<p>Not a technical talk, not a recent one either, but I recommend Jean-Pierre Serre's <a href="https://youtu.be/tJZpdXWm4Gg?si=F-y68HLEOHUjRl0A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">How to write mathematics badly</a>. Besides being hilarious, it gives genuinely good advice for writing clear papers.</p>

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<p>In the past 4-5 years or so, partly owing to COVID, more and more talks have been uploaded to YouTube. In the same spirit as this question by Ryan Williams almost 14 years ago: <a href="https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/q/1168/71923">What papers should everyone read?</a>, what online talks should everyone watch? Be it something that offers a completely new perspective on some problem, a talk where the speaker has electrifying energy, or a nice exposition to a new area for outsiders - what is it that no one should miss out on?</p>
<p>Similar to the Williams post, make sure it's one talk per post and post as many answers as you like.</p>

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What online talks should everyone watch?
Tejas
# What online talks should everyone watch?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-03-05)

In the past 4-5 years or so, partly owing to COVID, more and more talks have been uploaded to YouTube. In the same spirit as this question by Ryan Williams almost 14 years ago: [What papers should everyone read?](https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/q/1168/71923), what online talks should everyone watch? Be it something that offers a completely new perspective on some problem, a talk where the speaker has electrifying energy, or a nice exposition to a new area for outsiders - what is it that no one should miss out on?

Similar to the Williams post, make sure it's one talk per post and post as many answers as you like.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2024-03-06. Score: 3

Not a technical talk, not a recent one either, but I recommend Jean-Pierre Serre's [How to write mathematics badly](https://youtu.be/tJZpdXWm4Gg?si=F-y68HLEOHUjRl0A). Besides being hilarious, it gives genuinely good advice for writing clear papers.


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