missing middle
8:10The Houses that Can't be Built in America - The Missing Middle
2.9M views • 5 years ago
Not Just Bikes
Not Just Bikes explains missing middle housing, such as duplexes, townhouses and small apartment buildings. The video argues that zoning in the US and Canada has made these options almost illegal.
16:51Suburbs that don't Suck - Streetcar Suburbs (Riverdale, Toronto)
2.2M views • 5 years ago
Not Just Bikes
Not Just Bikes explains that car-dependent suburbs are not the only option, using Toronto's Riverdale as an example of a pre-war streetcar suburb. These walkable neighborhoods are popular but are now effectively illegal to build.
18:10A London Accent from the 14th to the 21st Centuries
7.2M views • 5 years ago
Simon Roper
Linguist Simon Roper reconstructs how a London accent would have sounded from the 14th to the 21st centuries, reading passages in period pronunciation. It draws on the Cambridge History of the English Language.
16:2910 Reasons to Ignore AI Safety
363K views • 6 years ago
Robert Miles AI Safety
Robert Miles goes through ten common reasons people give for dismissing AI safety, adapted from Stuart Russell's list, and answers each one. It is aimed at skeptics and newcomers.