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Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service

The Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley

Positive stories of remarkable individuals and organizations making a difference in the world. From entrepreneurs and activists to educators and healthcare professionals, we showcase people who are bringing about positive change in their communities, locally, globally, and digitally. Produced by the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley Host: Rushton Hurley Podcast Producer: Elton Sherwin For more information visit our website: rotary.cool or https://www.siliconvalleyrotary.com/

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113. Combating Illegal Fishing

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/08/25

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is one of the most pressing threats to our oceans, devastating marine ecosystems and wildlife while undermining the livelihoods of sustainable fishers. For over two decades, WildAid has partnered with local leaders worldwide to improve marine protection and enforcement. WildAid CEO Meaghan Brosnan and Skylight Head Namrata Kolla explore how cutting-edge AI technology is transforming the fight against IUU fishing. Learn how Skylight’s AI-powered

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112. Foster Care and Trash Bags

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/08/18

Our foster care system is in need of complete reform in order for children in care to have a more humane experience.Rob Scheer knows that the first step is for our community to realize there is a problem. There are far too many people who have little to no knowledge of the struggles children in foster care face. These children are truly invisible in our society. Not only must we raise awareness of their plight, but we must come together to alleviate their suffering. We must ensure that the basic

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111. Transformative AI

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/08/11

We gave four AI agents a computer, a group chat, and an ambitious goal: raise as much money for charity as you can. Since then we have learned a lot about how AI agents cooperate with each other and the humans around them. Join us to learn more about where they succeeded and where they floundered, and what this might mean for the surprisingly near-term future of human-AI society.Agent Village: How AI Can Do Good and How It Can Do BetterOur speaker, Shoshannah Tekofsky, has a BSc in Cognitive

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00:36:28

110. India's Free Library Movement

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/08/04

This episode has a number of visuals that are in the video version which can be seen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fbnO3K6fxKt9pfaTp8mYn or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/W-gSoOwsBOYWe believe the message is an important one, even if you do not watch the video, and hope that you will enjoy this and every episode of our series.Public libraries are an essential institution in the educational, cultural and literary life of its people. By definition, public libraries democratize knowledge and

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00:29:17

109. Rural is Resilient

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/07/28

"Rural is Resilient: Rebuilding the Appalachian Economy from the Ground Up" is a presentation by Coalfield Development that explores how community-driven innovation, workforce development, and social enterprise are transforming central Appalachia. Once a region known for powering the nation through coal and industry (yet often left behind in terms of reinvestment and opportunity), Appalachia now faces deep economic, environmental, and health disparities. Coalfield Development reverse-engineers

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00:34:24

108. Let Your Voice be Heard

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/07/21

What do you know about stuttering? If you aren't someone who stutters, do you know the things you should do when you meet a person who does? Today you'll hear from someone who can explain from his own experiences what stuttering is, the characteristics of one who stutters, and common myths about stuttering. Our speaker, Jeff Olevson, is the current president of the Sunnyvale Rotary Club and has been a Rotarian for almost twelve years. Outside of Rotary, Jeff has been involved with the National

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00:29:08

107. Bridging the Gap Between Solar Power and...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/07/14

Desalination is a critical tool for addressing water scarcity, yet conventional renewable-powered desalination systems rely heavily on energy storage, increasing cost and complexity. In this talk, our speakers will present a novel control strategy—flow-commanded current control—for enabling direct-drive photovoltaic electrodialysis (PV-ED) with little to no energy storage. Their approach maximizes real-time energy utilization, achieving high water production efficiency while reducing and eliminating

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00:27:48

106. Global by Design: Leveraging Engineering Science...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/07/07

This talk will describe how the K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Center at MIT is creating technologies that are global by design. This entails spotting and quantifying meritorious problems, leveraging engineering science to create high-performance, low-cost solutions, and engaging a wide network of stakeholders that are positioned to catalyze adoption and dissemination.The following research projects will be highlighted: 1) Time-variant photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis

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105. This Rotary Year, Your Rotary Story

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/06/30

This week is the first week of the Rotary year, and we'll hear from Rushton Hurley, the incoming president for '25-'26 and also the charter president from '15-'16.The program is about a third the length of our typical offerings, but Hurley hopes that the focus on what you experience in Rotary that is meaningful to you - your Rotary story - is one that makes you happier personally and more effective professionally. He also hopes you will share your story in the coming months with

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00:29:06

104. Hope in a Bucket

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/06/23

Sparked by an idea of a club member last year after a storm that knocked down a tree on almost every street, the Rotary Club of Natomas decided to assemble personal hygiene and outdoor survival items to be given to people in our neighborhood who were experiencing homelessness and living outdoors. Because of weather conditions, we wanted to put the items (52 total) into something that could withstand water and was versatile. We decided to use a bucket..and the Bucket of Hope was born! Our speaker,

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00:34:31

103. Disrupting Hunger: How Innovation is...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/06/16

Today, 343 million people are facing acute hunger—more than double the number from just a few years ago. This dramatic rise is driven by a combination of conflict, increasingly frequent and severe natural disasters, and a global cost-of-living crisis. In the face of these growing humanitarian challenges, the World Food Program is turning to innovation to maximize its impact and reach those most in need.Through the WFP Innovation Accelerator, WFP identifies, supports, and scales high-impact solutions

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00:31:59

102. How the Greater Good Helps Workplaces Thrive

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/06/09

UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center (GGSC) has translated the science of a meaningful life to audiences around the world for over two decades, reaching a million people a month through its articles, podcast, and online tools. Today, GGSC is bringing that science directly to the workplace to address the challenges of the multitudes of people who suffer unnecessarily at work. You'll hear about why kind workplaces are more successful, how gratitude can be a game-changer at work, and how you can

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101. eClub Fellowship - a "Go To" Resource for Online...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/06/02

The Rotarian eClub Fellowship is a springboard for eClubs and online Rotary clubs to connect, communicate and collaborate by sharing best practice and discussing ideas to develop Rotary in the future.Our speaker, Martin Brocklebank, introduces himself this way: I have been a Rotarian for too many years to count. Ten years ago I was instrumental in creating the third eClub in the UK. I have been a District Officer for Membership, Public Imager and Youth over a 12 year period - I now focus on the

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00:31:52

100. Heartbeats of Hope: Interact D5170 International...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/05/26

Heartbeats of Hope is the 2025 International Project for Interact District 5170, focused on making a meaningful impact in Vietnam. This year, Interact District 5170 is partnering with the VinaCapital Foundation’s Heartbeat Vietnam initiative to help provide life-saving heart surgeries for children born with congenital heart defects. High school students from Interact clubs across the San Francisco Bay Area are working together on fundraising efforts, to support medical treatment that can transform

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99. Cyclarity Therapeutics: Revolutionizing...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/05/19

This episode refers to a number of visuals that are in the video version which can be seen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fbnO3K6fxKt9pfaTp8mYn or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/24FR5Knwvfs We believe the message is an important one, even if you do not watch the video, and hope that you will enjoy this and every episode of our series.Dr. Matthew O'Connor, was awarded his master’s degree in neuroscience from Northwestern Medical in 1999 and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Baylor College

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98. Robots that Behave Like a Material, Why and How

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/05/12

This episode refers to a number of visuals that are in the video version which can be seen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fbnO3K6fxKt9pfaTp8mYn or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ml1lSxKQix8When we look to science fiction, there are many examples of impossibly smart materials. The T-1000 from Terminator 2 comes to mind, being able to have a body that can heal and reshape at will. Or, much friendlier, the "nanobots" from Big Hero 6, a large collective of small robots that can create any

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00:33:55

97. It Feels Like Freedom: Philosophy and Literature...

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/05/05

The Philosophy and Literature Circle provides learning opportunities for scholars incarcerated in prisons and jails in South-Central Texas to engage with and create works of literature and philosophy. The program draws on the strengths of humanistic inquiry and engagement to redress the isolation and exclusion central to U.S. punishment cultures. The mission of the Circle is to cultivate collaborative learning communities so that people in prison and beyond can thrive and build trust across divides

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00:32:49

96 Making My House Choices Fit My Life Choices

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/04/28

A little over seven years ago, we had a program from this week's speaker that is one of the most-watched programs our club has shared with the world. It's focused on the fascinating topic of tiny homes.Today we'll have a chat about how Ariel's life has grown and changed since the last program with our club. Was living in a tiny house the right decision for her circumstances? What is she doing now? How many of the things she was doing then have stayed the same? What has changed over

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00:27:56

95. A Young Innovator's Mission to End Plastic Waste

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/04/21

Our speaker, Steffek Rainey, is an innovator deeply committed to sustainability, with a focus on developing ventures that encourage everyday people to participate in impactful environmental change. A student at Harvard, Steffek is exploring cutting-edge design and engineering principles to create solutions to significant societal challenges like plastic pollution and climate change. Before joining Harvard, he founded an award-winning company dedicated to reducing plastic waste through innovative

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94. How Rotary Can Eliminate Cervical Cancer

Inspiring People: Stories of Innovation and Service ·

2025/04/14

Rotary Clubs around the world have successfully united toward the eradication of polio.Now, we, Rotarians, have the opportunity to use the same strategies, the same tools, the same determination to eliminate cervical cancer. From prevention to treatment, there are many entry points to intervene ranging from preventive HPV vaccination, promotion of screening and follow-up, and social mobilization. This presentation will focus on why cervical cancer elimination is an achievable goal, and lessons

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