PickVidsBest Tech pioneers & interviews Videos
The 369 Tech pioneers & interviews videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 0 introductory, 91 intermediate, 272 for a general viewer, and 6 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are an interview. What they share is that the guest explains a past choice instead of reciting a glossary. Channels you will keep seeing include Lex Fridman, Computer History Museum, PowerfulJRE.
Joe Rogan Experience #965 - Robert Sapolsky
Joe Rogan interviews Stanford neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky about his book Behave.
Joel Spolsky at Startup School 2012
Joel Spolsky, founder of Fog Creek Software and StackExchange, speaks at Y Combinator's Startup School in 2012.
Why Can't AI Make Its Own Discoveries? — With Yann LeCun
Yann LeCun on the Big Technology Podcast discusses why current AI models cannot make discoveries despite their knowledge.
Jeff Bezos 1997 Interview
A 1997 interview with Jeff Bezos taped at a Special Libraries conference, where he explains why Amazon started with books and why the web made it possible.
Capt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (Part One, 1982)
Part one of Capt.
Gabe Newell: Reflections of a Video Game Maker
Gabe Newell, founder of Valve, gives a talk at the LBJ School on productivity, economics, political institutions and the future of corporations.
Conan O'Brien | Talks at Google
Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter visit Google's Mountain View headquarters in 2010 for a comedic Q&A.
Steve Jobs on Microsoft
A 1996 clip of Steve Jobs saying that Microsoft lacks taste and is not a creative company.
CS50 Lecture by Mark Zuckerberg - 7 December 2005
A December 2005 guest lecture by Mark Zuckerberg in Harvard's CS50, discussing Facebook's early days, its technical choices and computer science.
Chris Lattner: Compilers, LLVM, Swift, TPU, and ML Accelerators | Lex Fridman Podcast #21
Lex Fridman interviews Chris Lattner, creator of LLVM, Clang and Swift, about compilers, Swift for TensorFlow, TPUs and ML accelerators.
The Lighthill Debate (1973) - part 1 of 6
First part of a six-part recording of the 1973 Lighthill debate on AI, where Sir James Lighthill's critical report on AI research was contested by figures including McCarthy and Michie.
Micro Men - 10th Anniversary - With Chris Curry, Steve Furber and Hermann Hauser
The Centre for Computing History reunites Chris Curry, Steve Furber and Hermann Hauser to rewatch the BBC drama Micro Men on its tenth anniversary.
Steve Jobs rare footage conducting a presentation on 1980 (Insanely Great)
Rare footage of Steve Jobs giving a 22 minute presentation about Apple in 1980, donated to the Computer History Museum.
The Lost 1984 Video: young Steve Jobs introduces the Macintosh
A restored recording of Steve Jobs unveiling the original Macintosh in 1984, including the moment it is taken out of its bag and speaks.
Frank Zappa explains the decline of the music business
A short Frank Zappa interview clip on the decline of the music business, contrasting old cigar-chomping executives with younger industry people.
Foundation 07 // Chris Sacca
Kevin Rose interviews Chris Sacca, founder of Lowercase Capital, for his Foundation series.
Ted Nelson struggles with uncomprehending radio interviewer, 1979
A 1979 CBC radio interview in which Ted Nelson tries to explain how computers could serve as tools for thinking and visualizing.
Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development | Lex Fridman Podcast #371
Lex Fridman interviews MIT physicist Max Tegmark, co-founder of the Future of Life Institute, about the case for pausing giant AI experiments and the risks of advanced AI.
steve jobs on why xerox failed
A short clip of Steve Jobs explaining why Xerox failed, arguing that product people lose out to sales and marketing people once a company becomes dominant.
The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet OOPSLA 97 Keynote (VPRI 0719)
Alan Kay's 1997 OOPSLA keynote argues that the computer revolution has not really happened yet, reflecting on how computing, objects and the web fall short of their potential.
Oral History of John Backus
Grady Booch interviews John Backus, who led the IBM team that created FORTRAN in 1957, for the Computer History Museum in 2006.
Feynman_i_dont_like_honors_ [longer_version]
A short excerpt from a BBC interview in which Richard Feynman explains why he dislikes honors and prizes, including his own Nobel, saying the real reward is the pleasure of finding things out.
Apple Music Event 2001-The First Ever iPod Introduction
Steve Jobs introduces the first iPod at a small Apple event in 2001.
Building the PERFECT Linux PC with Linus Torvalds
Linus Tech Tips builds a Linux PC together with Linus Torvalds, who talks through parts selection, kernel development and some of his side projects.