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Environment, agriculture & food systems videos on HackerTube: the talks, lectures and explainers Hacker News commenters keep sharing, covering conservation, pollution, plastics, recycling, water, deforestation, farming, regenerative agriculture, fisheries, food supply, vertical farming, sustainability.
78 videos · ranked by HN recommendations · showing 49–78
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explainer#2924Is Meat Really that Bad?
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
“Kurzgesagt just did a great video on the subject”
2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
documentary#2925Tractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly
Motherboard
“It's worth a look.”
3 HN recommenders · 2018
documentary#2965Regreening the desert with John D. Liu | VPRO Documentary | 2012
vpro documentary
“I've seen a documentary with some before and after video footage. Quite amazing difference”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
tutorial#3034Scavenging rechargeable lithium cells from the roadside
bigclivedotcom
“BigClive scavenging cells from vapes. (Basically where I got the idea from)”
2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
explainer#3050Why Meat is the Best Worst Thing in the World 🍔
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
“I think linking to is probably your best bet at even getting people to stop and think about the question at all.”
2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
explainer#3179Is Our Food Becoming Less Nutritious?
Veritasium
“has a nice explanation.”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
talk#3299How to grow fresh air | Kamal Meattle
TED
“There is also a Ted talk about taking this to an extreme, which does seem to anecdotally work”
2 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
explainer#3316Gay Frogs: A Deep Dive
Oki's Weird Stories
“(this whole video is a gem, but ~13:30 is the relevant bit)”
2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
documentary#3349Final Warning Limits to Growth
biopilz
“You can watch this video to have an idea of their work”
1 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
explainer#3356Can We Terraform the Sahara to Stop Climate Change?
Real Engineering
“I recommend watching the video - it explains it better and goes into detail - it cites its own sources.”
3 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
explainer#3431What *Really* happens to used Electric Car Batteries? - (you might be surprised)
JerryRigEverything
“I'm actually really impressed with where recycling is today”
2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
explainer#3467Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?
Veritasium
“I thought the engineering at play here was pretty interesting.”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
podcast#3501Joe Rogan Experience #1385 - Paul Stamets
PowerfulJRE
“I recommend listening/watching the JRE episode with him”
2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
documentary#3538Plastic Wars (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
FRONTLINE PBS | Official
“If you want to have your eyes opened about just how little of the material you probably think you are recycling actually gets recycled”
1 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
talk#3557Cows, Carbon and Climate | Joel Salatin | TEDxCharlottesville
TEDx Talks
“Highly recommend Joel Salatin's works - he has a really interesting perspective.”
1 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
documentary#3616Forgotten wrecks are a time bomb | DW Documentary
DW Documentary
“The DW documentary on the matter. A fascinating watch.”
1 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
explainer#3618The Problem with Biofuels
Real Engineering
“But watch the video for the full story”
2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
talk#3625Tom Chi: How to Address our Carbon Debt to Heal the Planet
Foresight Institute
“gave a fantastic talk on carbon debt”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
demo#3910Liam – An Innovation Story
Apple
“see the Liam[0] robot that takes an iPhone down to constituent parts”
1 HN recommenders · 2016–2020
documentary#3962Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds
Veritasium
“Veritasium has a couple months old video that talks about this issue”
1 HN recommenders · 2025
commentary#4004Plastics: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight
“check out John Oliver's Last Week Tonight on plastics”
1 HN recommenders · 2021
podcast#4029What Microplastics Are Doing to the Brain, Body, and Reproductive Systems
FoundMyFitness
“just did a great episode on PFAS, microplastics, and other environmental toxins in food and water.”
1 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
documentary#4035Forest Man
William D McMaster
“I also liked this documentary "Forest Man”
1 HN recommenders · 2014–2021
explainer#4103If these pumps ever stop, part of Germany floods.
Tom Scott
1 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
documentary#4210The Story of Al Baydha: A Regenerative Agriculture in the Saudi Desert. قصة مشروع البيضاء
Al Baydha
“A few I've enjoyed”
1 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
talk#4584Restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest Alan Watson Featherstone TEDxFindhorn
Trees for Life
“England and Scotland lack trees specifically because overgrazing prevented forests from regenerating after being cut for timber”
1 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
explainer#4612How H&M’s Recycling Machines Make New Clothes From Used Apparel | World Wide Waste
Business Insider
“I was fascinated by attempts to "process" old fabrics and mix them with other fabrics to create new garments”
1 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
podcast#4621An Arizona Farmer on How to Grow Alfalfa in the Middle of the Desert | Odd Lots
Bloomberg Podcasts
“This podcast goes into more details”
1 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
documentary#4638Running out of Time | Documentary on Holistic Management
Savory Institute
1 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
talk#4693Why is India so filthy? | The Ugly Indian | TEDxBangalore
TEDx Talks
“the ugly Indian explains a bit about exactly this issue”
1 HN recommenders · 2014–2025
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