Medlife Crisis: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "The Epidemic of Fake Disease", pointed to in threads about cancer screening, PSA tests, full-body MRIs and consumer diagnostics as an explanation of why more testing can hurt.
- explainer recommended in 7 different months by 7 HN users, 2020–2026Pointed to in threads about cancer screening, PSA tests, full-body MRIs and consumer diagnostics as an explanation of why more testing can hurt.
- explainer recommended in 4 different months by 3 HN users, 2019–2022HN points people to it as a nuanced, medically informed take whenever Wim Hof breathing or cold plunges come up.
- commentary recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users, 2020–2021HN recommends it as an informative review of the academic publishing business and its monopoly-like structure.
- explainer recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users, 2019–2024HN people link it as a short, funny and accurate explanation of why over-testing and over-screening can do harm.
- explainer recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users, 2019–2023HN recommends it as a good, short explanation of athlete's heart and the risks of extreme fitness.
Questions
Which Medlife Crisis video does Hacker News recommend most?
The Epidemic of Fake Disease: recommended in 7 different months by 7 HN users between 2020 and 2026.
Is this every Medlife Crisis 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.