The University

IMDb 0.0 2016 • 82 min • Documentary

Director

Matt Rutherford

Country

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking Self - Interviewee
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin Self - Interviewee
Ray Kurzweil
Ray Kurzweil Self - Interviewee
Michio Kaku
Michio Kaku Self - Interviewee
Martin Rees
Martin Rees Self - Interviewee