Tech talks
Best Tech Talks 2026, Ranked by Hacker News
First recommended on Hacker News in 2026, still worth watching: these 387 tech talks and lectures earned 1364 recommendations across the years.
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1 mo on HNDarts in Higher Dimensions (with 3blue1brown) - Numberphile
Numberphile
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNWhy do people keep getting this wrong‽
Stand-up Maths
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2025
1 mo on HNThe Unbeatable Game from the 60s: Dr NIM
Stand-up Maths
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2023
1 mo on HNThe Universe is Hostile to Computers
Veritasium
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNGradIEEEnt half decent: The hidden power of imprecise lines
suckerpinch
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2024
1 mo on HNThe Electrowetting Display
IEEE Spectrum
Recommended 1× on HN · 2013–2017
1 mo on HNThis Video Has 77,321,815 Views
Tom Scott
Recommended 2× on HN · 2020–2026
1 mo on HNHow big is a billion? - Numberphile
Numberphile
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2024
1 mo on HNThe step-by-step, mechanical logic of old pinball machines
Technology Connections
Recommended 1× on HN · 2024–2025
1 mo on HN“Too Much Thermal Paste” – Benchmark of Thermal Paste Quantity
Gamers Nexus
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2024
1 mo on HNThese Are Not Pixels: Revisited
Technology Connections
Recommended 2× on HN · 2018–2023
1 mo on HNThe most deadly project on the Internet
bigclivedotcom
Recommended 2× on HN · 2022–2024
1 mo on HNCrowd Wisdom Principles
Hypermind
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2025
1 mo on HNCorrelation CAN Imply Causation! | Statistics Misconceptions
minutephysics
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2022
1 mo on HNThe Strange Math That Predicts (Almost) Anything
Veritasium
Recommended 1× on HN · 2025–2025
1 mo on HNThe Last Human – A Glimpse Into The Far Future
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2023
1 mo on HNUsing AI To Detect AI Music (and other music industry data-porn)
Benn Jordan
Recommended 1× on HN · 2025–2026
1 mo on HNMechanical circuits: electronics without electricity
Steve Mould
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2024
1 mo on HNWhat is PLUS times PLUS?
2swap
Recommended 1× on HN · 2025–2026
1 mo on HNVACNET Anti-cheat
3kliksphilip
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2023
1 mo on HNDNA Testing and Privacy (Behind the scenes at the 23andMe Lab) - Smarter Every Day 176
SmarterEveryDay
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2019
1 mo on HNBase 12 - Numberphile
Numberphile
Recommended 1× on HN · 2013–2020
1 mo on HNWhy are people mean on Twitter? - Smarter Every Day 214
SmarterEveryDay
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2020
1 mo on HNCh(e)at GPT? - Computerphile
Computerphile
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2026
1 mo on HNTrusted Computing? Yes or No
Robin Good
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2023
1 mo on HNTypesetters in the '80s - Computerphile
Computerphile
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2020
1 mo on HNpointerpointer.com's use of voronoi, canvas, and javascript
Paul Irish
Recommended 1× on HN · 2012–2025
1 mo on HNDesign Club - Super Mario Bros: Level 1-1 - How Super Mario Mastered Level Design
Extra History
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2023
1 mo on HNHow Lexus Fixed Tesla's Bad Idea: Steer-By-Wire Yoke
Engineering Explained
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2024
1 mo on HNHow Japan Learned Semiconductors
Asianometry
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2023
1 mo on HNSomeone improved my code by 40,832,277,770%
Stand-up Maths
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2023
1 mo on HNHow to slow down a stock exchange
Tom Scott
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2023
1 mo on HNWhy the Soviet Computer Failed
Asianometry
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2024
1 mo on HNwhy typing like this is sometimes okay.
Tom Scott
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2024
1 mo on HNWill YouTube Ever Run Out Of Video IDs?
Tom Scott
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2026
1 mo on HNTSP #183 - Starlink Dish Phased Array Design, Architecture & RF In-depth Analysis
The Signal Path
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2026