Herb Simon was captured at Carnegie Mellon University in September of 1979 giving a talk simply titled "Current Research". Simon discusses various Artificial Intelligence systems, concepts and technologies pioneered over the 25 years leading up to 1979.

The complete video is presented here because of its historical significance, complete with all the shortcomings of the original camera used at the time.

Seated for the first 28 minutes or so, Simon then takes to the chalkboard to teach and illustrate ideas. He spends the remaining time teaching and fielding questions at the chalkboard.