Tech talks
Best Tech Talks 2017, Ranked by Hacker News
First recommended on Hacker News in 2017, still worth watching: these 163 tech talks and lectures earned 427 recommendations across the years.
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3 mo on HNWired Interviews Bill Gates 1996
Kevin Kelly
Recommended 3× on HN · 2020–2025
3 mo on HN- Startups - David H. Hansson, Partner at 37signals -TWiST #E337
This Week in Startups
Recommended 3× on HN · 2013–2015
3 mo on HNSteve Jobs Content vs Process
Bo Manton
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2026
3 mo on HNLina Khan – FTC Chair on Amazon Antitrust Lawsuit & AI Oversight | The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Recommended 4× on HN · 2024–2024
3 mo on HNMorris Chang, in conversation with Jen-Hsun Huang
Computer History Museum
Recommended 3× on HN · 2012–2023
3 mo on HNCharlie Rose: Sir James Goldsmith Interview - 15.11.94
Sir James Goldsmith
Recommended 3× on HN · 2016–2021
3 mo on HNThe Mind Behind Windows: Dave Cutler
Dave's Garage
Recommended 4× on HN · 2023–2026
3 mo on HNThe Best (and Worst) Ways to Shuffle Cards - Numberphile
Numberphile
Recommended 3× on HN · 2015–2026
3 mo on HNJim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #162
Lex Fridman
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2023
3 mo on HNNoam Chomsky on Propaganda - The Big Idea - Interview with Andrew Marr
k1mk1mk1m
Recommended 3× on HN · 2019–2025
3 mo on HNJohn Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309
Lex Fridman
Recommended 3× on HN · 2022–2024
3 mo on HNAalto Talk with Linus Torvalds [Full-length]
aaltouniversityace
Recommended 3× on HN · 2012–2025
3 mo on HNThe complete FUN TO IMAGINE with Richard Feynman
Christopher Sykes
Recommended 3× on HN · 2019–2022
3 mo on HNElon Musk Interview: 1-on-1 with Sandy Munro
Munro Live
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2023
3 mo on HNY Combinator's Paul Graham sits down with Jason at LAUNCH Festival 2014
This Week in Startups
Recommended 3× on HN · 2014–2016
3 mo on HNTWiST #46 with David Heinemeier Hansson
ThisWeekinStartups
Recommended 3× on HN · 2010–2014
3 mo on HNPeter Thiel on “The Straussian Moment”
Hoover Institution
Recommended 3× on HN · 2019–2021
3 mo on HNElon Musk : How to Build the Future
Y Combinator
Recommended 3× on HN · 2016–2025
2 mo on HNA Conversation with Peter Thiel and Niall Ferguson - Institute of Politics
Harvard University
Recommended 2× on HN · 2013–2018
2 mo on HNJeff Hawkins: Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #25
Lex Fridman
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2021
2 mo on HN3dfx Oral History Panel with Ross Smith, Scott Sellers, Gary Tarolli, and Gordon Campbell
Computer History Museum
Recommended 3× on HN · 2017–2023
2 mo on HNHow Toy Story 2 Almost Got Deleted: Stories From Pixar Animation: ENTV
@HOLLYWOOD
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2026
2 mo on HNRocker Jack White - Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O'Brien | Team Coco
Team Coco
Recommended 2× on HN · 2014–2023
2 mo on HNDesigner's Digest - Steve Jobs on the role of product and marketing people.
Designer's Digest
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2026
2 mo on HNChris Sacca of Lowercase Capital Pt. 2- TWiST #295
This Week in Startups
Recommended 2× on HN · 2014–2016
2 mo on HNOral History of Donald Knuth Part 1
Computer History Museum
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2022
2 mo on HNHacker Interviews: Larry Wall
The BXI
Recommended 2× on HN · 2013–2024
2 mo on HNZig 2026: No-AI Policy, $670K Foundation, Left GitHub & Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 - Andrew Kelley Explains
JetBrains
Recommended 5× on HN · 2026–2026
2 mo on HNGoogle Engineer on His Sentient AI Claim
Bloomberg Tech
Recommended 3× on HN · 2022–2026
2 mo on HNSurreal Numbers (writing the first book) - Numberphile
Numberphile
Recommended 3× on HN · 2016–2022
2 mo on HNCrash Bandicoot Co-Creator Andy Gavin: Extended Interview | Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Recommended 4× on HN · 2020–2024
2 mo on HNAvi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua | Lex Fridman Podcast #154
Lex Fridman
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2023
2 mo on HNElon Musk - CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX | Entrepreneurship | Khan Academy
Khan Academy
Recommended 2× on HN · 2013–2020
2 mo on HNA Conversation with Bertrand Russell (1952)
Manufacturing Intellect
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2026
2 mo on HNSusan Kare explains Macintosh UI ergonomics on the Computer Chronicles (1984)
erg0steur
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2022
2 mo on HN1993 interview re: Paul Rand and Steve Jobs
youareworthy
Recommended 2× on HN · 2010–2012