Descripción: Here we see Steve Jobs delivering his commencement speech to the graduates of Stanford University in 2005. In it he talks about getting fired from Apple in 1985, life & death.

Descripción: Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005. Transcript of Steve Jobs' address: http://news-service.stanford.edu...

Descripción: Oprah Winfrey, global media leader and philanthropist, spoke to the Class of 2008 at Stanford's 117th Commencement on June 15, 2008. Winfrey drew on experiences from a career that began in 1976 when she co-anchored a television newscast, and she shared three lessons about feelings, failure and finding happiness. Transcript of Oprah Winfrey's commencement address: http://news-service.stanford....

Descripción: Yesterday, a Volkswagen Passat drove around a parking lot in Mountain View, CA, made three-point turns, and followed the rules at a four-way stop--all without human intervention. The computer-controlled car is named Junior, and it's Stanford University's official entry in the DARPA Urban Challenge, a race in which an autonomous car must navigate city streets, obey traffic laws, avoid obstructions,...

Descripción: From Wall Street to Main Street, Americans are reeling from the current financial crisis. Hear a panel of Stanford experts discuss perspectives on the crisis and what is to come. Recorded October 10, 2008. Panelists: John Shoven (Director, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research), Anne Casscells (CIO, Aetos Capital), Darrell Duffie (Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Busi...

Descripción: So you want to be a design thinker? A Reference Guide for everyone showing how a product can come to life using design thinking! ciakgb.com stanford.edu/group/dschool/

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Descripción: Amazing!!

Descripción: Move over violins ... apples are taking the stage.

Descripción: Raw footage of a performance that "CS rapper" Monzy gave last summer outside Stanford University's Computer Science building. This footage was shot for the documentary, NERDCORE FOR LIFE. Nerdcoreforlife.com

Descripción: Arguably the best finish in college football history.... November 20, 1982: Stanford has a 20-19 lead with 4 seconds left. Cal uses five lateral passes to return the ensuing kickoff for the winning TD...with the band on the field.

Descripción: Lecture by Professor Jerry Cain for Programming Paradigms (CS107) in the Stanford University Computer Science department. In this lecture, Prof. Cain introduces a new programming paradigm, the functional paradigm, and begins lecturing on the Scheme programming language. Programming Paradigms (CS107) introduces several programming languages, including C, Assembly, C++, Concurrent Programming, S...

Descripción: Lecture by Professor Jerry Cain for Programming Paradigms (CS107) in the Stanford University Computer Science department. In this lecture, Prof. Cain introduces Python, a scripting language, by providing a basic overview of the language and some examples. Programming Paradigms (CS107) introduces several programming languages, including C, Assembly, C++, Concurrent Programming, Scheme, and Pyth...

Descripción: Intelligence has never been this adorable: Marissa Mayer, the sexy, hyperactive, geeky Vice-President of Search Product and User Experience at Google. Her Googliness was at Stanford University, giving her insightful take on creativity, followed by the usual Q&A. She's really the girl of the millenium.

Descripción: Lecture by Professor Jerry Cain for Programming Paradigms (CS107) in the Stanford University Computer Science department. In this lecture, Prof. Cain discusses C and C++ programming, including bit patterns, memory copy, and linear search. Programming Paradigms (CS107) introduces several programming languages, including C, Assembly, C++, Concurrent Programming, Scheme, and Python. The class ai...

Descripción: In his words: At the age of 19 I accepted a short - servicecommission in the Royal Air Force in September, 1935, after having had two years at sea as a cadet. I was bored and wanted to fly. After training at No. 3 F.T.S. at Grantham, flying the Avro Tutor, Hawker Hart, Hawker Fury and the Bristol Bulldog, I was glad to pass out with the highest rating available "exceptional" in my log-book. ...

Descripción: Winter is approaching, and Stanford students prepare for the rain by creatively reusing waste materials to create a valuable product for their community. Introducing: The Green Fender. "Keeping water bottled at full throttle" http:// greenfenders.blogspot.com Starring: Bryce Golden-Chen Nick Jachowski Ankur Shah Video by Adam Cole

Descripción: Lecture by Professor Jerry Cain for Programming Paradigms (CS107) in the Stanford University Computer Science department. Professor Cain provides an overview of the course. Programming Paradigms (CS107) introduces several programming languages, including C, Assembly, C++, Concurrent Programming, Scheme, and Python. The class aims to teach students how to write code for each of these individua...

Descripción: Lecture by Professor Andrew Ng for Machine Learning (CS 229) in the Stanford Computer Science department. Professor Ng provides an overview of the course in this introductory meeting. This course provides a broad introduction to machine learning and statistical pattern recognition. Topics include supervised learning, unsupervised learning, learning theory, reinforcement learning and adaptive ...

Descripción: Ray Kurzweil's keynote address at The Singularity Summit at Stanford put on by the Singularity Institute in May 2006 (part 1 of 3)