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Best University lectures & courses videos, as recommended on Hacker News

125 videos about university lectures & courses that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2008 and 2026. Mostly lecture, course, talk. Channels that come up most: MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford, Jordan B Peterson, Harvard University. 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
• lecture1. Introduction to Human Behavioral BiologyStanford · 15 HN recommenders · 2012–2026
• lectureLEADERSHIP LAB: The Craft of Writing EffectivelyUChicago Social Sciences · 15 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• lectureMIT's Pathway to Fusion Energy (IAP 2017) - Zach HartwigMIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center · 16 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• lectureStanford's Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)Stanford · 14 HN recommenders · 2009–2026
• lectureJustice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 01 "THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER"Harvard University · 11 HN recommenders · 2013–2025
• lectureLec 1 | MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra, Spring 2005MIT OpenCourseWare · 11 HN recommenders · 2011–2020
• lectureRandy Pausch's Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood DreamsCarnegie Mellon University · 12 HN recommenders · 2008–2023
• lectureLecture 1A: Overview and Introduction to LispMIT OpenCourseWare · 10 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• lectureLecture 1A | MIT 6.001 Structure and Interpretation, 1986MIT OpenCourseWare · 11 HN recommenders · 2012–2024
• lectureThe Most IMPORTANT Video You'll Ever See (part 1 of 8)wonderingmind42 · 13 HN recommenders · 2010–2025
• courseLecture 1 | Machine Learning (Stanford)Stanford · 11 HN recommenders · 2008–2020
• lectureConfessions of a Converted Lecturer: Eric MazurUMBCtube · 9 HN recommenders · 2009–2023
• lectureThe Coming Collapse of the Middle Class with Elizabeth WarrenUniversity of California Television (UCTV) · 10 HN recommenders · 2008–2022
• courseRL Course by David Silver - Lecture 1: Introduction to Reinforcement LearningGoogle DeepMind · 9 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• lectureLecture 6: Version Control (git) (2020)Missing Semester · 9 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• lecture30 Essential Ideas you should know about ADHD, 1A Intro, Chronic Developmental DisabilityAdhd Videos · 9 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• lectureCategory Theory 1.1: Motivation and PhilosophyBartosz Milewski · 11 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
• lectureAnalogy as the Core of CognitionStanford · 7 HN recommenders · 2012–2025
• lectureLecture: 2017 Maps of Meaning 01: Context and BackgroundJordan B Peterson · 6 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• lectureRichard Feynman Computer Science Lecture - Hardware, Software and HeuristicsMuon Ray · 8 HN recommenders · 2013–2026
• lectureRichard Feynman - The.Character of Physical Law - Part 1 The Law of Gravitation (full version)Tinkerin' Thinkers · 6 HN recommenders · 2013–2022
• lecture01 - Course Introduction & Relational Model (CMU Databases Systems / Fall 2019)CMU Database Group · 6 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• lectureEp. 1 - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - IntroductionJohn Vervaeke’s Lectern · 6 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• lectureVladimir Pozner: How the United States Created Vladimir PutinYale University · 10 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• lectureKurt Vonnegut, Shape of Stories (subtitulos castellano)Eva CollinsAlonso · 6 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• lecturePaxos lecture (Raft user study)Diego Ongaro · 6 HN recommenders · 2013–2024
• lectureJack Szostak (Harvard/HHMI) Part 1: The Origin of Cellular Life on EarthScience Communication Lab · 6 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
• lectureGreat Earthquakes of the Pacific NorthwestCentral Washington University · 5 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• lectureTimothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 1: Ukrainian Questions Posed by Russian InvasionYaleCourses · 6 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• coursePythagoras' theorem (a) | Math History | NJ WildbergerInsights into Mathematics · 6 HN recommenders · 2014–2024
• lectureJancovici : Can we save energy, jobs and growth at the same time ? 08/01/2018Jean-Marc Jancovici · 6 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• lectureFloyd Toole - Sound reproduction – art and science/opinions and factsCIRMMT · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• lectureStanford Lecture: Don Knuth—"A Conjecture That Had To Be True" (2017)Stanford Online · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2023
• lectureDistributed Systems 1.1: IntroductionMartin Kleppmann · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• lectureLecture 1: IntroductionMIT 6.824: Distributed Systems · 5 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• courseLecture 01 - The Learning Problemcaltech · 5 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
• lectureRandy Pausch Lecture: Time ManagementCarnegie Mellon University · 4 HN recommenders · 2009–2021
• courseSpecial Topics - The Kalman Filter (1 of 55) What is a Kalman Filter?Michel van Biezen · 5 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• lectureControl Bootcamp: OverviewSteve Brunton · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• lectureParticles, Fields and The Future of Physics - A Lecture by Sean CarrollFermilab · 5 HN recommenders · 2016–2022
• lectureExponential Growth Arithmetic, Population and Energy, Dr. Albert A. BartlettHiroob · 5 HN recommenders · 2019–2021
• lectureSparks of AGI: early experiments with GPT-4Sebastien Bubeck · 7 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• lectureThe Unanswered Question 1973 1 Musical Phonology Bernstein Nortoncagin · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• lectureMarcus Aurelius' Meditations: The Stoic IdealMichael Sugrue · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• lecturePreface | MIT Calculus Revisited: Single Variable CalculusMIT OpenCourseWare · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• lectureGreat Impractical Ideas in Computer Science: PowerPoint ProgrammingTom Wildenhain · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
• lecture31 Hamming, Learning to Learn: You and Your Research, 6 June 1995Hamming on Hamming: Learning to Learn · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• lectureReal Analysis, Lecture 1: Constructing the Rational NumbersHarveyMuddCollegeEDU · 5 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• lectureMarc Levoy - Lectures on Digital Photography - Lecture 1 (21mar16).mp4Marc Levoy · 5 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• lectureNuclear 101: How Nuclear Bombs Work Part 1/2Belfer Center · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• lectureHamming, Intro to The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn (March 28, 1995)securitylectures · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2020
• courseSes 1: Introduction and Course OverviewMIT OpenCourseWare · 5 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• lectureRaft lecture (Raft user study)Diego Ongaro · 4 HN recommenders · 2013–2025
• lectureEntanglement and Complexity: Gravity and Quantum MechanicsStanford Institute for Theoretical Physics · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• lectureLecture 1 - How to Start a Startup (Sam Altman, Dustin Moskovitz)YC Root Access · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2024
• lectureWhy is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John MearsheimerThe University of Chicago · 9 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• lecture2012 Burnett Lecture Part 1 Keynote Speaker: Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.UNC Learning Center · 4 HN recommenders · 2013–2022
• lectureLecture 19: Dynamic Programming I: Fibonacci, Shortest PathsMIT OpenCourseWare · 4 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
• lectureLecture 1 | Programming Paradigms (Stanford)Stanford · 3 HN recommenders · 2011–2024
• lecture2. Behavioral EvolutionStanford · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
• lectureHow to Find Product Market Fit - Stanford CS183F: Startup SchoolStanford Online · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• lectureBuilding Your Own Dynamic LanguageStanford · 3 HN recommenders · 2009–2014
• lectureLecture: Biblical Series I: Introduction to the Idea of GodJordan B Peterson · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• courseLec 1 | MIT 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, Fall 2008MIT OpenCourseWare · 4 HN recommenders · 2010–2012
• courseLecture 1: Introduction to Power and Politics in Today’s WorldYaleCourses · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• lectureDonald B. Gillies Lecture: Dr. Michael StonebrakerSiebel School of Computing and Data Science · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• talkSustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air with David MacKayHarvard University · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2017
• lectureRobert Sapolsky: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and WorstStanford Iranian Studies Program · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
• lectureLecture 1: Probability and Counting | Statistics 110Harvard University · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2018
• lectureLecture 1 | Natural Language Processing with Deep LearningStanford University School of Engineering · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2018
• lecture23. LanguageStanford · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• talkStanford Seminar - Concatenative Programming: From Ivory to MetalStanford Online · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• lectureLecture 1 | The Theoretical MinimumStanford · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• lectureThe "Last Lecture" by Randy PauschGabriel Robins · 4 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
• lecture2017 Personality 01: IntroductionJordan B Peterson · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• lectureEfficient Bayesian inference with Hamiltonian Monte Carlo -- Michael Betancourt (Part 1)MLSS Iceland 2014 · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• courseGoogle Python Class Day 1 Part 1Google for Developers · 3 HN recommenders · 2011–2018
• lectureHamming, "n-Dimensional Space" (April 14, 1995)securitylectures · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• lectureLecture 7: Introduction to Galois Fields for the AES by Christof PaarIntroduction to Cryptography by Christof Paar · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
• lecture17. Succinct Structures IMIT OpenCourseWare · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
• lectureRon Vale (UCSF, HHMI) 1: Molecular Motor ProteinsScience Communication Lab · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• lecture1. Introduction, Finite Automata, Regular ExpressionsMIT OpenCourseWare · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• lectureLecture 1: Introduction to Information TheoryJakob Foerster · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• lecture26. Chernobyl — How It HappenedMIT OpenCourseWare · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• lectureLec 1 | MIT 6.042J Mathematics for Computer Science, Fall 2010MIT OpenCourseWare · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2018
• lectureCS480/680 Lecture 19: Attention and Transformer NetworksPascal Poupart · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2023
• lectureMIT Godel Escher Bach Lecture 1jasonofthel33t · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• lectureSpecial Lecture: F-22 Flight ControlsMIT OpenCourseWare · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• talkCategory Theory by Tom LaGattaAI Council · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2017
• lectureLecture 1 | Modern Physics: Classical Mechanics (Stanford)Stanford · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• lectureArithmetic, Population and Energy - FULL LENGTHkip399 · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• lecture"Understanding Burnout," Prof. Christina Maslach (U.C. Berkeley)Thriving In Science · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2019
• lectureTerence Tao: The Cosmic Distance Ladder, UCLAUCLA · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• coursePractical Deep Learning for Coders: Lesson 1Jeremy Howard · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• lecture2017 Personality 18: Biology & Traits: Openness/Intelligence/Creativity IJordan B Peterson · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• lecturePeter Singer - ordinary people are evilJeffrey Kaplan · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• lectureSacha Arnoud, Director of Engineering, Waymo - MIT Self-Driving CarsLex Fridman · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• lectureLecture 1 | Convex Optimization I (Stanford)Stanford · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2022
• courseEpisode 1: Introduction - The Mechanical Universecaltech · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• lectureLecture by Douglas Hofstadter: Albert Einstein on Light; Light on Albert EinsteinUppsala universitet · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• course1.1 - Course outlineLaintalAy · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• lectureRick Roderick on Baudrillard - Fatal Strategies [full length]The Partially Examined Life · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• lectureThe Myth of the Robber Barons with Burt FolsomFoundation for Economic Education · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2020
• lectureDr. Robert Sapolsky's lecture about Biological Underpinnings of ReligiosityAprendiendo Juntos · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2025
• lecture1. Introduction for 15.S12 Blockchain and Money, Fall 2018MIT OpenCourseWare · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• lectureLecture 1 | Programming Methodology (Stanford)Stanford · 2 HN recommenders · 2009–2026
• courseIntroduction to Investing and Finance - Lesson 1 by Martin ShkreliMr Martin Shkreli · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• talkRecent Developments in Deep LearningGoogle TechTalks · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2026
• lectureInternational Colloquia #26: Fusion Reactor First Wall CoolingMIT MechE Lectures & Colloquia · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• lectureDispelling the Myths of Nuclear Energy (Live Lecture)Illinois EnergyProf · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• lectureTrends in Deep Learning Hardware: Bill Dally (NVIDIA)Paul G. Allen School · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• lectureLecture 1 | Introduction to Convolutional Neural Networks for Visual RecognitionStanford University School of Engineering · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• lectureComputer Security 161 Cryptocurrency LectureNicholas C Weaver · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2023
• courseCS231n Winter 2016: Lecture1: Introduction and Historical ContextAndrej Karpathy · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
• lectureAnton: A Special-Purpose Machine That Achieves a Hundred-Fold Speedup in Biomolecular SimulationsNC State · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2025
• lectureLecture 7A: Metacircular Evaluator, Part 1MIT OpenCourseWare · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2023
• lectureLecture 1B | MIT 6.001 Structure and Interpretation, 1986MIT OpenCourseWare · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2017
• lectureRichard Feynman - The.Character.of.Physical.Law - Part 2 (full version)Tinkerin' Thinkers · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2018
• lectureRichard Feynman Messenger Lectures at Cornell The Character of Physical Law Part 1 The Law of GravitationTalkReelTV · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2025
• lecture14. Limbic SystemStanford · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2021
• talkThesis: Partial State in Dataflow-Based Materialized ViewsJon Gjengset · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2024
• lecture21. Chaos and ReductionismStanford · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2024
• lectureLecture 3 - Before the Startup (Paul Graham)YC Root Access · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2024
• lectureSICP / What is "Computer Science" ?LarryNorman · 1 HN recommender · 2008–2014