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Donald Knuth’s 2017 Christmas lecture: “A Conjecture That Had To Be True”

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Every year, Donald Knuth gives a Christmas lecture at Stanford.

This year, he wanted to talk about a conjecture he’s recently investigated.

It’s just over an hour long. Sit down with a warm drink and enjoy some interesting recreational maths from the master.

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