Ideas & Learning (other) Videos Hacker News Recommends
Ideas & learning (other) videos on HackerTube: the talks, lectures and explainers Hacker News commenters keep sharing, covering TED talks on varied subjects, general interest lectures, interdisciplinary talks, wisdom-of-crowds style curiosities.
16 videos · ranked by HN recommendations
Most recommended ideas & learning (other) videos
The ones HN returns to most often when a thread turns to this topic.
talk#846Massive-scale online collaboration | Luis von Ahn
TED
“I highly recommend watching the TED talk by Luis von Ahn, creater of CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA.”
4 HN recommenders · 2012–2022
explainer#994Your Post Code Is the Directions, Not the Destination
CGP Grey
“If you find this interesting and you haven't watched it, Go watch”
4 HN recommenders · 2025
talk#1097The paradox of choice | Barry Schwartz | TED
TED
“My favourite TED talk pairing is Dan Gilbert's Surprising Science of Happiness”
4 HN recommenders · 2010–2022
tutorial#1178How to tie your shoes | Terry Moore
TED
“You are probably tying a granny knot instead of a square knot.”
4 HN recommenders · 2015–2026
talk#1254Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread | Sandy Pentland | Talks at Google
Talks at Google
“There's a great Authors at Google talk by Sandy Pentland”
3 HN recommenders · 2015–2022
talk#1260Learning from dirty jobs | Mike Rowe
TED
“This guy is a big proponent of more down to earth careers and I agree with everything he says”
4 HN recommenders · 2012–2018
talk#1760Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TED
TED
“I love this Ted talk”
3 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
talk#1900Life is easy. Why do we make it so hard? | Jon Jandai | TEDxDoiSuthep
TEDx Talks
“He self-reports being much much happier, whether you believe it or not.”
3 HN recommenders · 2015–2025
talk#1996The call to learn | Clifford Stoll
TED
“He's brilliant, bonkers, and wonderful company.”
3 HN recommenders · 2010–2025
talk#2929Make love, not porn (Adult content) | Cindy Gallop
TED
“she raises some good points so I recommend the video (it's 4 minutes).”
2 HN recommenders · 2012–2017
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#3561You Lose an Hour of Sleep to Save $4
CGP Grey
“This guy makes absolutely amazing videos on a number of subjects explaining things in really simple terms.”
1 HN recommenders · 2011–2019
talk#3748Where good ideas come from | Steven Johnson
TED
“Here's a talk where he addresses it briefly”
1 HN recommenders · 2010–2020
talk#4195Antifragille: Things That Gain from Disorder | Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Talks at Google
Talks at Google
“I think Nassim Taleb should have deserved it, for actually "predicting" the crises.”
1 HN recommenders · 2013–2023
talk#4459The surprising habits of original thinkers | Adam Grant | TED
TED
“You can watch his TED talk here [2] to get some ideas.”
1 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
talk#4669Copyrighting all the melodies to avoid accidental infringement | Damien Riehl | TEDxMinneapolis
TEDx Talks
“They did a great Tedx talk here”
1 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
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