Brian McManus (YouTuber)

Real Engineering Brian McManus left a conventional engineering job in 2016 to make this channel, and it has become the go-to for the big-picture engineering questions: why an aircraft like the V-22 Osprey is built the way it is, why Germany turned against nuclear power, or what wind energy really asks of a national grid. Videos on space, energy and materials are scripted, produced and edited in-house and built around clear animated diagrams, which suits viewers who want the reasoning behind a design decision rather than a list of facts. McManus also helped found Nebula, the streaming service run with dozens of fellow creators.