TehPhysicalist: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Feynman: Mathematicians versus Physicists", the reference people reach for when debating how math differs from physics.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2014–2022interviewThe reference people reach for when debating how math differs from physics.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2015–2025lectureHN uses it as a reference in threads on physics theories, models and what real understanding means.
- 2 HN recommenders 1 months 2015–2023lectureHN cites it when discussing how math should be learned and taught, and why physics isn't built from axioms.
Questions
Which TehPhysicalist video does Hacker News recommend most?
Feynman: Mathematicians versus Physicists: recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users between 2014 and 2022.
Is this every TehPhysicalist 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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