To not be the enabler and to also come forward . Its crucial. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. Thank you for being here today to talk about a very important topic. We are going through a major sea change as a society, and i think that it hasnt been discussed yet. And so were going to start that conversation today by talking about the future. For all of humankinds history, weve been fascinated with the future. Weve wanted to know whats going to happen. Weve consulted astrologists and prophets and seers, rulers have called them in to find out how many offspring theyre going to have, whether theyre going to win wars. And it turns out that theres a reason that were fascinated with the future. And that reason is because theres no greater advantage than knowledge about whats going to happen. Not in nature, not in business and not in governance. If we can know what the futures going to be, then we can avoid danger, potentially lifethreatening danger. We can also ge
Atari, genentech, venture firms, berlin spent six years doing research with many Unsung Heroes of this era behind landmark developments and set in motion Ripple Effects which changed the world, tonight she joins us to discuss her new book troublemakers, Silicon Valleys coming of age. The side of the stage we are pleased to present a small exhibit tonight of artifacts related to each of the Silicon Valley troublemakers featured in her book. Bob swanson and bob taylor, we are thrilled to have several of the remarkable troublemakers with us tonight so please stand and be recognized. [applause] thank you. To tell the story of these remarkable people and others, leslie is the project historian for Silicon Valley archives, a fellow at the center for advanced studies of Behavioral Sciences at Smithsonian National museum of american history. To introduce her i would like to share as our tradition five members. 35 mi. As described in her book, 14 wild years chronicles, two books published, soun
Third digital revolution. My name is elizabeth, and i am the director here at Wilson Center in the science and Technology Innovation program. This means that when im not introducing world famous authors, i translate Research Ideas into one of the most dynamic mediums we have for the public engagement, games. As alan might agree, games are one of the best tools we have for translate complexity into an accessible, and dare i say fun, format. Translating complexity is something we potentialize in here for the science and Technology Innovation program. From diy biolabs and spaces for health innovation, to cybersecurity labs for congressional staff, we specialize in being the bridge between those on the ground innovating science to those here in washington wanting to make science policy. Our goal is to make science accessible. Thats why we are pleased to bring the expertise of the gershenfeld brothers to you today. This book demonstrates that fabrication will provide a convergence of digita
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