Ask HN: What are some of the best non-technical talks of all time?

28 points

5 years ago

Here's mine:

1. Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo&list=PLrekO4JKU4v0oxfgug1sOuaDORDEXf_vp&index=12

2. Strange answers to the psychopath test | Jon Ronson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYemnKEKx0c&list=PLrekO4JKU4v0oxfgug1sOuaDORDEXf_vp&index=4

3. The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology | Pranav Mistry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtANPtnhyg&list=PLrekO4JKU4v0oxfgug1sOuaDORDEXf_vp&index=8

4. Steve Jobs MIT Class: What he learnt after he was fired from Apple? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXUhLbV8Nrg&list=PLrekO4JKU4v0oxfgug1sOuaDORDEXf_vp&index=22&t=8s

5. Eric Liu: Why ordinary people need to understand power https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd0JH1AreDw&list=PLrekO4JKU4v0oxfgug1sOuaDORDEXf_vp&index=24

6. Peter Lynch 1994 Lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72Pq5zKEi_g&list=PLrekO4JKU4v0oxfgug1sOuaDORDEXf_vp&index=20

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