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3 mo on HNAdam Savage's Epiphany on the Science of Measurement!
Adam Savage’s Tested
Recommended 3× on HN · 2022–2023
3 mo on HNHow GPS Works, And How It Got Better Than The Designers Ever Imagined
Scott Manley
Recommended 3× on HN · 2023–2025
3 mo on HNHawking Radiation
PBS Space Time
Recommended 3× on HN · 2019–2024
3 mo on HNDo we have to accept Quantum weirdness? De Broglie Bohm Pilot Wave Theory explained
Looking Glass Universe
Recommended 3× on HN · 2017–2020
3 mo on HNWhy Snow and Confetti Ruin YouTube Video Quality
Tom Scott
Recommended 3× on HN · 2018–2024
3 mo on HNThe Halo Drive
Cool Worlds
Recommended 3× on HN · 2019–2023
3 mo on HNWhy is the Solar System Flat?
minutephysics
Recommended 3× on HN · 2014–2025
3 mo on HNRSA ANIMATE: Smile or Die
Royal Society of Arts
Recommended 3× on HN · 2011–2022
3 mo on HNWatching This Video Disqualifies You From Jury Duty for Life
CGP Grey
Recommended 3× on HN · 2015–2024
3 mo on HNDo Events Inside Black Holes Happen?
PBS Space Time
Recommended 5× on HN · 2016–2021
3 mo on HNThe Fermi Paradox: Dark Forest Theory
Isaac Arthur
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2024
3 mo on HNBrené Brown on Empathy
Royal Society of Arts
Recommended 3× on HN · 2013–2020
3 mo on HNWhy It's Impossible to Tune a Piano
minutephysics
Recommended 2× on HN · 2015–2026
3 mo on HNHow We Solved the Worst Minigame in Zelda's History
Linkus7
Recommended 3× on HN · 2020–2024
3 mo on HNBed Bugs- What You've Been Told is Totally False
Mark Rober
Recommended 3× on HN · 2023–2025
3 mo on HNThe Loudness War
Matt Mayfield Music
Recommended 3× on HN · 2009–2025
3 mo on HNWhich key is the saddest?
Adam Neely
Recommended 3× on HN · 2018–2020
3 mo on HNHow Kodak Exposed Nuclear Testing
Veritasium
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2025
3 mo on HNYou Can Win the Presidency With 22% of the Vote
CGP Grey
Recommended 3× on HN · 2015–2020
3 mo on HNA Million Dollars vs A Billion Dollars, Visualized: A Road Trip
Tom Scott
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2026
2 mo on HNHow does a whip break the sound barrier? (Slow Motion Shockwave formation) - Smarter Every Day 207
SmarterEveryDay
Recommended 2× on HN · 2019–2023
3 mo on HNWhy does light slow down in water?
Fermilab
Recommended 3× on HN · 2020–2023
3 mo on HNInfinite fractions and the most irrational number
Mathologer
Recommended 3× on HN · 2019–2026
3 mo on HNYou've (Likely) Been Playing The Game Of Life Wrong
Veritasium
Recommended 4× on HN · 2025–2026
3 mo on HNI, Pencil: The Movie
I, Pencil
Recommended 3× on HN · 2017–2021
3 mo on HNAdam Ruins Everything - The Truth About the McDonald's Coffee Lawsuit
truTV
Recommended 3× on HN · 2017–2023
2 mo on HNAlgorithmic Redistricting: Elections made-to-order
AlphaPhoenix
Recommended 2× on HN · 2023–2025
3 mo on HNA Third of America Belongs to America
CGP Grey
Recommended 3× on HN · 2018–2020
3 mo on HNWhy Japan's Conviction Rate is 99% (Actually Explained)
That Japanese Man Yuta
Recommended 3× on HN · 2020–2020
3 mo on HNDoes "land area" assume a country is perfectly flat?
Stand-up Maths
Recommended 3× on HN · 2020–2023
3 mo on HNSlow Motion Flipping Cat Physics | Smarter Every Day 58
SmarterEveryDay
Recommended 3× on HN · 2012–2023
3 mo on HNCracking Enigma in 2021 - Computerphile
Computerphile
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2024
3 mo on HNHow big is a visible photon?
Huygens Optics
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2025
3 mo on HNHomochirality: Why Nature Never Makes Mirror Molecules
Steve Mould
Recommended 3× on HN · 2021–2022
3 mo on HNWhy this British crossroads was so dangerous
Tom Scott
Recommended 3× on HN · 2020–2025
3 mo on HNHow "oldschool" graphics worked Part 1 - Commodore and Nintendo
The 8-Bit Guy
Recommended 4× on HN · 2015–2019