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by jessup 3001 days ago
A lecture series by Langlands for a lay audience:

https://video.ias.edu/The-Practice-of-Mathematics

The video is not great, but the content. From the summary:

"In spite of forty years as a mathematician, I have difficulty describing these problems, even to myself, in a simple, cogent and concise manner that makes it clear what is wanted and why. As a possible, but only partial, remedy I thought I might undertake to explain them to a lay audience."

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> If it works out, I would like to continue in following years on classical fluid mechanics and turbulence

Since it's dated 1999, I guesss he didn't continue with fluid mechanics?