SomePerson:: " then what is the credibility of Wikipedia and similar non-edu/gov sources?"
Maybe you::" they're your best friend telling you they know what they're doing because they watched a YouTube tutorial on it."
I'm not sure if you are making fun of people who use a variety of media other than print. Many people have disabilities that make reading more difficult, like dyslexia or vision issues that require using audio media.
I use video all the time because I have slight dyslexia and I can absorb material much faster that way (running videos at 2x).
So, I not sure I understand what you are saying...
@Pat
To be clear, if you sourced a scientific journal in your research- it is very unlikely it will base its scientific findings on a YouTube video or Wikipedia page
If you're simply reviewing for personal use, by all means- go ahead.
And regarding video tutorials. Sometimes if I'm going to read something in an area that I'm not familiar with, rather than try to plow through some highly technical paper written by an expert scientist in the field (who may be a very good researcher, but let's face it, many are lousy writers), I will seek out a video by an expert who has already digested that type of info, or a lecture by a prof or something so I can get a feel for it first. Then I can dig through the research more efficiently. Videos are very useful tools.
Also, some concepts are just made for video presentation. Visualizing how special relativity works is a good example. There are lots of different ways to present that and video is good tool for that, as an example.
