Thiel Fellowships for Young Innovators Looking at Alternative to College

Billionaire businessman Peter Thiel offers a fellowship that gives 20 young people $100,000 and a fair bit of mentoring to spend two years trying to build companies.

How India went from Brain Drain to Brain Gain

Waves of science, engineering and IT graduates came to study in America and then spread business success to Silicon Valley and India.

We want the world's best engineers, says Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau

He says Canada values diversity in science and engineering, is investing $125 mn in its strategy for artificial intelligence research and talent, and plans to make the visa process easier

New York's Unusual Flatiron School Catches Silicon Valley's eye

After the 12-week intensive coding program Flatiron graduates land jobs at places like Google and Kickstarter with average starting salaries of $74,447.

Newton Lecture Series: Vinod Dham, Father of the Pentium chip

Last year, Vinod Dham spoke to students of UC Berkley on his professional journey and his learnings. Here is a synopsis of his talk, given as part of the A. Richard Newton Distinguished Innovator Lecture Series.

Why Math Majors Are in Red Hot Demand

The most coveted employee in Wall Street and Silicon Valley today is a mathematician.

Interview with Silicon Valley marketing pioneer Satjiv Chahil

Silicon Valley consultant Satjiv Chahil started out with a B.Com degree from Punjab University, Chandigarh, in 1971. He got an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, now part of Arizona State University. In his career of over 30 years, he has worked with companies such as Apple, HP, IBM, Palm, and Xerox, driving initiatives at the cutting edge of entertainment technology. On November 24, 2016, he chatted with BrainGain Magazine about his studies and work, and shared some advice for young people interested in studying abroad.