CGP Grey — Best Videos According to Hacker News

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Try to Rule Fairly and You'll Be Overthrown

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey's excellent Rules for Rulers video”

15 HN recommenders · 2016–2025

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What Happened to Horses Is Happening to Us

CGP Grey

“Excellent video on the subject: CGPGrey - Humans Need Not Apply”

11 HN recommenders · 2014–2026

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We Were Taught to Call Death a Blessing

CGP Grey

“CGP gray's videos on YouTube are maybe the most concise and fun to watch materials I've seen on the subject.”

12 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

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London Swallowed a City but Couldn't Digest It.

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey has a delightful video explaining this”

12 HN recommenders · 2012–2024

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You Need a Theme, Not a Goal

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey has an excellent video on this exact kind of goal setting”

10 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

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Why Your Vote Doesn't Count

CGP Grey

“this CGP Grey video explains how a first-past-the-post voting system all-but-guarantees a two party system to emerge over time”

10 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

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Why Some Diseases Only Traveled One Direction

CGP Grey

“I think CGP Grey does a great job at communicating the actual meat of Guns, Germs, and Steel here”

11 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

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The UK Is a Country Made of Countries

CGP Grey

“The best thing to do is to watch this great, quick and witty primer on the whole thing Britain/UK/England thing”

6 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

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Your Brain Thinks Your Whole Home Is One Room

CGP Grey

“i watch it once a week to keep things in perspective.”

17 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

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America Keeps Rejecting an ID Card It Already Has

CGP Grey

“this is the most enjoyable explanation for it I've seen, by CGP Grey”

14 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

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The 7 Habits of Highly Miserable People

CGP Grey

“Here's a great video going over the same concepts but in a humorous way.”

11 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

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The Voting System That Should Replace Every Election

CGP Grey

“I've been a huge fan of this system ever since CGP Grey made an excellent video on how it works and why it's great.”

7 HN recommenders · 2012–2021

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The EU Has Orbits, and the UK Fell Out of All of Them

CGP Grey

“taking from the amazing short overview here”

7 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

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Most Cities Got More Democratic. This One Didn't.

CGP Grey

“My favorite gateway drugs to learning more about the city of London are probably CGP Grey's videos”

6 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

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The Voting System That's Actually Too Good for Politicians to Allow

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey did a great video on STV”

7 HN recommenders · 2015–2021

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You Actually Share Your Brain With a Silent Stranger

CGP Grey

“I recommend watching this video by GPGrey, one of the best educational channels on YouTube”

7 HN recommenders · 2016–2025

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The Fastest Way to Board a Plane Feels Like the Slowest

CGP Grey

“Highly recommend this video of plane boarding methods by CGP Grey”

9 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

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Can You Watch This Without Getting Angry?

CGP Grey

“Great TED talk on the original twitter kerfuffle referenced in the article”

6 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

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Traffic Has a Perfect Solution. Humans Are the Problem.

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey did a really nice, concise video on the topic of traffic”

6 HN recommenders · 2016–2026

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Alexander Pope Wrote a 35-Page Takedown of a Historian

CGP Grey

“Linking the full video because it's a masterpiece”

5 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

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Don't Be the Last Person to Die

CGP Grey

“CGP gray's videos on YouTube are maybe the most concise and fun to watch materials I've seen on the subject.”

4 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

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The Voting System That Gives You Two Votes

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey has a great video on it”

5 HN recommenders · 2012–2026

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Your Post Code Is the Directions, Not the Destination

CGP Grey

“If you find this interesting and you haven't watched it, Go watch”

4 HN recommenders · 2025

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The US Has More Tribes Than the World Has Countries

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey made a very convincing video on the argument that at least in the US, unexpectedly enough, "Indian" is probably the most appropriate term”

4 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

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Copyright: How It Went Wrong

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey also did a fantastic video on the history of copyright and Disney's constant involvement.”

4 HN recommenders · 2012–2020

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The Only Safe Phone Is One Even the Police Can't Unlock

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey offers an easily digestible 5-minute primer”

4 HN recommenders · 2016–2025

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Every Ruler Makes the Same Mistake When They Die

CGP Grey

“The 101-level crash-course on this is CGP Grey's video Death & Dynasties”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

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Watching This Video Disqualifies You From Jury Duty for Life

CGP Grey

“Great video that explains this”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

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The Classroom Only Works for One Kid in the Room

CGP Grey

“I keep coming back to CGP Grey's take[0] on the issue”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

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You Can Win the Presidency With 22% of the Vote

CGP Grey

“you can effectively become president if you can get the right 22% of the USA to vote for you.”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2020

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A Third of America Belongs to America

CGP Grey

“You might enjoy CGP Grey's "What is federal land?" [0].”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2020

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A4 Paper Is Too Perfect

CGP Grey

“the most psychedelic experience one can have without doing drugs”

2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026

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The US-Canada Border Is 5,500 Miles of Pure Nonsense

CGP Grey

“There's a great CGP Grey video on the Canada-US border well worth watching if this interests you”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

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The UK Election Results Were the Worst in History

CGP Grey

“Great CGP Grey video on the 2015 General Election in the UK”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2022

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The Secret Reason Horses Let Us Ride Them

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey has a great video [0] that goes into why some animals are better to farm/breed/eat than others.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

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Death to Pennies

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey has an excellent youtube video on the whole issue for the US.”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2023

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Your Coffee Addiction Is Probably Good for You

CGP Grey

“Nice explanatory video on the matter”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2017

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One Typo, Wrong Continent

CGP Grey

“just fascinating and worth the watch”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

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Why Teleportation Would Kill You

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey has a good look at the question wrt Star Trek teleportation”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

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Pentagons Are Terrible at One Thing

CGP Grey

“he manages to cover a lot of ground”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

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You Lose an Hour of Sleep to Save $4

CGP Grey

“This guy makes absolutely amazing videos on a number of subjects explaining things in really simple terms.”

1 HN recommenders · 2011–2019

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There's No Crying in Flag Design

CGP Grey

“This one video has had more influance on flag design than any written editorial.”

1 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

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Some Countries Exist Only on Paper

CGP Grey

“You might find this video clip interesting”

1 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

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Tiffany: The Name That Cheats Death

CGP Grey

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

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Two Is the Wrong Number of Days Off

CGP Grey

“I'm a big fan of CPGrey's Wednesday concept”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

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The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey did a video explaining the true cost of the monarchy.”

1 HN recommenders · 2013–2022