Filmmaker Alexis Bloom’s new documentary Divide and Conquer:The Story of Roger Ailes chronicles the rise and fall of the powerful and influential former Chairperson and CEO of Fox News. Ailes’s skillful use of television goes back to 1968 and continued all the way into the 21stc. “He was canny…and could read people and feel the temperature… Continue Reading
Linda Pouliot moved from New York to Silicon Valley to start a company, but did not know what kind of startup she wanted to create. That she did not have an engineering degree or a background in tech companies did not faze Pouliot. All she wanted to do is start a company in Silicon Valley… Continue Reading
Tony Fadell is an investor, entrepreneur and an engineer, who worked in Silicon Valley for many years and now lives in France. He worked at General Magic, Apple (iPod and iPhone) and co-founded Nest Labs that was acquired by Google in 2014. We caught up with Fadell during the screening of a new film General… Continue Reading
Silicon Valley-based Shivani Govil is VP, Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Products and we caught up with her to find out about her work, and how she got interested in science and engineering and how various members of her family have inspired and mentored her career. Govil grew up in a community surrounded by scientists and both… Continue Reading
I recently watched The Ballad of Billy Scruggs and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Strangely, both the films left me disappointed in varying degrees. Joel and Ethan Coen are back with a new film The Ballad of Billy Scruggs – a Netflix original. I was really looking forward watching their new film where the Coen… Continue Reading
Dr. Michael Merzenich is a teacher, scientist, entrepreneur and an author. He is the co-founder and chief scientist at Posit Science of San Francisco that makes brain training software products. You are the creation of your lifetime points out Dr. Merzenich in our 2-part interview. How do you harness the power of the brain? Ever thought… Continue Reading
