tomscott

After ten years, it's time to stop weekly videos.

8:11

After ten years, it's time to stop weekly videos.
YouTube's copyright system isn't broken. The world's is.

42:29

YouTube's copyright system isn't broken. The world's is.
Why use many streetlights when one will do?

5:38

Why use many streetlights when one will do?
People are going to be angry about pylons.

7:18

People are going to be angry about pylons.
Why the government drops flies on California

6:36

Why the government drops flies on California
The Fetch-Execute Cycle: What's Your Computer Actually Doing?

9:04

The Fetch-Execute Cycle: What's Your Computer Actually Doing?
The largest telescope that will ever be built*

29:02

The largest telescope that will ever be built*
1,204,986 Votes Decided: What Is The Best Thing?

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1,204,986 Votes Decided: What Is The Best Thing?
Why My Teenage Code Was Terrible: Sorting Algorithms and Big O Notation

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Why My Teenage Code Was Terrible: Sorting Algorithms and Big O Notation
Why Snow and Confetti Ruin YouTube Video Quality

4:20

Why Snow and Confetti Ruin YouTube Video Quality
FizzBuzz: One Simple Interview Question

7:18

FizzBuzz: One Simple Interview Question
Every mistake I've made since 2014.

12:07

Every mistake I've made since 2014.
YouTubers have to declare ads. Why doesn't anyone else?

31:48

YouTubers have to declare ads. Why doesn't anyone else?
The Greatest Title Sequence I've Ever Seen

17:59

The Greatest Title Sequence I've Ever Seen
How much helium does it take to lift a person?

7:37

How much helium does it take to lift a person?
I tried using AI. It scared me.

15:49

I tried using AI. It scared me.
A robot just swapped my electric car's battery

5:24

A robot just swapped my electric car's battery
0-100 in less than a second. And I'm driving.

5:28

0-100 in less than a second. And I'm driving.
I thought this rotating house was impossible.

7:31

I thought this rotating house was impossible.
This man built his office inside an elevator

4:15

This man built his office inside an elevator
Archimedes and a Boat Lift: the Falkirk Wheel

2:28

Archimedes and a Boat Lift: the Falkirk Wheel
I promise this story about microwaves is interesting.

12:09

I promise this story about microwaves is interesting.
Britain's largest battery is actually a lake

4:56

Britain's largest battery is actually a lake
Fantastic Features We Don't Have In The English Language

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Fantastic Features We Don't Have In The English Language
Risk, Immortality, and the Terrifying Pulpit Rock

3:02

Risk, Immortality, and the Terrifying Pulpit Rock
The Problem With Renewable Energy (and how we're fixing it)

4:06

The Problem With Renewable Energy (and how we're fixing it)
The Man Who Set Up His Own Toll Road, Without Permission

2:42

The Man Who Set Up His Own Toll Road, Without Permission
I'm scared of rollercoasters. Can I get over my fear?

21:43

I'm scared of rollercoasters. Can I get over my fear?
I don't like coffee. Can James Hoffmann change that?

30:16

I don't like coffee. Can James Hoffmann change that?
ᑖᒻ ᔅᑳᑦ and ᖃᓂᐅᔮᖅᐸᐃᑦ

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ᑖᒻ ᔅᑳᑦ and ᖃᓂᐅᔮᖅᐸᐃᑦ
Why some "remastered" music videos look awful

7:52

Why some "remastered" music videos look awful
Why You Can't Trust Me

9:38

Why You Can't Trust Me
7 Illegal Things To Do In A British Election

3:30

7 Illegal Things To Do In A British Election
In Norway, Everyone Can Know How Much You Earn

3:13

In Norway, Everyone Can Know How Much You Earn
Tom Scott vs TomSka: who is the best Tom?

26:44

Tom Scott vs TomSka: who is the best Tom?
How can you legally fly a plane designed in 1910?

7:16

How can you legally fly a plane designed in 1910?
This giant model stopped a terrible plan

4:34

This giant model stopped a terrible plan
Listening for Nuclear Tests at the Top of the World

4:08

Listening for Nuclear Tests at the Top of the World
Why build a diving board twice the Olympic height?

7:31

Why build a diving board twice the Olympic height?
The Fictional Bridges That Became Real

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The Fictional Bridges That Became Real
Trying To Create an AI Tom Scott (on a $100 budget)

7:23

Trying To Create an AI Tom Scott (on a $100 budget)
How To Read Text In Binary

3:29

How To Read Text In Binary
This library has every book ever published.

4:59

This library has every book ever published.
What Counts as a Word?

3:33

What Counts as a Word?
All The Colours, Including Grue: How Languages See Colours Differently

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All The Colours, Including Grue: How Languages See Colours Differently
I can't ride a bike. How fast can Mike Boyd teach me?

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I can't ride a bike. How fast can Mike Boyd teach me?
Containing the Worst Nuclear Disaster in History: Chernobyl's New Confinement Structure

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Containing the Worst Nuclear Disaster in History: Chernobyl's New Confinement Structure
The Art of the Bodge: How I Made The Emoji Keyboard

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The Art of the Bodge: How I Made The Emoji Keyboard
The Problem with Time & Timezones - Computerphile

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The Problem with Time & Timezones - Computerphile
Characters, Symbols and the Unicode Miracle - Computerphile

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Characters, Symbols and the Unicode Miracle - Computerphile
The library of rare colors

5:13

The library of rare colors
I'm not a pilot. Can I land a 737?

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I'm not a pilot. Can I land a 737?
The toxic pit with a $3 admission fee

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The toxic pit with a $3 admission fee
Mr Olds' remarkable elevator

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Mr Olds' remarkable elevator
The Coffin Ray and Hugging a Penguin: Citation Needed 2x02

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The Coffin Ray and Hugging a Penguin: Citation Needed 2x02
The Most Complex Borders in Europe: Why Do We Have Nations?

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The Most Complex Borders in Europe: Why Do We Have Nations?
Driving Through Russia Without A Visa: The Saatse Boot

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Driving Through Russia Without A Visa: The Saatse Boot
The World's Most Famous Teapot: The Utah Teapot

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The World's Most Famous Teapot: The Utah Teapot
The Fake Vinegar In British Fish and Chip Shops

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The Fake Vinegar In British Fish and Chip Shops
The world's most expensive object by weight

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The world's most expensive object by weight