Hi, I’m Tom Scott. These are some of the things I’ve made and done. They’ll probably come back to haunt me in a few years’ time.
From Tom Scott. At Peasholm Park, I ride with the world’s smallest crewed navy, and scare at least two seagulls. | 🔒 AD: Take back your personal data with 60% off an Incogni annual plan: https://incogni.com/tomscott | 🗺️ England series map: https://tomscott.com/england/ | ▶️ Next episode now on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-if-you-found-candy-with-my-name-in-it-heres-why 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/…
From Tom Scott. At Peasholm Park, I ride with the world’s smallest crewed navy, and scare at least two seagulls. | 🔒 AD: Take back your personal data with 60% off an Incogni annual plan: https://incogni.com/tomscott | 🗺️ England series map: https://tomscott.com/england/ | ▶️ Next episode now on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-if-you-found-candy-with-my-name-in-it-heres-why 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/…
From Tom Scott. At Sheffield Hallam University, I meet the Clinical Simulation team, and deal with some surprisingly animated patients. | ▶️ Unblurred version available on Nebula, along with next week’s episode right now! https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-these-mannequins-can-bleed | 🗺️ England series map: https://tomscott.com/england/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there…
From Tom Scott. At Sheffield Hallam University, I meet the Clinical Simulation team, and deal with some surprisingly animated patients. | ▶️ Unblurred version available on Nebula, along with next week’s episode right now! https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-these-mannequins-can-bleed | 🗺️ England series map: https://tomscott.com/england/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there…
From Tom Scott. At Sheffield Hallam University, I meet the Clinical Simulation team, and deal with some surprisingly animated patients. | ▶️ Unblurred version available on Nebula, along with next week’s episode right now! https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-these-mannequins-can-bleed | 🗺️ England series map: https://tomscott.com/england/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there…
From Tom Scott. I join a mine rescue exercise that could have been so much worse. | ⛰️ AD: Get the best deal NordVPN’s currently offering! https://nordvpn.com/tomscott | 🗺️ England series map: https://tomscott.com/england/ | ▶️ Next episode now on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-these-mannequins-can-bleed MRS Training and Rescue: https://www.mrsl.co.uk/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact…
From Tom Scott. At the University of Lincoln’s Crime Scene House, I have a challenge for you. 📰 AD: 🌎 Get an exclusive discount on Saily data plans! Use code TOMSCOTT at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/tomscott ⛵ 🗺️ England series map: https://tomscott.com/england/ ▶️ Next episode now on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-these-people-walk-towards-mining-disasters More about…
From Tom Scott. I try to fit all of Rutland in one camera shot, spot chimneys in the sky, and make a very strange noise. 📰 AD: Avoid clickbait and ragebait with 40% off Ground News’ Vantage plan! Use this link: https://ground.news/tom 🗺️ England series map: https://tomscott.com/england/ ▶️ Next episode right now on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-i-missed-the-evidence-can-you-spot-it…
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From Tom Scott. ▶️ See Episode 1 now: https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-i-helped-break-a-142yearold-bell-and-thats-okay • or it’s right here next week! ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/ • 👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: https://youtube.com/techdif • 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/
From Tom Scott. Find me here: ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ 🟥➕ TOM SCOTT PLUS: https://youtube.com/tomscottplus 👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: https://youtube.com/techdif 🟥 MAIN SITE: https://www.tomscott.com/ On January 1st, 2014, I uploaded the first "Things You Might Not Know" video. Once the initial rush of videos settled down, I aimed…
From Tom Scott. Britain’s power grid is turning inside-out, which means pylons are about to become a lot more controversial in Britain. At the National Grid Training Centre, I climbed one. ■ The "Great Grid Upgrade": https://www.nationalgrid.com/the-great-grid-upgrade National Grid also asked if I’d plug their Early Careers page, for anyone in the UK thinking of…
From Tom Scott. There’s a good reason for it. ■ More about the program: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/PDEP/prpinfo/ Edited by Michelle Martin https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheCrux 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/…
From Tom Scott. Nio is a Chinese auto maker that offers an alternative to charging: just swapping out the whole battery whenever you need it. I borrowed one of their cars. ■ Nio: https://www.nio.com/ Camera: Dion Huiskes https://feedbuilders.nl/ Editor: Julian Domanski https://www.juliandomanski.com/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links…
From Tom Scott. Translation is really difficult. ■ AD: 👨💻 NordVPN’s best deal is here: https://nordvpn.com/tomscott – with a 30-day money-back guarantee. 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast:…
From Tom Scott. The moonlight towers of Austin, Texas, are the last urban municipal lighting towers in the world: because before every street was wired to the grid, how else would you light up a city? ■ Austin Energy: https://austinenergy.com/ ■ Moonlight Towers https://www.austintexas.org/listings/moonlight-towers/5895/ Producer: Jodi Shores at Sparksight https://sparksight.com Director: Kelly Shores at @readysetdrone…
From Tom Scott. At Port Iława in Poland, pilots and captains of massive ships train on 1-to-24 scale ship models: and I got to drive one. ■ The Ship Handling Research and Training Centre: https://www.ilawashiphandling.com.pl/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) Edited by Michelle Martin https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheCrux…
From Tom Scott. Time to correct the record. ■ AD: 👨💻 NordVPN’s Black Friday deal is on: https://nordvpn.com/tomscott – with a 30-day money-back guarantee. ✅ All corrections: https://www.tomscott.com/corrections/ | ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with…
From Tom Scott. No. Mostly. • Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen’s podcast has an episode all about Arrival: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/157167562811/transcript-lingthusiasm-episode-3-arrival-of-the • More Language Files: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0 Gretchen’s book BECAUSE INTERNET, all about the evolution of internet language, is available: 🇺🇸 US: https://amzn.to/30tLpjT 🇨🇦 CA: https://amzn.to/2JsTYWH 🇬🇧 UK: https://amzn.to/31K8eRD (Those are affiliate links that give…
From Tom Scott. There’s a world in which everyone boards planes with "mobile lounges", PTVs, or Plane-Mates… but this is not that world. ■ YUL Montreal-Trudeau International Airport: https://www.admtl.com/en ■ AccessAir: https://accessairsystems.com/ Thanks to Eric Forest and the airport team, and to Christian Brice for stepping in for additional camerawork! 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/…
From Tom Scott. Main camera op: Juan Pablo Salazar Additional cam op: Tobias Binder Drone camera ops: Felix Kunz, Marco Odermatt 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/…
From Tom Scott. This script was a nightmare to pronounce. • Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen’s podcast has an episode all about this: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/662535562508517376/lingthusiasm-episode-60-thats-the-kind-of • More Language Files: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0 Gretchen’s book BECAUSE INTERNET, all about the evolution of internet language, is available: 🇺🇸 US: https://amzn.to/30tLpjT 🇨🇦 CA: https://amzn.to/2JsTYWH 🇬🇧 UK: https://amzn.to/31K8eRD (Those…
From Tom Scott. At the New Town Hall, the Neues Rathaus, in Hanover, there’s a strange elevator where the track curves unevenly. For years, people from Germany have been emailing me about it: well, I finally visited. ■ More about the Hall: https://www.visit-hannover.com/en/Sightseeing-City-Tours/Tourist-Highlights/The-New-Town-Hall Camera: Maximilian Unger Producer: Viktor Sramo at Klein Aber 🟥 MORE FROM…