National Geographic: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "50 Years Ago, This Was a Wasteland. He Changed Everything | Short Film Showcase", cited in climate and water threads as an encouraging example of large-scale landscape restoration.
- documentary recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users, 2018–2022Cited in climate and water threads as an encouraging example of large-scale landscape restoration.
- news clip cited on HN 3 times, 2021–2022HN commenters bring it up as proof that laser mosquito defense is technically feasible, in threads about DIY pest-zapping projects.
- demo cited on HN 3 times, 2019–2024Cited as evidence of how ancient people could move huge stones with only ropes and simple methods.
- explainer cited on HN 3 times, 2020–2023Cited as a vivid example of parasites controlling host behavior whenever zombie-fungus comparisons come up.
Questions
Which National Geographic video does Hacker News recommend most?
50 Years Ago, This Was a Wasteland. He Changed Everything | Short Film Showcase: recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users between 2018 and 2022.
Is this every National Geographic 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.