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Tech pioneers & interviews

Video frame: Jim Simons (full length interview) - Numberphile1:00:43

Jim Simons (full length interview) - Numberphile

Numberphile2
Picked by 11 · 2015–2024
Video frame: Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 200514:34

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005

JoshuaG
Picked by 13 · 2007–2015
Video frame: Alan Kay - Normal Considered Harmful1:07:26

Alan Kay - Normal Considered Harmful

powerfuloutlet
Picked by 10 · 2012–2026
Video frame: Growing a Language, by Guy Steele53:31

Growing a Language, by Guy Steele

Bill Pugh
Picked by 11 · 2014–2026
Video frame: A Philosophy of Software Design | John Ousterhout | Talks at Google1:01:40

A Philosophy of Software Design | John Ousterhout | Talks at Google

Talks at Google
Picked by 11 · 2018–2026
Video frame: "Uncle" Bob Martin - "The Future of Programming"1:18:21

"Uncle" Bob Martin - "The Future of Programming"

Paul Stringer's Mobile Tech
Picked by 10 · 2016–2022
Video frame: VCF East: Ken Thompson interviewed by Brian Kernighan1:03:51

VCF East: Ken Thompson interviewed by Brian Kernighan

Vintage Computer Federation
Picked by 11 · 2019–2025
Video frame: Hamming, "You and Your Research" (June 6, 1995)44:19

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

securitylectures
Picked by 11 · 2012–2023
Video frame: Tech Talk: Linus Torvalds on git1:10:15

Tech Talk: Linus Torvalds on git

Google
Picked by 9 · 2007–2023
Video frame: Alan Kay's tribute to Ted Nelson at "Intertwingled" Festival17:33

Alan Kay's tribute to Ted Nelson at "Intertwingled" Festival

TheTedNelson
Picked by 7 · 2016–2025
Video frame: Joe Rogan Experience #1035 - Paul Stamets2:13:49

Joe Rogan Experience #1035 - Paul Stamets

PowerfulJRE
Picked by 10 · 2017–2025
Video frame: "Money doesn't interest me" - Ton Roosendaal 2017 Interview1:46:51

"Money doesn't interest me" - Ton Roosendaal 2017 Interview

Blender Guru
Picked by 7 · 2018–2025
Video frame: The Mother of All Demos, presented by Douglas Engelbart (1968)1:40:53

The Mother of All Demos, presented by Douglas Engelbart (1968)

Marcel
Picked by 8 · 2013–2026
Video frame: Jim Keller: Moore's Law, Microprocessors, and First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast #701:34:44

Jim Keller: Moore's Law, Microprocessors, and First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast #70

Lex Fridman
Picked by 8 · 2020–2023
Video frame: Alan Kay: Doing with Images Makes Symbols (Full Version)1:37:45

Alan Kay: Doing with Images Makes Symbols (Full Version)

Kenneth Friedman
Picked by 8 · 2016–2023
Video frame: Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address15:05

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Stanford
Picked by 9 · 2009–2023
Video frame: Jim Keller: Moore’s Law is Not Dead1:04:53

Jim Keller: Moore’s Law is Not Dead

UC Berkeley EECS
Picked by 7 · 2019–2025
Video frame: Frank Abagnale | Catch Me If You Can | Talks at Google1:03:20

Frank Abagnale | Catch Me If You Can | Talks at Google

Talks at Google
Picked by 8 · 2018–2023
Video frame: DebConf 14: QA with Linus Torvalds1:11:44

DebConf 14: QA with Linus Torvalds

Adnan Hodzic
Picked by 7 · 2014–2021
Video frame: Keynote: Paul Graham, YCombinator47:29

Keynote: Paul Graham, YCombinator

Next Day Video
Picked by 7 · 2012–2023
Video frame: DOUGLAS ADAMS: Parrots, the Universe and Everything1:27:37

DOUGLAS ADAMS: Parrots, the Universe and Everything

University of California Television (UCTV)
Picked by 5 · 2014–2025
Video frame: Richard Feynman Computer Science Lecture - Hardware, Software and Heuristics1:15:47

Richard Feynman Computer Science Lecture - Hardware, Software and Heuristics

Muon Ray
Picked by 8 · 2013–2026
Video frame: Alan Kay, 2015: Power of Simplicity51:07

Alan Kay, 2015: Power of Simplicity

Kenneth Friedman
Picked by 6 · 2015–2025
Video frame: Google Self-Driving Car Project | SXSW Interactive 201652:22

Google Self-Driving Car Project | SXSW Interactive 2016

SXSW
Picked by 2 · 2016–2018
Video frame: Starbase Tour with Elon Musk [PART 1 // Summer 2021]53:17

Starbase Tour with Elon Musk [PART 1 // Summer 2021]

Everyday Astronaut
Picked by 11 · 2021–2024
Video frame: QuakeCon 2012 - John Carmack Keynote3:36:39

QuakeCon 2012 - John Carmack Keynote

QuakeCon Official
Picked by 6 · 2012–2018
Video frame: Peter Thiel on "The Portal", Episode #001: "An Era of Stagnation & Universal Institutional Failure."2:52:07

Peter Thiel on "The Portal", Episode #001: "An Era of Stagnation & Universal Institutional Failure."

Eric Weinstein
Picked by 8 · 2019–2024
Video frame: HD Feynman: FUN TO IMAGINE complete (with optional Chinese subtitles)1:06:50

HD Feynman: FUN TO IMAGINE complete (with optional Chinese subtitles)

Christopher Sykes
Picked by 4 · 2021–2025
Video frame: Joscha Bach: Artificial Consciousness and the Nature of Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #1013:00:18

Joscha Bach: Artificial Consciousness and the Nature of Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #101

Lex Fridman
Picked by 6 · 2020–2021
Video frame: Joe Armstrong & Alan Kay - Joe Armstrong interviews Alan Kay1:16:55

Joe Armstrong & Alan Kay - Joe Armstrong interviews Alan Kay

Erlang Solutions
Picked by 6 · 2016–2026
Video frame: How to Invent the Future I - Stanford CS183F: Startup School58:02

How to Invent the Future I - Stanford CS183F: Startup School

Stanford Online
Picked by 3 · 2018–2024
Video frame: Steve Jobs Secrets of Life1:40

Steve Jobs Secrets of Life

Silicon Valley Historical Association
Picked by 6 · 2012–2024
Video frame: OOPSLA Conference: Growing a Language54:12

OOPSLA Conference: Growing a Language

Computer History Museum
Picked by 6 · 2020–2026
Video frame: Joe Rogan Experience #1258 - Jack Dorsey, Vijaya Gadde & Tim Pool3:25:11

Joe Rogan Experience #1258 - Jack Dorsey, Vijaya Gadde & Tim Pool

PowerfulJRE
Picked by 6 · 2019–2023
Video frame: Bret Victor - The Humane Representation of Thought56:22

Bret Victor - The Humane Representation of Thought

Colin McDonnell
Picked by 4 · 2017–2025
Video frame: George Hotz: Comma.ai, OpenPilot, and Autonomous Vehicles | Lex Fridman Podcast #311:59:37

George Hotz: Comma.ai, OpenPilot, and Autonomous Vehicles | Lex Fridman Podcast #31

Lex Fridman
Picked by 7 · 2019–2026