BobbyBroccoli: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "The man who almost faked his way to a Nobel Prize", hN repeatedly recommends the series as a gripping account of scientific fraud, and cites it whenever research misconduct comes up.
- 6 HN recommenders 5 months 2022–2023documentaryHN repeatedly recommends the series as a gripping account of scientific fraud, and cites it whenever research misconduct comes up.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2024–2026documentaryRecommended as a well-made documentary explaining Nortel's rise and the index-fund and bubble dynamics around it.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2023documentaryRecommended as a gripping account of scientific fraud and the history of cloning research.
Questions
Which BobbyBroccoli video does Hacker News recommend most?
The man who almost faked his way to a Nobel Prize: recommended in 5 different months by 6 HN users between 2022 and 2023.
Is this every BobbyBroccoli video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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