vlogbrothers: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Kedi - Full Length Documentary", hN users recommend it as a moving, heartwarming film whenever Istanbul's cats or cat history come up.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2018–2022documentaryHN users recommend it as a moving, heartwarming film whenever Istanbul's cats or cat history come up.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2013–2014explainerPointed to as a quick, readable summary of the data behind US healthcare costs.
- cited 3× 0 months 2022–2023explainerLinked in microplastics and recycling threads as a debunking of a viral statistic.
Questions
Which vlogbrothers video does Hacker News recommend most?
Kedi - Full Length Documentary: recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users between 2018 and 2022.
Is this every vlogbrothers 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.