Shaun: 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 Bell Curve", hN commenters most often cite it as a thorough, well-sourced debunking of The Bell Curve and of popular IQ claims.
- 6 HN recommenders 4 months 2019–2025commentaryHN commenters most often cite it as a thorough, well-sourced debunking of The Bell Curve and of popular IQ claims.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2020–2025documentaryHN recommends it as a thorough, nuanced account of why the bombings happened and what led Japan to surrender.
- cited 3× 0 months 2018–2021commentaryReferenced as evidence of the Nazi iconography and chants at the rally, in arguments over how to characterize it.
Questions
Which Shaun video does Hacker News recommend most?
The Bell Curve: recommended in 4 different months by 6 HN users between 2019 and 2025.
Is this every Shaun 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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