Biology & Biotechnology Videos Hacker News Recommends

talk#54

What Bodies Think About: Bioelectric Computation Outside the Nervous System - NeurIPS 2018

The Artificial Intelligence Channel

“I highly recommend this video from Levin. It was my introduction to his work.”

12 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

podcast#167

Joe Rogan Experience #1035 - Paul Stamets

PowerfulJRE

“made a nice introduction to the world of funghi- absolutely fascinating”

10 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

talk#244

DEF CON 25 - John Sotos - Genetic Diseases to Guide Digital Hacks of the Human Genome

DEFCONConference

“The talk is absolutely amazing, probably the most captivating talk I have ever watched”

11 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

other#309

DNA animation (2002-2014) by Drew Berry and Etsuko Uno wehi.tv #ScienceArt

WEHImovies

“Seeing the mechanical nature of gene transciption and chemical signaling blew my mind.”

9 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

demo#344

I Genetically Engineered *MYSELF* to Fix Lactose Intolerance

The Thought Emporium

“The rest of the channel is pure biohacking gold.”

8 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

explainer#350

mRNA Translation (Advanced)

DNA Learning Center

“viewing these visualizations blew my mind”

4 HN recommenders · 2014–2025

talk#355

Animations of unseeable biology | Drew Berry | TED

TED

“I had a much greater appreciation for how our bodies are made up of trillions of tiny protein machines.”

7 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

talk#357

Michael Levin: The electrical blueprints that orchestrate life | TED

TED

“If you have 20 minutes to watch this ted talk interview I highly recommend it.”

7 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

lecture#566

Jack Szostak (Harvard/HHMI) Part 1: The Origin of Cellular Life on Earth

Science Communication Lab

“Jack Szostak does a pretty good job of outlining how life might have arisen.”

6 HN recommenders · 2016–2021

demo#612

The Inner Life of the Cell Animation

XVIVO Scientific Animation

“For anyone who hasn't already seen it, I highly recommend The Inner Life of a Cell”

5 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

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

demo#701

The Evolution of Bacteria on a “Mega-Plate” Petri Dish (Kishony Lab)

Harvard Medical School

“the mega-plate video is an unbelievably good demonstration of bacterial evolution”

6 HN recommenders · 2016–2026

podcast#702

Bret Weinstein and Yuri Deigin: Did Covid-19 leak From a Lab?

Bret Weinstein

“he had a very interesting conversation with a russian virologist who also thinks this is the case”

7 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

talk#711

The Roots of Your Profits - Dr Elaine Ingham, Soil Microbiologist, Founder of Soil Foodweb Inc

Oxford Real Farming Conference

“Dr Elaine Ingham delivers a salient presentation.”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

music#713

Evo-Devo (Despacito Biology Parody) | A Capella Science

acapellascience

“A TL;DR in four minutes by A Capella Science”

6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

talk#780

6 ways mushrooms can save the world | Paul Stamets | TED

TED

“He has a brilliant TED talk on the world-changing potential of fungi research [1].”

4 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

talk#887

"We Really Don't Know How to Compute!" - Gerald Sussman (2011)

Strange Loop Conference

“it made me question my views on what I think programming is”

5 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

lecture#899

Electron transport chain

Harvard Online

“To get a flavour of the nanomachine aspect of it all, check out this video on electron transport across membranes”

6 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

talk#1066

Matt Might - Winning the War on Error Solving the Halting Problem and Curing Cancer

Curry On!

“If you haven't seen it, Might's talk "Winning the War on Error: Solving the Halting Problem and Curing Cancer" is amazing, a must-see.”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2019

lecture#1186

Prof. Thomas Seyfried - 'Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: Implications for Novel Therapies'

Low Carb Down Under

“This video [1] is worth a watch to learn a bit more about cancer as a metabolic disease.”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

talk#1240

Geoffrey West on COMPLEXITY

FQxI

“For a great, accessible intro talk on this topic, check out Geoffrey West's”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2018

explainer#1332

The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth – The Bacteriophage

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“Relevant Kurzgesagt video explaining _everything_ about bacteriophage[1].”

4 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

interview#1348

Michael Levin: Consciousness, Biology, Universal Mind, Emergence, Cancer Research

Curt Jaimungal

“This podcast will be a shocking experience for anyone who still holds reductionist views on life.”

3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026

explainer#1478

Where Do Trees Get Their Mass?

Veritasium

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

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2021

lecture#1485

COVID-19 Vaccines: MODERNA | PFIZER/BIONTECH | ASTRAZENECA

Ninja Nerd

“This is the best science based informative video I have seen on how these different Covid vaccines actually work.”

4 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

music#1630

Nanobot (Havana Parody) | A Capella Science ft. Dorothy Andrusiak

acapellascience

“made a catchy "edutainment" song”

4 HN recommenders · 2024–2025

lecture#1685

Michael Levin: Anatomical decision-making by cellular collectives

Thomas Ouldridge

“Almost all the talks I've seen are good, for example”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

podcast#1689

Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #269

Lex Fridman

“It really changed my naive perspective of life, and the universe.”

2 HN recommenders · 2022

explainer#1699

Am I still lactose tolerant? - Lactose Gene Therapy Update

The Thought Emporium

“His YouTube channel The Thought Emporium, is amazing.”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

demo#1702

Growing Living Rat Neurons To Play... DOOM? | Part 1

The Thought Emporium

“They run an amazing channel that covers a variety of topics. Highly recommend.”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

lecture#1947

Ron Vale (UCSF, HHMI) 1: Molecular Motor Proteins

Science Communication Lab

“This shows how they look.”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2024

explainer#2090

Homochirality: Why Nature Never Makes Mirror Molecules

Steve Mould

“Here is a video talking about molecular chirality and how nature really only produces one version of molecules”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022

demo#2114

Growing Human Neurons on a Home Made Electrode Array

The Thought Emporium

“Seeing a dude grow human neurons directly connected to a computer chip to make a "human AI", all from his garage”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

documentary#2127

Cordyceps: attack of the killer fungi - Planet Earth Attenborough BBC wildlife

BBC Studios

“For anyone else not familiar with cordyceps fungi, here's a three-minute clip from BCC Planet Earth”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

explainer#2229

How The Immune System ACTUALLY Works – IMMUNE

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“I like the series that Kurzgesagt made on the immune system as a way to explain this complexity a little more simply.”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

demo#2334

Kinesin protein walking on microtubule

em2134x

“Take a look at dynein and kinesin walking along microtubules while dragging along their cargo. It's pretty neat.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

explainer#2340

Your Body Killed Cancer 5 Minutes Ago

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“I found Kurzgesagt has a very good ELI5 on how cancer grows in the body”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024

explainer#2341

The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“Here's a nice video on the immune system that might help you out.”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2021

explainer#2414

Why Women Are Stripey

Veritasium

“Veritasium has a fantastic video that discusses the genetics behind the random color patterns of calico cats”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2026

talk#2431

Matter to Mind:Bioelectricity, Body Intelligence, Future of Regenerative Medicine- Dr. Michael Levin

Harvard Extension Student Psychological Club

“Do watch his lectures, it's some really fascinating stuff.”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024

explainer#2461

You Are Immune Against Every Disease

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“this Kurzgeasgt video blew my mind on this topic. Our immune system really is amazing.”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

podcast#2467

The Scariest Episode Yet - Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project - 10/30/18

Adam Savage’s Tested

“The stories he tells are absolutely fascinating and I thoroughly encourage everyone”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

explainer#2486

AlphaFold - The Most Useful Thing AI Has Ever Done

Veritasium

“To learn more about AlphaFold and its importance, I would recommend the Veritasium video[0]”

2 HN recommenders · 2025–2026

explainer#2546

Diatoms: Tiny Factories You Can See From Space

Journey to the Microcosmos

“I recently learned about them from an excellent Journey to the Microcosmos video”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

talk#2554

Shawn Douglas - Nanoscale Instruments for Visualizing Small Proteins & Bret Victor - Dynamicland

Foresight Institute

“It shows just how far the Dynamicland concept can be pushed into a hyperspecific feature set customized to fit a single domain”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

explainer#2612

Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“I strongly recommend this quick introduction video from Kurzgesagt on YouTube”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2020

documentary#2697

The Man Who Took LSD and Changed The World

Veritasium

“It's one of the most accessible videos on PCR I've ever come across”

2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026

talk#2733

What is the best diet for humans? | Eran Segal | TEDxRuppin

TEDx Talks

“It was not just about the food, it was also about the person eating it”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023