Silicon Valley Reads 2025—Empowering Humanity: Technology for a Better World
Join us for a thought-provoking conversation about technology and humanity with Silicon Valley Read’s featured authors Charlee Dyroff (Loneliness & Company), Dr. Fei-Fei Li (The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI), and Ray Nayler (The Mountain in the Sea).
Attendees are invited to come early to see two robot dogs and visit the Euphrat Museum of Art, for their special exhibit where artists will be showcased around the theme "Encoding Empathy."
Hosted by Santa Clara County Library District, Santa Clara County Office of Education, San José Public Library, and DeAnza College.
Photos courtesy the speakers; Pizzaro photo by Lisa Schader.

Charlee Dyroff
Author, Loneliness & Company

Dr. Fei-Fei Li
Author, The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI

Ray Nayler
Author, Mountain in the Sea

In Conversation with Sal Pizzaro
Columnist, The Mercury News