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The University (2016)
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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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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Genre:Documentary
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In Theaters:10/22/2016
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Runtime:82 minutes
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Cast
Matt Rutherford
Director
Stephen Hawking
Self - Interviewee
Buzz Aldrin
Self - Interviewee
Ray Kurzweil
Self - Interviewee
Michio Kaku
Self - Interviewee
Martin Rees
Self - Interviewee
Ashton Kutcher
Self - Interviewee
will.i.am
Self - Interviewee
Shimon Peres
Self - Interviewee
Peter Diamandis
Self - Interviewee
Dean Kamen
Self - Interviewee
J. Craig Venter
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