PowerfulJRE: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Joe Rogan Experience #1035 - Paul Stamets", commenters offer it as a fascinating, accessible introduction to the world of fungi whenever mushrooms or mycelium come up.
- 10 HN recommenders 9 months 2017–2025podcast episodeCommenters offer it as a fascinating, accessible introduction to the world of fungi whenever mushrooms or mycelium come up.
- 12 HN recommenders 9 months 2018–2020podcast episodeHN readers recommend it as an accessible, motivating summary of Why We Sleep for people who will not read the book.
- 6 HN recommenders 6 months 2019–2023podcast episodeHN people cite it as insight into how Twitter thought about moderation, and as a source for Tim Pool's arguments about uneven enforcement.
- 5 HN recommenders 5 months 2019–2023podcast episodeHN refers to it as the direct first-person account from the pilot in UFO and UAP threads, though some find it unconvincing.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2018–2020podcast episodeCommenters in climate and impact-event threads send people to Carlson's Rogan appearances for his account of ancient cataclysms.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2015–2020podcast episodeHN people point to it as an entry point to the Hancock and Carlson lost-civilization theories, while noting the ideas are controversial.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2019–2021podcast episodeHN commenters recommend it as an inspiring story about perseverance and getting outside one's comfort zone.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2018–2019podcast episodeHN commenters recommend it as an entertaining account of how easily fake papers get published and of problems in academic peer review.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2020podcast episodeOffered as a persuasion success story in threads about polarization and online toxicity.
- 3 HN recommenders 2 months 2019–2020podcast episodeRecommended as a wide-ranging Carmack interview, noted for his views on work ethic and AGI.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2019–2020podcast episodeMostly cited to support specific points Naval makes, such as platforms and free speech, rather than as a general must-watch.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2017–2019podcast episodeHN recommends it for her humility and for her stories of persevering through extreme endurance races.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2017–2020podcast episodeHN commenters point to it as an accessible interview with a leading figure in the field, especially for toxo and baboon social behavior.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2020–2021podcast episodeHN commenters recommend it as a long, engaging introduction to Stamets and his fungi work.
- 2 HN recommenders 1 months 2018–2022podcast episodeRecommended as a long, wide-ranging look into Musk's thinking, especially on AI and the future of humanity.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2017–2018podcast episodeHN commenters cite it as a wide-ranging conversation on political polarization and free discussion, and one commenter points to a segment on wealth distribution following a square-root law.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2019podcast episodeHN uses it as a source on Dorsey's views on Twitter moderation, with mixed opinions on how well he answered censorship questions.
Questions
Which PowerfulJRE video does Hacker News recommend most?
Joe Rogan Experience #1035 - Paul Stamets: recommended in 9 different months by 10 HN users between 2017 and 2025.
Is this every PowerfulJRE 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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