Ideas, society & history

HN treats it as the canonical, near-universally recommended lecture on giving talks and presentations.

HN treats it as the definitive, compassionate documentary on why people fall into conspiracy theories.

One of the most consistently recommended lecture series on HN, praised as fascinating, funny and eye-opening about human behavior across many scales.

HN treats it as the standard short summary of how power and political incentives work, applied to governments, companies and workplaces.

HN commenters repeatedly say it changed how they hear political speech and recommend it for understanding why opponents are not simply stupid.

HN recommends it often and strongly as an eye-opening account of marketing psychology and the engineering of consumer society.

One of the most frequently recommended online lecture series on HN, praised for giving people vocabulary to examine ethical positions and for Sandel's skilled teaching.

HN returns to it for years as an inspirational talk to send to graduates, founders and anyone at a career crossroads.