The Thought Emporium — Best Videos According to Hacker News

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I Genetically Engineered *MYSELF* to Fix Lactose Intolerance

The Thought Emporium

“The rest of the channel is pure biohacking gold.”

8 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

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Am I still lactose tolerant? - Lactose Gene Therapy Update

The Thought Emporium

“His YouTube channel The Thought Emporium, is amazing.”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

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Growing Living Rat Neurons To Play... DOOM? | Part 1

The Thought Emporium

“They run an amazing channel that covers a variety of topics. Highly recommend.”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

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Growing Human Neurons on a Home Made Electrode Array

The Thought Emporium

“Seeing a dude grow human neurons directly connected to a computer chip to make a "human AI", all from his garage”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

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Pulling Clear Images Directly Off Satellites | GOES-15,16,17 and Himawari 8 HRIT

The Thought Emporium

“The Thought Emporium makes really high quality content.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

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I Grew Real Spider Silk Using Yeast

The Thought Emporium

“advanced cutting-edge biotech is getting to be as accessible as computing was getting in the 80s”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

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My Video Got 2 Companies Shut Down! (And even worse negative ion products)

The Thought Emporium

“This guy on youtube contacted the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to force Amazon to delist these products”

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

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Simple Bacteria Genetic Engineering

The Thought Emporium

“he makes videos about DIY genetic engineering and I have a huge amount of respect for his rigor and detail”

1 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

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Synthesizing Chicken Noodle Soup From Pure Chemicals

The Thought Emporium

“There's a great recent Thought Emporium video where he synthesizes chicken noodle soup from pure chemicals”

1 HN recommenders · 2023–2024