Videos that changed my perspective.

In the age of the internet, we don't need to go through a lifetime of hardship to attain transformative wisdom. These are videos that either have been influential in my view of the world, or videos that I believe many could benefit from watching.

This kind of brain wasn't made for this world

Pursuit of Wonder

How should success be defined?

When Will I Ever Use Math?

Math The World

This is what I show all my students.

State of The Dead Internet

Jules

The golden age of the internet is behind us.

Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person

The School of Life

The Egg - A Short Story

Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell

What "Follow Your Dreams" Misses

3Blue1Brown

The Debt Paradox

Art of the Problem

For those who has not been taught economics

In Search of a Flat Earth

Folding Ideas

Influenced my view of conspiracy theorists

AlphaGo - The Movie | Full award-winning documentary

DeepMind

This one influenced my career trajectory

The Power of Suggestion

Vsauce

Who's Afraid of Modern Art

Jacob Geller

Changed my view on art.

Witnessing the Death of American Capitalism

Benn Jordan

Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

Randy Pausch

This is Water

David Foster Wallace

Incredible perspective of the world and the human condition.

The overview effect

Crosspollinate

A wonderful way to see our planet.

Is success Luck or Hard work?

Veritasium

Bad luck is easier to spot than good luck.

The Evolution Of Intelligence

Art of the Problem

Human intelligence ended with language, while LLMs begin with language.

Wealth Inequality in America

Politizane

What AI Teaches Us About Game Theory

Pursuit of Wonder

Info hazards.

What Actually Matters in Your 20s

MindFlow

Let's Go Whaling: Tricks for Monetising Mobile Game Players

PocketGamer.biz

Watch this if you spend money on mobile games.

AI 2027: A Realistic Scenario of AI Takeover

Documenting AGI

This one is almost entirely speculative but an interesting watch.