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Jay talks with Michael Raspuzzi, Mikey Taylor, and Alice Liu, all of whom are associated with The Knowledge Society--a 10 month global human accelerator helping teenagers learn about a wide-range of technologies such as  artificial intelligence, gene editing, and quantum computing as well as how to understand how to solve some of  the world's biggest problems. Michael serves as the Director leading both the Boston City Program and the Global Virtual Program. Mikey and Alice are alumni of the program. During this episode, we’ll be learning why and how The Knowledge Society came about and how it’s grown, developed, and operates today. Mikey and Alice will share their experiences with The Knowledge Society and inform us about the fascinating projects that they’re involved with today. In so doing, we’ll come to better understand and appreciate The Knowledge Society’s overall mission and engaging program.

Jay talks with Paula Sacks. Paula is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Attachment Specialist with a private practice in Chestnut Hill. She’s also the author of two engaging and informative new books related to attachment theory—one is directed to new parents and the other to children. The Importance of Love Rays: Developing Secure Attachment in Infancy and Childhood is written for new parents and the related children's book is entitled Love Rays. During the program, we’ll be learning why and how these two books came about, we’ll review their contents and format and, in the process, come to better understand and appreciate the importance of attachment theory and the development of secure and healthy emotional bonds between parents and their newborn children.

Jay talks with Omar Eleryan. Omar is one of the co-founders and he now serves as the CEO of Cleo Robotics, a Boston-based company that’s developed the Dronut. The Dronut is a drone designed for safe operation indoors and in confined spaces for applications such as law enforcement, reconnaissance, surveying, security, and warehousing. During the program we’ll be finding out why and how the Dronut came about, we’ll learn about its special features, how it operates, what distinguishes it from other drones and, in the process, come to better understand and appreciate some of the promising uses of this innovative endeavor.

Jay talks with Vanessa Till Hooper and Cedric “Vise 1” Douglas. Vanessa is the founder and she now serves as the creative director of Studio HHH- a multidisciplinary design studio, specializing in large-scale art installations, interior architecture and immersive environments. Cedric is a designer, street artist, and social interventionist. They’re here today to inform us about a fascinating project they’ve collaborated on called The People’s Memorial Project-- a pop-up public video projection installation in Boston’s North End, that addresses the current debate about public monuments and their controversial status. During the program, we’ll be finding out why and how The People’s Memorial Project came about, we’ll go on a behind-the-scenes tour and, in the process, come to better understand and appreciate the project’s overall mission and its promising potential both locally and beyond.