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Stanford University’s Rob Reich, director of the Center for Ethics in Society, engineering professor Mehran Sahami, and political science professor Jeremy Weinstein discussed how big bech’s …

New York Times technology correspondent Cade Metz discussed the origins of artificial intelligence (AI) and the major tech companies which led the way in transforming technology. The virtual…

Tech journalist and author Michael Malone chronicled the beginnings of Silicon Valley. This virtual event was provided by the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.

MIT professor and tech investor Sinan Aral explored the algorithms associated with social media and how they have impacted public discourse on elections, public health, and more. This virtua…

Leslie Berlin described the growth of the major technology industries, including personal computing, video games, and biotechnology.

Dr. Anthony Iton spoke about public health innovation and equality. He argued that zip codes are more important than genetic codes in determining life span due to racial and economic discrim…

Jack Dorsey talked about digital commerce and financial services innovation. Mr. Dorsey is the co-founder and chair of Twitter and co-founder of the digital finance and mobile payment compan…

Michal Kosinski talked about the method he developed for analyzing an individual’s personality traits based on their social media activities and how these profiles have been used in business…

Walter Isaacson talked about the personal life, professional career, inspiration, and legacy of Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Computers. Walter Isaacson spoke with John Hollar at the C…

Female entrepreneurs spoke about innovation, ideas, and impact. They also discussed diversity in Silicon Valley. Speakers included Michelle Zatlyn and Heidi Roizen. The program contains l…

The U.S. Digital Service team of Silicon Valley digital technology experts, created by the Obama administration to help solve government information system problems, were interviewed. Member…

John Markoff talked about his book, Machines of Loving Grace: The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots, about the current and future relationship between humans and robots.

Catherine Hoke talked about the work her organization, Defy Ventures, does to help convicted drug dealers and gang members launch businesses after they leave prison. This was part of the …

Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli talked about their book, Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader, about the life and career of the Apple co-founder.…

George Dyson talked about the team, led by John von Neumann, who built the first computer at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, and the impact of that work on other f…

Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg talked about their book, How Google Works, in which they discuss the lessons they learned while helping to build Google and describe how the company and w…

Walter Isaacson talked about his book, The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution, in which he tells the story of the people who created the c…

Ernest Freeberg recounts Thomas Edison’s creation of the incandescent light bulb in 1879. The author reports on the way that electrical light transformed the way people lived and worked and …

Michael Malone talked about his book, The Intel Trinity: How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built the World’s Most Important Company, in which he looks at the rise and importance…

Doug Menuez talked about his photography book, Fearless Genius: The Digital Revolution in Silicon Valley 1985-2000, in which he documents the rise of Silicon Valley from 1985-2000. He was gi…