Episodes

  • Where Robots are Going: Robotics and SLAM with Denise Wong
    Aug 7 2024

    In this episode, Gloria chats with Denise Wong, a WITS Speaker and Senior Tech Lead for Localization at Boston Dynamics. They dig into a sample of the fascinating projects Denise’ has worked on, from reflecting on her research as a student to envisioning a future for the field.

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    14 mins
  • Creating Community: A WITS & Wisdom Recap
    May 22 2024

    In this special miniseries we’re revisiting the first three episodes of WITS & Wisdom, featuring WITS speakers and supporters Isabelle Kent, Bobbie Carlton, and Amy Cliett. In discussions with host and WITS founder Gloria Bell, our guests cover three different ways to participate in the WITS community, and break down the opportunities, insights and connections that keep them each coming back.

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    50 mins
  • Sharing The Secret Sauce: Leslie Chapman
    Apr 30 2024

    In this episode, recorded live at WITS Northeast in 2023, Gloria checks in with Leslie Chapman, an individual contributor for Comcast, WITS speaker, and winner of not one, but two Emmy awards. They trace how Leslie connected her love of coding with a passion for TV, demystify the day-to-day of being an individual contributor and envision an empowering future for women in tech.

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    22 mins
  • Engaged, Excited & Growing: Grace Francisco
    Mar 14 2024

    In this episode, recorded live at WITS northeast in 2023, Gloria re-connects with Grace Francisco, WITS Speaker and Chief Technical Marketing officer of Pangea. The two chat about Grace's wealth of experience both behind keyboards and in front of audiences, and how she got her start both as a technologist and as an advocate for women in tech.

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    22 mins
  • Led By Curiosity: Swathi Young
    Feb 14 2024

    In this episode, recorded live at WITS Midatlantic 2023, Gloria catches up with AI expert, WITS Speaker and corporate leader Swathi Young about her day-to-day work as a CTO, the soft skills that have brought her there, and the passion for tackling tough problems that guided her along the way.

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    18 mins
  • Architecture & Stewardship: Data Governance with Lauren Maffeo
    Jan 17 2024

    In this episode, Gloria gets technical with Lauren Maffeo, author of Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up and a speaker at WITS Mid-Atlantic, 2023. They break down the job of a service designer, elaborate on what data architecture actually means, and explain why even non-tech professionals should care.  

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    18 mins
  • A Builder at Heart: Denise Wong
    Dec 13 2023

     In this episode, Gloria connects with WITS speaker and robotics engineer Denise Wong to discuss the early roots of her love for electronics, trace the path she’s followed as a woman in STEM, and celebrate the communities she’s found along the way.

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    19 mins
  • Some Good PR for Humanity: Cyberpsychology with Mayra Ruiz-McPherson
    Oct 25 2023

    In this episode WITS speaker & cyberpsychologist Mayra Ruiz-McPherson sits down with Gloria to discuss what this emerging discipline entails in both theory and in practice. They dig into the clues, context and corrections that cyberpsychologists can offer in our increasingly AI-enabled world, and the unexpected reasons humanity, as a concept, needs advocates. 

     

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    19 mins