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Best Tech Talks 2009, Ranked by Hacker News
First recommended on Hacker News in 2009, still worth watching: these 29 talks and lectures earned 112 recommendations across the years.
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12 mo on HNStanford's Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)
Stanford
14 HN recommender · 2009–2026
9 mo on HNConfessions of a Converted Lecturer: Eric Mazur
UMBCtube
9 HN recommender · 2009–2023
10 mo on HNJavaScript: The Good Parts
Google TechTalks
11 HN recommender · 2009–2020
9 mo on HNMindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn
Google
11 HN recommender · 2009–2017
8 mo on HNSteve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
Stanford
9 HN recommender · 2009–2023
7 mo on HN'A Universe From Nothing' by Lawrence Krauss, AAI 2009
Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science
7 HN recommender · 2009–2024
6 mo on HNDjangoCon 2008 Keynote: Cal Henderson
Google for Developers
6 HN recommender · 2009–2026
5 mo on HNJava on a 1000 Cores - Tales of Hardware / Software CoDesign
Google TechTalks
5 HN recommender · 2009–2025
5 mo on HNEmacs Org-mode - a system for note-taking and project planning
Google TechTalks
5 HN recommender · 2009–2024
5 mo on HNRandy Pausch Lecture: Time Management
Carnegie Mellon University
4 HN recommender · 2009–2021
4 mo on HNEnergy From Thorium: A Nuclear Waste Burning Liquid Salt Thorium Reactor
Google TechTalks
3 HN recommender · 2009–2011
4 mo on HNBuilding Your Own Dynamic Language
Stanford
3 HN recommender · 2009–2014
3 mo on HNTerence Mckenna - Culture is your operating system
Dani Dögenigt
1 HN recommend · 2009–2023
3 mo on HN"The Clean Code Talks -- Inheritance, Polymorphism, & Testing"
Google TechTalks
3 HN recommender · 2009–2023
2 mo on HNHigh Performance Web Sites and YSlow
Google TechTalks
2 HN recommender · 2009–2009
3 mo on HNMike Arrington at Startup School 08
startupschool
3 HN recommender · 2009–2020
2 mo on HNGary Vaynerchuk: Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape - Web 2.0 Expo NY
O'Reilly
2 HN recommender · 2009–2016
2 mo on HNKilim: Fast, lightweight, cheap message passing in Java.
Google TechTalks
2 HN recommender · 2009–2012
2 mo on HNAlan Kay: A powerful idea about teaching ideas
TED
2 HN recommender · 2009–2024
2 mo on HNLecture 1 | Programming Methodology (Stanford)
Stanford
2 HN recommender · 2009–2026
2 mo on HNPeter Norvig at Startup School 08
startupschool
2 HN recommender · 2009–2014
2 mo on HNPeter Schiff Mortgage Bankers Speech Nov/13/06
Peter Schiff
2 HN recommender · 2009–2013
1 mo on HNLarry Wall Speaks at Google
Google TechTalks
1 HN recommend · 2009–2018
1 mo on HNA kinder, gentler philosophy of success | Alain de Botton
TED
1 HN recommend · 2009–2021
1 mo on HNLearning from StackOverflow.com
Google TechTalks
1 HN recommend · 2009–2021
1 mo on HNThe Go Programming Language
Google TechTalks
1 HN recommend · 2009–2026
0 mo on HNClay Shirky on Love, Internet Style
Chris Vertonghen
0 HN recommender · 2009–2024
0 mo on HNPolyworld: Using Evolution to Design Artificial Intelligence
Google TechTalks
0 HN recommender · 2009–2019
0 mo on HNChoice, happiness and spaghetti sauce | Malcolm Gladwell
TED
0 HN recommender · 2009–2026