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Science, Technology & Innovation
Friday, January 28, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
Pushing Boundaries and Breaking Barriers for the Benefit of All
When Dr. Marla Pérez-Davis was growing up in Puerto Rico, there were some who doubted she could become an engineer. Today, Pérez-Davis is the first Puerto Rican-born woman to serve as the Director of any NASA Center, and the second woman...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Friday, February 19, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
Innovation Revolution: Building a 21st Century City
In March, the Urban Land Institute Cleveland and the City of Cleveland will present a virtual symposium, Building a 21st Century City: The Future is Now!. The Symposium will focus on how Cleveland can embrace advances in technology, mobility, and...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Wednesday, December 09, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
Connecting Cleveland: How Broadband Technologies Can Help Build a 21st Century City
Over the last few years, city mayors and leaders across the United States have been investing in technological solutions to address their residents’ most pressing needs, everything from public health and safety to smart mobility to expanded internet access. The need...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Thursday, October 29, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
Disconnected: Technology, Kids, and the Rise of Stealth Parenting
As our lives are increasingly controlled and organized by smartphones and apps and our relationships maintained on social media, discussions about the impact of technology on our privacy, kids and families, race and gender roles, and democracy have taken on...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Friday, September 25, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
The Role of Big Tech in a COVID-19 World
A hotbed of technological innovation, the very term “Silicon Valley” was born out of a need to describe the quickly growing tech industry out in California. Ask most people why the San Jose Metropolitan Area, which includes Silicon Valley, is...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Friday, October 18, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
For the People, by the People, in a Digital Age
Can technology be a force for good — in government? Jennifer Pahlka, Founder and Executive Director of Code for America (CfA), thinks so. Described by The Washington Post as “the technology world’s equivalent of the Peace Corps or Teach for...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 5:00 p.m.
Over the past 50 years, shuttered factories and lost jobs have become familiar stories in the Rust Belt communities of the Mahoning Valley. With politicians, Governor Mike DeWine and organizations like America Makes, The Regional Chamber, and the Tech Belt...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Monday, April 01, 2019, 6:45 p.m.
FilmForum: Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain
You may have heard the term cryptocurrency by now, but unless you’re a techie, you might be wondering how it works or what it’s even for. You’re not alone. Luckily, TRUST MACHINE: THE STORY OF BLOCKCHAIN—narrated by award-winning actress Rosario...
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