Stories about how the world works.

Aditya Explains is a channel about the hidden systems, strange economics and big ideas behind everyday life. Why things cost what they cost. Why some things work and others don’t. What’s really going on underneath the stuff we use without thinking.

There are plenty of tutorials and lectures out there already. This isn’t one. Every video is a story. It starts with something that really happened and follows it until the idea underneath clicks, all in under ten minutes and in plain language.

How a story gets made

Every couple of weeks I dig through dozens of possible topics. Most get dropped: covered a hundred times already, too obvious, or not surprising enough. The few that survive go on the shortlist, and you vote on which one gets made.

Then comes the research. Every number in a story gets checked against its source, and every story page ends with a table of those sources. If I get something wrong, tell me and I’ll correct it.

Say hello

Story ideas, corrections, collaborations or sponsorships: write to hello@adityaexplainsthings.com.