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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 HNLiam – An Innovation Story
Apple
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2020
1 mo on HNDeep Visualization Toolbox
Jason Yosinski
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2025
1 mo on HNBrigade 3.0 preview - Real-time path tracing
icelaglace
Recommended 1× on HN · 2014–2018
1 mo on HNFeature Discovery Series Episode 3: Aerodynamics
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2021
1 mo on HNYandex Self-Driving Car. Moscow streets after a heavy snowfall
Яндекс Go
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2018
1 mo on HNXerox Star User Interface (1982) 1 of 2
VintageCG
Recommended 1× on HN · 2011–2024
1 mo on HNFaking RTX Global Illumination vs. RTX | 100% Ray-Traced Game, Pt 1
Gamers Nexus
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2019
1 mo on HNBookeen breakthrough real time web page scrolling on eInk panel
Bookeen
Recommended 1× on HN · 2011–2022
1 mo on HNTesla Bot Update | Sort & Stretch
Tesla
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2024
1 mo on HNComputational Design of Mechanical Characters
DisneyResearchHub
Recommended 1× on HN · 2013–2025
1 mo on HNVisualizing video at the speed of light — one trillion frames per second
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Recommended 1× on HN · 2011–2025
1 mo on HNThe Visual Microphone: Passive Recovery of Sound from Video
Abe Davis's Research
Recommended 1× on HN · 2015–2026
1 mo on HNInside a smart meter, and the REAL problem with them.
bigclivedotcom
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2024
1 mo on HNdrive.ai Rainy Night Autonomous Drive
drive.ai
Recommended 1× on HN · 2017–2017
1 mo on HNColor Maximite 2 - ARM CPU that runs BASIC!
The 8-Bit Guy
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2021
1 mo on HNTablet Newspaper (1994)
Matt Novak
Recommended 1× on HN · 2011–2012
1 mo on HNLest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys
pucitp
Recommended 1× on HN · 2011–2020
1 mo on HNThe Fastest Apple Mac is an Amiga - Fact or Fiction?
The Retro Collective
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2021
1 mo on HNSafespaces: An open source 3D / Virtual Reality Desktop
arcanfrontend
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2025
1 mo on HNMissile defense multiple kill vehicle hover test
theworacle
Recommended 1× on HN · 2021–2026
1 mo on HNDark Castle (1986) - Original Macintosh Version!
Classic Mac Gaming
Recommended 1× on HN · 2012–2022
1 mo on HNSunspring | A Sci-Fi Short Film Starring Thomas Middleditch
Ars Technica
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2017
1 mo on HNINCREDIBLE ZOOM | Nikon P1000 | Ben Lomond | Scotland
The Hovering Scotsman
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2023
1 mo on HNParkour Atlas
Boston Dynamics
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2021
1 mo on HNLaser diode self-mixing: Range-finding and sub-micron vibration measurement
Applied Science
Recommended 1× on HN · 2019–2025
1 mo on HNBuild a DIY full-frame CCD camera
Wenting Channel
Recommended 1× on HN · 2023–2024
1 mo on HNNotch Coding Minicraft!
simme337
Recommended 1× on HN · 2012–2022
1 mo on HNAggressive Maneuvers for Autonomous Quadrotor Flight
TheDmel
Recommended 1× on HN · 2011–2017
1 mo on HNYesterday's Computer of Tomorrow: The Xerox Alto │Smalltalk-76 Demo
Computer History Museum
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2025
1 mo on HNSpeech Recognition Breakthrough for the Spoken, Translated Word
Microsoft Research
Recommended 1× on HN · 2013–2024
1 mo on HNDoes High FPS make you a better gamer? Ft. Shroud - FINAL ANSWER
Linus Tech Tips
Recommended 1× on HN · 2020–2025
1 mo on HN1 million fps Slow Motion video of bullet impacts made by Werner Mehl from Kurzzeit
Matt Rece
Recommended 1× on HN · 2009–2023
1 mo on HNpuls (256 bytes)
JanRrrolaKadlec
Recommended 1× on HN · 2011–2014
1 mo on HNCoding in Stenography, Quick Demo
Art of Chording
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2023
1 mo on HNThe Black Lotus - Starstruck - Amiga Demo (AGA)
RetroDemoScene
Recommended 1× on HN · 2016–2025
1 mo on HNSeries circuit - 3 LEDs
Henryk Gasperowicz
Recommended 1× on HN · 2018–2020