Geology & Earth Science Videos Hacker News Recommends
Geology & earth science videos on HackerTube: the talks, lectures and explainers Hacker News commenters keep sharing, covering geology, volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, oceans, atmosphere, weather, hurricanes, mining, minerals, natural disasters, geophysics, landscapes.
23 videos · ranked by HN recommendations
Most recommended geology & earth science videos
The ones HN returns to most often when a thread turns to this topic.
lecture#573Great Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest
Central Washington University
“It's better than most TV if you've got the time.”
5 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
podcast#884Joe Rogan Experience #606 - Randall Carlson
PowerfulJRE
“he gives an enthralling account of the climate events at the time.”
4 HN recommenders · 2018–2020
explainer#9144.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
“This video puts things into perspective, mapping the whole of 4.5B years of Earth history to 1 hour”
4 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
podcast#1114Joe Rogan Experience #725 - Graham Hancock & Randall Carlson
PowerfulJRE
“Here's where to go to get on the Graham Hancock/Randall Carlson train”
4 HN recommenders · 2015–2020
documentary#1132"CHASING ICE" captures largest glacier calving ever filmed - OFFICIAL VIDEO
Exposure Labs
“If you have never seen a glacier calve before, check out these videos”
4 HN recommenders · 2013–2017
demo#1287Taipei 101 Damper movement on 12 May 08
phuaalvin
“There's a good video of it moving that gives you an idea of just how colossal these things are”
4 HN recommenders · 2014–2022
documentary#1880India's Water Revolution #1: Solving the Crisis in 45 days with the Paani Foundation
Andrew Millison
“they move thousands of villages from water tank dependency to self-sufficiency in their annual competition.”
3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
explainer#2072Does "land area" assume a country is perfectly flat?
Stand-up Maths
“Matt Parker from Standup Maths made a great video on exactly this subject”
3 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
lecture#2547Dan Britt - Orbits and Ice Ages: The History of Climate
TheIHMC
“For anyone interested in finding out more about the last 50-60 million years of climate history I would strongly recommend this talk”
3 HN recommenders · 2019
explainer#2843What Fossils Will We Leave Behind in 65 Million Years?
Curious Droid
“There is a nice curious droid video on the topic”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2021
other#28985 Hours of The Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4!
icannotgetafreename
“Obligatory BBC Shipping Forecast, because it seems right up this crowd's alley”
2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
explainer#2908The 100 Year Flood Is Not What You Think It Is (Maybe)
Practical Engineering
“Grady (of the Practical Engineering YouTube channel) has a great video on this topic”
2 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
documentary#3220These tunnels are designed for 100,000 years
Tom Scott
“Tom Scott has a great video[0] about the Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository in Finland[1]”
2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
documentary#3399Lake Peigneur Drilling Accident
ankerssm
“Quick 8-minute documentary on it that I found interesting”
2 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
explainer#3401What Really Happened at the Millennium Tower?
Practical Engineering
“Grady also has an excellently made video about the leaning Millennium Tower in SF”
2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
explainer#3524Yellowstone Won't Explode And End Civilisation (Sorry) | The Deep Dive
Soup Emporium
“See this video for more information”
3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
explainer#4072Are There Lost Alien Civilizations in Our Past?
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
“I enjoyed Kurzgesagt's video [0] about our ability to sense ancient aliens.”
1 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
explainer#4103If these pumps ever stop, part of Germany floods.
Tom Scott
1 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
lecture#4105Assoc Prof Simon Michaux - The quantity of metals required to manufacture just one generation of...
Sustainable Minerals Institute UQ
“Long video, but informative.”
1 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
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
other#4250Cats in a Cat Cafe in Japan Reacting to an Earthquake - 994393
RM Videos
“you can clearly see the cats get alerted to something ~10 seconds before the shaking starts”
1 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
explainer#4568The 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#4732What if Humans Are NOT Earth's First Civilization? | Silurian Hypothesis
PBS Space Time
“This youtube video addresses the situation pretty well”
1 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
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