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Life sciences (other): videos Hacker News recommends
Other life science and health topics: medical history, miscellaneous biology lectures, alternative medicine debates, public health policy. Below: every video in this topic that at least three HN users linked with real commentary, in at least three different months (1 tutorial, 1 talk, 1 podcast episode), best-scored first, with the comments on each video page.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2016–2023R ringinginearsv · tutorialTinnitus sufferers share it as a free trick that briefly stops the ringing, though not as a cure.
- 2 HN recommenders 3 months 2021–2025A AncestryFoundation · talkHN commenters credit it as a life-changing talk, with some reporting reduced prescriptions after following the method.
- 2 HN recommenders 3 months 2024–2026P Peter Attia MD · podcast episodeHN commenters point to it as a detailed primer on why US healthcare is expensive and where the money goes.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2016–2025T TheDamnWreckless · comedy videoHN commenters link it as a funny, quotable takedown of alternative medicine and cite its lines (such as 'alternative medicine that works is called medicine') in threads on homeopathy.
Questions
What is the most recommended life sciences (other) video on Hacker News?
Ringing in Ears Tinnitus Treatment by ringinginearsv: Tinnitus sufferers share it as a free trick that briefly stops the ringing, though not as a cure.
How is this life sciences (other) list ranked?
By HackerTube's score: the number of distinct months in which an HN comment recommended the video, plus half a point for every month with a strong recommendation. One viral thread counts less than steady recommendations over years.
Where do the videos come from?
From every Hacker News comment between 2007 and 2026 that linked a YouTube video, labeled by an AI model as a recommendation, a citation, a joke or a criticism. The list is published by HackerTube under ODC-By 1.0; this edition adds indexable pages and the comment context.
Video list and Hacker News comment labels from HackerTube (prompted by @karpathy), released under ODC-By 1.0, built on the open-index/hacker-news archive. Hacker News data is provided by Y Combinator; comments remain the work of their authors. Video titles, channel names and thumbnails belong to their creators and are shown via YouTube. HackerTube Watch is an unofficial edition. Data export of 2026-10-31.