Ryan Holiday discusses how he draws on timeless stoic and buddhist philosophy to demonstrate why slowing down is the secret strategy for those charging ahead. Ryan Holiday is an American author, marketer, entrepreneur and founder of the creative advisory firm Brass Check. He is a media strategist, the former director of marketing for American Apparel and a media columnist and editor-at-large for the New York Observer. Get his book here: https://goo.gle/32fHERi . Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle t...
Mar 24, 2020•56 min•Ep. 84
As black holes spiral around each other in the distant universe, Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of space-time itself. We have now detected such ripples from stellar-mass black holes, as well as directly imaging a supermassive black hole. Shami Chatterjee, an astronomer at the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science and a member of the NANOGrav collaboration, talks about ongoing efforts to build a Galaxy-scale detector to...
Mar 17, 2020•56 min•Ep. 83
Talks at Google is proud to welcome comedian, actor & writer, Tony Hale, who you may know from hit shows like Arrested Development, Veep, and most recently Toy Story 4! Tony shares his experience returning to live theater after 17 years for his lead role in the American Conservatory Theater's new play, ""Wakey, Wakey"", a story about a man with only a few more minutes to live. It's an intimate comedy about love, life and what it means to be human. He will also tell us about his amazing caree...
Mar 10, 2020•42 min•Ep. 82
Jeff Probst, executive producer and host of the Emmy Award-winning CBS show Survivor, visits Talks at Google to discuss the success of Survivor's 20 year run in celebration of CBS Survivor's 20th anniversary and its season 40 premiere. Jeff discusses everything from how he got his start with this "crazy social experiment" to what has made Survivor so successful, as well as what we should expect for Season 40. Jeff even shares publicly for the first time the moment he knew the show was something ...
Mar 03, 2020•54 min•Ep. 81
Jocelyn Bell Burnell talks through her professional history, from overcoming imposter syndrome as a graduate student in Cambridge to discovering pulsars, getting passed over for a Nobel Prize, inspiring Joy Division to make one of the most iconic album covers of all time, and doing her best to lift up women and people of color interested in graduate work in astronomy. Jocelyn Bell Burnell inadvertently discovered pulsars as a graduate student in radio astronomy in Cambridge, opening up a new bra...
Feb 28, 2020•23 min
Richard Miles, the Founder/Executive Director of Miles of Freedom and 2019 finalist for CNN's Hero of the year, spent 15 years in prison for a Dallas, TX murder he did not commit. Kate Germond is the Senior Advocate and Investigator for Centurion, the Princeton, NJ-based non-profit organization that started the innocence movement. Centurion re-investigated Richard's case and ultimately freed him from wrongful incarceration. In the 10+ years since his release, Richard has dedicated his life to he...
Feb 25, 2020•55 min•Ep. 80
This episode features Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer and Chief Content Officer at Netflix, Ted Sarandos talk about the power of human connection in an industry where people must believe in ideas that don't exist yet. His book, Face to Face: The Art of Human Connection , is out now. Ted Sarandos is Chief Content Officer at Netflix, overseeing the teams responsible for the acquisition and creation of all Netflix content including original series from around the world such as Stranger Things, ...
Feb 21, 2020•22 min
Barbara Sahakian is Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at Cambridge, Past-President of the International Neuroethics Society, Past-President of the British Association for Psychopharmacology, and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. In this talk, she discusses her book "Sex, Lies, and Brain Scans: How fMRI Reveals What Really Goes on in Our Minds". With co-author Julia Gottwald, she takes readers beyond the media headlines, considering what the technique of fMRI entails, and what info...
Feb 18, 2020•58 min•Ep. 79
President and CEO of The New York Times Mark Thompson and Editor-in-Chief of HuffPost Lydia Polgreen take on today's headlines, the threat that disinformation presents to our existence, and how to survive as a news organization when journalism is both vital and undervalued. Mark Thompson became president and chief executive officer of The New York Times Company in November 2012. He has directed the Company's strategy and presided over an expansion of its digital and global operations. Under his ...
Feb 14, 2020•23 min
Gelong Thubten, a buddhist monk that left the glamorous world of acting to pursue the true meaning of happiness, visited Google Dublin campus to talk about what brings all humans together, the pursuit of happiness. Through meditation and finding inner peace and joy, we can choose to be happy, according to Thubten. This however is not an easy task and requires practice and discipline. In this talk, Thubten takes us on the journey that led him to happiness and invites us to choose happiness as wel...
Feb 11, 2020•55 min•Ep. 78
StoryCorps Founder Dave Isay talks through how the organization has cemented the voices of millions of people for generations and presents examples of some of the incredible stories that have been recorded over the years. Dave Isay is the founder of StoryCorps and the recipient of numerous broadcasting honors, including six Peabody Awards and a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship. He is the author/editor of numerous books that grew out of his public radio documentary work. In 2015, Dave was recognized...
Feb 07, 2020•21 min
Discussing their sixth and final season, we are joined by Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy & Annie Murphy from the hit series Schitt's Creek. Schitt's Creek (stylized as Schitt$ Creek) is a Canadian television sitcom created by Dan and Eugene Levy that premiered on CBC Television on January 13, 2015. The series is produced by Not a Real Company Productions. The series is airing a sixth and final season consisting of 14 episodes which began on January 7, 2020. Watch online via https://...
Feb 04, 2020•44 min•Ep. 77
This episode is with neuroscientist and sleep diplomat Matthew Walker on how your brain, heart, immune system, and genetics can be negatively affected by even an hour less of sleep each night, and how to sleep better for a longer, healthier life. Dr. Matthew Walker is a former Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and currently is Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the UC Berkeley. He is also the director of the Center for Human Sleep Science at the UC Berkeley. In his best-...
Jan 31, 2020•22 min
Andrew McAfee is the Co-Founder & Co-Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, & a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He studies how digital technologies are changing the world & how people & businesses will work, interact, & prosper in an era of profound digital transformation. Andrew's published book "More from Less: The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources—and What Happens Next" tells the story of...
Jan 28, 2020•41 min•Ep. 76
In this episode, editor-in-Chief of HuffPost Lydia Polgreen interviews journalist and novelist Ta-Nehisi Coates on the enduring legacy of slavery in the US and the inspiration for his new book, The Water Dancer. One of America's most prolific writers on race and culture, Ta-Nehisi Coates just debuted his first novel, The Water Dancer. Already #1 on the NYT Best-seller list, The Water Dancer follows the life of a young boy who was born into slavery. Earlier this year, Coates lobbied congress on t...
Jan 24, 2020•21 min
Justine Shanti Alexander is Regional Ecologist for the Snow Leopard Trust. She has spent the last eight years dedicated to snow leopard conservation from China to Mongolia, India, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan. In this Talk at Google, Justine discusses her snow leopard research & her work with local communities that share the snow leopard's habitat. From tracking snow leopards to protecting livestock from predators, hear how the Snow Leopard Trust is saving snow leopards. About the Snow Leopard Tr...
Jan 21, 2020•35 min•Ep. 75
What are the real chances Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, or Donald Trump will win the 2020 US Presidential Election? This episode features expert statistician Nate Silver weighs the advantages and disadvantages each candidate brings to the race and gives his early prediction on who has the best chances of winning. Statistician, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the FiveThirtyEight, Nate has established himself as the go-to election guy using numbers and data to analyze both election...
Jan 17, 2020•22 min
While on tour for their first album, The Gereg, Mongolian rock band The Hu stops by Google to play a short set and answer some questions. The band discusses the traditional instruments they play and incorporate into their music, their history and experiences touring the world, and the message they hope listeners take away from their music. Moderated by Ken Arthur. Check out their YouTube page: https://goo.gle/2N7YGtD
Jan 14, 2020•39 min•Ep. 74
This episode features Dr. Peggy Whitson speaking about how spending 665 days in space has changed her perspective of the world and her message to all women nerds. Given the nickname 'space ninja' Peggy is the current record holder for longest single spaceflight by a woman. With a total of 665 days in space, she holds the U.S. record and places eighth on the all-time space endurance list. She was also the first woman to hold NASA's Chief Astronaut position. This event is moderated by Dr. Ellen St...
Jan 10, 2020•21 min
Anthony Daniels discusses his experiences of the epic cinematic adventure that has influenced pop culture for more than 40 years. As C-3PO, Anthony is the only actor to appear in all 11 Star Wars films, and from his first meeting with George Lucas to the final, emotional days on the set of The Rise of Skywalker, Anthony shares his unique perspective on a story that has touched an innumerable amount of people all over the world. Get the book here: https://goo.gle/2qdCx5w. Visit YouTube.com/Talksa...
Jan 07, 2020•42 min•Ep. 73
Yalitza Aparicio is a Mexican actress who made her on-screen debut as Cleo in Alfonso Cuarón's 2018 drama "Roma", which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Time magazine has named her one of the '100 most influential people in the world' in 2019, and she has more recently graced the cover of Vogue Mexico setting history, and is an activist fighting for gender equality. Before Cuarón selected Aparicio to play Cleo, Yalitza had just finished her teaching degree and was living ...
Dec 23, 2019•46 min•Ep. 72
David Sinclair, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, discusses his new book "Lifespan", which distills his cutting-edge research findings on the biological processes underpinning aging. Sinclair describes lifestyle hacks we can undertake now to combat aging, as well as future scientific breakthroughs that promise to slow down—and even reverse—the aging process. Get the book: https://goo.gle/2LXCd2P Moderated by Sam Phippen. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video....
Dec 17, 2019•57 min•Ep. 71
This episode welcomes writer, director and award-winning actor Edward Norton to talk about his long acting career and new film, Motherless Brooklyn, a story about a private detective afflicted with Tourette's syndrome who tries to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend. Alongside his work in cinema, Norton is an environmental activist and social entrepreneur. He is a trustee of Enterprise Community Partners, a non-profit organization for affordable housing, serves as president of the Ame...
Dec 10, 2019•52 min•Ep. 70
In this talk, Andrew shares the three habits that create magnetic human beings. They are simple to do, yet seldom done well. He demonstrates how you can become more magnetic and build deeper relationships with customers by asking for and using feedback, posing more questions, and listening with your heart. This talk is dynamic, inspiring, emotional and authentic. About Andrew: Andrew Sykes is an internationally renowned keynote-speaker, the founder and CEO of Habits at Work, and part of the Facu...
Dec 03, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 69
In a special Talks at Google event, members of the Freestyle Love Supreme cast discuss the current show on Broadway, and the amazing future of the FLS Academy. About the show: More than 15 years after its inception, Freestyle Love Supreme — the original hip-hop musical phenomenon from Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Anthony Veneziale — arrives on Broadway. Every performance, the crew takes the crowd on a freestyle, hip-hop, improvisational, never-before-seen comedy ride. See it for the firs...
Nov 26, 2019•58 min•Ep. 68
In this follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir, Home, Julie Andrews shares reflections on her astonishing career, including such classics as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music , and Victor/Victoria . This event is moderated by Eric Schmidt. Get the book here: https://goo.gle/31CbuNU In Home, the number one New York Times international bestseller, Julie Andrews recounted her difficult childhood and her emergence as an acclaimed singer and performer on the stage. With this second memoir, Home ...
Nov 19, 2019•59 min•Ep. 67
A performance and Q&A from the Broadway cast of Mean Girls, the Musical! Panelists include: Erika Henningsen (Cady), Reneé Rapp (Regina), Krystina Alabado (Gretchen), Kate Rockwell (Karen), Grey Henson (Damian), and Kyle Selig (Aaron). About the show: Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The ...
Nov 12, 2019•51 min•Ep. 66
We are joined by author Mark Manson for a fireside chat and audience Q+A to discuss his new book, Everything is F-ed , a follow on to The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F-k . Mark hit something in the cultural Zeitgeist with his first book, which "gave shape to the ever-present, low-level hum of anxiety that permeates modern living" and that book that became an international phenomenon, selling millions of copies worldwide while becoming the #1 bestseller in 13 different countries. Get a copy of the...
Nov 05, 2019•45 min•Ep. 65
With just 10 years left to achieve the United Nation's 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals are once again in the spotlight. But this time, there is a sense of urgency. Amid growing threats from climate change and the frantic search for sustainable answers to an array of related global problems, one critical solution has come to the forefront: gender equality. A recent study, in fact, found that the most impactful tool for addressing global warming would involve boosting the education ...
Oct 29, 2019•46 min•Ep. 64
Caltech research professor, theoretical physicist, accomplished author & podcaster Sean Carroll will talk quantum physics and the validity of the many-worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics by discussing some of the themes in in his new book, "Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime". Before jumping into the MWI, Sean Carroll provides an approachable introduction to quantum physics. He discusses the history of the field, notable theories and their lim...
Oct 22, 2019•59 min•Ep. 63
