Silicon Valley and Beyond (with Meredith Broussard & Margaret O’Mara)

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Aug 17 2020 | 00:53:49

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Show Notes

How did Silicon Valley become such a historically and globally significant hub of technological innovation? What—and who—gets left out of the stories people tell about Silicon Valley? What are the limits of technology, and how can we create more equitable technologies for the future? Guests: Meredith Broussard is a data journalist, an associate professor [...]

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