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The Longest-Running Evolution Experiment
Veritasium · 0 HN recommenders · 0 recommendation months
Recommended by 0 Hacker News commenters across 0 months (2021–2023).
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Among 16 other explainer videos tagged Evolution & genetics, the mean is 2.4 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 0 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 0 distinct months; the peer average is 2.5 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
0% of its 4 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2021–2023; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 17 minutes 17 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2021-06-16.
- Channel / speaker
- Veritasium
- Verified runtime
- 17m 17s
- YouTube upload date
- 2021-06-16
- Hacker News mention years
- 2021–2023
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The comparison cohort uses other explainer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Longest-Running Evolution ExperimentCurrent video | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | 17m 17s | 2021-06-16 |
| Once you understand game theory, you understand the world.explainer · Veritasium | 10 | 8 | 59% | No recorded overlap | 27m 19s | 2023-12-23 |
| mRNA Translation (Advanced)explainer · DNA Learning Center | 4 | 7 | 50% | No recorded overlap | 3m 4s | 2010-03-22 |
| 4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hourexplainer · Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell | 4 | 4 | 100% | No recorded overlap | 63m 31s | 2023-11-10 |
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Why Hacker News recommends it
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The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Fungus Candida auris infections spreading across US, CDC warns”. Its short rationale: Shows how quickly bacteria evolve resistance to high antibiotic levels.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Recursive Game of Life”. Its short rationale: Covers the 30-plus year bacteria evolution experiment.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “The danger of hidden functional roles”. Its short rationale: Bacteria in an experiment evolving to use a second food source.