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Evolution & genetics Videos Recommended on Hacker News (57)

Evolution & genetics is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 57 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2009 and 2026 — 169 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.

Evolution and genetics: natural selection, Dawkins, DNA, genomics, heritability, CRISPR, human origins, paleontology, evolutionary biology, genetics of intelligence.

Evolution & genetics Videos Recommended on Hacker News (57)

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DEF CON 25 - John Sotos - Genetic Diseases to Guide Digital Hacks of the Human Genome

Once you understand game theory, you understand the world.

DNA animation (2002-2014) by Drew Berry and Etsuko Uno wehi.tv #ScienceArt

I Genetically Engineered *MYSELF* to Fix Lactose Intolerance

mRNA Translation (Advanced)

Michael Levin: The electrical blueprints that orchestrate life | TED

The Intense 8 Hour Hunt | Attenborough Life of Mammals | BBC Earth

The Evolution of Bacteria on a “Mega-Plate” Petri Dish (Kishony Lab)

Evo-Devo (Despacito Biology Parody) | A Capella Science

4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour

The Bell Curve

[AUDIO FIXED] The Truth Cannot be Sexist - Steven Pinker on the biology of sex differences

If Brains are Computers, Who Designs the Software? - with Daniel Dennett

2. Behavioral Evolution

Depression is a disease of civilization: Stephen Ilardi at TEDxEmory

Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? | David Epstein

Information, Evolution, and intelligent Design - With Daniel Dennett

David Reich — How one small tribe conquered the world 70,000 years ago

Michael Levin: Anatomical decision-making by cellular collectives

Simulating Green Beard Altruism

Do we see reality as it is? | Donald Hoffman | TED

How did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey

The Secret Reason Horses Let Us Ride Them

Why Women Are Stripey

Hjernevask - Brainwashing (Eng Sub) Part 1 - The Gender Equality Paradox

What Fossils Will We Leave Behind in 65 Million Years?

Karl Sims - Evolved Virtual Creatures, Evolution Simulation, 1994

What Is the RNA World Hypothesis?

Richard Dawkins demonstrates the evolution of the eye

The Bizarre Truth About Purebred Dogs (and Why Mutts Are Better) - Adam Ruins Everything

Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots | Lex Fridman Podcast #325

How the Krebs cycle powers life and death – with Nick Lane

How They Caught The Golden State Killer

Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?

Simple Bacteria Genetic Engineering

Asking Hunter-Gatherers Life's Toughest Questions

I Genetically Engineered MYSELF to Fix Lactose Intolerance