World History Videos Hacker News Recommends

explainer#19

Try to Rule Fairly and You'll Be Overthrown

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey's excellent Rules for Rulers video”

15 HN recommenders · 2016–2025

explainer#90

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio

Principles by Ray Dalio

“definitely watch this video and read Dalio's book (I bought 2 copies)”

10 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

explainer#96

London Swallowed a City but Couldn't Digest It.

CGP Grey

“CGP Grey has a delightful video explaining this”

12 HN recommenders · 2012–2024

explainer#213

Why Some Diseases Only Traveled One Direction

CGP Grey

“I think CGP Grey does a great job at communicating the actual meat of Guns, Germs, and Steel here”

11 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

podcast#225

8. The Sumerians - Fall of the First Cities

Fall of Civilizations

“I highly recommend the _Fall of Civilizations Podcast_ episode 8.”

7 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

documentary#231

The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire | The Secret World of Finance

Independent POV

“The guy who behind it not only did an excellent job”

6 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

explainer#235

The UK Is a Country Made of Countries

CGP Grey

“The best thing to do is to watch this great, quick and witty primer on the whole thing Britain/UK/England thing”

6 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

lecture#257

Tiedustelueverstin arvio Venäjästä | 3.12.2018

fin_topsu

“is fantastic since its from 2018 but still 100% valid”

14 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

talk#270

Debt: The First 5,000 Years | David Graeber | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“this excellent talk by the late David Graeber about the history of debt”

8 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

explainer#359

The EU Has Orbits, and the UK Fell Out of All of Them

CGP Grey

“taking from the amazing short overview here”

7 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

explainer#383

Most Cities Got More Democratic. This One Didn't.

CGP Grey

“My favorite gateway drugs to learning more about the city of London are probably CGP Grey's videos”

6 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

documentary#441

HyperNormalisation 2016

crisalist

“he's essentially cross cut the last 40 years into a 3 hour cliff notes guide to some of the darker corners of postmodern philosophy.”

6 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

talk#488

Dr Shashi Tharoor MP - Britain Does Owe Reparations

OxfordUnion

“This talk has many facts not even commonly known to Indians.”

8 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

documentary#517

James Burke Connections, Ep. 4 "Faith in Numbers"

DRS_Education

“Every computer engineer, computer scientist and software developer should learn about the Jacquard loom”

4 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

documentary#540

The Battle of Midway 1942: Told from the Japanese Perspective (1/3)

Montemayor

“This youtube series telling the Battle of Midway from Japanese perspective”

7 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

explainer#552

The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History

Veritasium

“here's an excellent one by Veritasium on how it happened.”

6 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

lecture#580

Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 1: Ukrainian Questions Posed by Russian Invasion

YaleCourses

“gives you invaluable understanding about much more than just Ukraine.”

6 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

lecture#605

Irving Finkel | The Ark Before Noah: A Great Adventure

The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

“equal parts fascinating and hilarious”

4 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

lecture#645

Cracking Ancient Codes: Cuneiform Writing - with Irving Finkel

The Royal Institution

“Highly recommend Prof Irving Fink's talk to Royal Institution on the 3,000 year development of cuneiform”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

demo#652

Tom Scott vs Irving Finkel: The Royal Game of Ur | PLAYTHROUGH | International Tabletop Day 2017

The British Museum

“he also did a fantastic video on with Tom Scott”

6 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

explainer#660

The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1

CrashCourse

“This series taught me in a few hours what I didn't learn in school over years”

4 HN recommenders · 2015–2021

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

documentary#673

Happy People | Spring (part 1) [Happy People Documentary | Spring in Siberia Part 1

Дмитрий Васюков

“I like the original much better, I think of it as the authentic view”

4 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

talk#676

The Secret History of Silicon Valley

Google TechTalks

“This is an eye opening perspective on some history "hidden in plain sight" of the origins of Silicon Valley.”

5 HN recommenders · 2008–2016

explainer#680

England: South Sea Bubble - The Sharp Mind of John Blunt - Extra History - Part 1

Extra History

“For those who want an accessible introduction to the South Sea Bubble, Extra History has a video series”

6 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

explainer#703

Alexander Pope Wrote a 35-Page Takedown of a Historian

CGP Grey

“Linking the full video because it's a masterpiece”

5 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

lecture#743

Collapse of Complex Societies by Dr. Joseph Tainter

vlada888

“Spend some time watching Tainter's speech on complexity and collapse”

5 HN recommenders · 2015–2023

interview#819

KGB Defector Yuri Bezmenov 1985 Interview. Explains KGB Manipulation of US Public Opinion

20th Century Time Machine

“I feel like everyone should watch this 1985 interview of an ex-KGB agent[1]. It's more relevant today than ever before”

4 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

interview#841

FULL INTERVIEW with Yuri Bezmenov: The Four Stages of Ideological Subversion (1984)

Nicholas Marshall

“It is worth watching the whole interview”

4 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

commentary#847

I Watched Ancient Apocalypse So You Don't Have To (Part 1)

Miniminuteman

“lengthy, point-by-point takedown of the Ancient Apocalypse thing both entertaining and informative”

4 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

lecture#933

1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Eric Cline, PhD)

National Capital Area Skeptics (NCAS)

“Excellent informative and hilarious talk about his (at-the-time) new scientific hypothesis”

5 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

documentary#1026

2. The Bronze Age Collapse - Mediterranean Apocalypse

Fall of Civilizations

“is also a great introduction”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

explainer#1041

Carl Sagan - Cosmos - Eratosthenes

carlsagandotcom

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

4 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

podcast#1114

Joe Rogan Experience #725 - Graham Hancock & Randall Carlson

PowerfulJRE

“Here's where to go to get on the Graham Hancock/Randall Carlson train”

4 HN recommenders · 2015–2020

documentary#1162

Surviving in the Siberian Wilderness for 70 Years (Full Length)

VICE

“I highly recommend it for anyone interested.”

4 HN recommenders · 2014–2023

talk#1211

James Baldwin vs William F Buckley: A legendary debate from 1965

Aeon Video

“he mesmerises the audience by telling them what it's like to grow up black in America not even knowing you're black”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

lecture#1247

Timothy Snyder Speaks, ep. 14: Politics of Eternity, Politics of Inevitability

Timothy Snyder

“You will love this video (12m)”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

other#1320

[4k, 60 fps] San Francisco, a Trip down Market Street, April 14, 1906

Denis Shiryaev

“You can see pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and early automobiles all "flowing" together.”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

explainer#1376

This giant model stopped a terrible plan

Tom Scott

“I learned of this plan via this short Tom Scott video. Fascinating.”

5 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

documentary#1378

The Part of History You've Always Skipped | Neoslavery

Knowing Better

“presented a compelling case that US slavery truly ended in 1942”

4 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

talk#1382

"Why do you lock your door?" - RVASec 2012

Schuyler Towne

“It's a great place to start.”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2020

lecture#1398

Who is Yahweh - How a Warrior-Storm God became the God of the Israelites and World Monotheism

ESOTERICA

“it was one of the few videos I’ve seen recently that really impressed me”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024

lecture#1435

Richard Feynman Lecture -- "Los Alamos From Below"

The Quagmire

“He gives an incredible account of his time there in the lecture (and almost stand-up-comedy act)”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

documentary#1440

Don't Be a Sucker

US National Archives

“long, but worth a watch sometime for anyone who hasn't seen it”

4 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

lecture#1514

Yuri Bezmenov: Psychological Warfare Subversion & Control of Western Society (Complete)

GBPPR2

“One of the most important videos on the entire Internet”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

documentary#1517

The Kennedy Assassination: Inside the Book Depository

LEMMiNO

“It's long but it gives a good overview of the sequence of events and the discrepancies.”

5 HN recommenders · 2023–2024

documentary#1527

Chinampas of Mexico: Most Productive Agriculture EVER?

Andrew Millison

“who is an amazingly clear presenter about permaculture”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

documentary#1564

Oswald Acted Alone: JFK Assassination Solved (Part 1 of 2)

Sean Munger

“there's an exhaustive two part series by Sean Munger that sets out the many interlocking lines of evidence that Oswald acted alone.”

4 HN recommenders · 2023–2024