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Best Tech Talks 2012, Ranked by Hacker News
First recommended on Hacker News in 2012, still worth watching: these 387 tech talks and lectures earned 1364 recommendations across the years.
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5 mo on HNDrip Coffee Makers — super simple, super cheap
Technology Connections
Recommended 7× on HN · 2022–2024
5 mo on HNHow To Count Past Infinity
Vsauce
Recommended 6× on HN · 2016–2022
5 mo on HNIBM Selectric Typewriter & its digital to analogue converter
engineerguy
Recommended 4× on HN · 2016–2025
4 mo on HNThis equation will change how you see the world (the logistic map)
Veritasium
Recommended 4× on HN · 2020–2023
4 mo on HNNintendo - Putting Play First
Game Maker's Toolkit
Recommended 3× on HN · 2017–2025
4 mo on HNHow does Computer Memory Work? 💻🛠
Branch Education
Recommended 5× on HN · 2022–2023
5 mo on HNA Look Inside Apple's $130 USB-C Cable
Adam Savage’s Tested
Recommended 6× on HN · 2023–2026
5 mo on HNWas YOUR vote counted? (feat. homomorphic encryption) - Numberphile
Numberphile
Recommended 5× on HN · 2016–2024
5 mo on HNWhy Not Just: Think of AGI Like a Corporation?
Robert Miles AI Safety
Recommended 5× on HN · 2020–2023
5 mo on HNThe Map of Mathematics
Domain of Science
Recommended 4× on HN · 2018–2022
4 mo on HNBreaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras
Benn Jordan
Recommended 6× on HN · 2025–2026
4 mo on HNAttention in transformers, step-by-step | Deep Learning Chapter 6
3Blue1Brown
Recommended 5× on HN · 2024–2026
4 mo on HNHow an Atomic Clock Really Works: Inside the HP 5061A Cesium Clock
CuriousMarc
Recommended 4× on HN · 2020–2026
5 mo on HNCassettes - better than you don't remember
Techmoan
Recommended 5× on HN · 2016–2025
5 mo on HNThe lamps you're not allowed to have. Exploring the Dubai lamps
bigclivedotcom
Recommended 5× on HN · 2021–2026
5 mo on HNFacebook Fraud
Veritasium
Recommended 7× on HN · 2014–2025
4 mo on HNa better way to count
jan Misali
Recommended 3× on HN · 2018–2025
4 mo on HNBut what is a Fourier series? From heat flow to drawing with circles | DE4
3Blue1Brown
Recommended 4× on HN · 2020–2025
4 mo on HNTriangle of Power
3Blue1Brown
Recommended 5× on HN · 2016–2023
4 mo on HNThe Golden Ratio (why it is so irrational) - Numberphile
Numberphile
Recommended 3× on HN · 2018–2026
5 mo on HNBell's Theorem: The Quantum Venn Diagram Paradox
minutephysics
Recommended 8× on HN · 2019–2024
4 mo on HNAnimated Voting Methods
Unify The Vote
Recommended 3× on HN · 2018–2022
4 mo on HNWhy is TV 29.97 frames per second?
Stand-up Maths
Recommended 4× on HN · 2016–2025
4 mo on HNHilbert's Curve: Is infinite math useful?
3Blue1Brown
Recommended 4× on HN · 2017–2024
3 mo on HNThe Infinite Pattern That Never Repeats
Veritasium
Recommended 4× on HN · 2021–2023
4 mo on HNCarl Sagan - Cosmos - Eratosthenes
carlsagandotcom
Recommended 4× on HN · 2022–2024
4 mo on HNThe Mathematics of Quantum Computers | Infinite Series
PBS Infinite Series
Recommended 4× on HN · 2017–2023
4 mo on HNDrone Delivery Was Supposed to be the Future. What Went Wrong?
Wendover Productions
Recommended 4× on HN · 2022–2023
4 mo on HNOverpopulation – The Human Explosion Explained
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Recommended 4× on HN · 2017–2023
4 mo on HNElectric car chargers aren't chargers at all – EVSE Explained
Technology Connections
Recommended 4× on HN · 2021–2024
4 mo on HNBritish Plugs Are Better Than All Other Plugs, And Here's Why
Tom Scott
Recommended 3× on HN · 2019–2025
4 mo on HNBut what are Hamming codes? The origin of error correction
3Blue1Brown
Recommended 4× on HN · 2020–2023
4 mo on HNPortable Air Conditioners - Why you shouldn't like them
Technology Connections
Recommended 5× on HN · 2020–2026
4 mo on HNDatacenters Behaving Like Acoustic Weapons
Benn Jordan
Recommended 5× on HN · 2026–2026
4 mo on HNHow Imaginary Numbers Were Invented
Veritasium
Recommended 7× on HN · 2021–2023
4 mo on HNInfinity is bigger than you think - Numberphile
Numberphile
Recommended 3× on HN · 2014–2022