TED-Ed: 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 reality check on renewables - David MacKay", cited in energy debates for its back-of-envelope scale of the transition and the land and storage limits of wind and solar.
- 3 HN recommenders 4 months 2017–2021talkCited in energy debates for its back-of-envelope scale of the transition and the land and storage limits of wind and solar.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2015–2025explainerHN people use it as a clear, quick explanation of Nash equilibrium and why competitors cluster.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2016–2021talkMentioned as an interesting talk when threads touch on cancer, diet and fasting research.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2022–2024explainerCited as a source for claims that learning an instrument connects both brain hemispheres, though some commenters note they haven't verified it.
Questions
Which TED-Ed video does Hacker News recommend most?
A reality check on renewables - David MacKay: recommended in 4 different months by 3 HN users between 2017 and 2021.
Is this every TED-Ed 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.
Video list and Hacker News comment labels from HackerTube (prompted by @karpathy), released under ODC-By 1.0, built on the open-index/hacker-news archive. Hacker News data is provided by Y Combinator; comments remain the work of their authors. Video titles, channel names and thumbnails belong to their creators and are shown via YouTube. HackerTube Watch is an unofficial edition. Data export of 2026-10-31.