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Every book Rana el Kaliouby recommended on podcasts
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- Rana el Kaliouby has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of September 21, 2022.
- Rana el Kaliouby has talked about books on 2 podcasts, as of September 21, 2022.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of September 21, 2022.
- The 2 books Rana el Kaliouby has mentioned in the most episodes, not counting Rana el Kaliouby's own, as of September 21, 2022: The Namesake and The Obstacle Is the Way.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Rana el Kaliouby aired on September 21, 2022.
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Across 2 podcasts. Every show Rana el Kaliouby appears on, in one place, not just one.
Rana el Kaliouby appeared on podcasts to discuss emotion artificial intelligence, social robots, and her personal journey through the tech industry. During an episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast, she mentioned reading a book by Professor Rosalind Picard, who runs the Affective Computing Group at the MIT Media Lab, noting that following Picard's research and writing heavily inspired her own career path. On an episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, el Kaliouby recommended Ryan Holiday's The Obstacle Is the Way, mentioning that she had recently purchased and gifted copies of the book to multiple people. During the same interview, she also discussed her favorite work of fiction, Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake, noting that she had read the novel multiple times. Through these selections, el Kaliouby highlighted the formative academic influences, philosophical guides, and personal literary favorites that shaped her perspective and professional life.
Books Rana el Kaliouby recommended or discussed
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Girl Decoded
Recommended“Professor Rosalind Picard who's she runs the affective Computing group at the MIT media lab I had read her book you know I was like falling falling following all her research”
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The Namesake
Recommended“My favorite book, which I've now read a few times also, is uh Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake.”
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The Obstacle Is the Way
Recommended“So, I've recently been gifting I must have given this book to at least like three or four people cuz I recently read it. Uh The Obstacle Is the Way.”
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