I am quite literally geeked out to share this conversation with you. My guest in this episode is Rana el Kaliouby. Rana is a pioneer in artificial emotional intelligence (Emotion AI) and is co-founder and CEO of MIT spinoff and category-defining company Affectiva. She is also the author of Girl Decoded: A scientist’s quest to reclaim our humanity by bringing emotional intelligence to technology. Rana led the innovation of the company’s award-winning technology, which uses deep learning and massive amounts of data to analyze complex and nuanced emotions and cognitive states from face and voice.

Get ready to step into the world of Stephanie Mehta, Editor-in-Chief of Fast Company. Stephanie was set on her path at an early age and has come to value a human centered approach to her work, modeled by her commitment to thoughtful, radical storytelling.

It’s always great when you can give people exactly what you know they want. We have a particular guest that has generated a ton of excitement and engagement with our audience. I am not surprised, because this person does the same thing when you meet them in real life. Tune in NOW to find out who it is and take a listen to the episode.

Take a quick look back at the beginning of this monumental year and check out what you may have missed. This episode will be a sampler platter of our guests so far in 2021.

Shawn Frayne, co-founder and CEO of Looking Glass Factory. A graduate of MIT, Shawn has been reaching towards the dream of the hologram for over 20 years. With Looking Glass Factory, Shawn has dared to ask the question, what comes after flat visual experiences? And as you will hear, he answers that question in more ways than one.

Antonio "pelle" Pellegrino is a technologist at heart. He is passionate about building things and helping others solve problems. When he’s not laying the groundwork for ubiquitous compute this NY-native can be found perfecting his bagel recipe and making NY-style pizza.

Julie Laulis is Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cable One.

Julie is gracious, she is funny, she is approachable and she is a visionary. Her vision is rooted in the experience and well-being of the people she serves. You quickly get the sense that her success would not be as fulfilling if she couldn't share it with those around her. Julie puts a premium on others' experience and their sense of a shared mission at Cable One.

Jean M. Twenge is a Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University. Jean is the author of more than 140 scientific publications and the books iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood.

Israel Madiedo is Director, Innovation & Technology at izzi (Televisa Group). With over 28 years in the Telecommunications Industry, Israel has participated in a wide number of international projects, both in fixed and wireless networks, covering an array of positions in Engineering, Operations, and Technical Support organizations, to mention some.

He currently leads the efforts for evaluating and introducing new Technologies in izzi, pursuing the delivery of best of class services to the customers as well as opening new market opportunities.

Join in a conversation with Prof. Alyssa K. Whitcraft, Deputy Director and Program Manager for NASA Harvest, a thematically and geographically diverse consortium of more than 50 institutions focused on advancing the use of satellite-based EO by agricultural and food security decision-makers. Alyssa firmly believes in intersectionality in all things, acknowledging the role that each of us has in revolutionizing the food system in the face of pressing global challenges.