Tech talks
Best Tech Talks 2007, Ranked by Hacker News
First recommended on Hacker News in 2007, still worth watching: these 163 tech talks and lectures earned 427 recommendations across the years.
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2 mo on HNGuido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #341
Lex Fridman
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2025
2 mo on HNHe started a computing REVOLUTION—then the shortage hit
Jeff Geerling
Recommended 2× on HN · 2023–2023
2 mo on HNHandmadeCon 2015 - Pat Wyatt
Molly Rocket
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2023
2 mo on HNPinging The Voyager 2 Probe (PART 2)
EEVdiscover
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2023
2 mo on HNOral History of Dave Cutler Part 1
Computer History Museum
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2024
2 mo on HNThiel: Google has $50B, doesn't innovate
CNN
Recommended 2× on HN · 2017–2023
2 mo on HNEEVblog 1547 (Part 1) - Contacting the Voyager 2 Space Probe
EEVblog
Recommended 2× on HN · 2023–2024
2 mo on HNElon Musk Mahalo Mentor Interview
mahalodotcom
Recommended 2× on HN · 2011–2012
2 mo on HNThe Origins of APL - 1974
Catherine Lathwell
Recommended 2× on HN · 2012–2026
2 mo on HNBillion Dollar Bully: Yelp documentary producers Kaylie Milliken & Mellissa Wood
Louis Rossmann
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2020
2 mo on HNThe Great 202 Jailbreak - Computerphile
Computerphile
Recommended 2× on HN · 2015–2024
2 mo on HNSpaceX's plan to fly you across the globe in 30 minutes | Gwynne Shotwell
TED
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2025
2 mo on HNCHM Live | Original iPhone Software Team Leader Scott Forstall (Part Two)
Computer History Museum
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2025
2 mo on HNOral History of Gary Davidian, part 2 of 2
Computer History Museum
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2025
2 mo on HNE3 2012: John Carmack Interview
Giant Bomb
Recommended 1× on HN · 2012–2023
2 mo on HNHow Localizing Return of the Obra Dinn Nearly Sunk the Game | War Stories | Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2023
2 mo on HNLinus Torvalds says GPL v3 violates everything that GPLv2 stood for
TFiR
Recommended 2× on HN · 2015–2025
2 mo on HNGeoffrey Hinton in conversation with Fei-Fei Li — Responsible AI development
Arts & Science - University of Toronto
Recommended 2× on HN · 2024–2024
2 mo on HNHow Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Solved Pathfinding | War Stories | Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2026
2 mo on HNStarbase Tour with Elon Musk [PART 2 // Summer 2021]
Everyday Astronaut
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2024
2 mo on HNThe Man behind Stable Diffusion
Yannic Kilcher
Recommended 3× on HN · 2022–2023
2 mo on HNWe Play Doom With John Romero
IGN
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2018
2 mo on HNAldous Huxley interviewed by Mike Wallace : 1958 (Full)
someoddstuff
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2025
2 mo on HNA conversation with Elon Musk about Starship
Everyday Astronaut
Recommended 3× on HN · 2019–2025
2 mo on HNOral History of Chuck Peddle
Computer History Museum
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2024
2 mo on HNSimon Peyton Jones - Haskell is useless
bunidanoable
Recommended 2× on HN · 2012–2024
2 mo on HNJaron Lanier interview on how social media ruins your life
Channel 4 News
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2019
2 mo on HNA Conversation with Stewart Brand (Devcon4)
Ethereum Foundation
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2021
2 mo on HNOpenAI's GPT-4 Discussion with Red Teamer Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg
Cognitive Revolution "How AI Changes Everything"
Recommended 3× on HN · 2023–2023
2 mo on HNFeynman: Mathematicians versus Physicists
TehPhysicalist
Recommended 2× on HN · 2014–2022
2 mo on HNFatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank | Het verhaal achter het nummer
Top 2000 a gogo
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2021
2 mo on HNFull interview: "Godfather of artificial intelligence" talks impact and potential of AI
CBS Mornings
Recommended 3× on HN · 2023–2023
2 mo on HNJeff Bezos 1997 Interview
Chuck Severance
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNChatGPT with Rob Miles - Computerphile
Computerphile
Recommended 4× on HN · 2023–2023
2 mo on HNChris Lattner: Compilers, LLVM, Swift, TPU, and ML Accelerators | Lex Fridman Podcast #21
Lex Fridman
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2025
2 mo on HNMicro Men - 10th Anniversary - With Chris Curry, Steve Furber and Hermann Hauser
The Centre for Computing History
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2025