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Comment by russdill | Hacker News Reader

Just think where we'll be two more papers down the line

For those unaware this is a catchphrase of Dr. Karoly Feher from the absolutely wonderful YouTube channel "Two Minute Papers" which focuses on advances in computer graphics and AI.

> Now squeeeze those papers!

Random rant: it feels like over time Two Minutes Paper has started to lean more and more into its catchphrases and gimmicks, while the density of interesting content keeps decreasing.

The whole "we're all fellow scholars here" bit feels like I'm watching a kid's show about science vulgarization, patting me on the head for being here.

"Look how smart you are, we're doing science!"

I dunno. I like the channel for what it is (a vulgarization newsletter for cool ML developments) but sometimes the author feels really patronizing / full of himself.

I agree that I like to for what it is - something more along the lines of Popular Science or Wired than Scientific American if you want to compare to magazines. However, the content, while surface level, is always accurate - something that can’t be said for other content creators in the field.

I agree that it can be a lot at times, especially if you watch several in a row, but I dunno, I kind of love that he's keeping that enthusiasm (real or not). I think the world is a brighter place because of it. Just a tiny bit, but still.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flanderization

he stopped summarizing methods at some point- now its just results

I think the biggest benefit is the curation aspect. After all, how much can you actually learn in two minutes? Once I see something interesting, I go and read through the actual paper. Having said that, you're lucky if you can find a paper with enough details to actually reproduce the work.

You're mistaking earnest for patronizing. He's a genuinely positive dude.

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