Venkatesh Narayanamurti
Former director at Bell Labs and VP at Sandia National Lab, Dean of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara, and started Harvard's engineering school.
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May 29, 2020 • 54min
Invention, Discovery, and Bell Labs with Venkatesh Narayanamurti [Idea Machines #27]
Former Bell Labs director Venkatesh Narayanamurti challenges the basic vs. applied research distinction, advocating for trusting good people in research organizations. Topics cover research reliance on people, Bell Labs innovation, NSF structure, and starting a research institute from scratch. Discussion on visionary leadership, challenges in energy policy, industry involvement in research, profit incentives in renowned institutions, and the role of AI as an adjunct to human research dynamics.
