Futurism & Technology and Society Videos Hacker News Recommends — Page 2

talk#2699

Stanford Seminar - Unethical Algorithms of Massive Scale

Stanford Online

“It's worth watching even if it's 1 hour and 23 minutes.”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

news#2727

TikTok in China versus the United States | 60 Minutes

60 Minutes

“tl;dw: Chinese users get more wholesome content, particularly children, along with usage limits.”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

talk#2807

The next outbreak? We’re not ready | Bill Gates | TED

TED

“It's impressive how the details are similar to coronavirus.”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

other#2808

A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning. (2011)

Corning Incorporated

“has far more every day examples we can all believe in”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2019

comedy#2840

Everythings Amazing & Nobodys Happy

checkoutmytrip

“Maybe we need to watch this tube to see things in a more balanced way”

3 HN recommenders · 2010–2012

explainer#2843

What 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

explainer#2880

Colonizing Venus

Isaac Arthur

“Caution: don't click unless you have nothing else to do today.”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

commentary#3004

Weird Kids' Videos and Gaming the Algorithm

Folding Ideas

“Bit of a lengthy watch, but this video is pretty eye-opening”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

talk#3010

Web 2.0 Expo NY: Clay Shirky (shirky.com) It's Not Information Overload. It's Filter Failure.

O'Reilly

“Ted has a knack for reframing things in ways that make the arbitrariness of certain historical decisions clear”

2 HN recommenders · 2010–2024

comedy#3054

I Forgot My Phone

charstarleneTV

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2026

commentary#3081

Algorithms are breaking how we think

Technology Connections

“Technology connections recently made a really good exposition of that issue”

2 HN recommenders · 2025

lecture#3148

Automation Dependency - Part One, by Capt. VanderBurgh (restored)

flightcrewguide.com

“a 1997 talk by an American Airlines trainer about automation dependency”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

podcast#3200

Daniel Schmachtenberger on The Portal (with host Eric Weinstein), Ep. #027 - On Avoiding Apocalypses

Eric Weinstein

“I'd highly recommend watching the whole interview”

2 HN recommenders · 2020

interview#3344

Jaron Lanier interview on how social media ruins your life

Channel 4 News

“Good summary is Jaron Lanier’s interview”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2019

talk#3373

Let's use video to reinvent education | Salman Khan

TED

“Watching Khan's TED talk[2] is pretty inspiring.”

2 HN recommenders · 2011–2012

interview#3376

Nick Bostrom - The Simulation Argument (Full)

Science, Technology & the Future

“for a less technical introduction, watch the video of Bostrom talking about it”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2019

lecture#3419

Jaron Lanier – Who is Civilization for? (+ Q&A with Ulrich Kelber) Willy Brandt Lecture 2018

Bundeskanzler-Willy-Brandt-Stiftung

“The best proposal I’ve heard to deal with the societal/economic problems this sort of A.I. poses were made by Jaron Lanier”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

comedy#3510

Live Forever As You Are Now With Alan Resnick | Infomercials | Adult Swim

Adult Swim

“one of the best way to understand some strange corners of the transhumanist culture is through the satire”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2024

talk#3517

Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers | Steven Pinker

TED

“tl;dr: it's getting better. We're living longer, homicides are down, fewer wars and autocracies, etc..”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

talk#3642

Peter Thiel and George Gilder debate on "The Prospects for Technology and Economic Growth"

Intercollegiate Studies Institute

“if you have an extra hour, its well worth it to listen to Thiel in this more recent debate”

1 HN recommenders · 2012

explainer#3690

How to Build a Dyson Sphere - The Ultimate Megastructure

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“Nice intro video on what may be realistically required to build a Dyson sphere”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

talk#3703

Human Computation

GoogleTalksArchive

“Luis von Ahn's talk on "Human Computation" was great”

1 HN recommenders · 2013–2019

other#3716

IBM RFID Commercial-The Future Supermarket

David Preece

“IBM viewed this tech seriously enough to be marketing it to the public in 2006.”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

talk#3725

von Neumann probes, Dyson spheres, exploratory engineering and the Fermi paradox

Future of Humanity Institute

“I highly recommend this video”

1 HN recommenders · 2014–2026

talk#3748

Where good ideas come from | Steven Johnson

TED

“Here's a talk where he addresses it briefly”

1 HN recommenders · 2010–2020

talk#3787

Tony Seba: Clean Disruption - Energy & Transportation

Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES)

“Watch this youtube vide of Tony Seba”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2019

commentary#3828

The Fake Futurism of Elon Musk

Tom Nicholas

“There was an interesting critique of Musks futurism by Tom Nicholas. It definitely gave me another perspective.”

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2022

explainer#3991

Matrioshka Brains: Star-Powered Computers

Isaac Arthur

“Here's a video by the excellent Isaac Arthur”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

explainer#4000

Who is Manipulating Facebook? - Smarter Every Day 215

SmarterEveryDay

“Destin of Smarter Every Day on YT went and talked to FB and their content mod team”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2020

talk#4002

Software is in Decline - Jonathan Blow

gamedev cuts

“Reminds me of Jonathan Blow's talk”

1 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

explainer#4037

Dyson Spheres

Isaac Arthur

“Isaac Arthur's youtube channel goes into this in some depth (and is generally excellent, IMO).”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

comedy#4041

Welcome to Life: the singularity, ruined by lawyers

Tom Scott

“will rapidly be looking less and less like satire.”

1 HN recommenders · 2013–2026

explainer#4092

The Last Human – A Glimpse Into The Far Future

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“Kurzgesagt has some interesting videos on human population”

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

talk#4156

Rethinking Energy -- 100% Solar, Wind and Batteries Is Just The Beginning

Tony Seba

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

interview#4157

Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder and CEO Social Capital, on Money as an Instrument of Change

Stanford Graduate School of Business

“Please listen facebook's former bosses”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2019

documentary#4252

There's No Tomorrow (limits to growth & the future)

incubatepictures

“see this video on the perils of peak-oil.”

1 HN recommenders · 2015–2026

other#4299

HYPER-REALITY

Keiichi Matsuda

“This is a great video that demonstrates some of the risks”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

talk#4392

Balaji Srinivasan at Startup School 2013

Y Combinator

“The good thing is that interested parties can see the primary source directly.”

1 HN recommenders · 2013–2020

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

explainer#4484

Paul Otlet, visioning a web in 1934

Attila Gárdos

“I always have to mention Paul Otlet, when the topic of early predictions of technology comes up.”

1 HN recommenders · 2014–2022

interview#4509

Peter Thiel on Stagnation, Innovation, and What Not To Name Your Company | Conversations with Tyler

Mercatus Center

“it's an interview with Tyler Cowen who does a terrific job at interviewing Peter.”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2021

talk#4721

The nightmare videos of childrens' YouTube — and what's wrong with the internet today | James Bridle

TED

“This TED talk sums up why I'll never allow my child to go on YouTube.”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

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

demo#4736

Microsoft: Productivity Future Vision

Microsoft in Business

“look at the Microsoft Future Vision concepts for some quite interesting ideas”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2021