airlines won't use it.

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• A good watch to understand the above

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• The commenter says the making-of discussion of CGP Grey's Dictator's Handbook video is even more interesting than the video itself, despite being long-winded.

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• Worth revisiting is the CGP Grey video "Rules for Rulers" for its take on how leaders gain and keep power.

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• CGP Grey had a video essay that might resonate with you: "You Are Two".

  HN thread · Malic · 0 points ↗

• CGP Grey made an excellent video on it, dubbing it the NaPoVoInterCo, worth watching.

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• CGP Grey has a video on the problems with postal codes and addresses, and it taught the commenter about alternatives to the US system.

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• Brady Haran visited the Vatican Observatory and made interviews, including one with Brother Guy about the Pope's astronomer.

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• The discussion of CGP Grey's "The Rules for Rulers" video is very high quality, worth watching alongside the original.

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• Titular gerrymandering video by CGP Grey, linked as a recommended watch.

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• Yes, see relevant cgp grey video

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• CGP Grey argues that "Indian" is the legally correct term and the correct term in general.

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