#20: Dr. Gordon Chiu – Covid-19 and How to Create Capable Scientists in a Discriminating World
Release Date: 04/13/2020
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info_outlineDr. Gordon Chiu is a visionary, an inventor, an entrepreneur, public speaker, lecturer, corporate advisor, father and an educator. He has a series patents and collaborations with multiple universities. He gave his first Tedx talk in 2014 in the field of graphene and his second Tedx on "inventing happiness". Dr. Gordon Chiu is engaged in the research of high level projects involving data analytics. As one who is interested in blending technology, science and cutting edge knowledge to create breakthroughs around the world, his skills range from a former research scientist at Pfizer and Merck & Co. to solid business links with Wall Street and Asia.
Dr. Chiu has first hand experience in dealing with the H1N1 influenza in 2009 and predicted the current Coronavirus outbreak in his documentary, Germs: The Invisible Enemy. On this episode, he shares his thoughts on Covid-19, his experiences facing discrimination in his own life, and how we can create capable scientists despite it.