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2. Behavioral Evolution
Stanford · 3 HN recommenders · 3 recommendation months
Recommended by 3 Hacker News commenters across 3 months (2016–2021).
SignalTube analysis
Among 8 other lecture videos tagged Evolution & genetics, the mean is 2.6 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 3 distinct HN recommenders, close to that mean. Recommendations span 3 distinct months; the peer average is 2.8 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
75% of its 4 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2016–2021; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 96 minutes 57 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2011-02-02.
- Channel / speaker
- Stanford
- Verified runtime
- 1h 36m 57s
- YouTube upload date
- 2011-02-02
- Hacker News mention years
- 2016–2021
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other lecture videos in Evolution & genetics. “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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Behavioral EvolutionCurrent video | 3 | 3 | 75% | — | 1h 36m 57s | 2011-02-02 |
| Jack Szostak (Harvard/HHMI) Part 1: The Origin of Cellular Life on Earthlecture · Science Communication Lab | 6 | 6 | 86% | No recorded overlap | 54m 41s | 2012-01-11 |
| If Brains are Computers, Who Designs the Software? - with Daniel Dennettlecture · The Royal Institution | 3 | 4 | 67% | No recorded overlap | 76m 22s | 2017-04-06 |
| Michael Levin: Anatomical decision-making by cellular collectiveslecture · Thomas Ouldridge | 3 | 3 | 60% | No recorded overlap | 78m 6s | 2021-03-28 |
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 strong recommendation in “Microbial ecosystems in the mouth and gut are linked to many ills”. Its short rationale: Sapolsky course covering behavioral evolution and toxoplasma.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Iterated Prisoners Dilemma Strategies Dominate Any Evolutionary Opponent (2012)”. Its short rationale: Sapolsky lecture on behavioral evolution and tit for tat.
The archive classifies this as a strong recommendation in “Understanding Agent Cooperation”. Its short rationale: Sapolsky on tit-for-tat strategies arising in animals, such as vampire bats.