Mathematics & Theoretical CS Videos Hacker News Recommends

Mathematics & Theoretical CS videos on HackerTube: 176 talks, lectures, explainers and documentaries that Hacker News commenters keep pointing each other to, grouped into 9 categories.

Mathematics & Theoretical CS categories

Each category is ranked by how often HN recommended its videos.

Recreational & visual math135 Pure mathematics91 Algorithms & data structures56 Probability & game theory46 Information theory & signal processing35 Logic & formal methods32 Computability & complexity theory31 Quantum computing9 Math & theory (other)6

Most recommended in Mathematics & Theoretical CS

The videos in this area HN commenters have recommended across the most separate months.

course#1

Vectors | Chapter 1, Essence of linear algebra

3Blue1Brown

17 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

explainer#13

But what is the Fourier Transform? A visual introduction.

3Blue1Brown

16 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

talk#49

Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists

Microsoft Research

12 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

talk#124

CppCon 2017: Matt Kulukundis “Designing a Fast, Efficient, Cache-friendly Hash Table, Step by Step”

CppCon

9 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

course#185

The essence of calculus

3Blue1Brown

10 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

explainer#188

The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT): Most Ingenious Algorithm Ever?

Reducible

7 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

talk#212

"Propositions as Types" by Philip Wadler

Strange Loop Conference

9 HN recommenders · 2015–2026

interview#238

The man with 1,000 Klein Bottles UNDER his house - Numberphile

Numberphile

8 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

course#258

Essence of linear algebra preview

3Blue1Brown

11 HN recommenders · 2016–2018

explainer#269

A Swift Introduction to Geometric Algebra

sudgylacmoe

7 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

explainer#275

The hardest problem on the hardest test

3Blue1Brown

8 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

course#277

Imaginary Numbers Are Real [Part 1: Introduction]

Welch Labs

7 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

explainer#288

Once you understand game theory, you understand the world.

Veritasium

10 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

explainer#343

The determinant | Chapter 6, Essence of linear algebra

3Blue1Brown

6 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

explainer#399

Math's Fundamental Flaw

Veritasium

7 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

explainer#416

Fractals are typically not self-similar

3Blue1Brown

7 HN recommenders · 2017–2024