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Mathematics & Theoretical CS

358 videos Hacker News recommends in Mathematics & Theoretical CS.

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Vectors | Chapter 1, Essence of linear algebra

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Ruby Conf 12 - Y Not- Adventures in Functional Programming by Jim Weirich

66K views · 17 HN recommenders · 2013–2026

But what is the Fourier Transform? A visual introduction.

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The Beauty of Bézier Curves

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The Continuity of Splines

1.9M views · 10 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

Jim Simons (full length interview) - Numberphile

1.4M views · 11 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists

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2.2M views · 12 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

Lec 1 | MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra, Spring 2005

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4.9M views · 11 HN recommenders · 2011–2020

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Conway's Game Of Life in APL

236K views · 11 HN recommenders · 2010–2024

The Most IMPORTANT Video You'll Ever See (part 1 of 8)

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CppCon 2017: Matt Kulukundis “Designing a Fast, Efficient, Cache-friendly Hash Table, Step by Step”

137K views · 9 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

Brian Beckman: Don't fear the Monad

415K views · 9 HN recommenders · 2012–2024

Why Being Delusional is a Superpower

15.2M views · 9 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

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12M views · 10 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT): Most Ingenious Algorithm Ever?

2.3M views · 7 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

Modern Dictionaries by Raymond Hettinger

150K views · 9 HN recommenders · 2016–2025

Why Your Vote Doesn't Count

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Siggraph2019 Geometric Algebra

87K views · 8 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

28c3: The Science of Insecurity

42K views · 9 HN recommenders · 2012–2024

Category Theory 1.1: Motivation and Philosophy

Bartosz Milewski

395K views · 11 HN recommenders · 2016–2026

"Propositions as Types" by Philip Wadler

Strange Loop Conference

144K views · 9 HN recommenders · 2015–2026

The man with 1,000 Klein Bottles UNDER his house - Numberphile

2.2M views · 8 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

Essence of linear algebra preview

2.8M views · 11 HN recommenders · 2016–2018

A Swift Introduction to Geometric Algebra

1.1M views · 7 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

The hardest problem on the hardest test

16.5M views · 8 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

Break Me00 The MoVfuscator Turning mov into a soul crushing RE nightmare Christopher Domas

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81K views · 6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

Imaginary Numbers Are Real [Part 1: Introduction]

8.6M views · 7 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

Once you understand game theory, you understand the world.

26.9M views · 10 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

The Voting System That Should Replace Every Election

4.7M views · 7 HN recommenders · 2012–2021

The determinant | Chapter 6, Essence of linear algebra

5M views · 6 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

CppCon 2014: Chandler Carruth "Efficiency with Algorithms, Performance with Data Structures"

235K views · 7 HN recommenders · 2014–2024

Math's Fundamental Flaw

30.8M views · 7 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

Fractals are typically not self-similar

4.6M views · 7 HN recommenders · 2017–2024