I took my first exam. I strained pretty hard on it.

I would love to hear about your journey. Congrats on a successful midterm!

yes

Artwork Cari Studio

I'm not an engineer, but I'll happily absorb any layman information you can throw our way. I've never been disappointed by any videos in the past.

Hey Destin - I became familiar with SED about five months ago, and, absolutely love your show. Your wife and kids are amazing, and I thoroughly enjoy your cool guests and friends. Your flippin' cat is interesting, however, I have a world-class frisbee-catching dog that would make one heckuva guest on SED. Hank the Cowdog is amazing at running down and catching the most unbelievable frisbee tosses. His phenomenal skill defies the laws of physics, and, his amazing performance should NOT be possible. Whether you follow up on my suggestion to consider doing a SED video on Hank the Cowdog or not, i still like SED. Keep up the great work you're doing. Later.

Definitely do it. If you get really ambitious talk about how rosettes and FEA have replaced stress coat and cancer.

It's always nice to see something scientific that you're enthusiastic about, put into actual practice.

Chris Phillips

I know approximately nothing about what you’re studying, but if you learnt something and you think it’s interesting — make a video! If not, wait till it comes up

So far I'm smarter having watched everything you have posted. I ALWAYS learn something. I realize not every post can be drop-dead fantastic but you are meeting your objective by making us-weel, me anyway-smarter every day. In answer to your question, heck yeah and you don't have to include a three-ring circus either. :-)

KC

My children 7 and 5 are as intrigued with your ability to create an experience with science as my veteran athletes. Theres no good and bad only Better!

Destin, first time long timer here. I believe you should. Not for the deep dive into the technical aspects of the Phd. But more into the "Why" and "How" potentially. I been blessed to work with many Olympic and Professional Athlete since 1993, and I always look to challenge athletes to see things from a different perspective. I and my athletes appreciate experiencing your perspective and more importantly the Narrative your create. I still have MLB pitchers that think they can ride that bike you made a few years back.

While this is true, to be honest he has been working on a PhD. I think we can cut him a little slack.

Brian Matthews

I'm afraid that Matt Jones spoke for me as well. :( Consider this a duplication of his entire message – except for the part about being a teacher. That said, it was interesting to learn about the strain rosette. What do ε and γ represent? [And in what units, if any?] I have seen γ representing strain in the past, but not ε.

Mordecai Glicksman

Yes Sir! It’d be great to see what you are doing! Also, a few study tips won’t go without a whole bunch of appreciation

Would love to hear about your study strategy! What do you feel gives you the best chance for success on a test?

Cole Palmer

I have to be honest Destin. I have been *mildly* disappointed with more than half of the content on the main channel lately. I say this because I love your channel and have loads of respect for you, the content you create, how you seem to be as a family man, and how you seem to be using your platform to do good. So, please, let no one think I am some grouchy internet troll. That being said, it seems like some of the content is just being pushed out in order to have put something out. I’m a teacher and get a thrill out of showing so many of your videos and even deep dives to my students because they usually love them! Lately, they’ve been missing them. I see it even in myself. When I get a notification that you’ve released a new vid, I used to drop everything and watch it with anticipation. Lately, I catch it later in the evening if I think of it. I’m about ready to get off my podium and shut up, but I have to say that I am saying all this as a huge fan with the hopes that it will come across as constructive criticism so you can put out even “rad-er” content and grow your channel even more. With the utmost respect, Matt

Matt Jones

Don't stress over the strain...just do it! Blessings to you and your lovely family, Sir

Robert Keiser

Isn’t that the “Feynman technique” 😊 (I know he didn’t own it)

Matt Jones

Would love to see a video or listen to an episode of NDQ about your motivation and PhD subject!

I would enjoy reading about what you're doing for your PhD -- even if I don't fully understand all the matah!

J. C.

I'd give it a watch

Clifton Ballad

Really jut any video tearing into the nuts and bolts of learning mechanical engineering is likely to go over well (with SOME of us at least)...

Jason Sawyer

YES, yes yes

Science Fiction-- Limited Time

Yes it is interesting to know what you are doing.

I think it would be cool. Nice to see the low level technical details.

I’d be interested in watching them. I also think being forced to teach-back or present new or difficult material you’ve just learned is an effective learning strategy. In other words they might help you as a learning aid and be interesting content for us to consume.

Rich Murphy

Well done sir!!

wizardfusion

Yes! If you feel like you can't on the first channel you totally should on the second one!

Zac Siems

I'd be happy to hear what you're up to, on the second channel. If you can make us smarter, main channel by all means!

Adam

I'd love to hear how your advanced class work will change your daily work. 1st or 2nd channel, no doubt, will "make us smarter [on that] day."

Whatever excites you in your life is what is exciting to watch and learn. Because when you get excited or earnest, you share it--and it can change the way people think. So if a nugget in your studies makes you think deeper and you wanna share, go for it.

A video dissecting what you are doing with your PhD would be perfect for the second channel.

Matt Rio

Your videos bring me joy no matter the subject. And I’m sure you’d be able to break it down into something a layman like myself would be able to digest. I’m excited to see the content you were talking about on NDQ that will go along with your PhD program.

Tyson King

I'm good with just about all the content you put out. This wouldn't be any different. Plus, if it helps you study or get through your PHD, send 'em. But i agree with a previous comment... I'd like to see these topics brought to the real world. Reading the Strain Rosette question in the post... I'm way lost. Watching you work the question on a marker board (ala Minute Physics) wouldn't do anything for me. But breaking that question down to "layman's" terms with real world applications would be cool for folks like me. Basically, keep making videos in the style you already make em. Take something complicated and make it easy to understand.

TGBO

A video about what your overall studies are focused on and what your goal for getting a PhD is could be really interesting.

Sounds like a great idea, I am sure you'll be able to make this just as interesting and fun as the "breaking stuff" videos but keep them coming too :D I know you will anyways. Also I think you probably have some great insights/techniques regarding the way you learn, what you focus on where you start etc. Not a full "how to learn guide" but you know if anything comes to mind that seems original or is key to your personal learning experiance. Thanks a lot man

My response echos everyone else: Yes, please! Also want to say that it’s awesome that you’re working on your PhD.

Rob Nichols

Your videos thrive on the practical, real-world application of the theory. Interesting to know what you're studying, but without first-hand empirical data to back it up, it can get a bit dry. What I'm saying is: break stuff on camera and then show us the equations. :-)

Andrew Roberts

I follow you pretty closely and I didn't even know you were getting a Ph.D. So I second Wilson's comment, with some background about why you're getting a Ph.D.

Going through a Ph.D. program is one of those Zen things: you won't recognize external observations or descriptions if you don't have had the experience, and the information is obvious when you do know them. My only truism about the Ph.D. is that, as with all hard, unknown challenges in life, having a good support system is key. When the problem you are facing is unknown and you have no idea how to get through it, having loving support from family and friends is the way to sustain the energy that will get you through. Oh, maybe a second truism: If you need to eat an elephant, you will need to do it one bite at a time.

I would love to see a video about what you are doing. Sounds pretty non-linear. I bet it would be hysterical.

Glad you saw the signs.

Beakerzor

Hey, that image/webpage is from my Dynamics professor's website on ecourses.ou.edu. He basically made a bunch of course web content in the 90s and still uses it. I think it used to be only available by purchasing a CD.

Yes please! I've always been intimidated by higher education, but you have the ability to take complicated concepts and bring them down to the level of us unwashed pebs. Please share as much as you can about your experience!

Andrew Phillips

I think a video on what you're currently doing on your academic career to get smarter every day would be a really neat idea. Think about it: you’ve put in so much effort to making us all smarter, and looking at things from a new perspective, which isn’t always easy for some of us to do. Now, the tables have turned a bit: The exam you took scared you, so I take it that it wasn’t easy, but it’s making you smarter having studied and prepared for it. Why not raise the smarts of your collective audience so that even more of us can appreciate how you choose to focus your efforts to get smarter every day. This is your path to get smarter, so I can only imagine that there’s even more of a personal stake in it for you, which I’m sure will only reflect positively on the quality and insight of the content you put out. I think we’d all want to ride along for the journey. In short: bring it on. P.s. I’d also love to know how the heck you find time for all the spectacular things you do, between family, friends, the videos, podcasts, work, and now a PhD?!? I tip my hat, and drop my jaw to you, kind sir.

A video would be great! :D I took apart a couple of kitchen scales I have to see how the strain gauges measured the load, but there was the epoxy blob over the micro-controllers. I would love to know more of the math and materials science!

Martel DuVigneaud

Absolutely: we want to know what we don't want to know about ;-)

I'd personally like to know more about strain gauge application and processing: the only 3DoF force-sensing joystick is long out of production, and 6DoF force-sensing controllers are only available for Industry-money. A DIY solution would be a great controller for VR (6DoF 2nd order controller for perfect pose control in any given 3D space).

EdZ

Never opposed to a new video!

Yes! I think I'd like to do this one day (get a PhD in Mechanical Engineering) and an insight into what you're going through/studying/researching would be super interesting to me.

I think it'd be great to see what kind of stuff you have to know as part of a PhD programme and you have a way of making anything and everything interesting!! Glad to hear it went well as well!

Thomas Bellingham

The shear thought of it deforms my brain... Yes, I think you should do a video about what you're studying, for many reasons. --Because your personal touch is what makes science interesting for people, and it would be beneficial to see what rigorous engineering looks like. --Because your videos are an outlet for your desire to understand stuff, seems like an awesome way to study. --Because so few people even understand what goes into a PhD.

Jack & Robin Mooney

Yes, would like to know more about your studies. It should definitely be here and/or on the 2nd channel, if you post about it.

tagno25

Yes, I'd like to know more about what you're studying in the PhD program - seems like a good topic for your 2nd channel. Congrats on the mid-term!!

Steve