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Best Tech Talks on YouTube, Ranked by Hacker News
Conference talks and university lectures on software, systems, AI, hardware and computing 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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1 mo on HNEEVblog #822 - World's Worst Tablet Computer Teardown
EEVblog
Recommended 3× on HN · 2016–2017
1 mo on HNOpen Source 8.5 Digit Voltmeter from CERN: Build and Test
Marco Reps
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2025
1 mo on HNTake a look inside Steam Deck™!
Valve
Recommended 2× on HN · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNAlternate Reality Kit by Randall Smith at Xerox PARC 1986 (VPRI-0131)
Yoshiki Ohshima (大島芳樹)
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2021
1 mo on HNUnreal Engine 4 - GT.TV Exclusive Development Walkthrough
GameTrailers
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2016
1 mo on HN2Advanced Studios v2 flash website in 2001
Web Design Museum
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2023
1 mo on HNData-Oriented Demo: SOA, composition
Jonathan Blow
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2020
1 mo on HN8088 MPH by Hornet + CRTC + DESiRE (final version)
andrewmjenner
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2021
1 mo on HNUnveiling High NA EUV | ASML
ASML
Recommended 1× on HN · 2024–2025
1 mo on HNFacebook's Prototype VR Face Tracking Got Even Better
UploadVR
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2022
1 mo on HNNASA | A Year in the Life of Earth's CO2
NASA Goddard
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2022
1 mo on HNFreespin
Matthias Kramm
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2026
1 mo on HNDangerous tattoo remover from eBay is a MILLION watt laser
styropyro
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2022
1 mo on HNHigh-Speed Robot Hand
Hizook
Recommended 1× on HN · 2012–2020
1 mo on HNAmiga Boing Ball
amigang
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2026
1 mo on HNWelcome to Project Soli
Google ATAP
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2019
1 mo on HNDeepest Mandelbrot Set Zoom Animation ever - a New Record! 10^275 (2.1E275 or 2^915)
Orson Wang
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2025
1 mo on HNTypeScript types can run DOOM
Michigan TypeScript
Recommended 1× on HN · 2025–2025
1 mo on HNPREDATOR - Tracker that learns and improves
Zdenek Kalal
Recommended 1× on HN · 2011–2023
1 mo on HN14nm and 7nm are NOT what you think it is - Visiting Tescan Part 3/3
der8auer
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2021
1 mo on HNAwesome flesh-burning death lamp. (Germicidal UV)
bigclivedotcom
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2024
1 mo on HNAlto System Project: Larry Tesler demonstration of Gypsy
Computer History Museum
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2025
1 mo on HN[756] Sentry Safe Cut in Half FAST!
LockPickingLawyer
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2025
1 mo on HNReal Life Emoji Keyboard!
Tom Scott
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2024
1 mo on HNKiva Systems Warehouse Automation at Quiet Logistics
KivaDirector
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2021
1 mo on HNModos Paper Monitor Typing Demo
Modos
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2024
1 mo on HNLinear Book Scanner
Google TechTalks
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2021
1 mo on HNLive ClojureScript Game Editor
ibdknox
Recommended 1× on HN · 2012–2016
1 mo on HNTRON Smart House
uidcenter
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2026
1 mo on HNRaycasting engine in Factorio (vanilla 0.17) - Facto-RayO v1.0
arrow in my gluteus maximus
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2021
1 mo on HNSpaceballs - State of the Art - Amiga Demo (HD 50fps)
RetroDemoScene
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2024
1 mo on HNiPhone 13 A Repair Nightmare - Teardown and Repair Assessment
Hugh Jeffreys
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNApple's Future Computer: The Knowledge Navigator
Blake Patterson
Recommended 1× on HN · 2011–2024
1 mo on HNTesla Self Driving vs Everyday Roads!
Marques Brownlee
Recommended 1× on HN · 2022–2023
1 mo on HNWorld's Fastest Camera Drone Vs F1 Car (ft. Max Verstappen)
Red Bull
Recommended 1× on HN · 2024–2025
1 mo on HNAI Live Painting in Krita - Interactive updates
Acly
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2025