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Hacker News has been recommending YouTube videos to itself since 2007. This is the list: 6,454 talks, lectures, documentaries and explainers that at least three different people pointed to, in at least three different months, ranked by how many years the recommendations kept coming. Every video page shows the actual comments. What is HackerTube?
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The HN classics
Recommended again and again, year after year.
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HN recommends it repeatedly as one of the best and most entertaining programming talks, and as the talk that makes the Y combinator click, even for people who do not use Ruby.18 months, 17 people -
Andor GafotasHN repeatedly calls it the best in-depth introduction to IC manufacturing, a sense-of-awe talk by an independent engineer, while wishing for an updated version.18 months, 19 people -
HN treats it as the canonical, near-universally recommended lecture on giving talks and presentations.16 months, 17 people -
HN treats it as the best starting point for really understanding backprop and neural nets, because Karpathy explains the why with intuition and builds everything in code.16 months, 17 people -
HN repeatedly recommends it as a master class in limited-palette pixel art and palette cycling, from an artist behind Loom and Monkey Island.17 months, 13 people -
Видео с мероприятий {speach!It is HN's standard answer to why Python cannot easily get much faster, and is recommended by people who work on JITs and alternative runtimes.16 months, 15 people -
HN repeatedly calls it the clearest introduction to waves and transmission-line behavior, better than modern explainers.15 months, 12 people -
HN treats it as the definitive, compassionate documentary on why people fall into conspiracy theories.15 months, 17 people -
One of the most consistently recommended lecture series on HN, praised as fascinating, funny and eye-opening about human behavior across many scales.15 months, 15 people -
Principles by Ray DalioHN repeatedly recommends it as the best layperson overview of debt, credit and economic cycles.17 months, 18 people -
HN treats it as a top-tier programming talk for learning refactoring and for the wrong-abstraction principle, recommended repeatedly over a decade.15 months, 15 people -
HN's default recommendation for understanding the Fourier transform intuitively; many say it was the explanation that made it click.15 months, 16 people
Recent favorites
First recommended in the last three years, already recommended more than once.
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12 months, 17 people -
10 months, 13 people -
8 months, 10 people -
Better Software Conference8 months, 11 people -
7 months, 10 people -
The Movie Rabbit Hole6 months, 6 people -
xDahl6 months, 6 people -
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics6 months, 6 people
Quiet favorites
Mentioned by only a handful of people, but nearly every one of them insisted you watch it.
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Rotten Tomatoes Trailers5 months, 4 people -
Jenny Nicholson4 months, 4 people -
Alessandro Grespan4 months, 4 people -
3 months, 3 people -
3 months, 3 people -
thepostarchive3 months, 3 people -
5 months, 6 people -
5 months, 4 people
Recommended for a decade or more
The widest span between the first and the latest recommendation.
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1 month, 1 person -
12 months, 14 people -
6 months, 6 people -
TheRichterScales2 months, 3 people -
2 months, 2 people -
New Scientist1 month, 1 person -
1 month, 1 person -
dftube1 month, 1 person
Software Engineering & Languages
1,604 videos in 11 topics, for example Programming language design, Functional programming, C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languages.
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Metosin12 months, 12 people -
11 months, 14 people -
10 months, 11 people -
9 months, 11 people
Systems, Networks & Security
956 videos in 10 topics, for example Databases & storage, Distributed systems, Operating systems & kernels.
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11 months, 12 people -
11 months, 10 people -
9 months, 12 people -
9 months, 9 people
AI, Machine Learning & Data
718 videos in 9 topics, for example Machine learning & deep learning, LLMs & generative AI, AI safety, AGI & impact.
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14 months, 16 people -
Google DeepMind10 months, 10 people -
10 months, 10 people -
11 months, 11 people
Mathematics & Theoretical CS
479 videos in 9 topics, for example Algorithms & data structures, Computability & complexity theory, Quantum computing.
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10 months, 9 people -
Reducible8 months, 7 people -
9 months, 9 people -
7 months, 7 people
Hardware & Electronics
769 videos in 8 topics, for example Computer architecture & CPUs, Semiconductors & chip manufacturing, Electronics & circuit design.
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12 months, 14 people -
TNMoC11 months, 11 people -
11 months, 11 people -
The Qualcomm Institute10 months, 12 people
Computing History & Culture
1,295 videos in 8 topics, for example History of computing, GUI, HCI & interface history, Hacker culture & free software.
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gimpymoo14 months, 15 people - TNMoC11 months, 11 people
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Excelsior1000012 months, 13 people -
The Documentary Network12 months, 13 people
Design, Graphics & Visual Media
501 videos in 9 topics, for example UX & UI design, Product & industrial design, Graphic design & typography.
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Rui Oliveira11 months, 12 people -
CreativeMornings HQ9 months, 12 people -
8 months, 8 people -
5 months, 2 people
Business, Startups & Economics
787 videos in 9 topics, for example Startups & entrepreneurship, Product, marketing & sales, Management, leadership & organizations.
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Rob Walling11 months, 13 people -
WIRED Investigations8 months, 8 people - CreativeMornings HQ9 months, 12 people
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8 months, 8 people
Politics, History & Society
1,425 videos in 9 topics, for example US politics & elections, Geopolitics & foreign policy, Law, policing & justice.
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12 months, 3 people -
11 months, 11 people -
11 months, 10 people -
AmericanRhetoric.com11 months, 12 people
Physics, Space & Chemistry
768 videos in 8 topics, for example Fundamental physics, Quantum physics, Cosmology & astrophysics.
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8 months, 8 people -
8 months, 8 people -
7 months, 6 people -
6 months, 6 people
Life Sciences, Mind & Health
827 videos in 11 topics, for example Neuroscience & the brain, Psychology & human behavior, Mental health & neurodiversity.
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The Artificial Intelligence Channel11 months, 12 people -
11 months, 10 people -
10 months, 12 people -
9 months, 6 people
Earth, Energy & Environment
448 videos in 8 topics, for example Climate science & climate change, Climate policy, solutions & debate, Nuclear power & fusion.
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Nysnø Klimainvesteringer8 months, 3 people -
6 months, 6 people -
5 months, 3 people -
5 months, 6 people
Engineering, Transport & Making
994 videos in 12 topics, for example Aviation & aerospace engineering, Cars, EVs & motorcycles, Transit, cities & urban planning.
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Mossie Fly11 months, 11 people -
6 months, 6 people -
6 months, 8 people -
6 months, 9 people
Games & Game Development
503 videos in 8 topics, for example Game design, Game programming & engines, Indie game development.
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grapefrukt12 months, 12 people -
Dutch Game Garden11 months, 10 people -
DevGAMM12 months, 14 people -
8 months, 11 people
Arts, Comedy, Music & Film
1,731 videos in 12 topics, for example Stand-up & sketch comedy, Satire & parody, Music performance & songs.
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9 months, 12 people -
8 months, 9 people -
CappyNJ7 months, 7 people -
5 months, 4 people
Ideas, Learning & Language
782 videos in 9 topics, for example Education & learning, University lectures & courses, Philosophy & ethics.
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UMBCtube9 months, 9 people -
Pierce College District WA10 months, 6 people -
9 months, 10 people -
8 months, 8 people