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Psychology & human behavior Videos Recommended on Hacker News (166)
Psychology & human behavior is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 166 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2008 and 2026 — 487 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Psychology: cognitive biases, social psychology, decision making, motivation, habits, personality, experiments, happiness, relationships, behavioral science, persuasion.
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15 mo on HN1. Introduction to Human Behavioral Biology
Stanford
15 HN recommender · 2012–2026
13 mo on HNEssential Ideas for Parents
Jason Salotti
9 HN recommender · 2015–2025
13 mo on HNThe Century of the Self (Full Adam Curtis Documentary)
David Lessig
13 HN recommender · 2016–2026
12 mo on HNRandy Pausch's Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Carnegie Mellon University
12 HN recommender · 2008–2023
11 mo on HNAlain de Botton: Status Anxiety
Alain de Botton
4 HN recommender · 2015–2026
10 mo on HNControlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction
Andrew Huberman
12 HN recommender · 2021–2024
9 mo on HNThe Century of the Self - Part 1: "Happiness Machines"
JustAdamCurtis
13 HN recommender · 2017–2025
10 mo on HNRSA ANIMATE: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
Royal Society of Arts
11 HN recommender · 2010–2022
9 mo on HNWhy Being Delusional is a Superpower
Veritasium
9 HN recommender · 2020–2024
9 mo on HNThis is how you treat ADHD based off science, Dr Russell Barkley part of 2012 Burnett Lecture
Adhd Videos
10 HN recommender · 2015–2025
6 mo on HNLecture: 2017 Maps of Meaning 01: Context and Background
Jordan B Peterson
6 HN recommender · 2017–2022
8 mo on HNThe 7 Habits of Highly Miserable People
CGP Grey
11 HN recommender · 2017–2026
7 mo on HNIncels | ContraPoints
ContraPoints
7 HN recommender · 2018–2024
7 mo on HNNVC Marshall Rosenberg - San Francisco Workshop - FULL ENGLISH SUBTITLES TRANSCRIPTION
Centrum Nadania
6 HN recommender · 2019–2026
6 mo on HNThe Psychology of Human Misjudgement - Charlie Munger Full Speech
BuffettMungerWisdom
6 HN recommender · 2014–2023
7 mo on HNBrainwash: The Gender Equality Paradox
hgoetkehgoetke
6 HN recommender · 2014–2021
6 mo on HNToward Rational, Authentic Food Choices | Melanie Joy | TEDxMünchen
TEDx Talks
3 HN recommender · 2015–2023
5 mo on HNThe Expert Myth
Veritasium
6 HN recommender · 2022–2026
6 mo on HN"Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: Stress and Health" by Dr. Robert Sapolsky
Beckman Institute at Illinois
5 HN recommender · 2019–2025
6 mo on HNDr. Gabor Maté — Trauma, Addiction, Ayahuasca, and More
Tim Ferriss
6 HN recommender · 2018–2023
6 mo on HNCan You Watch This Without Getting Angry?
CGP Grey
6 HN recommender · 2015–2025
6 mo on HNThe Biggest Myth In Education
Veritasium
7 HN recommender · 2021–2024
5 mo on HN"Two incompatible sacred values in American universities" Jon Haidt, Hayek Lecture Series
Duke University Department of Political Science
6 HN recommender · 2017–2026
6 mo on HNTraffic Has a Perfect Solution. Humans Are the Problem.
CGP Grey
6 HN recommender · 2016–2026
4 mo on HNKeep your goals to yourself | Derek Sivers
TED
2 HN recommender · 2010–2023
4 mo on HNWhy I, as a black man, attend KKK rallies. | Daryl Davis | TEDxNaperville
TEDx Talks
3 HN recommender · 2018–2022
5 mo on HNInside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED
TED
5 HN recommender · 2016–2023
5 mo on HNSimon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace
David Crossman
5 HN recommender · 2017–2018
5 mo on HNThe Pervert's Guide to Computer Programming Languages - SXSW
Vulk Coop
6 HN recommender · 2019–2025
5 mo on HNFeynman: How to think 1 of 2 FUN TO IMAGINE 11
Christopher Sykes
5 HN recommender · 2011–2024
4 mo on HNJohn Cleese vs Extremism
eroosters
4 HN recommender · 2018–2024
4 mo on HNThe Bell Curve
Shaun
6 HN recommender · 2019–2025
5 mo on HNHow To Be Alone
Andrea Dorfman
6 HN recommender · 2010–2026
4 mo on HN[AUDIO FIXED] The Truth Cannot be Sexist - Steven Pinker on the biology of sex differences
Gravitahn
6 HN recommender · 2017–2018
5 mo on HNHow one tweet can ruin your life | Jon Ronson
TED
5 HN recommender · 2018–2025
4 mo on HNIt's Not About The Nail
Jason Headley
5 HN recommender · 2014–2026