Tech talks

Best Tech Talks 2020, Ranked by Hacker News

First recommended on Hacker News in 2020, still worth watching: these 158 talks and lectures earned 474 recommendations across the years.

2 mo on HN

Rust NYC: Jon Gjengset - Demystifying unsafe code

Rust Programming Language

2 HN recommender · 2020–2024

2 mo on HN

My descent into America's neo-Nazi movement & how I got out | Christian Picciolini | TEDxMileHigh

TEDx Talks

2 HN recommender · 2020–2023

2 mo on HN

The Mental Game of Python - Raymond Hettinger [synced version]

Tech Ma

2 HN recommender · 2020–2026

2 mo on HN

David Kriesel: Lies, damned lies and scans

Free and Open Source Software Conference (FrOSCon) e.V.

2 HN recommender · 2020–2026

2 mo on HN

Swami Sarvapriyananda at IITK - "Who Am I?" according to Mandukya Upanishad-Part 1

Vivekananda Samiti, IIT Kanpur

2 HN recommender · 2020–2022

2 mo on HN

The illusion of consciousness | Dan Dennett

TED

2 HN recommender · 2020–2023

2 mo on HN

Coronavirus Update 98: Rapid COVID 19 Antigen Testing at Home - A Possible Breakthrough

MedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY

2 HN recommender · 2020–2021

2 mo on HN

How Coronavirus Kills: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) & COVID 19 Treatment

MedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY

3 HN recommender · 2020–2020

2 mo on HN

"Write a single library to handle all input devices, it'll be easy" they said...

linux.conf.au

1 HN recommend · 2020–2024

1 mo on HN

Leaping the chasm from proprietary to open: A survivor's guide

Bryan Cantrill

1 HN recommend · 2020–2024

1 mo on HN

What is Euler's formula actually saying? | Ep. 4 Lockdown live math

3Blue1Brown

1 HN recommend · 2020–2023

1 mo on HN

Lecture 7A: Metacircular Evaluator, Part 1

MIT OpenCourseWare

1 HN recommend · 2020–2023

1 mo on HN

The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet OOPSLA 97 Keynote (VPRI 0719)

Yoshiki Ohshima (大島芳樹)

1 HN recommend · 2020–2026

1 mo on HN

A Brief History of the BSD Fast Filesystem by Marshall Kirk McKusick

EuroBSDCon

1 HN recommend · 2020–2023

1 mo on HN

8LU - Are we really engineers? by Hillel Wayne

8th Light Inc.

1 HN recommend · 2020–2025

1 mo on HN

36C3 - A systematic evaluation of OpenBSD's mitigations

media.ccc.de

1 HN recommend · 2020–2024

1 mo on HN

Why "scout mindset" is crucial to good judgment | Julia Galef | TEDxPSU

TEDx Talks

1 HN recommend · 2020–2022

1 mo on HN

AWS re:Invent 2019: [REPEAT 1] Amazon DynamoDB deep dive: Advanced design patterns (DAT403-R1)

AWS Events

1 HN recommend · 2020–2022

1 mo on HN

Jim Keller - Moore's Law in the age of AI Chips

Matroid

1 HN recommend · 2020–2020

1 mo on HN

Keynote - Preventing, Finding, and Fixing Bugs On a Time Budget | Raymond Hettinger @ PyBay2018

SF Python

1 HN recommend · 2020–2022

1 mo on HN

Kirk McKusick - A Narrative History of BSD

1 HN recommend · 2020–2025

1 mo on HN

[FOSSi Dial-Up] Tim Ansell - Skywater PDK: Fully open source manufacturable PDK for a 130nm process

FOSSi Foundation

1 HN recommend · 2020–2024

1 mo on HN

Thesis: Partial State in Dataflow-Based Materialized Views

Jon Gjengset

1 HN recommend · 2020–2024

1 mo on HN

Elon Musk on Cameras vs LiDAR for Self Driving and Autonomous Cars

AutoPilot Review

1 HN recommend · 2020–2024

1 mo on HN

Technical leadership and glue work - Tanya Reilly | #LeadDevNewYork

LeadDev

1 HN recommend · 2020–2022

1 mo on HN

CppCon 2018: Hana Dusíková “Compile Time Regular Expressions”

CppCon

1 HN recommend · 2020–2025

1 mo on HN

Alen Ladavac - Taking CI and automated testing seriously - WebCamp Zagreb 2018

WebCamp Zagreb

1 HN recommend · 2020–2022

1 mo on HN

Crafting A Tiny Open World: A Short Hike Postmortem

GDC Festival of Gaming

1 HN recommend · 2020–2022

1 mo on HN

A History of The ARM Microprocessor | Dave Jaggar | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

1 HN recommend · 2020–2022

1 mo on HN

XDC 2020 - Day 1 - September 16, 2020

X.Org Foundation

1 HN recommend · 2020–2022

1 mo on HN

James Gosling - Simula: a personal journey

UiO Realfagsbiblioteket

1 HN recommend · 2020–2026

1 mo on HN

Stephen Krashen: Language Acquisition and Comprehensible Input

Tarek Hamza

1 HN recommend · 2020–2022

Best Tech Talks 2020, Ranked by Hacker News

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Rust NYC: Jon Gjengset - Demystifying unsafe code

My descent into America's neo-Nazi movement & how I got out | Christian Picciolini | TEDxMileHigh

The Mental Game of Python - Raymond Hettinger [synced version]

David Kriesel: Lies, damned lies and scans

Swami Sarvapriyananda at IITK - "Who Am I?" according to Mandukya Upanishad-Part 1

The illusion of consciousness | Dan Dennett

Coronavirus Update 98: Rapid COVID 19 Antigen Testing at Home - A Possible Breakthrough

How Coronavirus Kills: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) & COVID 19 Treatment

Rich Harris: Futuristic Web Development

Talk: Video Games and the Future of Education

A new look at active vs passive (Michael Green)

Something Deeply Hidden | Sean Carroll | Talks at Google

"Write a single library to handle all input devices, it'll be easy" they said...

Leaping the chasm from proprietary to open: A survivor's guide

What is Euler's formula actually saying? | Ep. 4 Lockdown live math

Lecture 7A: Metacircular Evaluator, Part 1

The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet OOPSLA 97 Keynote (VPRI 0719)

A Brief History of the BSD Fast Filesystem by Marshall Kirk McKusick

8LU - Are we really engineers? by Hillel Wayne

36C3 - A systematic evaluation of OpenBSD's mitigations

Why "scout mindset" is crucial to good judgment | Julia Galef | TEDxPSU

AWS re:Invent 2019: [REPEAT 1] Amazon DynamoDB deep dive: Advanced design patterns (DAT403-R1)

Jim Keller - Moore's Law in the age of AI Chips

Keynote - Preventing, Finding, and Fixing Bugs On a Time Budget | Raymond Hettinger @ PyBay2018

Kirk McKusick - A Narrative History of BSD

[FOSSi Dial-Up] Tim Ansell - Skywater PDK: Fully open source manufacturable PDK for a 130nm process

Thesis: Partial State in Dataflow-Based Materialized Views

Elon Musk on Cameras vs LiDAR for Self Driving and Autonomous Cars

Technical leadership and glue work - Tanya Reilly | #LeadDevNewYork

CppCon 2018: Hana Dusíková “Compile Time Regular Expressions”

Alen Ladavac - Taking CI and automated testing seriously - WebCamp Zagreb 2018

Crafting A Tiny Open World: A Short Hike Postmortem

A History of The ARM Microprocessor | Dave Jaggar | Talks at Google

XDC 2020 - Day 1 - September 16, 2020

James Gosling - Simula: a personal journey

Stephen Krashen: Language Acquisition and Comprehensible Input

Best Tech Talks 2020, Ranked by Hacker News

Sort by

Type

Features

Rust NYC: Jon Gjengset - Demystifying unsafe code

My descent into America's neo-Nazi movement & how I got out | Christian Picciolini | TEDxMileHigh

The Mental Game of Python - Raymond Hettinger [synced version]

David Kriesel: Lies, damned lies and scans

Swami Sarvapriyananda at IITK - "Who Am I?" according to Mandukya Upanishad-Part 1

The illusion of consciousness | Dan Dennett

Coronavirus Update 98: Rapid COVID 19 Antigen Testing at Home - A Possible Breakthrough

How Coronavirus Kills: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) & COVID 19 Treatment

Rich Harris: Futuristic Web Development

Talk: Video Games and the Future of Education

A new look at active vs passive (Michael Green)

Something Deeply Hidden | Sean Carroll | Talks at Google

"Write a single library to handle all input devices, it'll be easy" they said...

Leaping the chasm from proprietary to open: A survivor's guide

What is Euler's formula actually saying? | Ep. 4 Lockdown live math

Lecture 7A: Metacircular Evaluator, Part 1

The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet OOPSLA 97 Keynote (VPRI 0719)

A Brief History of the BSD Fast Filesystem by Marshall Kirk McKusick

8LU - Are we *really* engineers? by Hillel Wayne

36C3 - A systematic evaluation of OpenBSD's mitigations

Why "scout mindset" is crucial to good judgment | Julia Galef | TEDxPSU

AWS re:Invent 2019: [REPEAT 1] Amazon DynamoDB deep dive: Advanced design patterns (DAT403-R1)

Jim Keller - Moore's Law in the age of AI Chips

Keynote - Preventing, Finding, and Fixing Bugs On a Time Budget | Raymond Hettinger @ PyBay2018

Kirk McKusick - A Narrative History of BSD

[FOSSi Dial-Up] Tim Ansell - Skywater PDK: Fully open source manufacturable PDK for a 130nm process

Thesis: Partial State in Dataflow-Based Materialized Views

Elon Musk on Cameras vs LiDAR for Self Driving and Autonomous Cars

Technical leadership and glue work - Tanya Reilly | #LeadDevNewYork

CppCon 2018: Hana Dusíková “Compile Time Regular Expressions”

Alen Ladavac - Taking CI and automated testing seriously - WebCamp Zagreb 2018

Crafting A Tiny Open World: A Short Hike Postmortem

A History of The ARM Microprocessor | Dave Jaggar | Talks at Google

XDC 2020 - Day 1 - September 16, 2020

James Gosling - Simula: a personal journey

Stephen Krashen: Language Acquisition and Comprehensible Input

8LU - Are we really engineers? by Hillel Wayne