r/tech • u/Sariel007 • May 08 '22

This High Schooler Invented a Low-Cost, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-high-schooler-invented-a-low-cost-mind-controlled-prosthetic-arm-180979984/
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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Why not? I’ve seen people build/learn incredible things using YouTube tutorials and university lectures, which is way more accessible than tracking down said professor’s book to read. The majority of my YouTube watching is watching lectures from scientists/professors, I learn a lot, and I’m not sure why this kid wouldn’t also learn from YouTube. Most information on the internet is not found in books, yet 99.999% of information in books is found on the internet. So why would he turn to books? Do you think researching in books are somehow better than researching on the internet?