Coffee BreakIs the trending tab rigged against creators? Is late night dominating the charts? Why does it feel your favorite controversial creator never trends. All of that and more, in the first ever data-driven look at the trending tab.
Shownotes: Mitchell Jolly's Website mitchelljolly.com Original Dataset collected by Mitchell kaggle.com/datasnaek/youtube-new/kernels Classification was done by myself and over 70 others who contributed to crowdsourcing our data for the US Dataset. To see more about how I made this video, a more in-depth explanation of what I did, go here: youtube.com/watch?v=sEvtpj-uChA Want to know about other work that's being done at looking at the output of these impossibly complicated algorithms? algotransparency.org Ever want a look at what trending would be like without the bias? Check out Rian Hunter's work on Fair Trending!!!! fairtrending.com/?lang=en A brilliant video from Derek of Veritasium about how to think about trending videos: My Video Went Viral. Here's Why | It was a huge Today I found out moment and he even helped me with this video's thumbnail!!! Go give him some love, not that he needs it after his Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir? video. youtube.com/watch?v=fHsa9DqmId8 Featured in Pewdiepie ‘s video KSI is cancelled See it here: youtube.com/watch?v=0SSrvjDaVFA&lc=UgxuiNyOaycvT6KXs0F4AaABAg
What 40,000 Videos Tell Us About The Trending TabCoffee Break2019-05-21 | Is the trending tab rigged against creators? Is late night dominating the charts? Why does it feel your favorite controversial creator never trends. All of that and more, in the first ever data-driven look at the trending tab.
Shownotes: Mitchell Jolly's Website mitchelljolly.com Original Dataset collected by Mitchell kaggle.com/datasnaek/youtube-new/kernels Classification was done by myself and over 70 others who contributed to crowdsourcing our data for the US Dataset. To see more about how I made this video, a more in-depth explanation of what I did, go here: youtube.com/watch?v=sEvtpj-uChA Want to know about other work that's being done at looking at the output of these impossibly complicated algorithms? algotransparency.org Ever want a look at what trending would be like without the bias? Check out Rian Hunter's work on Fair Trending!!!! fairtrending.com/?lang=en A brilliant video from Derek of Veritasium about how to think about trending videos: My Video Went Viral. Here's Why | It was a huge Today I found out moment and he even helped me with this video's thumbnail!!! Go give him some love, not that he needs it after his Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir? video. youtube.com/watch?v=fHsa9DqmId8 Featured in Pewdiepie ‘s video KSI is cancelled See it here: youtube.com/watch?v=0SSrvjDaVFA&lc=UgxuiNyOaycvT6KXs0F4AaABAgHow Humans Are Crowdsourcing a Cure to COVID-19Coffee Break2020-05-03 | COVID Moonshot needs YOUR support here⬇️ gofundme.com/covidmoonshot
Rapid antiviral discovery is hard, but COVID Moonshot leverages several advantages to try to speed up the process of finding a coronavirus therapeutic by several orders of magnitude. This video explains some of the methods and the many teams like Folding @ Home that are making it happen.The Perfect Crime - Scientific Fraud in AmericaCoffee Break2019-12-27 | This is the story of the largest scandal ever in criminology, alleged fraud, anonymous whistleblowers and more. It took me the 4 months to uncover, getting all the sources and records requests in from FSU as well as fact-checking the material in this piece. It changed the way I look at fraud and I hope you find it as incredible of a story as I did.
Original investigative journalism is incredibly time-consuming. If you like it, you can support more of it here: patreon.com/Coffee_Break
I'M BACK with a marketing analysis of one of my favorite brands, Red Bull. We're discussing their invisible content marketing and why I think it's so effective. The place I want to start is with a question: Why would a brand spend $65 million dollars on the Stratos Jump of Felix Baumgartner only not to show their product on screen?
A final note: I did change certain facts within Dr. Nosek's paper in order to make it more relevant to today, e.g. TED. This was done with Dr. Nosek's permission and all changes were taken in the "hypothetical success" section, so no factual parts of this story are different.Why Bad Science SpreadsCoffee Break2019-08-25 | Go to squarespace.com/coffeebreak for 10% off your first domain or website!
Many reasons have been given for the replication crisis and while they have some truth to them, I think a simpler theory is in order. Giraffes are to blame. Let me explain.
The FDA is ready to end smoking. The plan is set that will bring smoking from 15% - 1%. Then a letter comes out explaining why that plan may have to wait...
Gary Vee's Keynote at Weiden and Kennedy youtube.com/watch?v=qIpBU90fkTA&Pop Science And The Limitations Of InfotainmentCoffee Break2019-04-18 | it's finally here... Pop Science, a video essay.
Popular Science is science for the masses. The stock in trade is nifty insights and suprising facts, conclusions that amaze and astound. Here's my TED talk about it. It's simple, it's neat, and hopefully it's backed by science.
NOTE: Youtube has a limit to the length of the description, and so I’ve been forced to put my source page above: my apologies for the inconvenience.
EDIT: To those of you who wondered in the comments, yes, this was the video planned before all the Kurzgesagt in a nutshell stuff blew up.
EDIT 2: I received a kind comment on 4/22 letting me know that I have used a VOX graph at 12:32 without proper attribution in the video. That was an oversight during my editing process, and I wanted to correct this. That graph is sourced from here: vox.com/2015/3/23/8264355/research-study-hype and the study it is building off of can be found here: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23193004Getting It WrongCoffee Break2019-04-08 | I've been wondering for a while what to do with the last video, I've thought about it, talked with friends, talked with Philipp, and here are my thoughts.
this video in a nutshell: mea culpa
Music: Proxy Wars - Andrew Bird
Pop Sci is coming soon.Comedian Tells Joke, Everyone Loses Their MindCoffee Break2019-02-22 | Why we get offended online, but NOT in real life. Hint: It's in the thumbnail.
A few notes: 1: Wittgenstein mentions the example of a builders language game that would be opaque to an outsider, I see this as applying to almost every aspect of language. We're always playing language games, whether it be with a stranger, where we try to make our meaning as obvious as possible, or with a friend, where we use inside jokes, phrases known only to the other person.
2: There are many reasons comedy is walking on eggshells, I want to be clear, this isn't the only reason. But the other reasons have been beaten to death by everyone and this is one cause that I believe has been hardly explored at all.
3: I say comedians "used to be untouchables". I mean that in the context of the audience. Comedians weren't untouchable to police, who arrested the greats such as Carlin and Bruce, but comedians usually didn't have to fear the crowd. Now comedians aren't scared of the police for saying naughty things, they're scared of the online mob.Public ShamingCoffee Break2019-01-27 | Download Dashlane to manage all your passwords for free here: dashlane.com/coffeebreak If you then want to upgrade to premium, use the code coffeebreak for 10% off.
Walter Palmer's Yelp yelp.com/biz/walter-j-palmer-dds-minneapolisHow To Start A Pyramid SchemeCoffee Break2018-12-22 | First 500 people to go to https://skl.sh/coffeebreak get 2 months FREE. The Six Steps To Creating a Legal Pyramid Scheme 1. Find a Product 2. Make a payout structure 3. Sell a Financial Fantasy 4. The Three Key Groups 5. The Training, Attempt, Failure, Event Loop 6. Cut Off The Bad Apples
[1.1] If you’re interested in more of the specifics on this exploitation, I highly recommend BETTING ON ZERO. Catch it here if you have Netflix. netflix.com/title/80108609
[2] Survivorship Bias is the well-known fallacy that if you find yourself successful, you may falsely start believing that anyone can be equally successful, neglecting everyone who tried just as hard and didn't achieve the same things. This runs RAMPANT in pyramid selling. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
[4] Regulatory Capture Something that didn't make it into the video explicitly but is worth mentioning. If you find yourself scratching your head, HOW ARE THESE THINGS STILL LEGAL?!, you should look no further than our lovely Federal Trade Commission who has been lobbied to for years and has kept never seriously acted on pyramid schemes except to slap them on the wrist. MLMs own an impressive amount of political power, EX: Amway has DIRECT ties to three (bush sr, clinton, bush jr) of the last 5 sitting presidents. theverge.com/2014/4/8/5590550/alleged-pyramid-schemes-lobbying-ftc
Q&A: Are you actually talking about MLMs the entire time? Yes. MLMs and product-driven pyramid schemes are basically a distinction without a difference. And the word "multi-level marketing is a bit misleading which is why I avoided it. It's using terminology that was invented to obfuscate what is actually going on. The old word for MLMs was "pyramid selling." You can imagine why that was abandoned. Even now, the word "multilevel marketing" is being distanced from, the new new word is "direct selling". Look at the lobbying group Direct Selling Association who is heavily funded by MLMs. I couldn't find the words Multi-Level Marketing anywhere on the website. All this to say, don't let other people control the language of the discussion, otherwise you've lost half the battle. See my previous video on Industry Funded Research, where the gambling lobbying group calls themselves the National Center of Responsible "GAMING". It's the same trick being played. dsa.org
Why does the video get so dark? MLMs have an extremely predatory side to them that I wanted to explore. If you got upset or frustrated in this video, that is probably indicative that you having a working heart.Cigarettes, Slots, and Other Things that Arent AddictiveCoffee Break2018-10-21 | Go to http://www.audible.com/break or text BREAK to 500500 to get a free book and 30 day free trial.
After the collapse of the tobacco industry, casinos found themselves under scrutiny for engineering addiction. This is the story of how casinos learned to mislead the public using industry funded research on gambling addiction. The problem of industry funded research isn't unique to casinos however, it's widespread and devastating to serious academic inquiry.
Music in order of appearance: Blue Wednesday - Herringbone Blue Wednesday - Magnetic Blue Wednesday - Cereal Killer Blue Wednesday - Honey soundcloud.com/bluewednesday ibrahim - Watermelon Slices soundcloud.com/ibr
Please note: there is a lot of nuance in the discussion of "what to do with conflicts of interest, it doesn't end at "prohibition or disclose" but for the sake of brevity I had to present the most fundamental approaches. For example, there are different types of conflicts of interest that differ in severity. At worst, you have tobacco researching lung cancer, but a less severe example might be someone has a consulting job for Coca-Cola while separately researching obesity's link to sugar. These are not the same level of problematic and should be treated differently. I'm for prohibition in cases like "big tobacco researching lung cancer" mostly because we've tried the whole mitigate-research-influence and it doesn't seem to work. Here's a study demonstrating that industry funded research directly affects the results: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26949873 "Studies funded by organizations that are involved in exposing the environment to pollutants or their workers to hazardous materials are substantially less likely to observe an association that these exposures have or increase the risk for negative health consequences"Why Cops Beat You In The Interrogation RoomCoffee Break2018-09-14 | you have the right to remain silent, but we know you won't...
Music in order of appearance: Witwicky The Final Problem The Bruce Partington Plans The Creeping Man Taosh Theme The Three Gables Coffee Break - Boys in Blue
Q. Why didn't you talk about good cop bad cop? A. It seems that while good cop bad cop may be used, it isn't officially endorsed in an interrogation, and isn't part of official training. The presence of it in hollywood movies is way overblown, because it plays into their "high-adrenaline, highly visual" style.
Q. Is this the only interrogation technique there is? A. No, the Reid technique is the main interrogation technique in America but it has recently come under fire for producing false confessions. See this great New Yorker article: [newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/09/the-interview-7]. Because of this, much softer interrogation methods have been looked at that don't try to pressure the suspect. The most popular of these techniques is called the PEACE technique. You can read about it here: [http://smordinlaw.com/police-interrogation]
Q. I'm still interested, is there somewhere else I can go to find more information? A. Besides the links I've placed which breadcrumb my research process, there is also a great NPR piece called Good Cop/Bad Cop, I think it's similar to this video, focused on the weird dichotomy between real interrogations and how they actually are carried out. [npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=248968150]
Q. Does "lie detection" work? A. Not really. This is the reason a lot of people have given up the Reid technique. A huge part of it hinges on the idea that a cop can "tell" when you're lying, which is the justification for applying so much pressure during the accusation portion. In recent years this claim has fallen under a lot of scrutiny. Body language isn't as reliable of a signal of lying as we thought. This is one of many criticisms of the Reid technique.
Q. Should I ever talk to the police? A. Only during a traffic stop, where the cops can let you off with a warning if you cooperate and they're feeling generous. In every other circumstance, talking to the cops can ONLY hurt you. Don't talk to the police!!!How T-Series Conquered YoutubeCoffee Break2018-08-18 | There's more to the new Pewdiepie than meets the eye. T-Series's growth is about more than good content. Finding the truth takes us on a geoYoutubical journey, helping us better understand worldwide politics, entertainment and nationalism vs globalism.
on a personal note: this video took countless hours researching, editing and crafting to get the narrative right. So if you appreciated it, you can hugely help the channel by telling your friends, following the channel and supporting it.
Research Articles From the Harvard Buisness Review 1. The Organizational Apology By: Maurice E. Schweitzer, Alison Wood Brooks, Adam D. Galinsky 2. The Four Types of Ineffective Apologies By: Andy Molinsky
Read the shownotes: Burton Malkiel - A Random Walk Down Wall-Street (PDF) http://site.iugaza.edu.ps/wdaya/files/2013/03/A-Random-Walk-Down-Wall-Street.pdf
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PLEASE NOTE: This is one view of the art world and the camera's impact on it.
As with most things, a simple view of cause(camera)-effect(fracturing of art/loss of trad value) is great for seeing the big picture, but it of course lacks nuance. So, I wanted to say here: the reason that art has changed throughout history cannot be snapped into a single narrative in 5 min, it's contains many different factors, *one of the larger ones* being photography.
And photography's effect on art also cannot be summed as "good" or "bad", it just changed things, some things positively, some negatively.
For example...Photography has actually helped many artists do their realism work more accurately. There are thousands of moments, which you, a modern human, can now freeze with a camera, such as a crashing wave, or a sprinting horse and use for art.
Without photos, it's really tough to recreate moments like that in your mind, but now artists can just look at a photo to find beauty in frozen moments that only last for fractions of time.
No matter how you look at it though, the art world was forever changed by the camera and all the implications that cheap photos would produce.
this is definitely not a sarcastic video, so don't even ask in the comment sections. KTHX.
a huge thank you to all my patrons who are supporting me this month. I just started a patreon recently, and having you guys reach out and actually put in money is pretty surreal. thank you. follow stuff: twitter.com/coffeebreak_YT facebook.com/CoffeeBreak42
IMPORTANT: this is not a political comment, nor is this a political channel... it just so happened that all the best examples of sophistry exists in politics. Just wanted to state that up front.
References: to be added later todayThe Television Tab - Youtubes Algorithm is Broken pt. 2Coffee Break2017-10-17 | Have you seen John Oliver's newest video yet? WELL HAVE YOU?
Today we're talking about the insanity that is the "trending" tab, also known as the television tab of Youtube.
EDIT: It was brought to my attention that The big bang theory is filmed in front of a live studio audience, which is why they pause for long periods of time, to wait for laughter to die down. Why anyone would laugh *that* hard at that show is beyond me, nevertheless, I kindof insinuated that, that show would be nothing without the laugh track.. but it turns out the show would be *different* without the laughter because of the fact that they wouldn't have to do those awkward pauses. Thanks to u/BeforeTheCredits for picking up on that.Corporate Jargon - Lying by ObscurityCoffee Break2017-09-21 | It's not accidental or because they are stupid. Its often confusing and vague on purpose. Some of the greatest corruption scandals in history have happened thanks to jargon.
Apple's secrets to advertising and marketing lie in a man you probably have never heard of before. Mike Markkula. Find out more in this week's Coffee Break!
[Jazz] (this lists some good albums to try) Everybody Digs Bill Evans, Bill Evans Kind Of Blue, Miles Davis Take Five, Dave Brubeck Moanin, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers song - Mia & Sebastian's theme from La La Land
[Classical] (listed by song) absolutely anything by Chopin Claire De Lune, Debussy Bach Partitia no.2 The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart Symphony No. 9, Beethoven The Nutcracker or Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1, Mahler The Four Seasons, Vivaldi Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin
[Rock] Naxatras (let me know who deserves to go in here!) Arctic Monkeys - Chun Li Spinning Bird Kick
[Metal] Agalloch Pessimist - Another Day in Mania.
[Ambient] - NEED HELP FROM COMMENTS (let me know who deserves to go in here!)
I'll see you guys next week for another Coffee Break!Sex Sells - How AXE Targets Insecure MenCoffee Break2017-06-08 | A marketing analysis of AXE commercials and how they took over the male fragrance market by throwing subtlety out the window.
Don't try to deny it my fellow musicians, the truth is black and white.
Music Used: Clair De Lune - DebussySolutions to spam mail, email and callsCoffee Break2017-05-04 | spamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspam
You get the point.
Music liscensed from: Artist: JaFunk Song: Why Would You Show your support to this artist here: soundcloud.com/jafunkofficial
*If you are an owner of one of these videos and feel that your video was not used in a Fair Use context, feel free to get in touch with me so that we can resolve it.Is Exercising Worth Your Time?Coffee Break2017-05-01 | Do all those hours in the gym outweigh the health benefits of being fit? Find all of this out in more in this episode of Coffee Break!
I recognize that much fewer people will be interested in this video, but I felt that I owed it to those of you that do actually want to try it out. I tried to be as clear as possible, but if you have any questions after the video, PLEASE reach out. I feel very strongly about time management and I want to help you out to get a system that works for you.
This type of system is good for entrepreneurs, the self employed or anyone who is serious about their time.
Music: [p h i l o] - 2007 soundcloud.com/elifilosovTime Management & Time TrackingCoffee Break2017-04-26 | I want to share with you my method for tracking time. This is what I use to track my time day to day and although its a bit involved, I find it incredibly effective. This type of system is good for an entrepreneur, the self employed or anyone who is serious about their time.
I know that this is not the only way to manage your time, there are probably many better methods out there, this is just what works for me.
Music: Jean-Philippe Rameau - Nouvelles SuitesCan Predict 67% of all Presidential ElectionsCoffee Break2017-04-19 | 🔥🔥🔥 Join the Conversation 🔥🔥🔥
EDIT: [Correlation vs. Causation Argument - I'm not saying this is guaranteed to be correlation, although my title is a little incendiary. Finding scientific rigorous correlation is nigh impossible with any social science due to all the factors that are at play. The best we can do is look at the evidence that we DO have. We can look at things such as the average height of a fortune 500 CEO (6'2") or the average height of the pres. (5'11"), average height of a CEO in general (5'11") while the average is (5'9"), is strong enough evidence that its pretty much undisputed in behavioral psychology that height matters CONSIDERABLY in our perception of leaders.
Whether the % that being taller decides is exactly 67% or +/- that, we'd need an infinite sample set to know for sure. But the evidence indicates at the moment that height does indeed play a role in getting elected.]
What physical trait has been winning elections for President since the 60's? Height. The taller man has won 67% of all elections.
*If you are an owner of one of these videos and feel that your video was not used in a Fair Use context, feel free to get in touch with me so that we can resolve it.How Marlboro Changed Advertising ForeverCoffee Break2017-04-06 | Sell an identity, not a product.
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An analysis of how our justice system might change as technology augments our ability to assess human behavioral patterns more accurately. Let me know what you think in the comments below!
A critical analysis of how Casey Neistat took the vlog by storm, and by proxy, a study of how successful people often excel due to good timing.
This is not to belittle the work Neistat has done, you definitely need to work hard to get to his level, but there are just some interesting elements at play besides just hard work.