This guy gives the best lectures I’ve ever seen.  I have severe ADHD and have trouble focusing but I was hooked the entire time.

Starts talking about Grant at 51:20

I thought his lecture was on grant not his university classes. Not interesting for most part.

absolutely 👍

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Grant had great math skills and sprired to teach mathematics at est Point. This is what made him a great quartermaster.

Don't waste your time watching this. It's not about Grant at all, it's all about Brand's career.

abraham linconl and grant saved the world

didn’t get down to the brass tacks until almost 40 minutes in....

every should have underst

Thanks professor! I enjoyed this lecture and look forward to the book!

Does he ever talk abt Grant ?

As usual Brands finds it impossible to tear himself away from his favorite topic--himself--and address the ostensible subject of his talk.

we  want  demecroys

Loves to touch his hair.  Pretty boy.

I was going to watch the video, after.seeng so many negative  comments, I changed my mind.

Actually, many mathematical theorems have alternative proofs. Calculus students learn quickly that there are many ways to calculate the area of a circle or the volume of a sphere, all agreeing on the result. Now, something as complicated as Fermat's last theorem may be unlikely to see a second proof, but it is not inconceivable and would be celebrated, even if not as much as the first.

This guy goes on and on about himself but seems never to get to the subject matter.  I turned him off.

I think that there was an image of himself on the auto-read screen.  I've had to turn this narcissic off before?

I read the biography.   It is great.  One of the best.  This talk is great.  The insights about the study of history were great.

He does give Grant short shrift in this talk.  He oversimplifies and feeds into the “butcher” myth as well as the “war of attrition” myth.  Lee and Grant were very similar in tactics, focusing on winning battles and campaigns rather than avoiding the loss of men (Lee’s ratios were worse than Grant).  Grant was also a brilliant tactician, as evidenced by the Vicksburg campaign, which was unequaled in genius by anyone.  

But overall, a great perspective and delightful talk.