Psychology & Human Behavior Videos Hacker News Recommends

lecture#10

1. Introduction to Human Behavioral Biology

Stanford

“Best course I've ever done.”

15 HN recommenders · 2012–2026

lecture#16

Essential Ideas for Parents

Jason Salotti

“Here's the best explanation I've ever seen of the subject”

9 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

documentary#28

The Century of the Self (Full Adam Curtis Documentary)

David Lessig

“For the first time in my life I feel like I understood the “why” of how things work in American society.”

13 HN recommenders · 2016–2026

lecture#84

Randy Pausch's Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

Carnegie Mellon University

“If you haven't watched this, it will change your life.”

12 HN recommenders · 2008–2023

documentary#103

Alain de Botton: Status Anxiety

Alain de Botton

“This doc is eye-opening”

4 HN recommenders · 2015–2026

podcast#115

Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction

Andrew Huberman

“I'm obsessed with this podcast by Andrew Huberman (Stanford Neuroscientist) because he's talking about a scientific basis for stuff that has "felt" true to me for a while.”

12 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

documentary#158

The Century of the Self - Part 1: "Happiness Machines"

JustAdamCurtis

“There's a great four-part documentary by Adam Curtis about Edward Bernays”

13 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

explainer#168

RSA ANIMATE: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

Royal Society of Arts

“the "Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us" video is a great rebuttal of this idea.”

11 HN recommenders · 2010–2022

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

lecture#223

This is how you treat ADHD based off science, Dr Russell Barkley part of 2012 Burnett Lecture

Adhd Videos

“It's a talk by Dr. Russell Barkley on ADHD and it's what made me finally schedule a full analysis”

10 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

lecture#315

Lecture: 2017 Maps of Meaning 01: Context and Background

Jordan B Peterson

“this series genuinely helped me put myself back together after my ego was shattered”

6 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

explainer#316

The 7 Habits of Highly Miserable People

CGP Grey

“Here's a great video going over the same concepts but in a humorous way.”

11 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

commentary#324

Incels | ContraPoints

ContraPoints

“Natalie Wynn's video^0 on incels always struck me as uniquely useful”

7 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

lecture#369

NVC Marshall Rosenberg - San Francisco Workshop - FULL ENGLISH SUBTITLES TRANSCRIPTION

Centrum Nadania

“I recommend going directly to the source”

6 HN recommenders · 2019–2026

talk#373

The Psychology of Human Misjudgement - Charlie Munger Full Speech

BuffettMungerWisdom

“Develop an intuitive understanding of the key mental models mentioned by Charlie Munger in his classic speech”

6 HN recommenders · 2014–2023

documentary#377

Brainwash: The Gender Equality Paradox

hgoetkehgoetke

“the whole series is brilliant”

6 HN recommenders · 2014–2021

talk#422

Toward Rational, Authentic Food Choices | Melanie Joy | TEDxMünchen

TEDx Talks

“This TED talk from Dr. Melanie Joy is a good introduction to Carnism”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

explainer#531

The Expert Myth

Veritasium

“Veritasium has a really good video on the subject [0], with a much more compelling explanation for what it takes to develop expertise.”

6 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

lecture#543

"Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: Stress and Health" by Dr. Robert Sapolsky

Beckman Institute at Illinois

“It's a little under 90 minutes and is enormously entertaining as well as being informative.”

5 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

podcast#551

Dr. Gabor Maté — Trauma, Addiction, Ayahuasca, and More

Tim Ferriss

“I recommend Tim Ferris’ interview with Gabor Mate for a great honest look into the causes and mechanisms of addiction.”

6 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

explainer#603

Can You Watch This Without Getting Angry?

CGP Grey

“Great TED talk on the original twitter kerfuffle referenced in the article”

6 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

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

lecture#632

"Two incompatible sacred values in American universities" Jon Haidt, Hayek Lecture Series

Duke University Department of Political Science

“This is the best intellectual analysis of the situation I've come across so far”

6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

explainer#678

Traffic Has a Perfect Solution. Humans Are the Problem.

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey did a really nice, concise video on the topic of traffic”

6 HN recommenders · 2016–2026

talk#758

Keep your goals to yourself | Derek Sivers

TED

“I did not really put two and two together until I saw this talk[0] many years ago and it clicked.”

2 HN recommenders · 2010–2023

talk#762

Why I, as a black man, attend KKK rallies. | Daryl Davis | TEDxNaperville

TEDx Talks

“I'd recommend watching his TedTalk it really helped me understand how to better work with others, and how to bring about understanding.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

talk#788

Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED

TED

“absolutely legendary TedX talk that humanizes procrastination”

5 HN recommenders · 2016–2023

interview#799

Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace

David Crossman

“Simon Sinek explains it perfectly”

5 HN recommenders · 2017–2018

talk#814

The Pervert's Guide to Computer Programming Languages - SXSW

Vulk Coop

“one of the best and eye-opening talks I've ever heard”

6 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

interview#877

Feynman: How to think 1 of 2 FUN TO IMAGINE 11

Christopher Sykes

“He does a great job of communicating this, despite our interpretive differences.”

5 HN recommenders · 2011–2024

commentary#888

John Cleese vs Extremism

eroosters

“is delightful and well worth the two minutes it takes to watch”

4 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

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

other#954

How To Be Alone

Andrea Dorfman

“I think it nicely captures the sentiment of doing things alone.”

6 HN recommenders · 2010–2026

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

talk#980

How one tweet can ruin your life | Jon Ronson

TED

“I'm reminded of this TED talk in these scenarios, by a journalist and author who interviewed many people who have been publicly shamed”

5 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

comedy#987

It's Not About The Nail

Jason Headley

“This was the single most impactful thing I've ever been told to watch when it comes to 'solving' vs 'listening'.”

5 HN recommenders · 2014–2026

lecture#1001

RSA ANIMATE: Language as a Window into Human Nature

Royal Society of Arts

“this wonderful RSA Animate of Steve Pinker's discussion of how we use language”

2 HN recommenders · 2011–2022

talk#1042

Moral behavior in animals | Frans de Waal

TED

“Here is one of his excellent must-watch Ted talks -”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

talk#1061

Mike Mullane - Normalisation of deviance - IAFF - Part 1

Stuart Walker

“He describes how the Challenger shuttle disaster happened despite internal memos about the problem years prior.”

4 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

talk#1069

Sid Meier's Psychology of Game Design

GDC Festival of Gaming

“More people need to listen to what Sid Meier has said on this.”

4 HN recommenders · 2016–2019

talk#1081

Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari | TED

TED

“This is my favourite addiction talk.”

5 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

talk#1097

The 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

talk#1155

The Power of belief -- mindset and success | Eduardo Briceno | TEDxManhattanBeach

TEDx Talks

“I've found this TED talk the best explanation of growth vs. fixed mindset”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2020

documentary#1241

War - Part Two: Anybody's Son Will Do (1 of 6)

Ingsoc75

“This documentary explains in great detail the nature of military basic training and its psychological component”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2017

talk#1254

Social 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

lecture#1357

Lecture: Biblical Series I: Introduction to the Idea of God

Jordan B Peterson

“You can be a hardline atheist and still get tons of value out of these lectures.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

explainer#1474

How We’re Fooled By Statistics

Veritasium

“Veritasium explains it better than me.”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2025

documentary#1538

Derren Brown - The System (Full)

ScepticaTV

“Here's an entertaining video from Derren Brown that shows how to use this technique to convince people you have psychic powers”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2017