WOMEN IN STEM: DR. JUN AXUP ON WHY SCIENTISTS ARE RELUCTANT TO BECOME ENTREPRENEURS
From our Women in STEM TV series meet Dr. Jun Axup, PhD. She is scientific advisor and partner at Indiebio accelerator. Dr. Axup trained as a scientist, who went on to become an entrepreneur and is interested in helping scientist become entrepreneurs. We wondered why are scientists reluctant to become entrepreneurs and Dr. Axup gives… Continue Reading
WOMEN IN STEM: MIKU JHA of AgSHIFT
From our Women in STEM TV series meet Miku Jha, CEO and Founder of AgShift in Silicon Valley. This is a highlight of our extended conversation with Jha where she explains how her startup is helping address food quality and food waste issue in the food industry. One-third of available good goes to waste in… Continue Reading
WOMEN IN STEM: DR. ISABEL HAWKINS
Dr. Isabel Hawkins is an astronomer and educator at the Exploratorium, San Francisco and a competitive salsa dancer. We sat down with Dr. Hawkins to find out what triggered her interest in astronomy? How did she decide to become an astronomer? What does an astronomer do and what are the practical implications of studying… Continue Reading
WOMEN IN STEM: DR. SANDRA FABER
Dr. Sandra Faber is Professor Emerita and former chair of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). We asked her on how women have progressed in the field of science and technology over the years. “In my field there has been a big improvement,” points out Dr. Faber.… Continue Reading
PBS STATION KRCB STARTS AIRING OUR WOMEN IN STEAM SERIES
Northern California PBS station KRCB starts airing our 10-part series on Women in Arts, Science and Technology (STEAM) on Sundays at 4.30 pm PST. The series debuts with our conversation with Lois Vossen, executive producer of Independent Lens. The series spotlights “hidden figures” from the San Francisco Bay Area who are engineers, teachers, film makers,… Continue Reading
WOMEN IN STEM: DR. LEILA TAKAYAMA
Dr. Leila Takayama is a social scientist, teacher and an author. She is a computational media professor at University of California at Santa Cruz. She is passionate about human-robotics and human-computer interactions and in 2019 won a faculty award from Google to research how robots can learn from human peers. We sat down with Dr.… Continue Reading
PBS STATION KLRN IN SAN ANTONIO IS AIRING OUR 10-PART SERIES ON WOMEN IN STEAM
PBS Station KLRN in San Antonio Texas is airing our 10-part series on Women in Arts, Science and Technology (STEAM) on Sundays at 1.00 PM CDT. This series features engineers, teachers, film makers, astronomers and entrepreneurs, who share their backstory of what drew them to pursue their interest in arts, science and math and who… Continue Reading
PBS STATION WKAR IS AIRING OUR 10-PART SERIES ON WOMEN IN STEAM
PBS Station WKAR TV in East Lansing, Michigan is airing our 10-part series on Women in Arts, Science and Technology (STEAM). The series premiered on WKAR on Friday, Sept 13, 2019 at 12.30 pm EDT. For the next 10 weeks catch our series on WKAR on Fridays at 12.30 pm EDT. A big thank you… Continue Reading
PBS STATIONS AIRS OUR NEW 10-PART SERIES ON WOMEN IN STEAM
We are excited to share about our new 10-part Women in Arts, Science and Technology (STEAM) series that airs in some PBS and Independent TV stations in the US. The guests or the “hidden figures” featured in this new STEAM series are: Lois Vossen, Executive Producer, Independent Lens, PBS Part-1 Lois Vossen, Executive Producer, Independent Lens,… Continue Reading
WOMEN IN STEM: CELESTE FORD
Celeste Ford is a rocket scientist turned entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Stellar Solutions that is headquartered in Silicon Valley. We sat down with Ford to find out how she got interested in science and math in school? What led her to study engineering? Why did she decide to become an entrepreneur… Continue Reading
SNEAK PEEK: LOIS VOSSEN OF INDEPENDENT LENS
Lois Vossen is executive producer at Independent Lens, PBS in San Francisco. This clip is a highlight of our upcoming 2-part interview with Vossen, who shares how she grew up in a farm in Minnesota and never dreamt that one day she would be living in San Francisco and working with filmmakers. Imagine her utter… Continue Reading
WOMEN IN TECH: LINDA POULIOT
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
VIDEO: 13- PART SERIES ON WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECH IN SILICON VALLEY
Our 13-part TV series on Women in Science and Technology from Silicon Valley is currently airing on KCSM TV in San Francisco Bay Area. The series features scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, rocket scientist and an astronomer, who share their journey and how they discovered their love for science and math. Thank you to Genentech for sponsoring 7 episodes from our… Continue Reading
VIDEO: AMY GUITTARD OF SAN FRANCISCO’S GUITTARD CHOCOLATE COMPANY
Amy Guittard is a fifth generation member of the family and the first woman to work in Guittard Chocolate Co of San Francisco. This is a 150 year chocolate company that runs 24/7 and produces over 200 chocolate products.
VIDEO: RACHEL ROSEN ON 59th SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The 59th San Francisco International Film Festival starts today and continues till May 5, 2016. We sat down to speak with Rachel Rosen, director of programming at San Francisco Film Society to find out about the highlights of this year’s festival. The opening night film today is director Whit Stillman’s sharply funny film LOVE & FRIENDSHIP with… Continue Reading
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