Scientific Method & Science Communication Videos Hacker News Recommends

talk#18

The Quantum Conspiracy: What Popularizers of QM Don't Want You to Know

Google TechTalks

“This is the video that finally made it click for me[1].”

11 HN recommenders · 2012–2025

documentary#63

James Burke Connections, Ep. 1 "The Trigger Effect"

DRS_Education

“It's a masterpiece of popular science production made better with the grainy film patina of the 70s and 80s.”

12 HN recommenders · 2019–2026

lecture#138

Hamming, "You and Your Research" (June 6, 1995)

securitylectures

“So much sage advice as compiled over a very long and fruitful career.”

11 HN recommenders · 2012–2023

explainer#173

Why Being Delusional is a Superpower

Veritasium

“if you attribute just 5% of outcomes to luck, then the people who have the best outcomes are among the luckiest people”

9 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

explainer#205

Is Most Published Research Wrong?

Veritasium

“This video is a good primer”

8 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

interview#215

Richard Feynman Fire

nebulajr

“it's impossible to stay in any kind of negative mood if you watch Feynman”

8 HN recommenders · 2010–2023

documentary#266

Powers of Ten™ (1977)

Eames Office

“a classic video that demonstrates the scale of the Universe from the micro to the macro perspectives”

9 HN recommenders · 2012–2025

lecture#313

Feynman on Scientific Method.

seabala

“it remains one of the best explanations of the scientific method around because it is clear, funny and short”

6 HN recommenders · 2012–2024

documentary#340

Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

Veritasium

“is goes into great detail on what it took to make the blue LED. It's quite fascinating.”

10 HN recommenders · 2024–2026

talk#374

DEF CON 26 - Svea, Suggy, Till - Inside the Fake Science Factory

DEFCONConference

“It's a funny talk, if depressing. A great investigation.”

5 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

explainer#384

I promise this story about microwaves is interesting.

Tom Scott

“The whole story is worth a watch since Tom Scott does an admirable job of explaining”

9 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

explainer#397

The LED Traffic Light and the Danger of "But Sometimes!"

Technology Connections

“I love Technology Connections' take on this line of argument [0]”

7 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

interview#421

HD Feynman: FUN TO IMAGINE complete (with optional Chinese subtitles)

Christopher Sykes

“It's an hour of fun science, and especially accessible for anyone who is curious about physics but doesn't enjoy all the equations.”

4 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

talk#434

Chicken chicken chicken

Yoram Bauman

“The presentation is truly a humor masterpiece.”

5 HN recommenders · 2013–2026

talk#442

Veritasium: What Everyone Gets Wrong About AI and Learning – Derek Muller Explains

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

“I think the best take on that I've seen so far was from Derek (Veritasium) in this recent talk”

6 HN recommenders · 2025–2026

lecture#462

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Introduction

Sean Carroll

“Just enough math to be interesting but nothing requiring a math degree.”

5 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

explainer#514

The Epidemic of Fake Disease

Medlife Crisis

“This video does a good job also of covering the topic of over-testing/over-treating potential cancer”

7 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

interview#567

Feynman: Magnets (and Why?) FUN TO IMAGINE 4/ higher quality version!

Christopher Sykes

“his riff for 8 minutes on this is just a joy to watch.”

5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

explainer#604

The Biggest Myth In Education

Veritasium

“Veritasium covered this in much greater detail but still approachable by the laymen”

7 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

podcast#637

Bret Weinstein on "The Portal" (w/ host Eric Weinstein), Ep. #019 - The Prediction and the DISC.

Eric Weinstein

“an evolutionary biologist goes into depth about telomeres, evolution and how cancer and longevity are two sides of the same coin”

5 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

explainer#646

Explained: New Navy UFO Videos

Mick West

“Mick West has some great videos on it”

5 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

explainer#661

Building a Cathedral without Science or Mathematics: The Engineering Method Explained

engineerguy

“I encourage everyone to watch this series of videos.”

5 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

commentary#681

string theory lied to us and now science communication is hard

Angela Collier

“while the video is nearly an hour long, it feels much shorter and is well worth watching”

8 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

interview#685

Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned — Kenneth Stanley

Machine Learning Street Talk

“It really changed my perspective on achieving my long term goals”

4 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

documentary#691

The man who almost faked his way to a Nobel Prize

BobbyBroccoli

“amazing piece of documentary”

6 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

explainer#745

Future Computers Will Be Radically Different (Analog Computing)

Veritasium

“Veritasium explains it really well in general here (and demos the device)”

7 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

commentary#769

Penn and Teller on Vaccinations

UltraMiraculous

“This really drives home the point of herd immunity ( in ~ 90 seconds ).”

6 HN recommenders · 2013–2018

interview#833

Richard Feynman on Pseudoscience

Jacob Edward

“it's very hard to know something and you have to be really careful that you've done the work and aren't just deluding yourself”

5 HN recommenders · 2016–2026

interview#857

Richard Feynman. Why.

firewalker

“I like to refer people to Feynman's answer to a question about why magnets repel each other[0].”

5 HN recommenders · 2019–2026

lecture#861

A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

The Royal Institution

“Sean Carroll is a master of making quantum mechanics approachable to non-physicists.”

5 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

lecture#912

Introduction: The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday (1/6)

engineerguy

“is a masterpiece in science education.”

4 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

lecture#940

31 Hamming, Learning to Learn: You and Your Research, 6 June 1995

Hamming on Hamming: Learning to Learn

“It's the last lecture in a wonderful 31-lecture course”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

explainer#976

Feynman: What things really are like FUN TO IMAGINE 1

Christopher Sykes

“I really recommend them. You just can't capture his joy and passion with a transcript.”

4 HN recommenders · 2011–2013

talk#979

The mathematics of weight loss | Ruben Meerman | TEDxQUT (edited version)

TEDx Talks

“The mathematics of weight loss is laid out clearly in 20 minutes here”

6 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

lecture#1022

Hamming, Intro to The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn (March 28, 1995)

securitylectures

“I highly recommend Richard Hamming's wonderful course The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn [1]”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

explainer#1041

Carl Sagan - Cosmos - Eratosthenes

carlsagandotcom

“Here is a wonderful video of Carl Sagan explaining it[0].”

4 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

explainer#1082

dark matter is not a theory

Angela Collier

“If you're interested in learning more I recommend you watch "dark matter is not a theory”

5 HN recommenders · 2023–2024

explainer#1108

Your Mass is NOT From the Higgs Boson

Veritasium

“This video explains where the mass of a proton comes from”

4 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

explainer#1148

Tested: Where Does The Tone Come From In An Electric Guitar?

Jim Lill

“I recently came across an excellent video where a guitarist tries to determine exactly which parts of an electric guitar affect its tone.”

4 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

explainer#1239

Doctor Dissects the Wim Hof Method - Cold Hard Science Analysis

Medlife Crisis

“Here is an amazing summary on the research of a sceptical doctor”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

talk#1303

Ali Rahimi's talk at NIPS(NIPS 2017 Test-of-time award presentation)

ObservantVids

“For a more cutting and insightful critique, watch Ali Rahimi's short talk at NIPS 2017”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

explainer#1344

Did SARS-Cov-2 start in a Chinese lab?

potholer54

“Potholer54 did a rather methodical takedown”

4 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

commentary#1355

Why Koko (Probably) Couldn't Talk (Sorry) | The Deep Dive

Soup Emporium

“While this video is long, it explains the controversy very well”

4 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

explainer#1356

The world depends on a collection of strange items. They're not cheap

Veritasium

“Veritasium [1] did a video of exactly this and explains why it exists”

6 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

explainer#1405

The Most Underrated Algorithm

Veritasium

“The 2-minute brute-force explanation of Fourier transforms in a recent Veritasium video”

5 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

comedy#1465

Scientific Studies: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“John Oliver has a great segment called 'Scientific Studies' I'll link at the end of this post, everyone should watch this.”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2019

explainer#1478

Where Do Trees Get Their Mass?

Veritasium

“Veritasium has a fun video demonstrating how unintuitive this is”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2021

documentary#1529

Vaccines and Autism: A Measured Response

hbomberguy

“His documentary on Andrew Wakefield has become my definitive answer to people who ask me if the MMR vaccine causes autism”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025