# Applied Science YouTube channel

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Applied Science YouTube channel and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Applied Science for consistently fascinating videos and a large back catalogue that rewards watching from start to finish.

## Why people recommend it

- Consistently fascinating video catalogue (3 comments): "you owe it to yourself to watch the entire Applied Science back catalogue; without exception every video is fascinating." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46078931)) "without exception every video is fascinating" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46078901)) "Applied Science is always worth an upvote" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48791581))
- Inspiring channel that wins new viewers (2 comments): "I let him know his work is awesome, inspiring, and also causes a little imposter syndrome." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48986388)) "I had never seen his channel and immediately loved it!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48792615))
- Large back catalogue worth exploring (2 comments): "you owe it to yourself to watch the entire Applied Science back catalogue; without exception every video is fascinating." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46078931)) "Ben's channel is a treasure trove." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46187012))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Applied Science YouTube channel", https://hackerapproved.com/p/applied-science-youtube-channel/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).