Talia Milgrom-Elcott, founder of 100Kin10

Lauren Schiller March 15, 2016

While the number of jobs in science, technology, engineering and math--also known as STEM--continue to grow, the number of students studying those fields at the college level continues to shrink. Yet in states like California and others across the nation, there is a STEM teacher shortage in K-12 schools--resulting in an education gap that may leave many students under-prepared for our increasingly tech focused economy. In President Obama’s 2011 State of the Union address, he acknowledged this challenge by calling for 100,000 excellent stem teachers in 10 years. My guest Talia Milgrom-Elcott took this challenge to heart--and has created a non-profit organization aptly called "100Kin10".

Parisa Rouhani- Co-founder of the Center for Individual Opportunity

Lauren Schiller February 16, 2016

The average American gets 6.8 hours of sleep, is middle or working class, and drives 25 minutes to get to work. And we've heard she has an average of somewhere between 1.8 and 2.5 kids. If that statistic has ever bothered you--who has 2.5 kids?--then you might be raising an even deeper question--why do we rely so much on 'averages'? Our guest, Parisa Rouhani is the co-founder of the Center for Individual Opportunity and is studying the intersection of neuroscience, technology and design at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Dr. Lina Nilsson on Female Engineers

Lauren Schiller December 14, 2015

Lina Nilsson is a bio-chemical engineer, and was the Innovation Director for the Blum Center for Developing Economies at UC Berkeley. She wrote an Op-Ed in the NYTimes called "How to Attract Female Engineers" and in our conversation, she shares some of the letters she received in opposition to this idea. She is now Head of Market Development at Enlitic--where the goal is to help doctors make medical diagnoses better--and faster.

Listen to the full interview above, or read the edited and condensed interview in Fortune Most Powerful Women.

Abby Falik, Founder & CEO of Global Citizen Year

Lauren Schiller November 16, 2015

One of the ways people used to "find themselves" was to join the Peace Corps after college. But what if you could take a year off between high school and college to figure out how the world works, and your place in it--before moving into that Freshman dorm? Another way is to the visit the self-help section of your local bookstore. But how much of those resources are actually helpful if you're in the middle of a millennial life crisis instead of a mid-life crisis? Our guests are Abby Falik, founder and CEO of the non-profit Global Citizen Year which offers a "bridge" year to high school grads.

Inflection Point

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