Evolution & Genetics Videos Hacker News Recommends

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

explainer#288

Once you understand game theory, you understand the world.

Veritasium

“Veratasium just made an approachable video on this subject recently, I definitely recommend.”

10 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

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#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

documentary#535

The Intense 8 Hour Hunt | Attenborough Life of Mammals | BBC Earth

BBC Earth

“It's a beautiful video, and the way the hunter reacts after the kill is very moving.”

6 HN recommenders · 2010–2024

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

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

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

explainer#914

4.5 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

commentary#916

The Bell Curve

Shaun

“The video is well-researched; I've been a long-time fan of the creator for putting out quality stuff.”

6 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

talk#957

[AUDIO FIXED] The Truth Cannot be Sexist - Steven Pinker on the biology of sex differences

Gravitahn

“I found it to be an excellent pre-existing discussion of the merits of the memo.”

6 HN recommenders · 2017–2018

lecture#1094

If Brains are Computers, Who Designs the Software? - with Daniel Dennett

The Royal Institution

“I discovered him with the excellent Royal Institution talk”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

lecture#1329

2. Behavioral Evolution

Stanford

“This entire lecture series on Human Behavioral Biology is worth watching from the beginning”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2021

talk#1354

Depression is a disease of civilization: Stephen Ilardi at TEDxEmory

TEDx Talks

“Two points I remember clearly taking from this lecture”

4 HN recommenders · 2014–2022

talk#1531

Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? | David Epstein

TED

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2020

talk#1546

Information, Evolution, and intelligent Design - With Daniel Dennett

The Royal Institution

“I highly recommend this Royal Institute talk”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

podcast#1669

David Reich — How one small tribe conquered the world 70,000 years ago

Dwarkesh Patel

“David Reich is probably the leading researcher in this field and his description of our best guesses is highly nuanced and open to new data.”

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

explainer#1751

Simulating Green Beard Altruism

Primer

“Primer, who's had a great string of genetic/evolution simulation videos”

3 HN recommenders · 2021

talk#1799

Do we see reality as it is? | Donald Hoffman | TED

TED

“I encourage you to watch Donald Hoffman's 2015 TED Talk”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2024

lecture#1946

How did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey

The Royal Institution

“His recent RI lecture was great and a good high level view of the book.”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024

explainer#2316

The Secret Reason Horses Let Us Ride Them

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey has a great video [0] that goes into why some animals are better to farm/breed/eat than others.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

lecture#2342

James Tour: The Mystery of the Origin of Life

Discovery Science

“Here's a talk by one of the world’s top synthetic organic chemists offering a blunt assessment of the current state of origin of life research”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

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

documentary#2572

Hjernevask - Brainwashing (Eng Sub) Part 1 - The Gender Equality Paradox

The Bookman

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2018

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

talk#2804

Genetics and Intelligence

Google TechTalks

“You can also choose to spend an hour on this talk by Stephen Hsu who does research on IQ and genetics”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2022

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

talk#2854

David Sinclair | Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“Google talk: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To (55:13) - By the author of the book”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

demo#2979

Karl Sims - Evolved Virtual Creatures, Evolution Simulation, 1994

MediaArtTube

“I remember being obsessed with that paper”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2022

explainer#2988

What Is the RNA World Hypothesis?

Stated Clearly

“Stated Clearly has a great video about the RNA world hypothesis ( ) if anyone's looking for an engaging overview.”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2021

lecture#3049

Richard Dawkins demonstrates the evolution of the eye

poejavlo

“Showing quite clearly how incremental beneficial change leads to the development of complex features.”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2023

comedy#3205

The Bizarre Truth About Purebred Dogs (and Why Mutts Are Better) - Adam Ruins Everything

Dropout

“this video sums up my feelings nicely”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2021

explainer#3247

What Happened Before History? Human Origins

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“there is a great 10 minute video from the Youtube Kurzgesagt channel that lead me to read Sapiens.”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

podcast#3394

Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots | Lex Fridman Podcast #325

Lex Fridman

“here he goes over much of the same amazing material, but along with a visual presentation.”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

lecture#3473

How the Krebs cycle powers life and death – with Nick Lane

The Royal Institution

“excellent science communicator; you can watch some of his talks online.”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

explainer#3600

How They Caught The Golden State Killer

Veritasium

“If you haven't watched the video Veritasium did about the Golden State Killer, I highly recommend it.”

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

explainer#3715

Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?

PBS Eons

“Can't endorse their style of science journalism enough.”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

tutorial#3994

Simple Bacteria Genetic Engineering

The Thought Emporium

“he makes videos about DIY genetic engineering and I have a huge amount of respect for his rigor and detail”

1 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

interview#4211

Asking Hunter-Gatherers Life's Toughest Questions

Fearless & Far

“They say the important things in life are to have meat from hunting and to have honey from the bees, and that’s it.”

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

explainer#4223

Genetic Engineering and Diseases – Gene Drive & Malaria

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

“one of my favourite Youtube channels”

1 HN recommenders · 2016–2025

explainer#4227

DNA Testing and Privacy (Behind the scenes at the 23andMe Lab) - Smarter Every Day 176

SmarterEveryDay

“Smarter Every Day made a pretty interesting video about 23&Me.”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2019

documentary#4390

Richard Dawkins demonstrates laryngeal nerve of the giraffe

MysOxen

“The bit about the recurrent laryngeal nerve of the giraffe is particulary memorable”

1 HN recommenders · 2012–2024

explainer#4440

Overview of Illumina Sequencing by Synthesis Workflow | Standard SBS chemistry

Illumina

“is the best visualization of how the most popular type of DNA sequencer works (that I've found)”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2019

talk#4525

The Secret of Our Success | Joseph Henrich | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“the secret of our success is in the connections between us”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2019