Hacker News for other fields

Every ask, newest first

Each line is an AI paraphrase of what the writer wanted. The link goes to their own words on Hacker News.

Reader’s note. Politics and biology most asked; several just want HN minus tech, excluded.

1. Aug 2026Wishes for a non-tech version of Hacker News for history and similar topics. Read it: a comment in “Does the Sumerian King List Align with Paleoclimate Events?”
2. Jul 2025Wishes for a medical Hacker News and asks where to follow chronic pain topics. Read it: a comment in “Why I left my tech job to work on chronic pain”
3. Jun 2025Wants a small curated HN-like community for general news, politics, arts and gaming, with comments, replacing Reddit. Read it: a post: “Ask HN: Does anyone know of a general news site akin to Hacker News?”
4. Jan 2024Wishes for HN-style sane commentary covering local and world news, away from divisive mainstream media. Read it: a comment in “Instagram's co-founders are shutting down their Artifact news app”
5. Nov 2023Wishes for an HN focused on biology, not a help forum. Read it: a comment in “Bacteria store memories and pass them on for generations”
6. Oct 2022Wants an HN for non-software engineering, covering factory visits, materials research and relevant startups. Read it: a post: “Ask HN: Hacker News for Non-Software Engineers”
7. Apr 2022Wishes for an HN-quality site for politics. Read it: a comment in “Indian lawmaker arrested after tweet criticising Narendra Modi”
8. Jan 2022Wants an HN-like community for biology and medicine, technical but also covering economics. Read it: a post: “Ask HN: HN-like community for biology and medicine?”
9. Jan 2022Wishes for a politics site with HN's quality of discussion. Read it: a comment in “Speaking Freely: Why I resigned from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation”
10. Oct 2021Wishes for an HN for marketers with an engaging community. Read it: a comment in “Ask HN: Non-tech professionals on HN?”
11. Apr 2021Wishes for an HN for non-tech long-form stories and curiosities. Read it: a comment in “My Son, the Organ Donor”
12. Dec 2019Wants a site like HN focused on engineering management. Read it: a post: “Ask HN: Is there a website similar to HN but for (engineering) managers”
13. Sep 2019Wishes for a site with HN's audience where both sides of politics are presented for uninformed citizens. Read it: a comment in “The Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ Hustle”
14. Mar 2019Wants an HN-like discussion site for mechanical engineering. Read it: a comment in “HN-like math research discussion for Ph.D.s”
15. Mar 2019Wants an HN-like discussion site for economics. Read it: a comment in “HN-like math research discussion for Ph.D.s”
16. Mar 2018Wants an HN-like community for building automation controls. Read it: a comment in “Ask HN: What's the Hacker News for different industries?”
17. Jun 2017Wishes for an HN-style aggregator or community for short fiction. Read it: a comment in “It's not like I tried to hurt anyone”
18. Jul 2015Wishes for an HN for IT work covering hardware, networks and small-office troubleshooting, not just web development. Read it: a comment in “Ask HN: Alternatives to HN less web-focused and more technical/professional?”
19. Aug 2014Wishes for an HN for short stories. Read it: a comment in “They're Made out of Meat”
20. Jul 2012Wants a Hacker News style site for fitness, nutrition and health news, and asks for collaborators. Read it: a post: “Ask HN: Does anyone want to help me make a HN for the fitness industry?”
21. Jul 2011Wants an HN for politics with respectful debate, covering the US, UK and other countries. Read it: a post: “Ask HN: What is the 'hacker news' for politics?”
22. Jan 2011Wants an HN-like forum for business where successful people post, and would pay a monthly fee to join. Read it: a comment in “Why I Love Working Out”
23. Aug 2010Wishes for an HN for legal news, since per-article comments do not build lasting communities. Read it: a comment in “Incensed judge denies Lerach's request to work off community service by teaching”