A lasting inspiration

In his dying days, Randy Pausch set a new standard for academic soul-searching, last lecture tradition

By Peter Schworm

Globe Staff / August 3, 2008

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Randy Pausch tenderly recalled childhood dreams of floating in zero gravity and winning stuffed animals at fairs. He offered earnest advice on life and how to live it. He vowed to savor every moment of his dying days because "there's no other way to play it." (Full article: 1070 words)