Today’s blog assignment: Find an instructional and/or informative YouTube video and explain why or why not it is a good way to deliver information.
Michio Kaku is pretty much the Dr. Drew of Quantum Physics; he’s smart and charismatic — the rock star of his field — and he explains in simple terms how complex theories and phenomena are both ruining and advancing the human race. And he also talks a lot about size, silicon, and “vibrating in unison:”
Quantum computing, the demise of Silicon Valley, technological adaptation; this video is a good find for a new media grad student. It strikes all the nerd nerves, and it involves Twitter.
Dr. Kaku‘s conversation (this is one of a series of videos in which he discusses cool stuff about quantum physics) is compelling and concise. This is a great way to convey information; Dr. Kaku’s delivery and charisma make a highly academic subject appealing to the viewer. If one were to read a transcript of this video, it would probably be boring and would fail to engage pretty much anyone who is not a particle physicist.
Back to Dr. Drew:
Surprisingly, even the subject of anal STD transmission is more compelling via video.
