Politics, History & Society

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People & Power - On a wing and a prayer52:28

People & Power - On a wing and a prayer

Al Jazeera English

2010Engineering, Transport & Making9 HN mentions
Why the world population won’t exceed 11 billion | Hans Rosling | TGS.ORG16:37

Why the world population won’t exceed 11 billion | Hans Rosling | TGS.ORG

THINK Global School

2015AI, Machine Learning & Data8 HN mentions
Nuclear Weapons: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)15:22

Nuclear Weapons: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

2014Politics, History & Society8 HN mentions
Chernobyl 382826:57

Chernobyl 3828

TeleconStudio

2012Earth, Energy & Environment8 HN mentions
The Suburbs Are Bleeding America Dry | Climate Town (feat. @NotJustBikes)20:59

The Suburbs Are Bleeding America Dry | Climate Town (feat. @NotJustBikes)

Climate Town

2022Engineering, Transport & Making8 HN mentions
The Internet is Worse Than Ever – Now What?11:32

The Internet is Worse Than Ever – Now What?

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

2023Ideas, Learning & Language8 HN mentions
Predatory Lending: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)16:32

Predatory Lending: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

2014Politics, History & Society8 HN mentions
A New History for Humanity – The Human Era7:09

A New History for Humanity – The Human Era

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

2016Politics, History & Society8 HN mentions
The Daily Show - Burn Noticed10:38

The Daily Show - Burn Noticed

Comedy Central

2014Arts, Comedy, Music & Film7 HN mentions
How The Auto Industry Carjacked The American Dream | Climate Town18:58

How The Auto Industry Carjacked The American Dream | Climate Town

Climate Town

2021Engineering, Transport & Making7 HN mentions
Scientific Studies: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)19:28

Scientific Studies: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

2016Politics, History & Society7 HN mentions
The Alt-Right Playbook: Always a Bigger Fish21:46

The Alt-Right Playbook: Always a Bigger Fish

Innuendo Studios

2019Politics, History & Society7 HN mentions
Work.33:16

Work.

Historia Civilis

2023Business, Startups & Economics7 HN mentions
Colonel JD AI Codec Conversation MGS2 HD12:40

Colonel JD AI Codec Conversation MGS2 HD

Louie V

2013Games & Game Development7 HN mentions
Vaccines and Autism: A Measured Response1:44:10

Vaccines and Autism: A Measured Response

hbomberguy

2021Life Sciences, Mind & Health7 HN mentions
RSA ANIMATE: First as Tragedy, Then as Farce10:57

RSA ANIMATE: First as Tragedy, Then as Farce

Royal Society of Arts

2010Ideas, Learning & Language7 HN mentions
MEETING THE ENEMY A feminist comes to terms with the Men's Rights movement | Cassie Jaye | TEDxMarin14:48

MEETING THE ENEMY A feminist comes to terms with the Men's Rights movement | Cassie Jaye | TEDxMarin

TEDx Talks

2017Politics, History & Society7 HN mentions
Kursk: The Epic Armored Engagement (2013)1:12:19

Kursk: The Epic Armored Engagement (2013)

The National WWII Museum

2014Politics, History & Society7 HN mentions
Every Melody Has Been Copyrighted (and they're all on this hard drive)10:32

Every Melody Has Been Copyrighted (and they're all on this hard drive)

Adam Neely

2020Arts, Comedy, Music & Film7 HN mentions
PFAS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)19:58

PFAS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

2021Earth, Energy & Environment6 HN mentions
Stephen Fry on the Joys of Swearing2:32

Stephen Fry on the Joys of Swearing

gsmokeyjoe

2007Ideas, Learning & Language6 HN mentions
This giant model stopped a terrible plan4:34

This giant model stopped a terrible plan

Tom Scott

2016Engineering, Transport & Making6 HN mentions
Did SARS-Cov-2 start in a Chinese lab?26:08

Did SARS-Cov-2 start in a Chinese lab?

potholer54

2020Life Sciences, Mind & Health6 HN mentions
THE NVIDIA AI GPU BLACK MARKET | Investigating Smuggling, Corruption, & Governments3:29:25

THE NVIDIA AI GPU BLACK MARKET | Investigating Smuggling, Corruption, & Governments

Gamers Nexus

2025Politics, History & Society6 HN mentions
Why China Is so Good at Building Railways12:13

Why China Is so Good at Building Railways

Wendover Productions

2018Engineering, Transport & Making6 HN mentions
China & Uighurs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)20:52

China & Uighurs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

2020Politics, History & Society6 HN mentions
Why our generals were more successful in World War II than in Korea, Vietnam or Iraq/Afghanistan58:49

Why our generals were more successful in World War II than in Korea, Vietnam or Iraq/Afghanistan

UC Berkeley Events

2011Politics, History & Society6 HN mentions
DEF CON 31 - An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Ensh*ttification  - Cory Doctorow45:43

DEF CON 31 - An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Ensh*ttification - Cory Doctorow

DEFCONConference

2023Business, Startups & Economics6 HN mentions
What is Right to Repair? An introduction for curious people.13:47

What is Right to Repair? An introduction for curious people.

Louis Rossmann

2020Hardware & Electronics6 HN mentions
Celestial Navigation (instruction video)45:54

Celestial Navigation (instruction video)

NathanielsCAD

2016Engineering, Transport & Making6 HN mentions
Have the Boomers Pinched Their Children’s Futures? - with Lord David Willetts47:26

Have the Boomers Pinched Their Children’s Futures? - with Lord David Willetts

The Royal Institution

2020Business, Startups & Economics6 HN mentions
Watching This Video Disqualifies You From Jury Duty for Life4:30

Watching This Video Disqualifies You From Jury Duty for Life

CGP Grey

2014Politics, History & Society6 HN mentions
Yuri Bezmenov: Psychological Warfare Subversion & Control of Western Society (Complete)1:03:16

Yuri Bezmenov: Psychological Warfare Subversion & Control of Western Society (Complete)

GBPPR2

2011Politics, History & Society6 HN mentions
Opioids III: The Sacklers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)24:00

Opioids III: The Sacklers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

2021Politics, History & Society6 HN mentions
They Shall Not Grow Old – New Trailer – Now Playing In Theaters2:24

They Shall Not Grow Old – New Trailer – Now Playing In Theaters

Warner Bros.

2018Arts, Comedy, Music & Film6 HN mentions
Daniel Suarez: The kill decision shouldn't belong to a robot13:21

Daniel Suarez: The kill decision shouldn't belong to a robot

TED

2013AI, Machine Learning & Data6 HN mentions