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Best Education & learning videos, as recommended on Hacker News

63 videos about education & learning that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2009 and 2026. Mostly talk, lecture, explainer. Channels that come up most: TED, TEDx Talks, Veritasium, MIT OpenCourseWare. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is How to Speak: HN treats it as the canonical, near-universally recommended lecture on giving talks and presentations.

• lectureHow to SpeakMIT OpenCourseWare · 17 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• lectureConfessions of a Converted Lecturer: Eric MazurUMBCtube · 9 HN recommenders · 2009–2023
• lectureMarty Lobdell - Study Less Study SmartPierce College District WA · 6 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• lectureRSA ANIMATE: Changing Education ParadigmsRoyal Society of Arts · 10 HN recommenders · 2011–2026
• talkAlan Kay: Doing with Images Makes Symbols (Full Version)Kenneth Friedman · 8 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
• talkCppCon 2015: Kate Gregory “Stop Teaching C"CppCon · 7 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
• lectureLEADERSHIP LAB: Writing Beyond the Academy 1.23.15UChicago Social Sciences · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• talkVeritasium: What Everyone Gets Wrong About AI and Learning – Derek Muller ExplainsPerimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics · 6 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• explainerThe Expert MythVeritasium · 6 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• explainerThe Biggest Myth In EducationVeritasium · 7 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• talkThe first 20 hours -- how to learn anything | Josh Kaufman | TEDxCSUTEDx Talks · 5 HN recommenders · 2014–2024
• talkHow to learn any language in six months | Chris Lonsdale | TEDxLingnanUniversityTEDx Talks · 5 HN recommenders · 2014–2019
• talk"How to teach programming (and other things)?" by Felienne HermansStrange Loop Conference · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• talkThe Power of belief -- mindset and success | Eduardo Briceno | TEDxManhattanBeachTEDx Talks · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2020
• demoThe Backwards Brain Bicycle - Smarter Every Day 133SmarterEveryDay · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2025
• talkSalman Khan TED Talk 2011 (from ted.com)Khan Academy · 4 HN recommenders · 2011–2012
• courseLec 1 | MIT 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, Fall 2008MIT OpenCourseWare · 4 HN recommenders · 2010–2012
• talkBret Victor - Media for Thinking the UnthinkableColin McDonnell · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2026
• talkMusic as a Language: Victor Wooten at TEDxGabriolaIslandTEDx Talks · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2018
• interviewAlan Kay : July 2007 : A Conversation with CMU Faculty & StudentsCMU Robotics Institute · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• comedyTom Lehrer - New Math (Animated)Jared Khan · 4 HN recommenders · 2013–2025
• tutorialCelestial Navigation (instruction video)NathanielsCAD · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• lectureSeymour Papert 1983Cynthia Solomon · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2017
• talkDo schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TEDTED · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• commentaryThe Classroom Only Works for One Kid in the RoomCGP Grey · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2024
• commentaryHow government programs drive up college tuitionsPeter Schiff · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2018
• talkMaking Badass Developers - Kathy Sierra (Serious Pony) keynoteO'Reilly · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2017
• talkThe call to learn | Clifford StollTED · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2025
• documentaryDenmark's Forest KindergartensSBS Dateline · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• talkGet Ready to Rock with Sonic Pi - The Live Coding Music Synth for Everyone • Sam Aaron • GOTO 2018GOTO Conferences · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• explainerKhan Academy and the Effectiveness of Science VideosVeritasium · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2024
• documentarySeymour PapertSeth Morabito · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2017
• talkRethinking CS Education | Alan Kay, CrossRoads 2015Infosys Foundation USA · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2019
• explainerWhy Gifted Kids Are Actually Special NeedsHealthyGamerGG · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• explainerThe Chinese Student CrisisPolyMatter · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2022
• demoInner Game of TennisTheCoach · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2016
• talkLet's teach for mastery -- not test scores | Sal KhanTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2018
• otherR. P. Feynman on the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.x1x2x3ct · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2014
• talkConrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computersTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2020
• talkAlan Kay: A powerful idea about teaching ideasTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2009–2024
• lectureLecture 1 | Programming Methodology (Stanford)Stanford · 2 HN recommenders · 2009–2026
• talkSICP: o fim de uma eraComputação Raiz · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• commentaryHow Children Develop Perfect PitchRick Beato · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• demoExact Instructions Challenge - THIS is why my kids hate me. | Josh DarnitJosh Darnit · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• talkDuolingo -- the next chapter in human computation | Luis von Ahn | TEDxCMU 2011TEDx Talks · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2012
• talk"Hedy: A Gradual programming language" by Felienne Hermans (Strange Loop 2022)Strange Loop Conference · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• talkHow AI Could Save (Not Destroy) Education | Sal Khan | TEDTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• commentaryHomeschooling: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• talkLet's use video to reinvent education | Salman KhanTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2012
• talkTalk: Video Games and the Future of EducationJonathan Blow · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• musicI'm Just a Bill (Schoolhouse Rock!)TheGreatWorker · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2024
• demoIncremental reading: Learning about nutrition from Wikipedia (SuperMemo 17)SuperMemo Video · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2021
• comedyExact Instructions Challenge PB&J Classroom Friendly | Josh DarnitJosh Darnit · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2026
• comedyThe Reason Education SucksiStateOfMind3 · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2022
• musicSesame Street: 12 And Pinball AnimationSesame Street · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2026
• lectureStephen Krashen on Language AcquisitionMark Rounds · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2025
• otherI can't ride a bike. How fast can Mike Boyd teach me?Tom Scott plus · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2025
• commentaryStudent Debt: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2017
• explainerThe Science of ThinkingVeritasium · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2019
• interviewAndy Matuschak — The reason most learning tools failDwarkesh Patel · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2025
• documentaryTomorrow's World: Nellie the School Computer 15 February 1969 - BBCBBC · 1 HN recommender · 2010–2026
• lectureStephen Krashen: Language Acquisition and Comprehensible InputTarek Hamza · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• commentaryRichard Feynman: "What's the name of a bird?"Yves Messer · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2026