How Does Google Decide What to Work On? | Larry Page | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2026-09-22 | How Does Google Decide What to Work On? | Larry Page | Google Zeitgeist
Rewriting the Rules of Aging Google Zeitgeist 2024-10-11 | Peter Diamandis, Executive Chairman of XPRIZE, sits down with Valter Longo, author and physician, and Rhonda Patrick, biomedical scientist, CEO and Co-founder, FoundMyFitness to explore the future of longevity, well-being, and optimizing healthspan.
Tackling Global Challenges with AI Google Zeitgeist 2024-10-11 | James Manyika, Google’s Senior Vice President, Research, Technology & Society, on how AI helps address real-world problems with Lila Ibrahim, Chief Operating Officer, Google DeepMind; Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor, Caltech; and Van Jones, Founder of Dream Machine.
The Science of Psychedelics Google Zeitgeist 2024-10-11 | Robin Carhart-Harris - Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Weill Institute for Neurosciences at UCSF
Trailblazing Directors on Hollywood: Shaping the Narrative Google Zeitgeist 2024-10-10 | Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy in conversation with Ava DuVernay on the future of storytelling and the evolving landscape of Hollywood.
The Next Chapter: Life and Legacy After Sports Google Zeitgeist 2024-10-10 | ESPN’s Malika Andrews in conversation with Olympic snowboarder Shaun White and tennis champion Maria Sharapova, exploring their journeys and experiences after leaving the world of professional sports.
Beyond the Court: The Transformative Power of Sports Google Zeitgeist 2024-10-10 | Renowned producer Ben Winston leads an intimate conversation with tennis legend Venus Williams, exploring her drive and determination that have propelled greatness in tennis and beyond.
The Power of Portraits Google Zeitgeist 2024-10-10 | Renowned photographer Platon shares impactful portraits to reveal our shared humanity.
Hope Through History Google Zeitgeist 2024-10-10 | CNN’s Audie Cornish in conversation with presidential historian Jon Meacham and The Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan on the historical significance of the 2024 election, US democracy, and more.
Building a future-proof economy with Abhijit Banerjee and Matt Brittin | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2024-07-21 | How do economic opportunities and access to education transform lives? What drives economic growth, exports, and widespread prosperity? Join Nobel laureate Professor Abhijit Banerjee and Google EMEA President Matt Brittin for an insightful discussion on these critical questions.
Climate Change: A global challenge, a shared responsibility | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2024-07-20 | Join science and natural history broadcaster Liz Bonnin as she discusses the importance of persevering in the fight against climate change with Professor Engineer Bainomugisha, Project Lead at AirQo; Dr. Kevin Austin, Deputy Executive Director at C40 Cities, and Yossi Matias, Vice President, Google & Head of Google Research. In this conversation, they explore the challenges and opportunities in tackling climate change while sharing innovative solutions, and discussing how we can all contribute to a more sustainable future.
AI vs the hackers Google Zeitgeist 2024-07-18 | Meet cybersecurity rockstar Keren Elazari, an internationally renowned expert who makes technology, and innovation accessible and engaging for everyone. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the “friendly hacker” herself, whose TED Talk, "Hackers: The Internet's Immune System," has been viewed over four million times.
Unfolding the secrets of life: AI & The Future of Science | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2024-07-17 | Discover how AlphaFold is revolutionising biology and paving the way for solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges. Moderated by Professor Hannah Fry, and featuring world-renowned scientists Dame Janet Thornton, Professor John McGeehan, and Head of Google DeepMind Impact Accelerator, Anna Koivuniemi.
Next gen Gemini: the future of AI with Joelle Barral | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2024-07-16 | Joëlle Barral, Senior Director of Research at Google DeepMind, offers a glimpse into Gemini, the next generation of Google AI, and how it can be used to solve real-world problems.
The shot of a lifetime with Katharine Viner, Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2024-07-15 | Join Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, as she sits down with Professors Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin, the pioneering founders of BioNTech and creators of the first mRNA-based vaccine approved for use against COVID-19. They discuss the vaccine's groundbreaking impact on the pandemic, as well as their ongoing research into utilising mRNA technology to revolutionise cancer treatment.
Sustainability & Equity: a conversation with Amina Mohammed & Ruth Porat | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2024-07-14 | Join Ruth Porat, President and Chief Investment Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of Alphabet and Google, as she engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Together, they delve into the power of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a roadmap to a better future. Explore how these 17 interconnected goals address global challenges like poverty, inequality, and climate change, empowering nations to build a brighter future for all through the combined efforts of businesses, governments, and individuals.
Longevity Secrets: How to live to 100 with Dan Buettner | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2024-07-13 | Dan Buettner, a National Geographic Fellow and New York Times bestselling author of "Blue Zones," has spent his career exploring the five places in the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives. In his talk, he shares tips on how to live to 100, based on his own research and experiences.
Democracy’s discontent with Prof. Michael Sandel | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2024-07-12 | Michael Sandel, Author & Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, tackles the most vexing moral and civic questions of our time. His book ‘Democracy’s Discontent’, recently released in a new 25th anniversary edition to address our perilous times, has been described as “essential–and ultimately hopeful–reading for all those who wonder if our democratic experiment will survive in the twenty-first century.”
The future of music creation with Wyclef Jean, Radzi Chinyanganya and Lyor Cohen | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2024-07-11 | Join Radzi Chinyanganya as he talks with Lyor Cohen, Global Head of Music at YouTube & Google, and multi-Grammy Award-winning rapper, humanitarian, and producer Wyclef Jean about the latest innovations in the music industry. Get exclusive insights into the cutting-edge technologies and trends shaping the future of music.
The Power of Narrative: Baratunde Thurston in conversation with Kerry Washington and Dwyane Wade Google Zeitgeist 2023-10-18 | Baratunde Thurston, host and executive producer of America Outdoors on PBS, in conversation with Kerry Washington and Dwyane Wade on success, representation, family, love and defining your identity.
Through the Lens: Protecting our Planet with Ami Vitale Google Zeitgeist 2023-10-13 | National Geographic photographer Ami Vitale shares stories that expand our understanding of the natural world—including our place in it.
How AI is Impacting Humanity with James Manyika, Anna Greka, Sal Khan and Yossi Matias Google Zeitgeist 2023-10-13 | James Manyika, Senior Vice President, Research, Technology & Society, Google, talks with Sal Khan, Educator & Founder of Khan Academy, Anna Greka, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Yossi Matias, Vice President, Engineering, Google, about how AI can help address global challenges and benefit society.
A Rational Look at Irrationality: Steven Pinker Google Zeitgeist 2023-10-13 | Renowned cognitive scientist and author Steven Pinker explains the link between rationality and progress, and reminds us how we can take advantage of the powerful tools of reasoning that our species has discovered over the millennia
The Science of Happiness with Arthur C. Brooks Google Zeitgeist 2023-10-13 | Arthur C. Brooks, Harvard professor and New York Times best-selling author, shares how cutting-edge research in behavioral science coupled with philosophy and wisdom can teach us how to build the life we want.
Cybersecurity in the Digital Age Google Zeitgeist 2022-11-30 | New York Times National Security Correspondent, David Sanger will lead a discussion on how companies can better protect themselves from new emerging threats with Jen Easterly, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Susan Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Royal Hansen, VP, Privacy, Safety and Security, Google.
Quantum Computing Google Zeitgeist 2022-11-21 | James Manyika, SVP, Technology and Society, Google, in conversation with Hartmut Neven, VP Engineering, Quantum AI, Google
How to Be Happy Google Zeitgeist 2022-11-21 | Dr. Laurie Santos, Cognitive scientist and Professor of Psychology at Yale University shares the factors contributing to our happiness, evidence-based practices to boost your happiness, and why it’s important to protect yourself from unhappy people.
The Lens of Conflict Google Zeitgeist 2022-11-18 | Anastasia Taylor-Lind shares her experience reporting from the frontlines in Ukraine for Time, National Geographic and the New York Times.
A Perspective with Malcolm Gladwell Google Zeitgeist 2022-11-18 | Malcolm Gladwell, author, best known for his unique perspective on popular culture.
Staying Young: A Focus on Brain Health & Longevity Google Zeitgeist 2022-11-18 | Google's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen DeSalvo, discusses the secrets to keeping your body and brain young, healthy, and sharp using Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s science-driven guide to protecting your mind.
Brighter Days with Blessing Offor Google Zeitgeist 2022-11-18 | A performance of the song Brighter Days and a conversation with recording artist Blessing Offor about the importance of mentorship and the power of acceptance.
Uniting to Fight the Climate Crisis: Jane Goodall, Vanessa Nakate & Jack Harries | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2022-05-27 | Jane Goodall, Primatologist & Anthropologist & Vanessa Nakate, climate activist & UN Youth Envoy In conversation with Jack Harries, YouTube creator and environmentalist. #GoogleZeitgeist #JaneGoodall #JackHarries #VanessaNakate #Climate #ClimateCrisis Google Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.As Founder and CEO of the nonprofit Khan Academy, Sal Khan seeks to remove the barriers to education that leave over 600 million children lacking basic math and reading skills. His free, world-class curriculum—available to anyone, anywhere—has made a massive impact, with the academy’s videos reaching over a billion views. In talks, Khan shares how we can revolutionize education with technology, open interaction, and a personalized approach to learning. Recognized for his incredible influence in the field of education, Sal Khan has been profiled by 60 Minutes, featured on the cover of Forbes, and named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. His passion project, the Khan Academy, started humbly when he began tutoring his cousins and a few family friends in math. Soon, word spread, demand grew, and the Khan Academy was born. Today, the platform has more than 62 million registered users across 190 countries, each able to access practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized dashboard to help students learn at their own pace. Boasting a state-of-the-art, adaptive technology, Khan Academy has partnered with world-class institutions such as NASA, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and MIT. The technology has had a reported meaningful impact for students attending top schools such as Stanford, Princeton, and Yale, especially those who are first-generation college students.
Emi Mahmoud Slam Poetry Reading | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2022-05-27 | World champion poet and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Emtithal (Emi) Mahmoud speaks on building anew.#GoogleZeitgeist #EmiMahmoud #Poetry #SlamPoetryGoogle Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.As Founder and CEO of the nonprofit Khan Academy, Sal Khan seeks to remove the barriers to education that leave over 600 million children lacking basic math and reading skills. His free, world-class curriculum—available to anyone, anywhere—has made a massive impact, with the academy’s videos reaching over a billion views. In talks, Khan shares how we can revolutionize education with technology, open interaction, and a personalized approach to learning. Recognized for his incredible influence in the field of education, Sal Khan has been profiled by 60 Minutes, featured on the cover of Forbes, and named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. His passion project, the Khan Academy, started humbly when he began tutoring his cousins and a few family friends in math. Soon, word spread, demand grew, and the Khan Academy was born. Today, the platform has more than 62 million registered users across 190 countries, each able to access practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized dashboard to help students learn at their own pace. Boasting a state-of-the-art, adaptive technology, Khan Academy has partnered with world-class institutions such as NASA, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and MIT. The technology has had a reported meaningful impact for students attending top schools such as Stanford, Princeton, and Yale, especially those who are first-generation college students.
How To Effectively Change the 4-Year College Model | Khan Academys Sal Khan | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2021-01-17 | Khan Academy Founder Sal Khan gives his take on how to evolve the current traditional 4-year college model.Watch the full talk: youtu.be/t9oYc-wu9CIWatch more from Google Zeitgeist 2020: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJhC0rY-YEDyPk1JcBxv63FiQuizTvRlcGoogle Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.As Founder and CEO of the nonprofit Khan Academy, Sal Khan seeks to remove the barriers to education that leave over 600 million children lacking basic math and reading skills. His free, world-class curriculum—available to anyone, anywhere—has made a massive impact, with the academy’s videos reaching over a billion views. In talks, Khan shares how we can revolutionize education with technology, open interaction, and a personalized approach to learning. Recognized for his incredible influence in the field of education, Sal Khan has been profiled by 60 Minutes, featured on the cover of Forbes, and named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. His passion project, the Khan Academy, started humbly when he began tutoring his cousins and a few family friends in math. Soon, word spread, demand grew, and the Khan Academy was born. Today, the platform has more than 62 million registered users across 190 countries, each able to access practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized dashboard to help students learn at their own pace. Boasting a state-of-the-art, adaptive technology, Khan Academy has partnered with world-class institutions such as NASA, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and MIT. The technology has had a reported meaningful impact for students attending top schools such as Stanford, Princeton, and Yale, especially those who are first-generation college students.
Geoffrey Canada on Preparing Kids for a Changing World | Google Zeitgeist 2020 Google Zeitgeist 2021-01-10 | Harlem Children's Zone President Geoffrey Canada talks with Soledad O'Brien about how children of color constantly feel alone because of the lack of representation.Watch the full talk: youtu.be/-ds0P9x5A0IWatch more from Google Zeitgeist 2020: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJhC0rY-YEDyPk1JcBxv63FiQuizTvRlcGoogle Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.Geoffrey Canada is a leading advocate for children and innovator in the field of education. Canada grew up in one of the most devastated communities in the United States, the South Bronx, raised by a single mother. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College, andeventually went on to earn a master’s degree at Harvard University. He vowed to help children who grew up in disadvantaged circumstances to succeed through education. Canada created the Harlem Children’s Zone, a birth-through-college network of programs that today serves more than 13,000 low-income students and families in a 97-block area of Central Harlem in New York City.The unprecedented success of the Harlem Children’s Zone has attracted the attention of the media and leaders around the world. In 2011, Canada was named one of the world’s most influential people by Time magazine and as one of the 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine in 2014. President Barack Obama created the Promise Neighborhoods Initiative to replicate the Harlem Children’s Zone model across the country, Canada has been profiled extensively in the media, including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, 60 Minutes, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and Forbes, among others. He was featured in the documentary about the dire state of American education Waiting for Superman, and has received more than 25 honorary degrees including ones from Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth and the University of Pennsylvania. He has also influenced a new generation of education reformers through his writings, having published essays in The New York Times, The New York Daily News, The Chronicle of Philanthropy as well as two critically acclaimed books on poverty and violence: Fist Stick Knife Gun and Reaching Up for Manhood.After 30 years with the organization, Canada stepped down in 2014 as Chief Executive Officer of the Harlem Children’s Zone but continues to serve as President. In June 2020, Canada founded The William Julius Wilson Institute (WJW), which will serve as the national platform to help communities impacted by poverty across the country design and implement their own place-based programs —and its first initiative will be to combat the devastation of COVID-19 in the Black community.
How Educators Helped Shape Pharrell Williams | Google Zeitgeist 2020 Google Zeitgeist 2020-12-30 | Grammy Award winning musician Pharrell dives deep into how educators has truly shaped him into the person he is now and how he currently is using that philosophy to give back.Watch the full talk: youtu.be/-ds0P9x5A0IWatch more from Google Zeitgeist 2020: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJhC0rY-YEDyPk1JcBxv63FiQuizTvRlcGoogle Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.Pharrell Williams is a visionary recording artist, producer, songwriter, philanthropist, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. He has been a creative force in the music industry and beyond for more than two decades. Over the years, Pharrell has been honored with 13 Grammy Awards, including 2004’s, 2014’s and 2019’s Producer of the Year, and ASCAP’s prestigious Golden Note Award in 2012. In 2014, his original song “Happy,” featured in Despicable Me 2, also received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Award nomination for co-producing Best Picture-nominated Hidden Figures (2016), as well as a Golden Globe nomination for co-scoring the film. In June 2021, Williams will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame along with Chad Hugo for their work as The Neptunes. In 2008, Pharrell founded From One Hand To AnOTHER (FOHTA), a foundation that provides over 1,700 children across the US with summer camps focused on S.T.E.A.M.M. – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Motivation. Serving predominantly at-risk and low-income elementary, middle and high school students. In the spring of 2020, Pharrell will launch YELLOW, an organization that will focus on "evening the odds" for every student to have access to a first rate education.
How Important are the SATs in Admissions? | Brown Universitys Christina Paxson | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2020-12-22 | Brown University President Christina Paxson gives her take on the standardize testing debate and how much weight SAT scores actually have in college admissions. Moderated by Google's Allan Thygesen. Watch the full talk: youtu.be/t9oYc-wu9CIGoogle Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.Christina Hull Paxson has served as Brown University’s 19th president and professor of economics and public policy since July 1, 2012. Under Paxson’s leadership, Brown has fortified its standing as a leading research university known for its excellence and innovation in undergraduate education, its transformational vision in fueling economic development through community and government partnerships, and its commitment to inclusion and access. Paxson’s ambitious strategic plan for Brown establishes the University at the forefront of higher education in all these areas. She has led the creation and growth of centers and institutes that connect top researchers and scholars to confront critical 21st-century issues in areas spanning neuroscience, environmental and climate studies, economics, international and public policy, humanistic studies, and translating science and technology to find treatments and cures for disease. At the same time, Brown continues to lead in undergraduate education, with Brown students and graduates earning more Fulbright Scholarships than any other university in the U.S. for three consecutive years. Led by Paxson, Brown’s public-private partnerships with government, businesses and industry have anchored the ongoing economic transformation of the formerly depressed Jewelry District in downtown Providence. This includes fueling the development of South Street Landing by moving 400 Brown employees into a former power plant; becoming the lead anchor tenant to enable the opening of the Wexford Innovation Center developed by Wexford Science and Technology; and Brown’s partnership with the University of Rhode Island and two global startup accelerators to create one of the state’s new innovation campuses.
How the US is Addressing the Pandemic Completely Wrong | Malcolm Gladwell | Google Zeitgeist 2020 Google Zeitgeist 2020-12-06 | Malcolm Gladwell on how the country's mentality of making the best better is the wrong mentality to address the pandemic.Watch the full talk: youtu.be/FJeFSAbMoU0Google Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.Malcolm Gladwell is the author of five New York Times bestsellers — The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, and David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants. He has been named one of the 100 most influential people by TIME magazine and one of the Foreign Policy’s Top Global Thinkers. Gladwell’s new book, Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers and why they often go wrong. Through a series of encounters and misunderstandings - from history, psychology and infamous legal cases - Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual adventure and challenges our assumptions on human nature and strategies we use to make sense of strangers, who are never simple. He explains why we act the way we do, and how we all might know a little more about those we don’t. Malcolm is an extraordinary speaker: always on target, aware of the context and the concerns of the audience, informative and practical, poised, eloquent and warm and funny. He has an unsurpassed ability to be both entertaining and challenging.
How a Pharmaceutical Company Is Developing a Vaccine | CEO Kenneth Frazier | Google Zeitgeist 2020 Google Zeitgeist 2020-11-28 | Merck & Co. CEO Kenneth Frazier details ways his company is developing a vaccine for Covid-19 and the logistics of distributing a vaccine to everyone around the world.Watch the full talk: youtu.be/FJeFSAbMoU0Google Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.Dr. Karen DeSalvo is the Chief Health Officer of Google Health. She is a physician leader working at the intersection of medicine, public health, and information technology whose career has focused on improving health and eliminating disparities. She leads a team of health professionals at Google who provide clinical guidance for the development of research, products and services. Prior to joining Google, Dr. DeSalvo was National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and acted as the Assistant Secretary for Health in the Obama Administration. During her time at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. DeSalvo focused on creating a more consumer-oriented, transparent and value-based health system. Dr. DeSalvo served as the New Orleans Health Commissioner following Hurricane Katrina. Prior to that she was Vice Dean for Community Affairs and Health Policy at the Tulane School of Medicine where she was a practicing physician, educator, researcher and leader. She serves on the Council of the National Academy of Medicine.Kenneth C. Frazier has served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Merck & Co., Inc. since 2011. Under Ken's leadership, Merck is delivering innovative lifesaving medicines and vaccines as well as long-term and sustainable value to its multiple stakeholders. Ken has substantially increased Merck's investment in research, including early research, while refocusing the organization on the launch and growth of key products that provide benefit to society. He has also led the formation of philanthropic and other initiatives that build on Merck's 125-year plus legacy. Ken joined the company in 1992 and has held positions of increasing responsibility including General Counsel and President. Prior to joining Merck, Ken was a partner with the Philadelphia law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath. Ken's contributions, especially in the legal, business and humanitarian fields, have been widely recognized. He sits on the boards of PhRMA, Weill Cornell Medicine, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and Cornerstone Christian Academy in Philadelphia, PA. He also is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, The Business Council, the Council of the American Law Institute, and the American Bar Association. Additionally, Ken is co-chair of the Legal Services Corporation's Leaders Council.
How We Could End the Pandemic Now | Malcolm Gladwell | Google Zeitgeist 2020 Google Zeitgeist 2020-11-25 | Malcolm Gladwell talks about relatively simple but vitals steps that could be taken to end the pandemic much sooner than later.Watch the full talk: youtu.be/FJeFSAbMoU0Google Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.Malcolm Gladwell is the author of five New York Times bestsellers — The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, and David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants. He has been named one of the 100 most influential people by TIME magazine and one of the Foreign Policy’s Top Global Thinkers. Gladwell’s new book, Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers and why they often go wrong. Through a series of encounters and misunderstandings - from history, psychology and infamous legal cases - Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual adventure and challenges our assumptions on human nature and strategies we use to make sense of strangers, who are never simple. He explains why we act the way we do, and how we all might know a little more about those we don’t. Malcolm is an extraordinary speaker: always on target, aware of the context and the concerns of the audience, informative and practical, poised, eloquent and warm and funny. He has an unsurpassed ability to be both entertaining and challenging.
Why Pausing Covid-19 Vaccine Trials is Necessary | Karen DeSalvo & Ken Frazier | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2020-11-22 | Google's Dr. Karen DeSalvo and Merck & Co. CEO Kenneth Frazier talk about why the recent temporary pauses on vaccine trials are very important and are a positive thing in the race for a vaccine.Watch the full talk: youtu.be/UAqZMgBtECQGoogle Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.Dr. Karen DeSalvo is the Chief Health Officer of Google Health. She is a physician leader working at the intersection of medicine, public health, and information technology whose career has focused on improving health and eliminating disparities. She leads a team of health professionals at Google who provide clinical guidance for the development of research, products and services. Prior to joining Google, Dr. DeSalvo was National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and acted as the Assistant Secretary for Health in the Obama Administration. During her time at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. DeSalvo focused on creating a more consumer-oriented, transparent and value-based health system. Dr. DeSalvo served as the New Orleans Health Commissioner following Hurricane Katrina. Prior to that she was Vice Dean for Community Affairs and Health Policy at the Tulane School of Medicine where she was a practicing physician, educator, researcher and leader. She serves on the Council of the National Academy of Medicine.Kenneth C. Frazier has served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Merck & Co., Inc. since 2011. Under Ken's leadership, Merck is delivering innovative lifesaving medicines and vaccines as well as long-term and sustainable value to its multiple stakeholders. Ken has substantially increased Merck's investment in research, including early research, while refocusing the organization on the launch and growth of key products that provide benefit to society. He has also led the formation of philanthropic and other initiatives that build on Merck's 125-year plus legacy. Ken joined the company in 1992 and has held positions of increasing responsibility including General Counsel and President. Prior to joining Merck, Ken was a partner with the Philadelphia law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath. Ken's contributions, especially in the legal, business and humanitarian fields, have been widely recognized. He sits on the boards of PhRMA, Weill Cornell Medicine, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and Cornerstone Christian Academy in Philadelphia, PA. He also is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, The Business Council, the Council of the American Law Institute, and the American Bar Association. Additionally, Ken is co-chair of the Legal Services Corporation's Leaders Council.
How Covid-19 Has Accelerated Education Reform | Sal Khan & Christina Paxson | Google Zeitgeist 2020 Google Zeitgeist 2020-11-18 | Khan Academy founder Sal Khan and Brown University President Christina Paxson talk about the vital role of virtual classrooms during the Pandemic how it reveals many of the flaws of our current education system. Moderated by Google's Allan Thygesen.Watch more from Google Zeitgeist 2020: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJhC0rY-YEDyPk1JcBxv63FiQuizTvRlcGoogle Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.As Founder and CEO of the nonprofit Khan Academy, Sal Khan seeks to remove the barriers to education that leave over 600 million children lacking basic math and reading skills. His free, world-class curriculum—available to anyone, anywhere—has made a massive impact, with the academy’s videos reaching over a billion views. In talks, Khan shares how we can revolutionize education with technology, open interaction, and a personalized approach to learning. Recognized for his incredible influence in the field of education, Sal Khan has been profiled by 60 Minutes, featured on the cover of Forbes, and named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. His passion project, the Khan Academy, started humbly when he began tutoring his cousins and a few family friends in math. Soon, word spread, demand grew, and the Khan Academy was born. Today, the platform has more than 62 million registered users across 190 countries, each able to access practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized dashboard to help students learn at their own pace. Boasting a state-of-the-art, adaptive technology, Khan Academy has partnered with world-class institutions such as NASA, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and MIT. The technology has had a reported meaningful impact for students attending top schools such as Stanford, Princeton, and Yale, especially those who are first-generation college students.Christina Hull Paxson has served as Brown University’s 19th president and professor of economics and public policy since July 1, 2012. Under Paxson’s leadership, Brown has fortified its standing as a leading research university known for its excellence and innovation in undergraduate education, its transformational vision in fueling economic development through community and government partnerships, and its commitment to inclusion and access. Paxson’s ambitious strategic plan for Brown establishes the University at the forefront of higher education in all these areas. She has led the creation and growth of centers and institutes that connect top researchers and scholars to confront critical 21st-century issues in areas spanning neuroscience, environmental and climate studies, economics, international and public policy, humanistic studies, and translating science and technology to find treatments and cures for disease. At the same time, Brown continues to lead in undergraduate education, with Brown students and graduates earning more Fulbright Scholarships than any other university in the U.S. for three consecutive years. Led by Paxson, Brown’s public-private partnerships with government, businesses and industry have anchored the ongoing economic transformation of the formerly depressed Jewelry District in downtown Providence. This includes fueling the development of South Street Landing by moving 400 Brown employees into a former power plant; becoming the lead anchor tenant to enable the opening of the Wexford Innovation Center developed by Wexford Science and Technology; and Brown’s partnership with the University of Rhode Island and two global startup accelerators to create one of the state’s new innovation campuses.
Education is the Glue That Holds Us Together | Pharrell Williams, Geoffrey Canada | Zeitgeist 2020 Google Zeitgeist 2020-11-18 | Soledad O'Brien talks with Grammy winner Pharrell Williams and Harlem Children's Zone President Geoffrey Canada about how they are working to bring equal opportunities to underserved communities of color especially during the pandemic.Watch more from Google Zeitgeist 2020: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJhC0rY-YEDyPk1JcBxv63FiQuizTvRlcGoogle Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.Geoffrey Canada is a leading advocate for children and innovator in the field of education. Canada grew up in one of the most devastated communities in the United States, the South Bronx, raised by a single mother. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College, andeventually went on to earn a master’s degree at Harvard University. He vowed to help children who grew up in disadvantaged circumstances to succeed through education. Canada created the Harlem Children’s Zone, a birth-through-college network of programs that today serves more than 13,000 low-income students and families in a 97-block area of Central Harlem in New York City.The unprecedented success of the Harlem Children’s Zone has attracted the attention of the media and leaders around the world. In 2011, Canada was named one of the world’s most influential people by Time magazine and as one of the 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine in 2014. President Barack Obama created the Promise Neighborhoods Initiative to replicate the Harlem Children’s Zone model across the country, Canada has been profiled extensively in the media, including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, 60 Minutes, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and Forbes, among others. He was featured in the documentary about the dire state of American education Waiting for Superman, and has received more than 25 honorary degrees including ones from Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth and the University of Pennsylvania. He has also influenced a new generation of education reformers through his writings, having published essays in The New York Times, The New York Daily News, The Chronicle of Philanthropy as well as two critically acclaimed books on poverty and violence: Fist Stick Knife Gun and Reaching Up for Manhood.After 30 years with the organization, Canada stepped down in 2014 as Chief Executive Officer of the Harlem Children’s Zone but continues to serve as President. In June 2020, Canada founded The William Julius Wilson Institute (WJW), which will serve as the national platform to help communities impacted by poverty across the country design and implement their own place-based programs —and its first initiative will be to combat the devastation of COVID-19 in the Black community.Pharrell Williams is a visionary recording artist, producer, songwriter, philanthropist, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. He has been a creative force in the music industry and beyond for more than two decades. Over the years, Pharrell has been honored with 13 Grammy Awards, including 2004’s, 2014’s and 2019’s Producer of the Year, and ASCAP’s prestigious Golden Note Award in 2012. In 2014, his original song “Happy,” featured in Despicable Me 2, also received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Award nomination for co-producing Best Picture-nominated Hidden Figures (2016), as well as a Golden Globe nomination for co-scoring the film. In June 2021, Williams will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame along with Chad Hugo for their work as The Neptunes. In 2008, Pharrell founded From One Hand To AnOTHER (FOHTA), a foundation that provides over 1,700 children across the US with summer camps focused on S.T.E.A.M.M. – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Motivation. Serving predominantly at-risk and low-income elementary, middle and high school students. In the spring of 2020, Pharrell will launch YELLOW, an organization that will focus on "evening the odds" for every student to have access to a first rate education.Soledad O’Brien is an award-winning documentarian, journalist, speaker, author, and philanthropist, who founded Soledad O’Brien Productions, a multi-platform media production company dedicated to telling empowering and authentic stories on a range of social issues. She anchors and produces the Hearst TV political magazine program "Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien" and is a correspondent for HBO Real Sports. O’Brien’s work has been recognized with three Emmy awards, twice with the George Foster Peabody Award, three times with the Gracie Award, which honors women in media, twice with Cine Awards for her work in documentary films and also with an Alfred I. DuPont Award.
Why We Need to Treat the Pandemic Like Soccer | Malcolm Gladwell | Google Zeitgeist 2020 Google Zeitgeist 2020-10-16 | Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell gives his take on how the world is handling the pandemic today and how we can improve in the next inevitable pandemic.Google Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.Malcolm Gladwell is the author of five New York Times bestsellers — The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, and David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants. He has been named one of the 100 most influential people by TIME magazine and one of the Foreign Policy’s Top Global Thinkers. Gladwell’s new book, Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers and why they often go wrong. Through a series of encounters and misunderstandings - from history, psychology and infamous legal cases - Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual adventure and challenges our assumptions on human nature and strategies we use to make sense of strangers, who are never simple. He explains why we act the way we do, and how we all might know a little more about those we don’t. Malcolm is an extraordinary speaker: always on target, aware of the context and the concerns of the audience, informative and practical, poised, eloquent and warm and funny. He has an unsurpassed ability to be both entertaining and challenging.
Whats Next After a Vaccine is Made | Dr. Karen DeSalvo & Kenneth C. Frazier | Google Zeitgeist 2020 Google Zeitgeist 2020-10-16 | Merck & Co. CEO Kenneth C. Frazier and Google's Dr. Karen DeSalvo talk about what it will take to control the pandemic in the long term, and how could businesses think about planning to return to the office.Moderated by Allan Thygesen, President of the Americas at Google.Google Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.Dr. Karen DeSalvo is the Chief Health Officer of Google Health. She is a physician leader working at the intersection of medicine, public health, and information technology whose career has focused on improving health and eliminating disparities. She leads a team of health professionals at Google who provide clinical guidance for the development of research, products and services. Prior to joining Google, Dr. DeSalvo was National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and acted as the Assistant Secretary for Health in the Obama Administration. During her time at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. DeSalvo focused on creating a more consumer-oriented, transparent and value-based health system. Dr. DeSalvo served as the New Orleans Health Commissioner following Hurricane Katrina. Prior to that she was Vice Dean for Community Affairs and Health Policy at the Tulane School of Medicine where she was a practicing physician, educator, researcher and leader. She serves on the Council of the National Academy of Medicine.Kenneth C. Frazier has served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Merck & Co., Inc. since 2011. Under Ken's leadership, Merck is delivering innovative lifesaving medicines and vaccines as well as long-term and sustainable value to its multiple stakeholders. Ken has substantially increased Merck's investment in research, including early research, while refocusing the organization on the launch and growth of key products that provide benefit to society. He has also led the formation of philanthropic and other initiatives that build on Merck's 125-year plus legacy. Ken joined the company in 1992 and has held positions of increasing responsibility including General Counsel and President. Prior to joining Merck, Ken was a partner with the Philadelphia law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath. Ken's contributions, especially in the legal, business and humanitarian fields, have been widely recognized. He sits on the boards of PhRMA, Weill Cornell Medicine, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and Cornerstone Christian Academy in Philadelphia, PA. He also is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, The Business Council, the Council of the American Law Institute, and the American Bar Association. Additionally, Ken is co-chair of the Legal Services Corporation's Leaders Council.0:00 - Introduction1:03 - Panel Discussion27:08 - Audience Q&A
Staying Hopeful in the Face of Racism | Bryan Stevenson | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2020-10-11 | Lawyer and activist Bryan Stevenson tells the story of his encounter with a racist prison guard and how he stayed hopeful in the face of racism despite being humiliated by the guard.Watch the full talk: youtu.be/OUfwI36Fdq8Google Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.
Is It Too Late to Solve the Climate Crisis? | John Doerr | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2020-09-27 | John Doerr answers the daunting question on whether he thinks we as a society can drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Watch the full talk: youtu.be/9I0_ScZ7MWsGoogle Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.John Doerr is an engineer, acclaimed venture capitalist, and the chairman of Kleiner Perkins. For more than 39 years, John has served entrepreneurs with ingenuity and optimism, bringing ideas worth spreading to disruptive leaders and teams. John was an original investor and board member at Google and Amazon, helping to create over 600,000 jobs and the world's second and third most valuable companies. He's passionate about helping entrepreneurs reimagine the future, from health care transformation to machine learning. Outside of Kleiner Perkins, John works with social entrepreneurs for change in public education, the climate crisis, and global poverty. John serves on the board of the Obama Center and ONE.org.
Stoking Creativity | Sir Ken Robinson | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2020-09-20 | The late Sir Ken Robinson discusses how creativity is constantly evolving and how he encountered a slight issue with Microsoft Word when he was rewriting his book.Watch the full talk: youtu.be/4ctzXD4f_agGoogle Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.
Cloud Gazing to Spark Creativity | Gavin Pretor-Pinney | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2020-05-17 | Cloud-spotter Gavin Pretor-Pinney tells us to look up at the sky, admire the clouds and appreciate what they can offer.Watch the full talk: youtu.be/TAPn-aCL2RQGoogle Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.
He proposed on the first date. 25 years later, theyre still married | StoryCorps | Google Zeitgeist Google Zeitgeist 2020-05-14 | Dave Isay of StoryCorps presents a beautiful Brooklyn love story.Watch the full talk: youtu.be/c0-OS55aZ9IWatch more from Google Zeitgeist 2019: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJhC0rY-YEDxX_cnUPY_A3mLgYleVV7OXGoogle Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.Dave Isay is the founder of StoryCorps and the recipient of numerous broadcasting honors, including six Peabody Awards and a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship. He is the author/editor of numerous books that grew out of his public radio documentary work. In 2015, Dave was recognized with the RED Prize k, awarded annually to one exceptional individual with a creative, bold vision to spark global change.
