Documentaries & Storytelling Videos Hacker News Recommends — Page 4

other#4153

I can't ride a bike. How fast can Mike Boyd teach me?

Tom Scott plus

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

documentary#4160

Why the World’s Best Mathematicians Are Hoarding Chalk

Great Big Story

“Pretty amusing they were stockpiling it and some were chalk dealers on the side.”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

talk#4194

Flash Mob Gone Wrong | Tom Scott | Ignite

Ignite Talks - Smart Ideas From Around the World

“You might enjoy this excellent video of his talk at Ignite a few years back”

1 HN recommenders · 2012–2020

interview#4211

Asking Hunter-Gatherers Life's Toughest Questions

Fearless & Far

“They say the important things in life are to have meat from hunting and to have honey from the bees, and that’s it.”

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

demo#4232

Bike Thief 2012

CaseyNeistat

“First, a white guy. Then, a black guy. Finally, a woman”

1 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

documentary#4234

How to Make a $1500 Sandwich in Only 6 Months

How To Make Everything

“it takes them ~$1500 and 6 months to make a chicken sandwich and they still used a lot of equipment that they didn't make themselves.”

1 HN recommenders · 2016–2021

documentary#4254

The Superhuman World of Wim Hof: The Iceman

VICE

“tried the breathing: and cold showers and they've been helping a lot with inflammation!”

1 HN recommenders · 2016–2024

demo#4262

Glitterbomb Trap Catches Phone Scammer (who gets arrested)

Mark Rober

“I’d recommend two videos to start: Jim browning at and mark rober at .”

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2022

documentary#4275

Doing Time Doing Vipassana - Full official version

Karuna Films LTD

“It documents the use of Vipassana as a reform measure at a harsh prison in India”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2020

demo#4345

Glitter Bomb 2.0 vs Porch Pirates

Mark Rober

“Obligatory links to YouTuber Mark Rober's quest for vengeance against porch pirates”

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

documentary#4434

No Béarla Series 1, Episode 1.

An Ghaeilge

“No Béarla[1] is one of the saddest documentaries I've ever seen.”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

documentary#4451

Future Shock Documentary (1972)

Jamie Clay

“well worth adding to the list of documentaries to watch. Much of what Toffler/Welles touch is very relevant now.”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

other#4454

[60 fps] A Trip Through Paris, France in late 1890s / Un voyage à travers Paris, 1890

Denis Shiryaev

“this fascinating video of Paris in late 1890s”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

demo#4474

Glitterbomb 3.0 vs. Porch Pirates

Mark Rober

“the engineering is seriously impressive”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

explainer#4477

The Truth Behind Calorie Labels

CaseyNeistat

“Casey Neistat made a fun little video[1] that explores this a bit.”

1 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

news#4494

People who remember every second of their life | 60 Minutes Australia

60 Minutes Australia

“Some quite clearly have incredible abilities in this regard”

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

explainer#4568

The Most Dangerous Stretch of Water in the World: The Strid at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire

Tom Scott

“The original video is pretty interesting”

1 HN recommenders · 2016–2023

explainer#4585

Making an international standard cup of tea

Tom Scott

“TL;DR is that the standard is used for the most consistent tea, not most tasty/enjoyable tea”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

demo#4609

A Boy And His Atom: The World's Smallest Movie

IBM

“This IBM video[1] was made with an STM scanning tunneling microscope, which sees outer electrons.”

1 HN recommenders · 2013–2025

explainer#4630

The city of golf carts

Tom Scott

“Tom Scott did a good video on the city”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

documentary#4638

Running out of Time | Documentary on Holistic Management

Savory Institute

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2021

documentary#4641

15. The Nabataeans - The Last Days Of Petra

Fall of Civilizations

“has stunning visuals in 4K”

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

documentary#4670

Walt Disney's E.P.C.O.T film (1966)

The Original EPCOT

“The full EPCOT plans are interesting.”

1 HN recommenders · 2014–2019

comedy#4688

BBC: Spaghetti-Harvest in Ticino | Switzerland Tourism

Switzerland

“Come for the legendary and perfectly executed hoax. Stay for the plummy accent.”

1 HN recommenders · 2016–2023

other#4723

UTOPIA | Omeleto

Omeleto

“Here [1] is a short film covering the best case scenario of what this might look like.”

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

documentary#4767

HyperNormalisation by Adam Curtis HD Full [2016] [Subs]

L33T GUY

“a film I recommend.”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2026

documentary#4782

The Sackler Family – A Secretive Billion Dollar Opioid Empire

ColdFusion

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2021