From Memes to Genes: How Technology Draws from Human Nature April 26, 2010

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/14/Tech_Trends_Affecting_the_Future_Digital_Landscape

Google's Anjali Joshi talks with venture capitalist Esther Dyson about the relationship between tech trends and human nature. Joshi suggests that modern trends like social networking reflect age-old behavior, while Dyson explores how technology can leverage human nature to improve the world.

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A discussion on Current Tech Trends Affecting the Future Digital Landscape with Esther Dyson and Anjali Joshi. Moderated by Blaise Zerega. World Entrepreneurship Day is the internationally-recognized day for the celebration of the world's entrepreneurial heroes.

Anjali Joshi is an accomplished technology executive who has held significant leadership positions in high-growth companies. She is a currently a Director of Product Management at Google where she leads groups focused on the software, network and computing infrastructure, translation products and internationalization/localization of Google products. Most recently, she has been integral in managing Google's Fiber to Communities effort, which will ultimately bring ultra high-speed broadband access to as many as 500,000 people across the United States.

Esther Dyson is a long-time catalyst of start-ups in information technology in the US and other markets, including Russia. Since selling her company, EDventure Holdings, to CNET Networks in 2004, she has taken on newer challenges in private aviation and space as well as in health care (as a director of 23andMe, a consumer genetics company).

Blaise Zerega is the president and CEO of FORA.tv.