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DOUGLAS ADAMS: Parrots, the Universe and Everything

Douglas Adams gives a talk at UCSB, recorded shortly before his death, about the odd lives of animals and what they suggest about humanity's future. It draws on his Last Chance to See work and is funny and wide-ranging.

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Why HN readers recommended it

Adams fans repeatedly call it one of his best talks, a funny and moving look at extinction and the environment.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
University of California Television (UCTV)
Topic
douglas adams on nature and extinction
Format
talk
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
5
HN mentions in dataset
9
Recommendation years in dataset
2014–2025

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • Obligatory mention of one of his most wonderful talks [0]: "Parrots, the Universe, and everything" [0]: [VIDEO]

    simonebrunozzi on Hacker News · 2019-10
    In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: 40 years of parody and predictions

  • Obligatory mention for every fan of Douglas Adams: "Parrots, the Universe, and everything". [0] Watch the whole thing. You will thank me later. [0]: [VIDEO]

    simonebrunozzi on Hacker News · 2020-03
    In “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” turns 42

  • Douglas Adams is one of my favorite writers, and intellectuals, ever. If you are like me, you absolutely have to watch this hour-long presentation he gave at UC Santa Barbara in 2001 [0], titled "Parrots, the Universe, and Everything". Mind blowing. His last book, "Last …

    simonebrunozzi on Hacker News · 2020-07
    In Riding the Rays (1992)

Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.