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Best Scientific method & science communication videos, as recommended on Hacker News

104 videos about scientific method & science communication that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2009 and 2026. Mostly explainer, talk, lecture. Channels that come up most: Veritasium, Angela Collier , Christopher Sykes, Medlife Crisis. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is The Quantum Conspiracy: What Popularizers of QM Don't Want You to Know: HN commenters repeatedly recommend it as the talk that finally made quantum mechanics click, especially for programmers.

• talkThe Quantum Conspiracy: What Popularizers of QM Don't Want You to KnowGoogle TechTalks · 11 HN recommenders · 2012–2025
• documentaryJames Burke Connections, Ep. 1 "The Trigger Effect"DRS_Education · 12 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• lectureHamming, "You and Your Research" (June 6, 1995)securitylectures · 11 HN recommenders · 2012–2023
• explainerWhy Being Delusional is a SuperpowerVeritasium · 9 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• explainerIs Most Published Research Wrong?Veritasium · 8 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• interviewRichard Feynman Firenebulajr · 8 HN recommenders · 2010–2023
• documentaryPowers of Ten™ (1977)Eames Office · 9 HN recommenders · 2012–2025
• lectureFeynman on Scientific Method.seabala · 6 HN recommenders · 2012–2024
• documentaryWhy It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LEDVeritasium · 10 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• talkDEF CON 26 - Svea, Suggy, Till - Inside the Fake Science FactoryDEFCONConference · 5 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• explainerI promise this story about microwaves is interesting.Tom Scott · 9 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• explainerThe LED Traffic Light and the Danger of "But Sometimes!"Technology Connections · 7 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• interviewHD Feynman: FUN TO IMAGINE complete (with optional Chinese subtitles)Christopher Sykes · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• talkChicken chicken chickenYoram Bauman · 5 HN recommenders · 2013–2026
• talkVeritasium: What Everyone Gets Wrong About AI and Learning – Derek Muller ExplainsPerimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics · 6 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• lectureThe Biggest Ideas in the Universe: IntroductionSean Carroll · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• explainerThe Epidemic of Fake DiseaseMedlife Crisis · 7 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
• interviewFeynman: Magnets (and Why?) FUN TO IMAGINE 4/ higher quality version!Christopher Sykes · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• explainerThe Biggest Myth In EducationVeritasium · 7 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• podcastBret Weinstein on "The Portal" (w/ host Eric Weinstein), Ep. #019 - The Prediction and the DISC.Eric Weinstein · 5 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• explainerExplained: New Navy UFO VideosMick West · 5 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
• explainerBuilding a Cathedral without Science or Mathematics: The Engineering Method Explainedengineerguy · 5 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• commentarystring theory lied to us and now science communication is hardAngela Collier · 8 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• interviewWhy Greatness Cannot Be Planned — Kenneth StanleyMachine Learning Street Talk · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• documentaryThe man who almost faked his way to a Nobel PrizeBobbyBroccoli · 6 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• explainerFuture Computers Will Be Radically Different (Analog Computing)Veritasium · 7 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• commentaryPenn and Teller on VaccinationsUltraMiraculous · 6 HN recommenders · 2013–2018
• interviewRichard Feynman on PseudoscienceJacob Edward · 5 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
• interviewRichard Feynman. Why.firewalker · 5 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• lectureA Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean CarrollThe Royal Institution · 5 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• lectureIntroduction: The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday (1/6)engineerguy · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
• lecture31 Hamming, Learning to Learn: You and Your Research, 6 June 1995Hamming on Hamming: Learning to Learn · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• explainerFeynman: What things really are like FUN TO IMAGINE 1Christopher Sykes · 4 HN recommenders · 2011–2013
• talkThe mathematics of weight loss | Ruben Meerman | TEDxQUT (edited version)TEDx Talks · 6 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• lectureHamming, Intro to The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn (March 28, 1995)securitylectures · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2020
• explainerCarl Sagan - Cosmos - Eratosthenescarlsagandotcom · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• explainerdark matter is not a theoryAngela Collier · 5 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• explainerYour Mass is NOT From the Higgs BosonVeritasium · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• explainerTested: Where Does The Tone Come From In An Electric Guitar?Jim Lill · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• explainerDoctor Dissects the Wim Hof Method - Cold Hard Science AnalysisMedlife Crisis · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• talkAli Rahimi's talk at NIPS(NIPS 2017 Test-of-time award presentation)ObservantVids · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• explainerDid SARS-Cov-2 start in a Chinese lab?potholer54 · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• commentaryWhy Koko (Probably) Couldn't Talk (Sorry) | The Deep DiveSoup Emporium · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• explainerThe world depends on a collection of strange items. They're not cheapVeritasium · 6 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• explainerThe Most Underrated AlgorithmVeritasium · 5 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• comedyScientific Studies: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2019
• explainerWhere Do Trees Get Their Mass?Veritasium · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2021
• documentaryVaccines and Autism: A Measured Responsehbomberguy · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• interviewRichard Feynman Magnetsnebulajr · 4 HN recommenders · 2014–2026
• explainer13 Misconceptions About Global WarmingVeritasium · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2021
• commentarythe sham legacy of Richard FeynmanAngela Collier · 5 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• explainerA New History for Humanity – The Human EraKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• explainerThe Biggest Misconception in PhysicsVeritasium · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2025
• explainerHow Kodak Exposed Nuclear TestingVeritasium · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• podcastJoe Rogan Experience #1191 - Peter Boghossian & James LindsayPowerfulJRE · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2019
• explainerYou've (Likely) Been Playing The Game Of Life WrongVeritasium · 4 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• interviewThe complete FUN TO IMAGINE with Richard FeynmanChristopher Sykes · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• commentaryShould Knowledge Be Free?Medlife Crisis · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• commentaryharvard & aliens & crackpots: a disambiguation of Avi LoebAngela Collier · 5 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• explainerKhan Academy and the Effectiveness of Science VideosVeritasium · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2024
• explainerDance p 3 Mar09Geoff Cumming · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2015
• talkThere is No Algorithm for Truth - with Tom ScottThe Royal Institution · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• commentarythat dark matter video aged like milkAngela Collier · 3 HN recommenders · 2024–2024
• explainerThe Most Common Cognitive BiasVeritasium · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• lectureNoam Chomsky - "The machine, the ghost, and the limits of understanding"Andy80o · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2022
• explainerI took an IQ test to explain what's wrong with themVeritasium · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• lectureIrving Kirsch: The Emperor's New DrugsMizzou Visual Productions · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2019
• explainerBreakdown of the Pentagon UFO videos with Mick WestCool Worlds · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• lectureThe Scientific Method-Richard FeynmanSképseis · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2023
• documentaryFeynman: Take the world from another point of view (1/4)Aaron Scher · 2 HN recommenders · 2009–2023
• explainerCambridge Ideas - Professor RiskCambridge University · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2022
• talkDavid Deutsch: A new way to explain explanationTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• explainerThe Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens? (1/2)Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
• interviewFeynman: Magnets FUN TO IMAGINE 4 But see NEW UPDATED file at https://tinyurl.com/ycphc432Christopher Sykes · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2017
• documentaryThe Man Who Took LSD and Changed The WorldVeritasium · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• otherR. P. Feynman on the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.x1x2x3ct · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2014
• talkFreeman Dyson: Heretical Thoughts About Science and SocietyBoston University · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2023
• explainerTiny meteorites are everywhere. Here’s how to find them.Verge Science · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• talkRupert Sheldrake - The Science Delusion BANNED TED TALKJames Dearden Bush · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2022
• commentaryMy dream died, and now I'm hereSabine Hossenfelder · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2024
• commentaryDebunking Dr. Robert Lustig's Claims from The Huberman Lab Podcast | Educational Video | BiolayneDr. Layne Norton · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• explainerWhy the Muon g-2 Results Are So Exciting!PBS Space Time · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• documentaryThe Dolphin HouseAtrocity Guide · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• lectureRichard Feynman on hungry philosophers (or do we see objects or only their light)Zero · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2021
• explainerIs Our Food Becoming Less Nutritious?Veritasium · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• documentaryThe man who faked human cloningBobbyBroccoli · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2023
• interviewFeynman: Mathematicians versus PhysicistsTehPhysicalist · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2022
• commentaryGell-Mann Amnesia and Michio KakuAngela Collier · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• talkNeil Degrasse Tyson on being Black, and Women in ScienceD- Angel · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2017
• talkYou Have No Idea How Wrong You AreSisyphusRedeemed · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2026
• lectureFeynman: Knowing versus UnderstandingTehPhysicalist · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2025
• interviewFeynman_i_dont_like_honors_ [longer_version]batxg3 · 1 HN recommender · 2009–2024
• talkIntuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking | Daniel Dennett | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2024
• explainerCorrelation CAN Imply Causation! | Statistics Misconceptionsminutephysics · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2022
• commentaryHow Kurzgesagt Cooks Propaganda For BillionairesThe Hated One · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2023
• lectureFeynman: 'Greek' versus 'Babylonian' mathematicsTehPhysicalist · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• interviewThe Pope's Astronomer - Sixty SymbolsSixty Symbols · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2025
• commentaryFlat Earth "Science" -- Wrong, but not StupidSabine Hossenfelder · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2023
• commentaryRichard Feynman: "What's the name of a bird?"Yves Messer · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2026
• interviewFreeman Dyson - Fermi's rejection of our work (94/157)Web of Stories - Life Stories of Remarkable People · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• talkThe Secret of Our Success | Joseph Henrich | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2019
• lectureFeynman :: Rules of Chessdefjam99b · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2023
• talkKen Stanley: Discovery Without Objectivesfzambetta75 · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2018
• podcastThe Problem with America’s Lab Mice and Why it Should Matter to YouJRE Clips · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2021