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Best Tech Talks on YouTube, Ranked by Hacker News
Conference talks and lectures that Hacker News keeps recommending — ranked not by view count, but by how many separate months HN commenters kept vouching for them.
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5 mo on HN"Clean" Code, Horrible Performance
Molly Rocket
3 HN recommender · 2023–2026
5 mo on HNOperation InfeKtion: How Russia Perfected the Art of War | NYT Opinion
New York Times Opinion
3 HN recommender · 2019–2022
4 mo on HNTearing Down the Model T of Our Time - Autoline After Hours 284
Autoline Network
6 HN recommender · 2015–2018
4 mo on HNFeynman: What things really are like FUN TO IMAGINE 1
Christopher Sykes
4 HN recommender · 2011–2013
4 mo on HNHow to Move the Sun: Stellar Engines
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
3 HN recommender · 2020–2025
4 mo on HNDesign Patterns vs Anti pattern in APL by Aaron W Hsu at FnConf17
ConfEngine
4 HN recommender · 2018–2022
5 mo on HNThe mathematics of weight loss | Ruben Meerman | TEDxQUT (edited version)
TEDx Talks
6 HN recommender · 2017–2024
5 mo on HNHow one tweet can ruin your life | Jon Ronson
TED
5 HN recommender · 2018–2025
4 mo on HNDasher: information-efficient text entry
Google TechTalks
2 HN recommender · 2016–2025
4 mo on HNThe A.I. Dilemma - March 9, 2023
Center for Humane Technology
11 HN recommender · 2023–2024
5 mo on HNMarc Levoy - Lectures on Digital Photography - Lecture 1 (21mar16).mp4
Marc Levoy
5 HN recommender · 2019–2026
5 mo on HNEnd of Space – Creating a Prison for Humanity
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
5 HN recommender · 2018–2026
4 mo on HNNuclear 101: How Nuclear Bombs Work Part 1/2
Belfer Center
4 HN recommender · 2018–2024
5 mo on HNBell's Theorem: The Quantum Venn Diagram Paradox
minutephysics
8 HN recommender · 2019–2024
4 mo on HNIt's Not About The Nail
Jason Headley
5 HN recommender · 2014–2026
4 mo on HNAnimated Voting Methods
Unify The Vote
3 HN recommender · 2018–2022
4 mo on HNDr. Satchin Panda on Time-Restricted Feeding and Its Effects on Obesity, Muscle Mass & Heart Health
FoundMyFitness
5 HN recommender · 2017–2018
3 mo on HNIntrinsic Gravity by Still
TiXL
3 HN recommender · 2019–2026
4 mo on HNExposing Tether - Bitcoin's Biggest Secret
Coffeezilla
7 HN recommender · 2021–2025
4 mo on HNHow to crash an airplane – Nickolas Means | The Lead Developer UK 2016
LeadDev
4 HN recommender · 2019–2024
3 mo on HNintroducing copyparty, the FOSS file server
tripflag
7 HN recommender · 2025–2026
4 mo on HNYour Post Code Is the Directions, Not the Destination
CGP Grey
4 HN recommender · 2025–2025
4 mo on HNBest fan placement to move air through the house
Matthias random stuff
4 HN recommender · 2021–2025
4 mo on HNDomain Modeling Made Functional - Scott Wlaschin - KanDDDinsky 2019
KanDDDinsky
3 HN recommender · 2020–2026
4 mo on HN.kkrieger - The FPS Game in 96KB (Full Gameplay)
Daniel Hands
3 HN recommender · 2013–2026
4 mo on HNVelocity 2012: Richard Cook, "How Complex Systems Fail"
O'Reilly
3 HN recommender · 2013–2021
4 mo on HNFlat Earth: A Measured Response
hbomberguy
3 HN recommender · 2019–2024
4 mo on HNRinging in Ears Tinnitus Treatment
ringinginearsv
4 HN recommender · 2016–2023
4 mo on HNRSA ANIMATE: Language as a Window into Human Nature
Royal Society of Arts
2 HN recommender · 2011–2022
4 mo on HNNoam Chomsky: The five filters of the mass media machine | The Listening Post
Al Jazeera English
2 HN recommender · 2018–2026
4 mo on HNWhy is TV 29.97 frames per second?
Stand-up Maths
4 HN recommender · 2016–2025
4 mo on HNPop an ollie and innovate! | Rodney Mullen | TED
TED
4 HN recommender · 2018–2021
4 mo on HNSuper Pointy Sprint Missile - 0 to Mach 10 in 15 Seconds - 100Gs & 6000°F
Dark Footage
3 HN recommender · 2021–2024
4 mo on HNHilbert's Curve: Is infinite math useful?
3Blue1Brown
4 HN recommender · 2017–2024
3 mo on HNThe Infinite Pattern That Never Repeats
Veritasium
4 HN recommender · 2021–2023
4 mo on HNProgressive Performance (Chrome Dev Summit 2016)
Chrome for Developers
4 HN recommender · 2016–2018