In Memoriam

If you could give one last talk to people knowing that it would be your last, what would you say? Randy Pausch, a lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University, had this opportunity. He was 47 and was dying of pancreatic cancer.

Here is his last lecture in its entirety (76 minutes). It is a moving talk on the importance of achieving dreams and helping others to achieve their dreams. He doesn't talk about his illness or his reflections on facing death, although he does admit to having a deathbed conversion experience (he bought a Mac computer).

Yesterday, he succumbed to his illness and died. May he rest in peace.