Why Silicon Valley? Why not here? | John Gilbey | TEDxAberystwyth

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John Gilbey describes the environment and culture around Silicon Valley, and asks whether there is something special about that place, or whether we could replicate the success in west Wales. John Gilbey is a science - and science fiction - writer and photographer living in west Wales. An environmental scientist and computer science lecturer by training, his stories and images have appeared in a range of publications including Nature, The Guardian (where he is a contributor to the Country Diary column), International New York Times, New Scientist, Times Higher Education, BBC Sky at Night Magazine, Chemistry World – as well as more unusual titles such as the Journal of Unlikely Science and the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, a local paper in Alaska. The title of John's talk is "Why Silicon Valley? Why not here?" This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at source