Last Lecture

(Nine minute long vid).

Randy Pausch (born October 23, 1960) is a Professor of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and Design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In September 2006, Pausch was diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer. He pursued a very aggressive cancer treatment that included major surgery and experimental chemotherapy; however, in August 2007, he was told the cancer had metastasized to his liver and spleen. He then started palliative chemotherapy, intended to extend his life as long as possible. At that time, doctors estimated he would remain healthy for another three to six months. Randy Pausch Wikipedia entry.

4 Comments

  1. Jax
    Posted Fri Apr 25 2008 at 20:17 | Permalink

    I’ve come across him before - co-founder of Alice.

  2. Posted Sat Apr 26 2008 at 7:27 | Permalink

    Didn’t you guys blog this before? Someone did, about 6 months ago. Well worth a 2nd viewing though :D

  3. Posted Mon Apr 28 2008 at 19:15 | Permalink

    You might enjoy the unabridged version:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

  4. Jax
    Posted Mon Apr 28 2008 at 20:47 | Permalink

    that really is quite something. Off to download Alice, wonder when v3.0 is out.

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