Harvard Online: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Electron transport chain", hN commenters share it to show how cells work as nanoscale machines, which many find mind-blowing.
- 6 HN recommenders 5 months 2020–2024lectureHN commenters share it to show how cells work as nanoscale machines, which many find mind-blowing.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2021–2022explainerRecommended as a beautiful, accessible animation of cellular energy production.
- 2 HN recommenders 1 months 2021–2025explainerLinked as a vivid visualization of ATP synthase as a rotary molecular machine, often in discussions of protein machines and cellular energy.
Questions
Which Harvard Online video does Hacker News recommend most?
Electron transport chain: recommended in 5 different months by 6 HN users between 2020 and 2024.
Is this every Harvard Online video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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