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Lex Fridman interviews Donald Knuth about computational complexity, his work habits, and writing The Art of Computer Programming.
Donald Knuth is one of the greatest and most impactful computer scientists and mathematicians ever. He is the recipient in 1974 of the Turing Award, considered the Nobel Prize of computing. He is the author of the multi-volume work, the magnum opus, The Art of Computer Programming. He made several key contributions to the rigorous analysis of the computational complexity of algorithms. He popularized asymptotic notation, that we all affectionately know as the big-O notation. He also created the TeX typesetting which most computer scientists, physicists, mathematicians, and scientists and engineers use to write technical papers and make them look beautiful. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep62-sb See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: lexfridman.com/contact *OUTLINE:* - Introduction - IBM 650 - Geeks - Alan Turing - My life is a convex combination of english and mathematics - Japanese arrow puzzle example - Neural networks and machine learning - The Art of Computer Programming - Combinatorics - Writing process - Are some days harder than others? - What's the "Art" in the Art of Computer Programming - Binary (boolean) decision diagram - Big-O notation - P=NP - Artificial intelligence - Ant colonies and human cognition - God and the Bible - Reflection on life - Facing mortality - TeX and beautiful typography - How much of the world do we understand? - Question for God *PODCAST LINKS:* - Podcast Website: lexfridman.com/podcast - Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr - Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5ZOcvwIfzTt5g1QnS5FN9m - RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ - Podcast Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 - Clips Channel: youtube.com/lexclips *SOCIAL LINKS:* - X: x.com/lexfridman - Instagram: instagram.com/lexfridman - TikTok: tiktok.com/@lexfridman - LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: facebook.com/lexfridman - Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridman - Telegram: t.me/lexfridman - Reddit: reddit.com/r/lexfridmanWhat people say. Highly recommended for its deep dive into Knuth's work habits, algorithm verification, and his ongoing work on TAOCP.
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