Tech talks
Best Tech Talks 2017, Ranked by Hacker News
First recommended on Hacker News in 2017, still worth watching: these 101 tech talks and lectures earned 371 recommendations across the years.
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2 mo on HNWalt Disney's MultiPlane Camera (Filmed: Feb. 13, 1957)
fireurgunz
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2024
2 mo on HNSpringboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone (Full Documentary)
The Verge
Recommended 3× on HN · 2022–2025
2 mo on HNEverything Is A Remix (Full Film)
StarveTheSystem2
Recommended 2× on HN · 2013–2025
2 mo on HNHow Semiconductors Ruined East Germany
Asianometry
Recommended 2× on HN · 2023–2024
2 mo on HNGOG: Preserving Gaming's Past & Future
/noclip
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2025
2 mo on HNRockafire Explosion Documentary
Rye & Cole
Recommended 2× on HN · 2023–2024
2 mo on HNSpying on the Scammers [Part 1/5]
Jim Browning
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2023
2 mo on HNHow I Made My Own iPhone - in China
Strange Parts
Recommended 2× on HN · 2017–2023
2 mo on HNBBS the Documentary [Full HD]
L33T GUY
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2026
2 mo on HNSpeedy Cutover Service, SXS switching cutover to ESS filmed live at Glendale CA central office, 1984
AT&T Tech Channel
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2025
2 mo on HNQuick Start, Episode 7: Crimes... And Felonies.
Cathode Ray Dude - CRD
Recommended 2× on HN · 2024–2026
2 mo on HNThe Story of RollerCoaster Tycoon | Noclip Greatest Hits
/noclip
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2026
2 mo on HNThe Lighthill Debate (1973) - part 1 of 6
bilkable
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2021
1 mo on HNDouglas Adams - Hyperland
UJ ObscureMedia
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2020
1 mo on HNMaster Hands - Chevrolet Manufacturing (1936)
US Auto Industry
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2019
1 mo on HNKubernetes: The Documentary [PART 1]
CultRepo
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2025
1 mo on HNThe CED: RCA's Very Late, Very Weird Video Gamble (Pt. 1)
Technology Connections
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2025
1 mo on HNTengen: Atari Games vs. Nintendo
Gaming Historian
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2022
1 mo on HNAmiga Story | Nostalgia Nerd
Nostalgia Nerd
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2022
1 mo on HNThe History of 3D Graphics on the Gameboy Advance | minimme
minimme
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2023
1 mo on HNMacintosh Factory
MacGeneration
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2025
1 mo on HNThe Story of Super Mario Bros. 3
Gaming Historian
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNWhy the World’s Best Mathematicians Are Hoarding Chalk
Great Big Story
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2023
1 mo on HNThe Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster And No One Knew
Veritasium
Recommended 1× on HN · 2026–2026
1 mo on HNLocksmith ripoffs: Hidden camera investigation (Marketplace)
CBC News
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNTomorrow's World: Nellie the School Computer 15 February 1969 - BBC
BBC
Recommended 1× on HN · 2010–2026
1 mo on HNThe Dial Comes To Town
PVid88
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2026
1 mo on HNWalt Disney's E.P.C.O.T film (1966)
The Original EPCOT
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2019
1 mo on HNTo Scale: THE SOLAR SYSTEM
To Scale:
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2025