Manufacturing Intellect: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "A Conversation with Bertrand Russell (1952)", hN users share it as a chance to hear Russell speak himself and get a sense of his values and outlook.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2021–2026interviewHN users share it as a chance to hear Russell speak himself and get a sense of his values and outlook.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2018–2020videoLinked in threads about lobster welfare as an easy way to take in Wallace's essay.
- cited 4× 0 months 2019–2024interviewUsed as a source for Wallace quotes on fiction, silence, self and technology rather than recommended outright.
Questions
Which Manufacturing Intellect video does Hacker News recommend most?
A Conversation with Bertrand Russell (1952): recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users between 2021 and 2026.
Is this every Manufacturing Intellect 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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