
Megan Smith
@smithmegan
CEO shift7 (@shift7), 3rd U.S. CTO (2014-17), Entrepreneur, Engineer
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http://shift7.com 04-05-2009 05:49:31
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Poetic mathematical child Ada Lovelace dreamed & designed for flight Fly Like A Girl She later conceptualized + wrote world's 1st algorithm blog.google/inside-google/… spoke of AI concepts "...a calculus of the nervous system." Laurie Wallmark April Chu bit.ly/33sel03


Let's work to make sure people like Katalin Kariko never again say “Yes, I was humiliated quite a bit, but... it’s all OK. I just love my work...so happy I lived long enough to see my work bear fruit.” (her decades of mRNA research led to both COVID-19 vaccines. nypost.com/2020/12/05/thi…



Last night we released a major study mapping radioactive fallout from U.S. Nuclear Weapon Tests, beginning with the July 16, 1945 Trinity Test. Amazing collab between Princeton School of Public & International Affairs SGS and shift7, in partnership with CIRES and Earth Genome. sgs.princeton.edu/news-announcem…


We are so thankful to Lesley M. M. Blume for her brilliant reporting on the study findings in the The New York Times nytimes.com/2023/07/20/sci…

To lean more details about our findings and the science behind the study (submitted for peer review), see our @arxivblog preprint article : arxiv.org/pdf/2307.11040…

my friend Susan Alzner has been working on this study for almost two years and it’s finally going public. hopefully there will now be compensation for the families and tribes who have been so hurt. Sébastien Philippe shift7 nytimes.com/2023/07/20/sci…

Two highlights of the past few days? Interviewing Megan Smith (CEO of shift7, former CTO of the USA with Barack Obama) and Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia). Thanks CogX Festival for inviting me to be a presenter at this year's festival. Mind blown by the array of ideas! 🌎


🌟 A highlight at #Nerdearla Day 2! Honored to be part of the Side Event with the incredible 🇺🇦 Anna Filina and Megan Smith. Inspirational discussions and incredible insights. You are awesome! ✨ (And naturally, this is my selfie of the year) 📸 #TechTalks #STEM #womenintech


Si te invitan 🇺🇦 Anna Filina y Megan Smith a #Nerdearla vos tenés que venir… lo dice la ley 🫡 Te esperamos en el Konex del 28 al 30 de septiembre 🚀 A las 9 abrimos las puertas! Inscribite GRATIS en ➡️ nerdear.la

The final event of the “Unmasking AI” tour is on the horizon, with Megan J. Smith joining author Dr. Joy Buolamwini at Boston’s iconic Museum of Science. 📍Nov 20 - Boston, MA with Megan Smith Visit unmasking.ai/tour to grab your tickets. We hope to see you there! 📚🌟


Blueprint Power's CEO, Robyn Beavers, advises young girls to pursue STEM fields. 🔬👩‍💻 According to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), women only comprise 28% of the STEM workforce in 2023. Let's empower women in STEM to bridge the gender gap. 🌟👩‍🔬🚀 #WomenInSTEM #BuiltByGirls #MAKERSWomen

Solid book talk tonight at the Museum of Science--Dr. Dr. Joy Buolamwini on her new book, Unmasking AI, in conversation with Megan Smith. Surfacing a lot of great points to consider re: AI, including a message to high schoolers: "we need you!"


"Wherever we see injustice in the world today, we can draw inspiration from Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement to remind us that our collective power can make change a reality." — Malala Yousafzai Tune in to watch her deliver the 2023 Nelson Mandela lecture: mala.la/mandelalecture…





Excited to join Lynda Carter Mark Hamill and other amazing friends and fandoms on 9/24 for the @GeeksForHarris call! Hope you’ll join the fun and fan activism to help elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz!


Are you ready space nerds? Actual astronauts are joining @geeksforharris! Astronauts are voting from space — what’s your excuse? geeksforharris.org Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger Garrett Reisman John Grunsfeld Cady Coleman Dr. Sian “Leo” Proctor Dr. Mae Jemison
