CGP Grey

The videos are of extremely high quality in respect to both content and form. Every day a new video comes out is a happy day for me. Extremely enjoyable.

Finally available on iTunes! I love CGP Grey, it’s educational and fun! :)

CGP Grey explains complex thing in a way that's accessible for every one. With in depth background information and a hint of sarcasm. I learnt a lot from his videos and he introduced me to the podcasting world. I can refer people to his The Netherlands video to explain the difference between Holland and The Netherlands. When they use the term incorrectly.

Where in his podcast Hello Internet he is one of two dudes talking, the video’s he makes are mostly comprised of one dude not talking. Gathering information, reading books, searching the internet, mailing people, ignoring incoming emails, optimising workflow. Do this for a month and a 4 minute video comes rolling out. Filled to the brim with facts, little jokes, stick figures and then some more facts. Do you want to know the difference between Holland and the Netherlands? Or maybe the difference between the UK, Great Britain and England? Need more information on how the animal kingdom (a prejudice free comparison to human politics) rules its affairs? How to become the pope? My answer to these would be ‘not really, no’. Your answer may be the same. Yet after I started watching these video’s I realised I did want to know all these things. Why? Because it’s short, fast, funny, nicely animated, pleasingly narrated, super dense with facts and not least of all trustworthy. Last note: while I dislike the mostly meaningless star rating system, this is a list of videos I heartily recommend and giving it 5 stars will help its cause. And so I have.