Tech talks
Best Tech Talks 2007, Ranked by Hacker News
First recommended on Hacker News in 2007, still worth watching: these 387 tech talks and lectures earned 1364 recommendations across the years.
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2 mo on HNPentagons Are Terrible at One Thing
CGP Grey
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2022
2 mo on HNThe Josephus Problem - Numberphile
Numberphile
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2022
2 mo on HNTeardown of an IKEA Koppla USB power supply.
bigclivedotcom
Recommended 2× on HN · 2017–2021
2 mo on HNSolving Wordle using information theory
3Blue1Brown
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2024
2 mo on HNBitcoin Q&A: How Do I Secure My Bitcoin?
aantonop
Recommended 2× on HN · 2017–2018
2 mo on HNHold music used to sound better. Here's why.
Tom Scott
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2023
2 mo on HNFinding the BEST sine function for Nintendo 64
Kaze Emanuar
Recommended 2× on HN · 2023–2026
2 mo on HNThe Art Of Poison-Pilling Music Files
Benn Jordan
Recommended 2× on HN · 2025–2026
2 mo on HNGet Perpendicular
teraera08
Recommended 2× on HN · 2011–2026
2 mo on HNIt's not you. Bad doors are everywhere.
Vox
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2025
2 mo on HNSimulating alternate voting systems
Primer
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2026
1 mo on HNA COMPLETELY Upgradeable Laptop? - Framework Laptop Review
Linus Tech Tips
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2022
1 mo on HNAn astonishing old calculator - Numberphile
Numberphile
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2023
1 mo on HN5040 and other Anti-Prime Numbers - Numberphile
Numberphile
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2024
1 mo on HNWhy it's not possible to synchronize turn signals (but also absolutely is)
Technology Connections
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNWhat would we see if we fell into a Black Hole?
ScienceClic English
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2025
1 mo on HNTraining an unbeatable AI in Trackmania
Yosh
Recommended 1× on HN · 2024–2025
1 mo on HNHow the Minecraft Title Screen Seed was Found
SalC1
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2024
1 mo on HNHow They Caught The Golden State Killer
Veritasium
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNExponential growth and epidemics
3Blue1Brown
Recommended 10× on HN · 2020–2020
1 mo on HNSome light quantum mechanics (with minutephysics)
3Blue1Brown
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2022
1 mo on HNHow An Infinite Hotel Ran Out Of Room
Veritasium
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2022
1 mo on HNSurvivor Bias
2veritasium
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2022
1 mo on HNThe Trinity Hall Prime - Numberphile
Numberphile
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2020
1 mo on HNIs 5G Spelling Our DOOM?! How EM Waves Can Hurt
ElectroBOOM
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2024
1 mo on HNHow Wrong Is VERITASIUM? A Lamp and Power Line Story
ElectroBOOM
Recommended 4× on HN · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNGroup theory, abstraction, and the 196,883-dimensional monster
3Blue1Brown
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNAT&T Archives: The Step-By-Step Switch
AT&T Tech Channel
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2023
1 mo on HNA man asked AI for health advice and it cooked every brain cell
Chubbyemu
Recommended 2× on HN · 2025–2026
1 mo on HNWhy Your Webcam Still SUCKS!
Techquickie
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2020
1 mo on HNThe Artificial Intelligence That Deleted A Century
Tom Scott
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2025
1 mo on HNWalmart's $250 laptop is AWESOME!
Linus Tech Tips
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2024
1 mo on HNThe Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure
Tom Scott
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2024
1 mo on HNSTOP Buying ANDROID TV Boxes!
Linus Tech Tips
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2023
1 mo on HNThe 1988 VIDEO Floppy Disk Camera: Canon Xap Shot RC-250
LGR
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2025
1 mo on HNWhy is there no equation for the perimeter of an ellipse‽
Stand-up Maths
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2023