Randy Pausch

28th July 2008

Randy Pausch, who became famous online for his “last lecture”, died of pancreatic cancer over the weekend. He didn’t get much coverage in the mainstream media in the UK, but in the US over the last year he became a phenomenon, both online and on shows like Oprah.

The last lecture - clear-eyed, full of hope and humour - is here. It’s just over an hour, but really worth watching. Pay attention to the stories about ‘head-fakes’:

The recent video he made for pancreatic cancer research - one of the best ads for medical research in years - is here:

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