I wish to create a channel dedicated to edutainment across various categories. Under the name ScholaRed (thanks brimstone), I plan on uploading videos relating to edutainment over the next few years.
Now, while the videos will be broad in topics, but here are the 3 categories:
- Philosophy and Metaphysics
- History and Social Science
- Math and Science
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCLSYSIJn1k
However when I discuss history, I am not going to just talk about things how they happened like a textbook (although to be honest, I kind of get a pretentious vibe from channels on YouTube that only discuss history, since it is one of the easiest of disciplines and it isn't particularly useful. So when I do it, I'm going to try to incorporate social science and philosophy, maybe how certain historical events affect us today, etc.)
I'm also going to be throwing my own opinion in the videos as well. Think of it as a combination of Crash Course and TJ Kirk. Teaches you something, but is willing to be controversial.
I already have quite a few ideas, so I will tell you a few, so lemme know what you think. By the way, I will not discuss entertainment on my channel, as I know almost nothing about it (don't watch movies/TV, trying to drop video games), and I don't think it will fit into the channel next to the other videos.
I think my History and Philosophy series will be my most successful, as I will be able to be more in depth with the subject matter than science or math. I think I will make a lot of miniseries' as you will see, so I can be able to make more videos and not run out of ideas as quickly.
So, here is a(n incomplete) list of ideas that I have for my YouTube channel. Here is a portion of my YouTube plan, The ScholaRed Nation:
Philosophy and Metaphysics
- The Basics of Morality- Miniseries that will discuss everything the common man needs to know about morality, from the various ethical schools of thought, to how many people perceive morality, to the Golden Rule. Will run series for as many ideas I can think of.
- God's (Dubious) Existence- Have a lot of ideas after reading a bit of the God Delusion, will possibly discuss a little bit of the history of religion, and offer some arguments from the atheist side.
History and Social Science
- The Educational System- Discuss the education system, its problems, and what can be done to fix it.
- The Electoral College- Brief video, will talk about the 4 elections where the winner lost Popular Vote but won the Electoral College (ESPECIALLY the 1876 and 2000 elections and their dubiousness. 1824 was also dubious, but JQA won neither Electoral College nor Popular Vote, but won in house due to Henry Clay and the House of Representatives and the corrupt bargain and such. That'll be discussed too. Will talk about the National Popular Vote Bill, etc.
- The Dangers of Political Parties- Will discuss how political parties are overall harmful, dichotomous, and possibly slow down progress.
- Ronald Reagan: BEST PRESIDENT EVER!!!- Will discuss how Reagan was just a good president, not the greatest (especially after seeing this disgusting statistic:http://news.gallup.com/poll/146183/Americans-Say-Reagan-Greatest-President.aspx)
- Refuting Acquinas- Miniseries where I will disprove Acquinas' 5 Proofs for God. After taking high school physics and reading the textbook on my own time, I think I can at the very least disprove his Argument from Motion.
- Climate Change, Nuclear Power.- Discuss climate change, and how nuclear power is the answer, bitches.
- What Makes a Genius- Video about who are geniuses, how they are geniuses, and why they are geniuses.
Now you're likely asking yourself "How the fuck can he have knowledge in all of those fields?" Well, put simply, I have about 15 books on my reading list right now, and I also am watching more YouTube videos education-related. I always have a notebook open and take notes to put into my video. I'm kind of a perfectionist too, so I will get as many details as necessary, in the most intricate way possible. When it comes to the science related videos, I might discuss the subjects a bit with the forum to make sure I have everything accurate.
So, let's hope that this all comes into fruition someday in the hopefully near future. Better said is better than well done. I kind of have a habit of not finishing what I started (for myself at least), and let's hope this doesn't end up being half a page of scribbled lines.
Cheers!