ScienceClic English: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "A new way to visualize General Relativity", called the best visualization of general relativity by many commenters, who say it cleared up long-held misunderstandings of gravity.
- 8 HN recommenders 6 months 2020–2026explainerCalled the best visualization of general relativity by many commenters, who say it cleared up long-held misunderstandings of gravity.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2021–2023coursePraised for its visualizations and pedagogy in threads about physics and differential geometry.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2022–2026explainerOffered as an accessible visualization for people wanting to understand particles as excitations of fields.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2020–2024explainerHN commenters recommend it as a helpful way to conceptualize why light speed is a limit.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2022–2025explainerRecommended as a great visual explanation of the infall experience, including when spaghettification happens.
Questions
Which ScienceClic English video does Hacker News recommend most?
A new way to visualize General Relativity: recommended in 6 different months by 8 HN users between 2020 and 2026.
Is this every ScienceClic English 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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