Academic, Researcher, Writer & an Entrepreneur
Appointments at Duke and Stanford. Writes for Washington Post, LinkedIn Influencers, Huffington Post, ASEE Prism
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November 20, 2016These 6 new technology rules will govern our future
Technology is advancing so rapidly that we will experience radical changes in society not only in...
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August 9, 2016I already live in the future — and so should you
I live in the future. I drive a Tesla electric vehicle, which controls the steering wheel on highways....
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June 17, 2016The amazing artificial intelligence we were promised is coming, finally
We have been hearing predictions for decades of a takeover of the world by artificial intelligence....
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March 12, 2016What New Delhi’s free clinics can teach America about fixing its broken health care system
Rupandeep Kaur, 20 weeks pregnant, arrived at a medical clinic looking fatigued and ready to collapse....
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February 10, 2016The urgent need for Silicon Valley to lead a smart and civil conversation on inequality
There are very few issues that Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz, and Hillary Clinton all...
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January 25, 2016The many reasons to be excited about America’s future
Every 30 or 40 years, Americans become incredibly pessimistic. They begin to believe the nation is...
The amazing artificial intelligence we were promised is coming, finally
We have been hearing predictions for decades of a takeover of the world by artificial intelligence. In 1957, Herbert...
Democracy is a great thing, except in the workplace
“The Soviet Union I left behind was a dictatorship but the workplace was a democracy; America may be free...
FORTUNE: It’s Right to Idolize the Entrepreneurs Striving to Make the World a Better Place
Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes may have misguided the public, but real innovators do exist. Editor’s: The following post is a...
The chilling effect Peter Thiel’s battle with Gawker could have on Silicon Valley journalism
Gawker infringes on privacy and publishes tabloid-like stories that damage reputations. It is one of the most sensationalist and objectionable...
Theranos teaches Silicon Valley a hard lesson about accountability
By Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld and Vivek Wadhwa The Theranos saga hit another low last week when the company informed regulators that it was...
Trump’s demand that Apple must make iPhones in the U.S. actually isn’t that crazy
Donald Trump has promised that “we’re gonna get Apple to start building their damn computers and things in this...
How crowdfunding can help save Silicon Valley from its harebrained investors
There are fears that another Ice Age is about to hit Silicon Valley because of the implosion of its unicorns —...
Why Tesla is the spark that Apple needs
Apple’s dismal earnings announcement shows why it badly needs to rethink its innovation model and leadership. Its last breakthrough innovation was...
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