Hamming, "You and Your Research" (June 6, 1995)

What this video covers

Richard Hamming's 1995 recording of his talk 'You and Your Research', drawn from his graduate engineering course. He discusses how great scientists pick important problems and build careers, drawing on his years at Bell Labs.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

HN recommends it as career and research advice on choosing important problems and doing first-class work.

Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“So much sage advice as compiled over a very long and fruitful career.”

“the associated lectures he gave at the naval postgraduate academy are tremendous”

“It's on picking the right problems.”