Tech talks
Best Tech Talks 2020, Ranked by Hacker News
First recommended on Hacker News in 2020, still worth watching: these 163 tech talks and lectures earned 427 recommendations across the years.
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1 mo on HNGregory Chaitin - Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered?
Closer To Truth
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2021
1 mo on HNKlein Bottles - Numberphile
Numberphile
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2022
1 mo on HNFrank Zappa explains the decline of the music business
budagum
Recommended 1× on HN · 2011–2026
1 mo on HNWhere GREP Came From - Computerphile
Computerphile
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2020
1 mo on HNFoundation 07 // Chris Sacca
Kevin Rose
Recommended 1× on HN · 2012–2013
1 mo on HNTed Nelson struggles with uncomprehending radio interviewer, 1979
TheTedNelson
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2024
1 mo on HNOral History of John Backus
Computer History Museum
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2026
1 mo on HNFeynman_i_dont_like_honors_ [longer_version]
batxg3
Recommended 1× on HN · 2009–2024
1 mo on HNBuilding the PERFECT Linux PC with Linus Torvalds
Linus Tech Tips
Recommended 1× on HN · 2025–2026
1 mo on HNApple Execs on What Went Wrong With Siri, iOS 26 and More (Full Interview) | WSJ
The Wall Street Journal
Recommended 1× on HN · 2025–2025
1 mo on HNGrace Hopper on Letterman
TheLazlo101
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2018
1 mo on HNTypeScript is being ported to Go | interview with Anders Hejlsberg
Michigan TypeScript
Recommended 2× on HN · 2025–2025
1 mo on HN[11] Mike Clark, AMD Zen Chief Architect
TechTechPotato
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2025
1 mo on HNA Conversation with Paul Graham - Moderated by Geoff Ralston
Y Combinator
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2020
1 mo on HNCNN, Feynman and the Challenger disaster
vsrr83
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2025
1 mo on HNDonald Knuth - My advice to young people (93/97)
Web of Stories - Life Stories of Remarkable People
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2025
1 mo on HNJoe Rogan Experience #2255 - Mark Zuckerberg
PowerfulJRE
Recommended 2× on HN · 2025–2026
1 mo on HNMarcus Hutter: Universal Artificial Intelligence, AIXI, and AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #75
Lex Fridman
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2025
1 mo on HNDoes John Conway hate his Game of Life?
Numberphile
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2024
1 mo on HNWhat is it Like to Work for Elon Musk?
JRE Clips
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2023
1 mo on HNHow We Prevent the AI’s from Killing us with Paul Christiano
Bankless
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2023
1 mo on HNMojo Lang - Tomorrow's High Performance Python? (with Chris Lattner)
Developer Voices
Recommended 1× on HN · 2024–2025
1 mo on HNLinus Torvalds on his insults: respect should be earned.
TFiR
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2018
1 mo on HNSteve Jobs: Sale/Marketing People vs. Product People
Think Multiply
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2026
1 mo on HNJim Coplien and Bob Martin Debate TDD
alexsmail
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2017
1 mo on HNElon Musk and Kevin Rose
Kevin Rose
Recommended 1× on HN · 2012–2014
1 mo on HNWarren Buffett: Bitcoin Is An Asset That Creates Nothing | CNBC
CNBC
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2021
1 mo on HNThe First Principles Method Explained by Elon Musk
Innomind
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2021
1 mo on HNOral History of William David "Bill" Mensch Jr.
Computer History Museum
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2021
1 mo on HNSteve jobs on why xerox failed
Steve Jobs
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2026
1 mo on HNTheo de Raadt (ruBSD 2013)
fuckyoustupidzombie
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2020
1 mo on HNChamath Palihapitiya, Founder and CEO Social Capital, on Money as an Instrument of Change
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2019
1 mo on HNBill Atkinson: Polaroids showing the Evolution of the Lisa GUI
Computer History Museum
Recommended 1× on HN · 2025–2026
1 mo on HNThe mathematician who cracked Wall Street | Jim Simons
TED
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2024
1 mo on HNMr. Startup: Paul Graham, founder of YCombinator, and his "no asshole" rule
Robert Scoble
Recommended 1× on HN · 2010–2022
1 mo on HNDouglas Engelbart Interviewed by John Markoff of the New York Times
Computer History Museum
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2018