Movie

The University

(en)

The Best Way to Teach the Future Is to Invent It

2016

1h22m

The University

Documentary

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.

Status: Released

Release date: October 22, 2016

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Top Cast

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

as Himself

Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin

as Himself

Ray Kurzweil

Ray Kurzweil

as Himself

Michio Kaku

Michio Kaku

as Himself

Martin Rees

Martin Rees

as Himself