Forget the Yule logs, you want 12 hours of lo-fi shrimp to relax by

There are many museums, zoos, botanical gardens and other institutions that are good at translating their educational and conservation resources to social media. And then there is the Monterey Bay Aquarium and his oceanic lo-fi livestreams.

Monterey Bay is an internationally respected aquarium that true nerdy-ass nerds will know as the stand-in for the Maritime Cetacean Institute, as seen in Star Trek IV: The one with the whales. But tucked away on California’s central coast, a two-hour or more drive from the nearest major city, San Francisco, it’s up to the museum’s staff to make their institution accessible to the wide world that might never come. .

And the Monterey Bay YouTube team? They are doing flawless work. Encouraging scientists to stream marine-themed video games that range from simulating a relaxing dive Endless ocean luminous to the crustacean-themed “Soulslike”” Another treasure of a crab. Chill model painting flows of 3D printed marine animal models. A livestream 24th birthday party for the world’s oldest known sea otter!

But where Monterey Bay’s content team really shines is its dedication to the all-important “Second Monitor Videos” category. Any aquarium can point a camera at a tank and livestream it. But the Monterey Bay Aquarium adds curated track lists and, most importantly, funny titles and a tongue-in-cheek attitude. There is “Krill Waves radio“And”Coastal Relaxocean‘ and an April 1 stream from head banging skeleton shrimp set to actually quite listenable, productivity-motivating metal music.