HN commenters recommend it as the clearest account of human computation and games with a purpose, straight from the inventor.
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17 videos about ideas & learning (other) that Hacker News commenters keep pointing each other to, ranked by how many separate months they were recommended. Part of Ideas, Learning & Language.
HN recommends it whenever zip codes, addresses or geospatial data come up, as a clear explanation of the hidden pattern in post codes.
HN recommends it as the standard talk on how too many options lead to paralysis and second-guessing.
Recommended as a tiny, useful life hack many commenters adopted for good.
HN commenters recommend it for the finding that idea exchange and connectivity drive productivity and wealth, which they apply to cities, offices and online communities.
It comes up in threads on career choice, trades, handiness and the 'follow your passion' advice.
HN refers to it constantly in schooling debates, as a favorite talk or as the basis for arguments about creativity, though some commenters dispute its conclusions.
HN recommends it as a thoughtful counterpoint to the pursuit of complicated, consumption-driven lives.
HN commenters recommend it for Stoll's infectious enthusiasm and his case for teaching kids science, and often mention it in threads about him and his Klein bottles.
HN people share it as a short, frank talk about porn versus real-life sex expectations.
HN commenters cite it in threads about indoor air quality, CO2 and houseplants as a cheap, low-tech approach.
HN people link it as the simple go-to explanation of DST and of how irregular time zone rules complicate scheduling.
HN people point to it as the talk version of his book on innovation, and for his brief discussion of liquid networks.
HN mentions it mostly in passing as a Taleb talk on market volatility and predicting crises.
Mentioned when discussing how to become more creative and why non-conformists are undervalued.
HN cites it as the stunt behind 'copyright every melody' in threads about music copyright, takedowns and AI authorship.
HN points to it as an alternative to GDP for measuring national progress and as background on the Good Country Index.
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