Talks at Google

Travis Willingham, Marisha Ray, and Matthew Mercer discuss the origins of Critical Role the show and company, their approach to crafting characters, the benefits of playing DnD with the people you work with, and why they're all so darn charitable! Check out their past content at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpXBGqwsBkpvcYjsJBQ7LEQ and catch them live every Thursday night at 7pm PST. You can find more details about Critical Role at https://critrole.com/. Moderated by Matthew Prince. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

As a part of a Talks at Google 5-part podcast mini-series in partnership with the Google News Initiative, in this episode you'll here from Claire Wardle of First Draft about the future of news and disinformation at the first Google News Initiative Innovation Forum in London. Launched in 2018, the Google News Initiative is Google's effort to work with the news industry to help journalism thrive in the digital age. To learn more about the GNI, please visit http://g.co/TalksAtGoogle/GoogleNewsInitiative. Visit http://g.co/TalksAtGoogle/FightingInformationDisorder to watch the video. Download the full transcript HERE!

A Q&A about On the Basis of Sex, with actor Justin Theroux, Director Mimi Leder, and Screenwriter Daniel Stiepleman (RBG's real-life nephew). More info found at http://focusfeatures.com/on-the-basis-of-sex. Moderated by Rachael Janowski. About the movie: On the Basis of Sex is inspired by the true story of a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg – then a struggling attorney and new mother – who faces adversity and numerous obstacles in her fight for equal rights throughout her career. When Ruth takes on a groundbreaking tax case with her husband, attorney Martin Ginsburg, she knows it could change the direction of her career and the way the courts view gender discrimination. The film also chronicles the storybook-like romance between Ruth and Marty, a partnership that succeeded both personally and professionally. Participant Media's On the Basis of Sex is directed by Mimi Leder (The Leftovers, Deep Impact) from an original screenplay by Daniel Stiepleman. On the Basis of Sex stars Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Armie Hammer (Call Me by Your Name, The Social Network) as Marty Ginsburg, Ruth's husband and legal partner. Rounding out the cast are Justin Theroux (The Girl on the Train, The Leftovers), Jack Reynor (Detroit), Cailee Spaeny (Bad Times at the El Royale, Pacific Rim: Uprising), Stephen Root (Get Out, All the Way), with Sam Waterston (Law & Order) and Oscar®-winner Kathy Bates (Misery). Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

An intimate performance and conversation with platinum rock piano musician, Ben Folds. Performance timecodes: 58:40 - Landed 1:03:40 - Lullaby 1:08:58 - Army Ben Folds is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. From 1995 to 2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. After the group temporarily disbanded, Folds performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world. The group reunited in 2011. He has also collaborated with musicians such as William Shatner, Regina Spektor and ""Weird Al"" Yankovic and undertaken experimental songwriting projects with authors such as Nick Hornby and Neil Gaiman. In addition to contributing music to the soundtracks of the animated films Over the Hedge, and Hoodwinked!, Folds produced Amanda Palmer's first solo album and was a judge on the NBC a cappella singing contest The Sing-Off from 2009 to 2013. He's currently employed as Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. More info at http://BenFolds.com Moderated by Alan Seales. Visit http://g.co/TalksAtGoogle/BenFolds to watch the video. Download the full transcript HERE!

Garry Kasparov and DeepMind's CEO Demis Hassabis discuss Garry's book "Deep Thinking", his match with Deep Blue and his thoughts on the future of AI in the world of chess. Get the book here: https://goo.gl/OwuOcW Event moderated by Demis Hassabis, CEO, DeepMind. About the book, Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins In May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player in the world, was defeated for the first time by the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. It was a watershed moment in the history of technology: machine intelligence had arrived at the point where it could best human intellect.It wasn't a coincidence that Kasparov became the symbol of man's fight against the machines. Chess has long been the fulcrum in development of machine intelligence; the hoax automaton 'The Turk' in the 18th century and Alan Turing's first chess program in 1952 were two early examples of the quest for machines to think like humans -- a talent we measured by their ability to beat their creators at chess. As the pre-eminent chessmaster of the 80s and 90s, it was Kasparov's blessing and his curse to play against each generation's strongest computer champions, contributing to their development and advancing the field. Like all passionate competitors, Kasparov has taken his defeat and learned from it. He has devoted much energy to devising ways in which humans can partner with machines in order to produce results better than either can achieve alone. During the twenty years since playing Deep Blue, he's played both with and against machines, learning a great deal about our vital relationship with our most remarkable creations. Ultimately, he's become convinced that by embracing the competition between human and machine intelligence, we can spend less time worrying about being replaced and more thinking of new challenges to conquer. In this breakthrough book, Kasparov tells his side of the story of Deep Blue for the first time -- what it was like to strategize against an implacable, untiring opponent -- the mistakes he made and the reasons the odds were against him. But more than that, he tells his story of AI more generally, and how he's evolved to embrace it, taking part in an urgent debate with philosophers worried about human values, programmers creating self-learning neural networks, and engineers of cutting edge robotics. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

In this five part series, you'll hear lighting talks presented by international voices in journalism during the Google News Initiative Innovation Forum in London. You will hear from Claire Wardle of First Draft, Lisa Gibbs of the Associated Press, Daniel Bramatti of Abraji, Marie-Louise Timcke of Funke Media Group, and Dmitry Shishkin of BBC World Service. They give us insight into the big questions that are top of mind for the industry covering topics like how to stop the spread of misinformation in the lead up to elections worldwide to how to establish creative new voices in the world of data journalism. Moderated by Matt Cooke. Learn more about the event at https://goo.gl/n9FGHC Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjLFG1LOhw to watch the full video. Download the full transcript HERE!

Boyz II Men remains one of the most truly iconic R&B groups in music history. The trio, which includes Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, and Shawn Stockman, holds the distinction of being the best-selling R&B group of all time, with an astounding 60 million albums sold, 4 Grammy Awards, 9 American Music Awards, 9 Soul Train Awards, 3 Billboard Awards, and a 2011 MOBO Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as well and a Casino Entertainment Award for their acclaimed residency at the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, which has been ongoing since 2013. Nathan, Wanye and Shawn discuss their rise to fame, how they've persevered through challenges along the way, and the secret to their partnership remaining so strong after an incredible 27 years in the limelight. Moderated by Valeisha Butterfield Jones. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

This talk with renowned photographer, director, and mountaineer Jimmy Chin discusses his most recent project: National Geographic Documentary Film's "FREE SOLO." This stunning documentary provides an intimate and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber Alex Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world's most famous rock...the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park...without a rope. Moderated by Jonathan DiBlasi. Read the full transcript HERE! Watch the film: https://goo.gl/64KmM2 Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

Eric Idle is an English comedian actor, author, and singer-songwriter who found immediate fame with Monty Python's Flying Circus. Following their TV success, the group began making films, which include Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983). Idle, who also founded The Rutles, authored the smash Broadway musical Spamalot, which won three Tonys. While in town for promoting his new sortabiography "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life", Idle sat down to talk about his illustrious career. Not a dull moment when Eric discusses music, comedy, TV, cinema and the #1 funeral song in the UK. Get the book here: https://goo.gl/vCq8J8 Moderated by Yigal Petreanu. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

Barbara Oakley, Professor of engineering at Oakland University, discusses effective strategies for learning math and science, including the importance of creative thinking, different modes of thinking in the brain, the role of sleep in learning, the limitations of working memory and multitasking, the benefits of spaced repetition, and the relationship between working memory and creativity.