Santa Cruz Tech Beat Marks Second Year Anniversary
Santa Cruz Tech Beat Marks Second Year Anniversary July 16, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz Tech Beat (SCTB) marks their second anniversary this month. This..
Thought Leadership
Little Did We Suspect How Much Awaited Us…
By Maciek Smuga-Otto Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo above: Selfie by the author with one of his two young boys. Credit: Maciek Smuga-Otto.) July 2,..
Innovators choose new payment tech to get around transaction costs
By Diana Holm PayStand June 5, 2015 — Scotts Valley, CA Death, Taxes, and Credit Card Interchange Fees To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, there are three..
Ben Porterfield: Your Data Is Your Lifeblood
Sourced from: http://firstround.com/review/your-data-is-your-lifeblood-set-up-the-analytics-it-deserves/ May 28, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Your Data Is Your..
Ford Enters the Smart Home Market
By Maxine Bingham Editor-in-Chief, IoT Perspectives Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo above: Mike Tinskey, Director, Global Vehicle Electrification and..
Q&A: In The Interest of Society – From Tech to Engaged & Informed Citizenry
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief of Santa Cruz Tech Beat May 21, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA How can technology revolutionize health care,..
Dark Energy and the Accelerating Expansion of the Universe
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz (Photo above: Robert Kirshner, Clowes Professor of Science at Harvard University, will give a talk on May 13 entitled, “The..
Can having a PhD open doors for you in science writing?
By Rob Irion Director, Science Communication Program, UC Santa Cruz (Photo above: In addition to being Director of UCSC’s Science Writing Program, Robert..
Where Agriculture and Tech Intersect
By Rosaeann Hernandez Good Times April 18, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA 2nd Santa Cruz County Ag-Tech Meetup Wed, April 29, 6pm Digital NEST, 17 Aspen Way,..
Beth Shapiro Explains the Science of ‘De-Extinction’ in New Book
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz April 18, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA A leading expert on ancient DNA, Shapiro aims to separate science from science fiction in..