How Engineers Became Cool

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Published 2021-06-24
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Mark Zuckerberg JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Satya Nadella Brian Smale and Microsoft, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Elon Musk: AP PHOTO/JAE C. HONG, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Jeff Bezos: Blue Origin
Gwynne Shotwell: NASA

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0:03 Ivan Bandura, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
0:05 Yamen, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
0:32 Photos
Elon Musk: Tesla
Bill Gates: Briansmale, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Mark Zuckerberg: Anthony Quintano from Honolulu, HI, United States, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Larry Ellison: Oracle Corporate Communications, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Larry Page: Stansfield PL, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Sergey Brin: Joi Ito from Inbamura, Japan, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
0:36 Jeff Bezos photo courtesy of Amazon
0:38 Change.org petition www.change.org/p/blue-origin-petition-to-not-allow…
1:10 Ben Stanfield, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
1:17 Blake Patterson, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
1:20 Matthew Yohe at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
1:23 Erik Pitti, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
1:26 matt buchanan, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
1:36 Anthony Quintano from Honolulu, HI, United States, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
2:16 Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/200219/t00…
2:37 Patrick Pichette photo from LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-pichette-665836105/?or…
Pichette quote from an ABC News (Australia) interview cited here: www.salon.com/2013/02/19/googles_impossible_plan_t…
3:50 World Economic Forum: www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/10/dont-fear-ai-it-wil…
4:11 Columbia SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy www.sipa.columbia.edu/news/engineers-run-world
All Comments (21)
  • @Newsthink
    Brush up on your calculus, programming, and computer science skills for free at brilliant.org/newsthink/. The first 200 people to sign up get 20% off the annual Premium subscription.
  • @yasarkhan672
    Engineers are the most under appreciated, yet they make, power and run the entire human civilization.
  • @rudhraveena2638
    Engineers and Scientists should deserve more recognition than Actors.
  • @thestudentofficial5483
    One of the biggest meme icon, Andras Arato aka "Hide the Pain Harold" is also a well established electrical engineer in Hungary!
  • @AnnaZverina
    For the first time ever I think I’m going to try out a YouTube sponsorship.
  • @anshunayyar2391
    U know, the Youtubers who make videos on Engineers are also Super Cool.
  • @calebgangte1228
    I'm 15 and hoping to become an aerospace engineer someday, wish me luck
  • @Daniel-zh4ln
    Making great content as always Cindy. You just earned a subscriber!
  • @VikasdeepSingh
    Here in Japan, govt. is planning to have 4 days working in a week. Work culture is changing as technology is evolving.
  • @Rick16.7
    I'm interested in engineering, coding, computer science, and anything related with technology
  • @chrismantonuk
    Absolutely first class content, as always Cindy! Thank you 🙏
  • @Mr.versatile529
    Engineering its not just doing job its following passion n dream of future
  • @madking3289
    I feel anxious watching Newsthink. You never know when the transition to promo will occur.
  • @zaidzahid6409
    This video motivates me to become an engineer even though my STEM education was until Junior high school. P.S. I am a Business major in University.