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Building Diversity in Technology Careers

Reporter Carla Williams explores different stages of people who are joining or leaving the technology industry to understand better why tech companies are receiving backlash for not creating more diverse companies. The story takes a look at the idea that there is a problem in the “pipeline” from education to career. It also explores inclusion…

Can VR curb gender bias in the workplace?

As the #MeToo movement continues to gain traction in the national spotlight, employers are looking for ways to reduce sexual harassment and gender bias in the workplace. Bay Area filmmaker Nathalie Mathe may have a partial solution to this big problem: Virtual reality. Mathe and her small team have built UTURN, a 360-degree video that…

Trading clicks for clucks in the Silicon Valley

Backyard chicken keeping has taken off in the Bay Area as residents seek ways to disconnect from technology. Most people spend a grand or less on their birds and coops, but a wealthier subset of chicken owners have gotten really into it — in some cases sinking $20,000 or more into fancy heritage chickens and…

Is Facebook Listening to You?

Is Facebook listening to you through your iPhone? Anecdotes abound, but the evidence is uncertain. In this segment, reporters Zoë Ferrigno and Susie Neilson set out to answer this question.

Silicon Valley uneasy about future of net neutrality

On December 14, the FCC will vote on whether or not to rollback Obama-era regulations on Internet Service Providers. Critics say the move could threaten what’s called “net neutrality,” the idea that ISP’s should not be allowed to control the flow of traffic on the Internet. North Gate Radio reporter Spencer Silva spoke with Silicon…

Hacking the Operating Room

What happens when today’s medical technology just doesn’t cut it? Alex Orlando takes us to the University of California San Francisco Medical Center, where engineers and doctors are hacking the operating room.