(if you are really into the subject of critical thinking and zététique (the discipline where you try to check paranormal phenomenon with rigorous scientific method), I guess you can check out Richard Monvoisin's lessons at the Grenoble Alps University - https://skeptikon.fr/c/5f74ed4b-cc3c-4b33-a33d-06f49282ada5/... - quite comprehensive, not everybody likes his tone, Hygiène Mentale will probably sound more balanced to these people. I guess I'll need to check out the whole Peertube skeptikon instance)
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCZxLew-WXWm5dhRZBgEFl-Q - Le Vortex - ARTE - a vulgarisation series with many of these people on this list posing as roommates - really good, interesting, fun. You really need to check this out. I've been discovering a lot of those great channels thanks to this series.
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCYnvxJ-PKiGXo_tYXpWAC-w - Micode·Enquêtes - nice for people who are not strong in computers but curious. He infiltrated a network of scammers, his videos on this are quite interesting
I'd add the very entertaining "Dirty Biology", attacking scientific explanations for the public with heavy editing "a la meme": https://www.youtube.com/c/dirtybiology
And my favourite, the fantastic TV Show "C Dans L'air" from France 5, is a great daily 1h balanced deep dive into topics of local politics or geopolitics, broadcast into youtube for archival/rewatches with 1 day delay.
Be aware people in France will have the last 1 week of C Dans L'Air shows blocked from Youtube (GeoIP) to favour the annoying France TV Pluzz VOD platform, so VPN away if you need, or hop to non-YT.
Sadly, I'm not quite comfortable advertising DirtyBiology currently. It might not be worth speaking about this here, people can search for the channel name in any search engine if they want to know more about this. I think I'll wait for the facts to be (dis)confirmed / things to be clarified.
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCLXDNUOO3EQ80VmD9nQBHPg - Fouloscopie - he studies crowd behaviors (it's his research). Very funny and interesting.
Linguistics:
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCofQxJWd4qkqc7ZgaLkZfcw - Linguisticae - a fervant defensor of descriptivism, has a really good long video presenting the Academie française and its numerous faults
History (the two unmissable French channel on the topic):
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCKjDY4joMPcoRMmd-G1yz1Q - C'est une autre histoire - she has a PhD
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCP46_MXP_WG_auH88FnfS1A - Nota Bene
Critical thinking, avoiding fake news, reasoning biases:
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCMFcMhePnH4onVHt2-ItPZw - Hygiène Mentale
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCU0FhLr6fr7U9GOn6OiQHpQ - Officiel DEFAKATOR
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCNgudhx2s_ubmiA2L_2NMmg - Defakator Vite Fait - short versions of his long videos
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCAoUBng0Mfu0qn4lPimS6MA - G Milgram - handles stuff like QAnon, witches on TikTok, etc
(if you are really into the subject of critical thinking and zététique (the discipline where you try to check paranormal phenomenon with rigorous scientific method), I guess you can check out Richard Monvoisin's lessons at the Grenoble Alps University - https://skeptikon.fr/c/5f74ed4b-cc3c-4b33-a33d-06f49282ada5/... - quite comprehensive, not everybody likes his tone, Hygiène Mentale will probably sound more balanced to these people. I guess I'll need to check out the whole Peertube skeptikon instance)
Math:
- https://youtube.com/channel/UC0NCbj8CxzeCGIF6sODJ-7A - Science4All
- https://youtube.com/channel/UC4PasDd25MXqlXBogBw9CAg - Mickaël Launay
General science stuff:
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCaNlbnghtwlsGF-KzAFThqA - ScienceEtonnante - He has a PhD in the area of quantuum physics. A bit like Veritasium, but a bit less sensational
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCeR8BYZS7IHYjk_9Mh5JgkA - Scilabus - she also has a PhD, usually on random things of everyday life
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCaZRpfXzlHVchIJMpf-PVFw - Sci+ - her meta channel on vulgarisation
- https://youtube.com/channel/UC4Jrte_YtwWfANKNyzse5iA - Avides de recherche
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCcziTK2NKeWtWQ6kB5tmQ8Q - e-penser 2.0 - general science stuff. His videos from a few years ago are entertaining. He does not like putting his sources though
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCE_LWXcsdp7cWbo4DR4ZA-A - Science de comptoir - fun, with a lot of puns everywhere. I fail to focus on her videos unfortunately, I'll need to try harder.
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCZxLew-WXWm5dhRZBgEFl-Q - Le Vortex - ARTE - a vulgarisation series with many of these people on this list posing as roommates - really good, interesting, fun. You really need to check this out. I've been discovering a lot of those great channels thanks to this series.
Economics:
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCyJDHgrsUKuWLe05GvC2lng - Stupid Economics - economics stuff
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCynBu7PDfJsCXeCSqT1QUQw - Vous Avez Le Droit - legal stuff
Marketing:
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCAiy7bY8nTQCWrkSRh6Wu9w - Un Créatif - about marketing, mostly fun but he stopped recently
Astronomy:
- https://youtube.com/channel/UC5X4e8ScZI2AFd_vkjSoyoQ - AstronoGeek
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCS_7tplUgzJG4DhA16re5Yg - Balade Mentale, mostly philosophical for the few videos I've seen
Computer science:
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCYnvxJ-PKiGXo_tYXpWAC-w - Micode·Enquêtes - nice for people who are not strong in computers but curious. He infiltrated a network of scammers, his videos on this are quite interesting
Philosophy:
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCqA8H22FwgBVcF3GJpp0MQw - Monsieur Phi
Stuff I need to check out but seems promising:
- https://youtube.com/channel/UC9BnGZLT4iPaJtDOXYwQuHQ - Primum Non Nocere
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCV6uM3y-8TeO7JlCtcEN-Bg - ScienceClic
- https://youtube.com/channel/UC1EacOJoqsKaYxaDomTCTEQ - Le Réveilleur - the few videos on climate change I listened to are worth checking out
- https://youtube.com/channel/UCHGMBrXUzClgjEzBMei-Jdw - Le dessous des cartes - famous geography TV (ARTE) program - I've heard it was better in the past so maybe check out older videos first