CHANNEL ARCHIVE · 17 VIDEOS

Videos from The Royal Institution

This channel appears on 17 videos in the SignalTube snapshot. The list is sorted by distinct Hacker News recommenders, with catalog score used as a tie-breaker. These counts describe Hacker News discussion activity, not YouTube views. Open a detail page to see topic tags, a short original guide, and links to the source comments.

1. 1
   Quantum Fields: The Real Building Blocks of the Universe - with David Tong

   5 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Quantum physics; the recorded mentions span 2019–2025.

   5 recommenders
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   The Physics and Philosophy of Time - with Carlo Rovelli

   5 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Fundamental physics; the recorded mentions span 2018–2022.

   5 recommenders
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   A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll

   5 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Quantum physics; the recorded mentions span 2020–2022.

   5 recommenders
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   The Neuroscience of Consciousness – with Anil Seth

   4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Consciousness & cognition; the recorded mentions span 2017–2018.

   4 recommenders
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   Cracking Ancient Codes: Cuneiform Writing - with Irving Finkel

   3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Language & linguistics; the recorded mentions span 2020–2024.

   3 recommenders
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   If Brains are Computers, Who Designs the Software? - with Daniel Dennett

   3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Consciousness & cognition; the recorded mentions span 2018–2024.

   3 recommenders
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   Four Dimensional Maths: Things to See and Hear in the Fourth Dimension - with Matt Parker

   3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Recreational & visual math; the recorded mentions span 2017–2022.

   3 recommenders
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   Black hole Firewalls - with Sean Carroll and Jennifer Ouellette

   3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Cosmology & astrophysics; the recorded mentions span 2017–2022.

   3 recommenders
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   Information, Evolution, and intelligent Design - With Daniel Dennett

   3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Evolution & genetics; the recorded mentions span 2017–2024.

   3 recommenders
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    Will AI outsmart human intelligence? - with 'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton

    3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Machine learning & deep learning; the recorded mentions span 2025–2025.

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

    3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Labor, work & inequality; the recorded mentions span 2021–2024.

    3 recommenders
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    How did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey

    3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Consciousness & cognition; the recorded mentions span 2023–2024.

    3 recommenders
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    There is No Algorithm for Truth - with Tom Scott

    3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Scientific method & science communication; the recorded mentions span 2019–2025.

    3 recommenders
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    What Happens When Maths Goes Wrong? - with Matt Parker

    2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Recreational & visual math; the recorded mentions span 2020–2024.

    2 recommenders
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    How the Krebs cycle powers life and death – with Nick Lane

    2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Biology & biotechnology; the recorded mentions span 2022–2026.

    2 recommenders
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    The Extreme World of Ultra Intense Lasers - with Kate Lancaster

    1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Fundamental physics; the recorded mentions span 2018–2020.

    1 recommenders
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    Why is Life the Way it Is? with Nick Lane

    0 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this lecture about Biology & biotechnology; the recorded mentions span 2016–2022.

    0 recommenders