Best Ideas & learning (other) videos, as recommended on Hacker News

16 videos about ideas & learning (other) that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2010 and 2026. Mostly talk, explainer, tutorial. Channels that come up most: TED, CGP Grey, Talks at Google, TEDx Talks. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Massive-scale online collaboration | Luis von Ahn: HN commenters recommend it as the clearest account of human computation and games with a purpose, straight from the inventor.

talkMassive-scale online collaboration | Luis von AhnTED · 4 HN recommenders · 2012–2022
explainerYour Post Code Is the Directions, Not the DestinationCGP Grey · 4 HN recommenders · 2025–2025
talkThe paradox of choice | Barry Schwartz | TEDTED · 4 HN recommenders · 2010–2022
tutorialHow to tie your shoes | Terry MooreTED · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2026
talkSocial Physics: How Good Ideas Spread | Sandy Pentland | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2022
talkLearning from dirty jobs | Mike RoweTED · 4 HN recommenders · 2012–2018
talkDo schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TEDTED · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
talkLife is easy. Why do we make it so hard? | Jon Jandai | TEDxDoiSuthepTEDx Talks · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2025
talkThe call to learn | Clifford StollTED · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2025
talkMake love, not porn (Adult content) | Cindy GallopTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2017
talkHow to grow fresh air | Kamal MeattleTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
explainerYou Lose an Hour of Sleep to Save $4CGP Grey · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2019
talkWhere good ideas come from | Steven JohnsonTED · 1 HN recommender · 2010–2020
talkAntifragille: Things That Gain from Disorder | Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2023
talkThe surprising habits of original thinkers | Adam Grant | TEDTED · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2021
talkCopyrighting all the melodies to avoid accidental infringement | Damien Riehl | TEDxMinneapolisTEDx Talks · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2026