WWN? Episode 004
It seems like a really difficult time to be an entrepreneurial innovator in America. Has VC capital grown risk averse? Is America losing the innovation race to China and others? What is the proper role for governments and where should incentives be offered to meet current global challenges? On May 9th, Singularity University hosted Vijay Vaitheeswaran, international correspondent for The Economist, now based in China, on Which Way Next? — SU’s webcast from Silicon Valley accompanied by a live chat with audience members. Vijay discussed his new best-selling book, Need, Speed Greed with Vivek Wadhwa, VP, Academics and Innovation at Singularity University, and told us why, thanks to the democratization and globalization of innovation, and the rise of the information economy, new ideas move to market faster than ever before – and companies must be allowed to tap freely into the brainpower of billions of innovators.
WWN? Episode 003
Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, Chairman and Co-founder of Singularity University, presents the case that the world is getting better at an accelerating rate through the convergence of four powerful forces: the exponential advancement of technology, DIY (Do It Yourself) innovators, Techno-philanthropists, and the Rising Billion, which, acting together, will create abundance in the areas of clean water, nutritious food, affordable housing, personalized education, top-tier global health care, and ubiquitous energy — helping to solve humanity’s biggest challenges.
WWN? Episode 002
This is a recording of our 2nd livecast episode with Carl Bass, president & CEO of Autodesk, a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. On Tuesday, Jan. 24, he joined Singularity University (SU) VP for Academics and Innovation Vivek Wadhwa and SU CEO Rob Nail in a discussion of how advances in artificial intelligence, robotics and digital manufacturing will enable us to design, print and manufacture complex products in our own homes. Exponential advancing technologies will provide major new opportunities, but also will disrupt existing industries and threaten jobs around the world.
WWN? Episode 001
This is a recording of our live premiere episode with Dr. Sebastian Thrun, PhD, Research Professor & Executive Director of the Artificial Intelligence Lab at Stanford University and Google Fellow on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. On this episode, he joined SU Chairman & Co-Founder Dr. Peter Diamandis, MD in a discussion on Artificial Intelligence and the Google Autonomous Car. Earlier this year, Fast Company honored Dr. Thrun with the title of “fifth most creative person in the world.”
