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"The Best Way to Teach the Future Is to Invent It"

On a NASA research base in Silicon Valley, there's an organization that's changing the world ... Singularity University (SU). Created by renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, with support from NASA, Google, and others, the university brings in some of the smartest students from around the world, and gives them a crash course in the most powerful exponential technologies on the planet. The students are then given a challenge: create companies that will impact a billion people within ten years. The film follows the students and their companies over five years, as they use the support of scientists, astronauts and billionaires in their attempt to make a dent in the universe.

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  • Stephen Hawking

    Stephen Hawking

    Self - Interviewee

  • Buzz Aldrin

    Buzz Aldrin

    Self - Interviewee

  • Ray Kurzweil

    Ray Kurzweil

    Self - Interviewee

  • Michio Kaku

    Michio Kaku

    Self - Interviewee

  • Martin Rees

    Martin Rees

    Self - Interviewee

  • Ashton Kutcher

    Ashton Kutcher

    Self - Interviewee

  • will.i.am

    will.i.am

    Self - Interviewee

  • Shimon Peres

    Shimon Peres

    Self - Interviewee

  • Peter Diamandis

    Peter Diamandis

    Self - Interviewee

Overview

On a NASA research base in Silicon Valley, there's an organization that's changing the world ... Singularity University (SU). Created by renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, with support from NASA, Google, and others, the university brings in some of the smartest students from around the world, and gives them a crash course in the most powerful exponential technologies on the planet. The students are then given a challenge: create companies that will impact a billion people within ten years. The film follows the students and their companies over five years, as they use the support of scientists, astronauts and billionaires in their attempt to make a dent in the universe.

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