Talks at Google — Best Videos According to Hacker News

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Republic, Lost | Lawrence Lessig | Talks at Google

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“That video has changed my point of view on the entire subject and has allowed me to start striking at the root.”

10 HN recommenders · 2011–2017

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Winners Take All | Anand Giridharadas | Talks at Google

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“I strongly encourage everyone - especialy anyone employed at Google - to watch it.”

9 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

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A Philosophy of Software Design | John Ousterhout | Talks at Google

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“This google talk is a condensed version of the (already small - 150 pags IIRC) book. I highly recommend both.”

11 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

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Dr. Michael Greger | How Not To Die | Talks at Google

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“If you're interested in the science, here's a long (but good) talk by Dr. Michael Greger”

8 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

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Debt: The First 5,000 Years | David Graeber | Talks at Google

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“this excellent talk by the late David Graeber about the history of debt”

8 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

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Frank Abagnale | Catch Me If You Can | Talks at Google

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“One of the best google talks I have seen.”

8 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

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The Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | Talks at Google

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“This video is probably the most clear resource I can think of that has all the information in one place.”

7 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

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Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It | Gary Taubes | Talks at Google

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“Highly recommend you watch this amazing lecture by Garry Taubes at Google”

6 HN recommenders · 2011–2022

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Democracy at Work: Curing Capitalism | Richard Wolff | Talks at Google

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“I recently came across an interesting talk by Richard Wolff at Google [1]”

6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

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Civil War General-Purpose Computing | Cory Doctorow | Talks at Google

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“I highly recommend reading up on what Cory has to say on DRM and the war on general purpose computing. It may change your mind.”

4 HN recommenders · 2012–2026

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Deskbound | Kelly Starrett | Talks at Google

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“my first recommended steps for you would be: 1. Watch the "Deskbound" Google Talk by Kelly Starett”

4 HN recommenders · 2013–2021

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Breakthrough with Healing Chronic Pain | Howard Schubiner | Talks at Google

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“The author links to Schubiner's talk on chronic pain, which I heartily recommend as the right balance of rigor and tone”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

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High Altitude Leadership | Chris Warner | Talks at Google

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“I highly, highly recommend listening to Chris Warner's talk on summitting K2”

3 HN recommenders · 2010–2014

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Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread | Sandy Pentland | Talks at Google

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“There's a great Authors at Google talk by Sandy Pentland”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2022

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The Energy Project | Tony Schwartz | Talks at Google

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“It's worth watching this talk from the Leading @ Google series -”

3 HN recommenders · 2010–2016

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Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman | Talks at Google

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“If you're short on time, watch Kahneman's talk at Google, which basically summarizes the first chapter or so.”

2 HN recommenders · 2011–2023

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Violence | Slavoj Žižek | Talks at Google

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“when it comes to discussing ideology, he's doing the best outreach bar none.”

4 HN recommenders · 2010–2022

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Why We Sleep: Science of Sleep & Dreams | Matthew Walker | Talks at Google

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“that I recommend watching if you're not a book person”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2019

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David Sinclair | Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To | Talks at Google

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“Google talk: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To (55:13) - By the author of the book”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

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Agile Project Management with Kanban | Eric Brechner | Talks at Google

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“Eric Brechner of Microsoft (of all possible places...) gives a great talk on his team's approach”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

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Strong Towns | Charles Marohn | Talks at Google

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“It has a great explanation of the difference between complex and complicated”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022

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Neuroscience of Personality | Dario Nardi | Talks at Google

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“This talk goes into some detail about how specific brain patterns seem to correlate with the Jungian cognitive functions”

1 HN recommenders · 2012–2016

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The Stuff of Thought | Steven Pinker | Talks at Google

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“For more on this topic, I recommend Steven Pinker's 2007 talk at Google.”

2 HN recommenders · 2010–2026

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Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence | John Searle | Talks at Google

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“He explains this in the google video very well”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2017

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Where Does Growth Come From? | Clayton Christensen | Talks at Google

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“Fascinating and very enjoyable talk”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2024

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Conan O'Brien | Talks at Google

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“This interview of Conan, where Vic was the interviewer, was hilarious.”

2 HN recommenders · 2010–2026

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The Stellar Consensus Protocol | David Mazières | Talks at Google

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“This is a great video explaining SCP in detail”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021

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Something Deeply Hidden | Sean Carroll | Talks at Google

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“I'd recommend watching this talk by Sean Carroll”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking | Daniel Dennett | Talks at Google

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“you might find Daniel Dennett's "Intuition Pumps and Tools for Thinking" interesting [1]”

1 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

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Charles Babbage and Difference Enginge No. 2 | Doron Swade | Talks at Google

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“Babbage historian Doron Swade's discussion of her insight into potential applications of the Analytical Engine beyond numeric calculation”

1 HN recommenders · 2012–2022

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Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea | Mark Blyth | Talks at Google

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“There is some interesting (and somewhat relevant) commentary on historical thought about paying for government in Mark Blyth's talk at google”

1 HN recommenders · 2015–2018

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Antifragille: Things That Gain from Disorder | Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Talks at Google

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“I think Nassim Taleb should have deserved it, for actually "predicting" the crises.”

1 HN recommenders · 2013–2023

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A History of The ARM Microprocessor | Dave Jaggar | Talks at Google

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“Dave Jaggar has some interesting comments on the history around DEC, StrongARM and the Austin ARM team.”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

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The Secret of Our Success | Joseph Henrich | Talks at Google

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“the secret of our success is in the connections between us”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2019

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Anathem | Neal Stephenson | Talks at Google

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“check out the Authors@Google talk he gave”

1 HN recommenders · 2008–2024

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Politics and Language | Noam Chomsky | Talks at Google

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“a pretty good, easy to grasp intro to his ideas on universal grammar and the language faculty”

1 HN recommenders · 2008–2018

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Inventing the Computer Mouse | Douglas Engelbart | Talks at Google

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“Inspirational ideas (unfortunately displayed with slides instead of Hyperdoc demos) and perplexed reactions in the ending Q&A session.”

1 HN recommenders · 2014–2018

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xkcd | Randall Munroe | Talks at Google

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“one of the all-time great geek moments was when Munroe did a tech talk at Google”

1 HN recommenders · 2008–2026