Wrong Turn on the Dragon - Numberphile

Donald Knuth discusses the dragon curve fractal and the importance of learning from mistakes.

The legendary Don Knuth on the Dragon Curve and learning from his mistakes. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Reddit discussion: redd.it/2qt0f4 More Dragon Curve: bit.ly/DragonList Don Knuth's book "Selected Papers on Fun and Games" has an excellent chapter going into this in more detail. Buy in US: amzn.to/149fBnL Buy in UK: amzn.to/1xcuTTk Thanks to Erik Stens for helping out on this video. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/numberphile NUMBERPHILE Website: numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: facebook.com/numberphile Numberphile tweets: twitter.com/numberphile Subscribe: bit.ly/Numberphile_Sub Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): bit.ly/MSRINumberphile Videos by Brady Haran Brady's videos subreddit: reddit.com/r/BradyHaran/ Brady's latest videos across all channels: bradyharanblog.com/ Sign up for (occasional) emails: eepurl.com/YdjL9 Numberphile T-Shirts: teespring.com/stores/numberphile Other merchandise: store.dftba.com/collections/numberphile