On May 16, the White House kicked off “We the Geeks”, the first in a new series of Google+ Hangouts highlighting the future of science, technology, and innovation in the United States.
Topics of discussion during this series of hangouts with Administration officials and private sector contributors include commercial space exploration, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, and turning science fiction to science fact — a Slice of SciFi sweet spot!
Here’s the video for the first “Grand Challenges” hangout, featuring Cristin Dorgelo (Assistant Directorfor Grand Challenges at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy), Tom Kalil (White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation), and participants Matt Grob (EVP and CTO, Qualcomm), Rob High (IBM Fellow, VP and CTO, IBM Watson Solutions), Kathryn Latham (Duke University Engineering graduate & National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenge Scholar) and Sebastian Thrun (Stanford professor, Google Fellow and co-founder of Udacity):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MdtV2TRtC8
You can join the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #WeTheGeeks, and keep an eye on the White House Google+ page for updates on the next in this new series of future-focused Hangouts from the White House.
