CGP Grey
Colin Gregory Palmer Grey; C.G.P. Grey, alternatively CGPGrey, is a YouTube video creator, native to New York. Grey is known for posting witty and entertaining educational videos onto YouTube. His most popular videos feature him debunking popular misconceptions.[1] His video debunking misconceptions has been featured on CBS.[2] Two videos of Grey's feature him differentiating London, England and the City of London.[3][4] Another two videos of Grey's, which feature him explaining copyright laws and The Electoral College have been featured on Mashable.[5][6] C.G.P Grey has also explained his hatred towards pennies, in another of his viral videos, Death to Pennies.[7]
Grey also published a series of videos explaining the differences between various election procedures, especially criticizing the shortcomings of First Past the Post (Gerrymandering, Minority Rule, Lack of Condorcet Winner, Two-party system, Spoiler effect) and discussing the relative advantages of the Alternative Vote (aka Instant Run-Off Elections) and Mixed-Member Proportional election of councils.
References
- ^ Malliko Rao (January 25, 2012). "'10 Misconceptions Debunked': CGP Grey Tackles Knuckle-Cracking, Spider-Eating, And The Many Words For Snow (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Bailey Johnson (January 24, 2012). "Eskimos do not have 100's of words for snow, and other myths debunked". CBS. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Kieth Shaw (July 23, 2012). "Learn about the London inside London". IT World. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Sam Gibbs (September 20, 2012). "How to Become the Lord Mayor of the (Secret) City of London". Gizmodo UK. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Allegra Tepper (July 24, 2012). "These 10 Videos Turn Tough Topics Into Child's Play, 7. C.G.P. Grey: Copyright: Forever Less One Day". Mashable. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Allegra Tepper (July 24, 2012). "These 10 Videos Turn Tough Topics Into Child's Play, 8. C.G.P. Grey: How the Electoral College Works". Mashable. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Mary Beth Quirk (January 13, 2012). "The Case Against Pennies Might Make You Want To Send Yours Back To Uncle Sam For Something Useful". Consumerist. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
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