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Your Body's Molecular Machines
Veritasium · 1 HN recommenders · 1 recommendation months
Recommended by 1 Hacker News commenters across 1 months (2022–2023).
SignalTube analysis
Among 26 other explainer videos tagged Biology & biotechnology, the mean is 2.0 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 1 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 1 distinct month; the peer average is 2.1 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
33% of its 3 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2022–2023; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 6 minutes 21 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2017-11-20.
- Channel / speaker
- Veritasium
- Verified runtime
- 6m 21s
- YouTube upload date
- 2017-11-20
- Hacker News mention years
- 2022–2023
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other explainer videos in Biology & biotechnology. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Body's Molecular MachinesCurrent video | 1 | 1 | 33% | — | 6m 21s | 2017-11-20 |
| mRNA Translation (Advanced)explainer · DNA Learning Center | 4 | 7 | 50% | No recorded overlap | 3m 4s | 2010-03-22 |
| The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth – The Bacteriophageexplainer · Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell | 4 | 4 | 50% | No recorded overlap | 7m 9s | 2018-05-13 |
| Where Do Trees Get Their Mass?explainer · Veritasium | 3 | 3 | 75% | No recorded overlap | 4m 10s | 2012-03-12 |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “'artificial photosynthesis' claimed 10x more efficient”. Its short rationale: Drew Berry's animations packaged in an easy to digest format.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Ask HN: Boring but important tech no one is working on?”. Its short rationale: Veritasium on scientifically accurate animations of biological processes.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “I should have loved biology”. Its short rationale: Molecular animations of cell machinery that inspire awe.