AsapSCIENCE
By Emily Vedric,
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Science duo makes learning fun; mature content and language.
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What’s It About?
AsapSCIENCE is a STEM education channel intended more for adult audiences, but may likely also appeal to younger audiences due to its accessible and engaging presentation. The channel covers an array of topics related to science and technology, including biology, physics, chemistry, health, and more. The videos are typically short, informative, animated, and aim to make complex scientific concepts simple and interesting. Co-hosts Mitch and Greg present research in a collaborative and entertaining manner often using humor, song, whiteboard doodle animations, and pop culture references to make the content more relatable. AsapSCIENCE promotes science literacy and encourages curiosity about ourselves and the world around us.
Is It Any Good?
The concept and execution of this channel are great, but it's definitely not a channel kids should freely browse through. While AsapSCIENCE has some great videos that are likely to help teens with science -- like Science SONGS -- there's also a chance for them to come across more mature content like videos on how pornography affects the brain or how alcohol changes your body. However, provided parent preview and discussion around controversial or mature topics, this channel has a lot to offer in terms of engaging and accessible material to learn about STEM. The co-hosts activism in the areas of climate change and social justice as well as the diverse representations on this channel sets AsapSCIENCE apart from many YouTube channels of the same genre and appeals to a wide range of viewers. The pace of the videos and variety of multimedia resources used to breakdown concepts make this channel engaging and entertaining which provides learning incentive and retention for young adults.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how AsapSCIENCE uses humor, fun whiteboard doodles and silly songs to teach scientific topics. How do these elements help you learn? Do they make learning fun or distracting?
Hosts Mitch and Greg encourage viewers to think critically, use curiosity and inquiry to form opinions and conclusions even when presented with credible information. Families can talk with teens about the importance of media literacy and how to spot fake news.
Talk with your kids about gender representation and stereotypes in the media. Ask if they can recall a time they've been impacted by gender stereotypes? In what ways do the hosts defy gender stereotypes and how have they addressed the attacks they've received in their comments on their video "Coming out Twice"?
This channel has a lot of content discussing and condoning adult participation in sex, drugs, and alcohol. Families can talk about values and consequences of these topics and encourage safe and open discussion where kids can voice questions, concerns and views on the matter.
This channel is educational, but talks about more mature topics as well. When you're on a YouTube channel that has a wide variety of content like this, how can you make sure you only see what you're comfortable watching? Come up with a list of safe ways to navigate YouTube as a family.
YouTube Details
- Genre: Lifestyle
- Topics: STEM , Science and Nature
- Last updated: March 24, 2023
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