This week there were two notable demonstrations of men dismissing what women have to say. The first was a comment by David Bonderman, an Uber Director. The second was Senators McCain and Burr’s stopping Senator Kamala Harris from completing her questioning of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Bonderman’s misstep was responding to Uber Director Arianna Huffington’s Read the full article…
One of the joys of living in Silicon Valley is the wealth of meetings and conferences available to us. Today I had the privilege of attending 2 fabulous events related to innovation. The first was Changing the Game, a day-long conference organized by Churchill Club. Then, in the evening, I attended a panel on The Read the full article…
Today I read two blog posts that struck me as being similar insofar as each discussed how something seemingly negative could have a positive impact. The first was Whitney Johnson’s piece on why she was glad Sheryl Sandberg is not on the board of Facebook. My reaction in the past has been how sad it Read the full article…
I am interested in women and innovation, particularly the intersection of the two. [I’m interviewing male and female innovators for my book on womennovation]. I’ve been surprised by how little research there has been on the topic-and how most of that has been done outside the US. Europe in general, Scandanavia in particular, is doing Read the full article…
The September issue of Fast Company has an article titled, “They Have Hacked Your Brain“. “They” refers not to aliens but to companies hoping to design products, services, and/or marketing materials that will grab your attention and lead you to buy- by studying your brain. NeuroFocus is providing an alternative to focus groups using its Read the full article…
Last Friday I had the opportunity to attend the closing session for Singularity University‘s 2011 Graduate School Program. Speakers included Ray Kurzweil and Peter Diamandis (co-founders of Singularity U), Reid Hoffman, and Vinod Khosla along with overviews of the student’s projects. For now, I’ll highlight some of the comments made by Hoffman and Khosla. In my next post, Read the full article…
Having heard about the raw food movement, I went to learn about and sample it. Better than expected.
As anyone who’s ever tried to lose weight, quit smoking, or stop procrastinating knows- our best intentions often go astray. But according to some research, lack of willpower may not be the reason.
Are there any differences between male and female brains? Yes. Male superiority in math is not one of them.
The last several weeks I’ve been totally immersed in helping organize TEDxBayArea TEDWomen (designed to coincide with the first global TEDWomen event in Wash, DC). We had about 150 attendees plus an unknown number watching the livestream. Breaks were filled with energized conversations about all manner of topics. It was an exciting day. Like the Read the full article…