Tech talks
Best Tech Talks 2017, Ranked by Hacker News
First recommended on Hacker News in 2017, still worth watching: these 99 tech talks and lectures earned 455 recommendations across the years.
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3 mo on HNThe Hyperbolic Geometry of DMT Experiences (@Harvard Science of Psychedelics Club)
Qualia Research Institute
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2023
2 mo on HNEffective ML
Jane Street
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2021
2 mo on HNStanford Seminar - Generalized Reversible Computing and the Unconventional Computing Landscape
Stanford Online
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2021
2 mo on HNLecture 1 | Convex Optimization I (Stanford)
Stanford
Recommended 2× on HN · 2011–2022
2 mo on HNComputer Science - Brian Kernighan on successful language design
University of Nottingham
Recommended 3× on HN · 2015–2022
2 mo on HNJordan Peterson - Pareto Distributions
Bite-sized Philosophy
Recommended 2× on HN · 2017–2021
2 mo on HNObject-Oriented Programming is Garbage: 3800 SLOC example
Brian Will
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2022
2 mo on HN1. Introduction for 15.S12 Blockchain and Money, Fall 2018
MIT OpenCourseWare
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2022
2 mo on HNSeminar with Alan Kay on Object Oriented Programming (VPRI 0246)
Yoshiki Ohshima (大島芳樹)
Recommended 2× on HN · 2017–2025
2 mo on HNJaron Lanier – Who is Civilization for? (+ Q&A with Ulrich Kelber) Willy Brandt Lecture 2018
Bundeskanzler-Willy-Brandt-Stiftung
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2024
2 mo on HNRust at speed — building a fast concurrent database
Jon Gjengset
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2022
2 mo on HNClutching at Random Straws, Matt Parker | LMS Popular Lectures 2010
London Mathematical Society
Recommended 2× on HN · 2017–2024
2 mo on HNCapt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part One, 1982)
National Security Agency
Recommended 2× on HN · 2024–2026
2 mo on HNCS50 Lecture by Mark Zuckerberg - 7 December 2005
CS50
Recommended 2× on HN · 2016–2025
1 mo on HNWhat is Euler's formula actually saying? | Ep. 4 Lockdown live math
3Blue1Brown
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2023
1 mo on HNLecture 7A: Metacircular Evaluator, Part 1
MIT OpenCourseWare
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2023
1 mo on HNLecture 1B | MIT 6.001 Structure and Interpretation, 1986
MIT OpenCourseWare
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2017
1 mo on HNThe Lighthill debate on Artificial Intelligence: "The general purpose robot is a mirage"
Pierre-Yves Oudeyer
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2025
1 mo on HNFive Stages of Accepting Constructive Mathematics - Andrej Bauer
Institute for Advanced Study
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2026
1 mo on HNWhere Does Bad Code Come From?
Molly Rocket
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNThe Mill CPU Architecture – The Compiler (10 of 13)
Mill Computing, Inc.
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2023
1 mo on HNThe Mill CPU Architecture - the Belt (2 of 13)
Mill Computing, Inc.
Recommended 1× on HN · 2013–2023
1 mo on HNScott Aaronson | How Much Math Is Knowable?
Harvard CMSA
Recommended 1× on HN · 2025–2025
1 mo on HNFeynman: 'Greek' versus 'Babylonian' mathematics
TehPhysicalist
Recommended 2× on HN · 2015–2023
1 mo on HNGrace Hopper Lecture
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2026
1 mo on HNRichard Feynman: Can Machines Think?
Lex Clips
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2025
1 mo on HNSICP / What is "Computer Science" ?
LarryNorman
Recommended 1× on HN · 2008–2014