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Kurator

A podcast for great talks by other people

22/04/2019

Stephen Hawking – 75th birthday lecture

After almost 250 years we finally got to see a black hole! Now listen to the words of the worlds most famous black hole scientist, Stephen Hawking.

27 min
15/04/2018

Martin Luther King Jr – I have a(n American) dream

Trough our scientific genius we made the world our neighborhood. And now, trough our moral and ethical commitment, we must make it our brotherhood. We must all learn to live together as brothers or we will all perish together as fools. Note: This episodes contain two speeches: “I have a dream” and, from 16:30, “American […]

47 min
11/11/2017

Jane Goodall – Sowing the seeds of hope

Each and every one of us makes a difference, each and every day. And we have a choice: What kind of difference are we going to make? From an enthusiastic child, encouraged by her mother, to a woman who would not take “science is for men” for an answer, to a world changing scientist and […]

49 min
18/06/2017

Trevor Noah – Any leader tweeting policy is ridiculous

It’s frighting to see how quickly you can repeat the ills of the past when enough people are afraid and hungry As a kid he was literally a crime in one of the most unjust societies in the world. As an adult he has become one of the most well known voices in the world. […]

25 min
12/03/2017

Sam Harris – Death and the present moment

The reality of death is something we’re all going to have to face. Since the last two episodes where talks from great men who died too young this is a good time to meditate a bit on life and death. Sam Harris is a well known atheist with some controversial ideas and statements, but you […]

42 min
07/02/2017

Hans Rosling – The magic washing machine

Hans Rosling was unique in his ability to make statistics fun and fascinating – by his enthusiasm and his fantastic way of visualizing data. In this talk he leaves us wondering how anyone can live without the washing machine, and what we can do to make sure no one will. Thank you for everything you've done, Hans Rosling!

9 min
12/01/2017

Aaron Swartz – How we stopped SOPA

Today, four years ago, the world woke up to the news that Aaron had committed suicide the evening before. This first Kurator talk is not about that, but it is related: It is a story about how incredibly powerful companies wanted to use copyright to censor the internet, and how the internet fought back. It is the amazing story about how ordinary people can make the world a better place, in the face of overwhelming odds.

23 min

7 Episodes

A podcast for great talks by other people

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@forteller
Years Active

2017 - 2019
Episodes

7
Rating

Clean
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© Text: Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0. Audio: Each respective copyright holder
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