Angus Forrest

YouTube Videos

What’s Hiding In The 8,000 Squared Mosaic? by Aditya Abhyankar (aiyopasta)

Absolutely blown away by this video. Aditya showcases the connection between perfect square squares, polyhedra, and spring systems. The use of 3D visual media to captivate the audience is inspiring.

I Bought And Restored “Old” Technology To Prove The Economy Is Imploding by Quincy Sandbank

Quincy Sandbank cuts between talking about Enshittification and restoring his new vehicle. The video has wonderful cinematography and makes great use of the physical object to ground its points.

The LEAST Private Operating System Ever Created by Laurie Kirk (LaurieWired)

Laurie Kirk showcases her new C++ call me maybe library and how the ideas of introspection and reflection have developed and evolved computer science history.

How to Get Ahead of 99% of Streamers by Ludwig Ahgren

Ludwig Ahgren lectures about content creation and how “streamers” should structure their time investment in their craft for future and prolonged success.

4 Years Ago We Created a Lake - Now It’s Full of Life by Mossy Earth

Mossy Earth reflects upon its initiatives in rewilding a flood zone. The video captures the process of sustainable projects using science to understand the impacts of the actions the team had taken over the past four years.

Exploring New Zealand’s Ancient Tattoo Identity by Grace Neutral

Grace explores New Zealand through the different tattoo traditions through the isles. The video captures the openness and connection that can be found when engaging people on their own terms with respect.

Sekiro’s Parry and Other Pursuits of Perfection by Jacob Geller

Jacob Geller uses Sekiro’s gameplay systems and how these relate to all forms of mastery. Sekiro is a difficult game that requires timing and reaction, where restraint must be learnt to be rewarded with periods of proaction.

I Finally Got My Driver’s License by Lily Ki (LilyPichu)

Lily documents her struggles to obtain a driver’s license in the lead up to a sponsored video with League of Legends and Porsche. The video’s direction and intent communicate the fear and dread experienced when learning a new skill that is considered common.

Gambling and the Desire Machine | Pay to Win by Jimmy McGee

Jimmy McGee walks through the history of gaming machines and the psychology behind gambling, and why winning isn’t usually the point for gamblers when playing.

An Honest Conversation On The Problem With NFTs & Cryptocurrency by Chelsea Fagan and Dan Olson

Chelsea and Dan discuss Dan’s previous video on NFTs and Cryptocurrency, picking apart the authorial intent and the reaction of the public to the video.

Renting vs. Buying a Home: The Case for Owning by Ben Felix

Ben Felix attempts to dispel the logical arguments for owning a home, and centres the argument where it actually is located, in emotion. The video drives the point home that work and money should be in service to lifetime fulfilment rather than wealth accumulation.

Hangboard Training 2 Times Per Day For 30 Days by Emil Abrahamsson

Emil Abrahamsson engages in a trial consisting of only his brother and himself to explore an initial hypothesis of grip strength training in the sport of rock climbing. The video captures the initial stages of developing an idea and recording and analysing data sources and communicating the findings without extrapolating tremendously.

My Favorite Piece of Stock Footage by Jacob Geller

Jacob Geller discusses stock photography and how our lives are shaped by it and how, on the rare occasion, stock photography carries more artistic direction than normal.

In Search Of A Flat Earth by Dan Olson (Folding Ideas)

Dan Olson explores the community of Flat Earthers and how skepticism and alt-right politics align.

Belle and the Meaning of Place by Dan Olson (Folding Ideas)

Dan Olson talks about the movie Belle and the Japanese prefecture and towns that are accurately depicted within. Dan explores the ideas of place and how they truly ground lived experience.

Why the Future of Shipping Is Sails (Again) by Simon Clark

Simon Clark presents how commercial shipping is now adopting mechanical sails to increase fuel efficiency resulting in lower emissions.

I Did a PhD Without Knowing How to Read by Taylor Jones

Taylor Jones discusses how synthesis is the root of learning and how reading and rote memorisation myths impede development by focusing students’ attention away from what they should be doing in study and exhausting them for no real gain.

The World’s Most Powerful Tidal Current by Tom Scott

Tom Scott presents the world’s most powerful tidal current near Bodø, a water feature that showcases the vast power of our world. I adore the concise script and cinematography. It conveys the feelings and emotions the ideas of water and our world play when at a human, graspable scale.

Navier Stokes Equation | A Million-Dollar Question in Fluid Mechanics by Adithya Chakravarthy (Aleph 0)

Adithya slowly untangles the Navier Stokes Equations and their relevance to many different science disciplines. Adithya specifically focuses upon the difficulties of finding a solution, and the progress that has already been done in the field in both two dimensions and three dimensions.

Fermat’s Last Theorem: Abelian and Non-Abelian Approaches by Andrew Wiles

Andrew Wiles briefly illuminates the ideas and history of Fermat’s Last Theorem. Andrew goes into the types of proofs that were developed to solve small cases of Fermat’s Last Theorem and describes the change in approach that finally led to the discovery of a proof. Andrew Wiles touches upon the investment into the Langlands program being critical to the success of finding the proof.

The Myth of Hong Kong Capitalism by Evan (Polymatter)

Evan examines how state directed interventions in Hong Kong have affected their local economy and infrastructure and lifestyles. The main idea of this video is the importance of state direction in bringing the infrastructure investment returns back into the loop to self sustain rollout and how that is done by speciality land development allocations around transportation infrastructure.

The PROBLEM with Capitalism by Destin Sandlin (SmarterEveryDay)

Destin Sandlin walks through his venture designing a barbecue scrubber and how capitalism and globalisation have affected modern-day manufacturing in the United States. Destin talks about how optimising for profits places companies into more precarious situations as they cut costs and reduce value for money. There are many interesting ideas relating to how business is currently done and what a more healthy business environment would look like.

The Biggest Myths in Personal Finance by Ben Felix

Ben Felix talks about 10 myths in personal finance that people regularly believe. These include:

  • Saving as much as you can early.
  • The economy is equal to the stock market.
  • Dividends explain 40% of stock market growth.
  • Index funds only give you average returns.
  • The Shiller CAPE ratio is an omen.
  • Warren Buffett can beat the market, so can you.
  • Bonds and cash are safe investments.
  • Gold is an inflation hedge.
  • Renting is throwing money away.
  • Debt is always a bad thing to have.

I found the idea of optimising life satisfaction above total wealth accumulation to be a poignant point.