2.1M views · Mar 18, 2012 · 3:21 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2013–2023
Veritasium answers criticism that his videos make people look stupid, explaining that teaching must address learners' misconceptions and that holding common beliefs inconsistent with science is not stupidity.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN references it in discussions of how misconceptions are studied and how interview editing can make people look foolish.
“I think this guy [1], with his PhD thesis on the topic, would beg to differ.”
Veritasium on how misconceptions are studied.
> Spread facts, not "myths" I think this guy [1], with his PhD thesis on the topic, would beg to differ. Also, I don't think the website's sole purpose is to destroy them (misconceptions/people?). Some of us lay people who are knowledgeable, but have learnt the wrong factoid, for one reason or another, could still benefit from it. [1] this video
“Of course, there is this counterpoint...”
Counterpoint on how interviews make people look stupid.
So many great videos on Veritasium, and that is one of my favorites. Anyone who is not familiar with the channel should check it out. Of course, there is this counterpoint... this video
“To the point where you might think he was purposefully making fun of them”
Veritasium [1] often interviews people as part of his videos, and the results are consistent with what's being described in the post: somewhat distressing [2]. To the point where you might think he was purposefully making fun of them [3]. 1: link 2: link 3: this video
