Jean-Marc Jancovici: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Jancovici : Can we save energy, jobs and growth at the same time ? 08/01/2018", recommended as a sober, physics-based account of how energy underlies the economy.
- 6 HN recommenders 6 months 2019–2023lectureRecommended as a sober, physics-based account of how energy underlies the economy.
- 4 HN recommenders 3 months 2021–2024talkRecommended in climate and energy threads as a numbers-based explanation of why energy underlies growth and emissions.
- cited 3× 0 months 2020–2024lectureCited as a source lecture series behind arguments on energy, EROEI, nuclear power and climate.
Questions
Which Jean-Marc Jancovici video does Hacker News recommend most?
Jancovici : Can we save energy, jobs and growth at the same time ? 08/01/2018: recommended in 6 different months by 6 HN users between 2019 and 2023.
Is this every Jean-Marc Jancovici 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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