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Secure Talk PodcastShared Wisdom: Why AI Should Enhance Human Judgment, Not Replace It | Secure Talk with Alex PentlandMost AI discourse swings between paradise and doom—but the real question is how we architect these systems to enhance human understanding rather than replace decision-making. MIT Professor Alex "Sandy" Pentland reveals why treating AI as an information tool instead of an authority is critical for cybersecurity teams, business leaders, and anyone navigating the intersection of technology and culture.The math is stark: 90% of social media users are represented by only 3% of tweets. We're making decisions based on algorithmic extremes, not community wisdom. Pentland shows how Taiwan used the Polis platform to restore government trust fr...
2026-01-2755 min
Brave New World -- hosted by Vasant DharEp 102 - Alex 'Sandy' Pentland on Humanizing TechnologyProfessor Alex 'Sandy' Pentland, one of the most renowned computational scientists in the world, joins Vasant Dhar in Episode 102 of Brave New World to discuss the state and development of human-centric AI. Useful Resources: 1. Alex 'Sandy' Pentland. 2. Stanford Research Institute. 3. MIT Media Lab. 4. Distributed Computing, Blockchain. 5. Nature Magazine, Nature Machine Intelligence. 6. The Hard Problem Of Consciousness. 7. Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution In The Age Of AI: Alex Pentland. 8. Brave New World Episode 101: Deepak Chopra On Consciousness and Reality. 9. Digital Dharma: How AI Can Elevate Spiritual Intelligence and Personal Well-Being - Deepak Chopra. 10. Awakening: The Path to Freedom and...
2026-01-0854 min
The Stack Overflow PodcastHow AI is helping us build better communitiesMIT and Stanford professor Alex “Sandy” Pentland joins the show to explore the power of communities for shared knowledge and how AI could hurt or help the growth of these communities. Ryan and Sandy dive into the findings from Sandy’s new book Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI, the ethical implications of rapidly advancing technology, and AI’s potential to foster community dialogue and decision-making. Episode notes:Sandy’s new book Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI explores how we can build a flourishing society by using what we know abo...
2025-12-3033 min
The Action CatalystCLIP: "A Little Bit of Genius"Alex “Sandy” Pentland, a Professor at MIT, a Stanford University Fellow, and one of the most cited computational scientists in the world, explains the misunderstood issues around artificial intelligence, including alignment and human centricity, and shares the way you can apply AI in your business straight away that he calls "a little bit of genius".Hear Dr. Pentland's full interview in his special bonus episode of The Action Catalyst.
2025-12-2604 min
Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn949: Why AI Keeps Failing Society, with Stanford professor Alex “Sandy” PentlandAlex “Sandy” Pentland, Toshiba Professor of Media Arts & Science at MIT and Fellow at Stanford, speaks to Jon Krohn about his new book, Shared Wisdom, why he attributes AI to the collapse of the Soviet Union, and why those risks to society could still be relevant today. We can only achieve better system performance, Alex says, when we build tools that keep step with the way that people make decisions. Listen to the episode to hear Alex talk about how he is helping make AI agents work for individuals rather than the companies that develop them, and his work in m...
2025-12-1655 minThe Action CatalystShared Wisdom, with Dr. Alex Pentland (AI, Technology, Business, Data Science)Alex “Sandy” Pentland, a Professor at MIT, a Stanford University Fellow, and one of the most cited computational scientists in the world, dives into the misunderstood issues and opportunities around artificial intelligence, including alignment, human centricity, how different nations are handling the new tech, and the application you can put to work in your business straight away that he calls "a little bit of genius".Mentioned in this episode:Get 10% OFF Taelor gift cards right now using promo code PODCASTGIFT at Taelor.styleTaelorGet 25% OFF your first month of Taelor usin...
2025-12-1627 min
Better KnownSandy PentlandSandy Pentland discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.
Alex Pentland is a Stanford HAI Fellow and MIT Toshiba Professor. Named one of the “100 People to Watch This Century” by Newsweek and “one of the seven most powerful data scientists in the world” by Forbes, he is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, an advisor to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Lab, and an advisor to the UN Secretary General’s office. His work has helped manage privacy and security for the world’s digital networks by establishing authentication standards, protect personal privacy by c...
2025-12-0730 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques246. Shared Wisdom: How Communication Defines Culture and Builds CommunityWhy good communication is the key to good communities.Community and communication go hand-in-hand. For Sandy Pentland, the culture and cohesion of any group “has to do with the stories [people] tell each other.”Pentland is a professor at MIT, where he helped create and direct the MIT Media Lab. As a pioneer in computational social science, he’s using data to map social networks and decode communication. In his latest book, Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI, he explores the interplay between human culture, technological development, and societal change — arguing that com...
2025-11-2723 min
Ready, Test, Go. — The Podcast on Software Quality and Digital ExperiencesStories, Society and the Future of AI (Sandy Pentland)Sandy Pentland, Senior Research Fellow at Stanford HAI, discusses how innovators are grappling with the societal impact of technology, the challenges of creating reliable products in a world driven by narratives and the concept of abductive reasoning in validating AI applications. Pentland also introduces the Four Horsemen of Social Failure and practices to mitigate AI risks.About the guest:Alex Pentland is a Stanford HAI Fellow and MIT Toshiba Professor. Named one of the “100 people to watch this century” by Newsweek and “one of the seven most powerful data scientists in the world” by Forbes, he is a...
2025-11-1248 min
DataFramed#330 Harnessing AI to Help Humanity with Professor Sandy Pentland, HAI Fellow at Stanford, Co-founder of MIT Media LabData storytelling isn't just about presenting numbers—it's about creating shared wisdom that drives better decision-making. In our increasingly polarized world, we often miss that most people actually have reasonable views hidden behind the loudest voices. But how can technology help us cut through the noise and build genuine understanding? What if AI could help us share stories across different communities and contexts, making our collective knowledge more accessible? From reducing unnecessary meetings to enabling more effective collaboration, the way we exchange information is evolving rapidly. Are you prepared for a future where AI helps us communicate more effectively ra...
2025-11-1055 min
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc493. What Human-Centered AI Looks Like with Alex ‘Sandy’ PentlandHow is artificial intelligence reshaping social dynamics, knowledge sharing, and the workplace in the digital age?Alex “Sandy” Pentland is a fellow at Stanford University’s Human Centered AI Institute and helped create the MIT Media Lab. He’s the author of numerous books including, Honest Signals: How They Shape Our World, Social Physics: How Social Networks Can Make Us Smarter, and most recently, The Digitalist Papers: Artificial Intelligence and Democracy in America. Sandy and Greg discuss the evolution of social physics and computational social science, the importance of knowledge sharing in the age of AI, and A...
2024-12-201h 02
Money ReimaginedThe Dichotomy of AI: MIT Professor Sandy Pentland Examines Whether It Poses a Threat or Opportunity to Humanity
Is AI older than you think? Exploring AI Governance challenges and solutions from centralization concerns to data ownership and community empowerment. This episode is sponsored by Cboe DigitalIn this week's episode of "Money Reimagined," – host Michael Casey sits down with MIT Professor Alex “Sandy” Pentland to discuss data ownership, data control, crypto, and AI technologies as they reshape the landscape of digital innovation, offering new possibilities and problems concerning security considerations that affect humanity now. Links | Sam Altman to Return as OpenAI CEO Following In-Principle AgreementSriram Krishnan: AI, Crypto and...
2023-12-0149 min
Team Emotional IntelligenceEpisodio 5 - Le regole della collaborazione secondo SandyAlex Pentland, direttore del Media Lab del MIT e soprannominato "Sandy", ha pubbblicato un articolo su Harvard Business Review nel 2012 nel quale lui parla dell'esistenza di una scienza in grado di costruire team eccellenti.I suoi studi dimostrano che i team che raggiungono performance elevate sono caratterizzati da tre elementi: Energy, Engagement ed Exploration.Nel corso dell'episodio vediamo in dettaglio i comportamenti e le pratiche che contribuiscono ad aumentare queste tre dimensioni, che a loro volta contribuiscono al capitale sociale del team.#TeamEI
2023-10-2426 min
The Pursuit of ScrappinessPitching Masterclass - learn how to overcome fear of public speaking, deal with tough questions, how to craft a compelling narrative and read your audience when presenting w/ pitching coach Gleb Maltsev. Ep. 125Gleb Maltsev is a data-driven pitching coach who has trained presenters for industry-wide pitching showcases such as Slush, Latitude59 and Techchill. Every year he works with executives from almost every industry that would make the world a bit better, or at least have a shot at doing so. Gleb is also the co-founder of Fundwise, a founder-to-investor pitching platform with a 70% success rate. In this episode we talk about:Understanding and tackling the fear of public speakingHow to craft a story that people rememberLearn from mistakes people makeLearn how to read the room Live roleplay and pr...
2023-07-1150 min
Workplace GeeksFinding hidden performance levers | with Ben Waber📣 Audiem has been nominated for three IWFM 2024 Impact Awards, two in partnership with NatWest. Read the success story here⚡️Chris and Ian are joined by Dr Ben Waber, co-founder and president of behavioural analytics firm Humanyze, and visiting scientist at (and alumni of) MIT Media Lab. The discussion explores how Humanyze combine wearable sensor analytics and organisational systems data to unlock performance improvements, and focuses on a specific research paper Ben co-authored in 2010 with Daniel Olguin, Taemie Kim, and Professor Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland, called ‘Productivty through coffee breaks: changing social networks by changing break structu...
2023-06-231h 05
Sense & Signal: Leading Through SensemakingDon’t Die in Space: Communication Lessons from Apollo 13Don’t Die in Space: Communication Lessons from Apollo 13
Jodah and Dr. Dan applied MIT #research on effective #team dynamics to the Tom Hanks movie Apollo 13. In addition to concluding that all successful teams need Tom Hanks in a #leadership position, they use. The research to identify the characteristics of a productive team dynamic - because the research says a successful team has more to do with the #communication behaviors of the group than the leadership of any one individual. An vittal episode for any #executive or mid-level #manager or #leaders looking for ways to create productive communication #behaviors on...
2023-04-091h 02
Diálogos Podcast - Facundo Guadagno/Matías Suarez HolzeDiálogos Podcast 06 - JAIME DURÁN BARBA - Análisis de su obraEn esta emisión de nuestro podcast, estuvimos junto a Jaime Durán Barba, reconocido asesor político latinoamericano, quien actualmente también es docente en The George Washington University y columnista del diario Perfil.
Recorrimos su obra y pensamiento, analizando sus comienzos en la filosofía medieval hasta sus reflexiones actuales sobre política.
Los autores y libros mencionados son los siguientes:
Alex Sandy Pentland Arturo Andres Roig Bertrand Russell Cayetano de Thiene Christopher Chabris Dag Hammarskjöld Daniel Simons Enrique Dussel Eric Hobsbawn Fer...
2022-08-182h 01
(un)sexyYaniv Altshuler - MIT Research Fellow & Co-Founder, Metha.aiIn this episode, I speak with Dr Yaniv Altshuler, 20+ year AI research veteran who has been serving as a Research Fellow at MIT Media Lab, has written 3 books on artificial intelligence, authored 70+ scientific papers, and holds 14 patents. We discuss his pioneering research in the field of swarm algorithms, their wide application to fields like defense and finance, and his newest project of applying his research to cow sheds with Metha.ai where he and his partner Professor Alex "Sandy" Pentland are creating personalized food supplements for cows which increases meat and milk yields while substantially reducing methane emissions.
2022-06-0239 min
Rebel HR Podcast: Life and Work on Your TermsEpisode 97: The Future of Work with Ben Waber, Ph.D.Send us a textBen Waber, Ph.D., is the President and co-founder of Humanyze. He is a visiting scientist at the MIT Media Lab, previously worked as a senior researcher at Harvard Business School, and received his Ph.D. from MIT for his work with Alex “Sandy” Pentland’s Human Dynamics group. Waber’s work has been featured in major media outlets such as Wired, The Economist, and NPR. He has consulted for industry leaders such as LG, McKinsey & Company, and Gartner on technology trends, social networks, and organizational design. His book, People Analytics, was published by the F...
2022-05-0448 min
Beautiful BusinessNicolas Petit: GSK CultureIn this episode, Steven Morris and Nicolas Petit discuss:The engine of corporate cultureMovement: bringing humanity to the workplaceTaking advantage of organizational network analysisThe hidden strength of weak ties Key Takeaways:Corporate culture transforms all according to what behaviors and stories are spread from peer-to-peer.Let your mission be more than just following orders, achieving something or getting results, let your mission be all about changing people’s lives.Recognize who are the nodes, the periphery, and the brokers. Pay attention especially to the brokers for their existence as an intermediary between subgroups promotes inn...
2021-11-081h 04
Xapiens at MITXPC#5 - Sandy Pentland: "This is the Dominant Effect. Period."The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 5:Join Xapiens Co-Director Bobby Johnston in a discussion with Alex (Sandy) Pentland. Sandy is a professor at the MIT Media lab, is on the advisory board for the UN Secretary General, UN Foundation, Consumers Union, and OECD, co-led the World Economic Forum leading to GDPR, and has delivered keynote addresses for OECD, G20, World Bank, and JP Morgan. He has co-founded a long list of companies (for example https://cogitocorp.com/, https://www.ginger.com/, and https://www.endor.com/). He is the author of several books, the two discussed...
2021-11-0251 min
Untangling the WebData and Privacy with Alex "Sandy" PentlandIn this episode, we talk with Alex “Sandy" Pentland, who is one of the most cited web scholars at the crossroads of web science, network science, and computational social science. He’s a professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT, directs the MIT Connection Science Research Initiative, and heads MIT’s Human Dynamics Group, among other accomplishments. His work has pioneered organizational engineering, wearable computing, modern biometrics, and more.
In this conversation, Sandy brings insight to how data is the “new resource.” He talks about issues of data and privacy, as well as why people should have more c...
2021-02-0525 min
Soft Robotics PodcastAlex Pentland "The Father of Wearables"Bio:
Professor Alex 'Sandy' Pentland directs MIT Connection Science, an MIT-wide initiative, and previously helped create and direct the MIT Media Lab and the Media Lab Asia in India. He is one of the most-cited computational scientists in the world, and Forbes recently declared him one of the "7 most powerful data scientists in the world" along with Google founders and the Chief Technical Officer of the United States. He is on the Board of the UN Foundations' Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, co-led the World Economic Forum discussion in Davos that led to the EU privacy regulation GDPR, and...
2021-02-0230 min
HR Examiner Podcasts with John SumserHRExaminer Executive Conversations w/ Ben Waber, PhD, Humanyze | Sep 11,2020-8AMBen Waber, PhD, is the president and co-founder of Humanyze, a workplace analytics company. The Humanyze AI platform and one of a kind Humanyze Organizational Health Score provide the world’s most comprehensive objective measurement of the workday and the group collaboration behaviors that lead to an effective and healthy organization. Our SaaS-based analytics, benchmarks, and indicators are used by enterprises to inform and accelerate their Operational, HR, Workplace, and Digital Transformation initiatives. He is a visiting scientist at the MIT Media Lab, previously worked as a senior researcher at Harvard Business School, and received his Ph.D. in organizational sc...
2020-09-1128 min
HR Examiner Podcasts with John SumserHRExaminer Executive Conversations w/ Ben Waber, PhD, Humanyze | Sep 11,2020-8AMBen Waber, PhD, is the president and co-founder of Humanyze, a workplace analytics company. The Humanyze AI platform and one of a kind Humanyze Organizational Health Score provide the world’s most comprehensive objective measurement of the workday and the group collaboration behaviors that lead to an effective and healthy organization. Our SaaS-based analytics, benchmarks, and indicators are used by enterprises to inform and accelerate their Operational, HR, Workplace, and Digital Transformation initiatives. He is a visiting scientist at the MIT Media Lab, previously worked as a senior researcher at Harvard Business School, and received his Ph.D. in organizational sc...
2020-09-1128 min
Management & KommunikationNo.02 Perfekte Teams - Optimierung von KommunikationsmusternHerzlich willkommen zu unserem zweiten Podcast by comon.de . Es geht heute darum, wie Du #Teamerfolg gezielt entwickeln kannst.
Grundlage unseres Podcasts sind die spannenden Untersuchungen #AlexSandyPentlands (1). Alex ist Physiker am berühmten #MassachusettsInstitutOfTechnology (#MIT). Er leitet den Bereich #HumanDynamics. Sandy und sein Team beschäftigten sich experimentell damit, welche Schlüsselfaktoren maßgeblich für den Erfolg von Teams sind. Es ist klar, dass Einzelne in Unternehmen immer seltener maßgeblich für Erfolge verantwortlich sind, zumal, wenn es um komplexe Vorhaben geht. Seit Jahrzehnten spielen Teams deshalb eine immer wichtigere Rolle.
WENIGER KOMMUNIKATION = WENIGER ZU ESSEN?
Menschen hatten vermutl...
2019-08-2448 min
Future Human17: The Future of AI and Human SocietyPresented in its entirety, here is the Shannon Luminary Lecture from Alex “Sandy” Pentland, a data scientist and serial entrepreneur who directs the Connection Science and Human Dynamics labs at MIT. If you haven’t already, please check out Episode 16 to get some behind the scenes insight and commentary from Pentland. Future Human is a presentation of Nokia Bell Labs, produced by Audiation.fm.
2019-03-2500 min
Impact Leaders - Sustainable & Impact Investment and Performance with PurposeKatz Kiely, Founder OF BEEP - Empowerment Tools For Transformational ChangeKatz is an award-winning serial entrepreneur and pioneer. She built the first open innovation platform for HP, re-architected the way a UN agency does business and designed a behaviour change platform with Intel that connected mobiles, big screens and data.
She now heads up beep: the Behavioural Empowerment Enterprise Platform. By 2028, beep will improve the life of 500 million employees, add $1 trillion to the global economy and support 20% of positive impact towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. beep is in raising a seed round now and is EIS pre-approved.
A visible voice in the digital transformation, innovation and behaviour change aren...
2019-03-1932 min
EdgeCastSandy Pentland - The Human Strategy [10.30.17]ALEX "SANDY" PENTLAND is a professor at MIT, and director of the MIT Connection Science and Human Dynamics labs. He is a founding member of advisory boards for Google, AT&T, Nissan, and the UN Secretary General. He is the author of Social Physics, and Honest Signal. The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/alex_sandy_pentland-the-human-strategy
2019-02-0628 min
The Blockchain and Us: Conversations about the brave new world of blockchains, cryptoassets, and theWhy Executives Need Blockchain Literacy - Alison McCauley, Author of UnblockedAlison McCauley speaks about writing her book "Unblocked: How Blockchains Will Change Your Business", about the importance of blockchain literacy for executives, why blockchain communities need organizations on their side, how organizations can get started with blockchain technology, how to take blockchain ideas into the pilot stage with possible use cases, why companies will soon have competition from their own customers, how collaboration replaces the zero-sum game of many business models, how a token-infused sharing economy could create more value in the future, and the need for decentralization. Alison also speaks about conducting research for the book, her approach to...
2018-10-1757 min
HR Examiner Podcasts with John SumserHRExaminer Executive Conversations with Ben Waber, Humanyze| Feb 9, 2018-7AM PSTDr. Ben Waber is the CEO and co-founder of Humanyze. He is a visiting scientist at the MIT Media Lab, previously worked as a senior researcher at Harvard Business School, and received his Ph.D. from MIT for his work with Alex “Sandy” Pentland’s Human Dynamics group. Waber’s work has been featured in major media outlets such as Wired, The Economist, and NPR. He has consulted for industry leaders such as LG, McKinsey & Company, and Gartner on technology trends, social networks, and organizational design. His book, People Analytics, was published by the Financial Times Press in 2013.
2018-02-0932 min
HR Examiner Podcasts with John SumserHRExaminer Executive Conversations with Ben Waber, Humanyze| Feb 9, 2018-7AM PSTDr. Ben Waber is the CEO and co-founder of Humanyze. He is a visiting scientist at the MIT Media Lab, previously worked as a senior researcher at Harvard Business School, and received his Ph.D. from MIT for his work with Alex “Sandy” Pentland’s Human Dynamics group. Waber’s work has been featured in major media outlets such as Wired, The Economist, and NPR. He has consulted for industry leaders such as LG, McKinsey & Company, and Gartner on technology trends, social networks, and organizational design. His book, People Analytics, was published by the Financial Times Press in 2013.
2018-02-0932 min
On the Road with Legal Talk NetworkMIT Legal Forum 2017: The Future of Lawyers and TechnologyThis October, MIT celebrated the inaugural MIT Legal Forum on AI & Blockchain which aimed to provide a space in which legal professionals could discuss the future of AI and blockchain in the legal industry. In this report from On The Road, host Jonathan Askin talks to Professor Alex Pentland about several of the hot topics at the conference including the role of a lawyer in a tech-enabled legal industry, smart contracts, and how technology has both emerged from and provided opportunities for the next generation of lawyers. Professor Alex "Sandy" Pentland directs the MIT Connection Science and...
2017-11-1528 min
EdgeCastSandy Pentland - The Human Strategy [10.30.17]ALEX "SANDY" PENTLAND is a professor at MIT, and director of the MIT Connection Science and Human Dynamics labs. He is a founding member of advisory boards for Google, AT&T, Nissan, and the UN Secretary General. He is the author of Social Physics, and Honest Signal.
The Conversation: https://www.edge.org/conversation/alex_sandy_pentland-the-human-strategy
2017-10-3028 min
Career Relaunch®Deciding What MattersWhat have you spent your time chasing in your career? Fancy titles? The role of CEO? The opportunity to say you manage a huge team of X people? Have you ever stopped to think about why those things matter to you so much? What drives you to focus on that goal?
In this 1-year anniversary episode of Career Relaunch, Bruce Daisley, Vice President of Twitter, EMEA shares his insights on drivers of happiness in the workplace and the motivations behind his own career shifts from Google & YouTube to Twitter. In the Mental Fuel® segment, I’ll explain how...
2017-09-2133 min
Social Science BitesSandy Pentland on Social PhysicsFor Alex "Sandy" Pentland, one of the best-known and widely cited computational social scientists in the world, these are halcyon days for his field. One of the creators of the MIT Media Lab and currently the director of the MIT Connection Science and Human Dynamics labs, Pentland studies 'social physics,' which takes a data-centric view of culture and society. In this Social Science Bites podcast, he tells interviewer Dave Edmonds about the origins of social physics in the barren days before the advent of widespread good data and solid statistical methods and how it blossomed as both...
2017-01-0319 min
Commonplace: An Audio Journal for Inquisitive MindsCommonplace #2: Creative People are ExplorersThis is Commonplace, an audio journal for inquisitive minds. Taking after the historical practice of keeping a "commonplace book," I am seeking to promote the flow of important ideas and lessons that I gather in my personal studies and conversations.
Pentland, Social PhysicsCreativity is a romantic notion. Many people think of it as an elusive inspiration. Writers wait for the moment when a muse might speak to them, sending a new idea out of the ether. I believe we can de-mystify creativity; it is much more mundane than that. Sandy Pentland shares an oft-referenced quotation from Steve Jobs:
// Creativity is...
2016-02-1003 min
Discover the Libray of Best Audiobooks in Nonfiction and Social SciencesSocial Physics Audiobook by Alex PentlandListen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Social Physics
Subtitle: How Good Ideas Spread - The Lessons from a New Science
Author: Alex Pentland
Narrator: Robert Petkoff
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-30-14
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 135 votes
Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences
Publisher's Summary:
From one of the worlds leading data scientists, a landmark tour of the new science of idea flow, offering revolutionary insights into the mysteries of collective intelligence and social influence.
If the Big Data revolution has a presiding genius...
2014-01-306h 13
Sandy Pentland – Honest Signals – How They Shape Our World (Encore Video)Honest Signals - How They Shape Our World (Encore Video) NeuroLeadership Summit
How understanding the signaling within social networks can change the way we make decisions, work with others, and manage organizations.
(Interview with Sandy was recorded in 2011, but the ideas he presents are as relevant today as they were a decade ago)
How can you know when someone is bluffing? Paying attention? Genuinely interested? The answer, writes Alex Pentland in Honest Signals, is that subtle patterns in how we interact with other people reveal our attitudes toward them. These unconscious social signals are not just a back channel or a...
2011-09-2726 min
TotalPicture: Talent Acquisition, HR Tech, Careers, Leadership, Future of WorkNeuroLeadership Summit Interview: Sandy Pentland, MIT: Honest Signals - How They Shape Our WorldAlex `Sandy’ Pentland directs MIT’s Human Dynamics Laboratory and the MIT Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program, and advises the World Economic Forum, Nissan Motor Corporation, and a variety of start-up firms. He has previously helped create and direct MIT’s Media Laboratory, the Media Lab Asia laboratories at the Indian Institutes of Technology, and Strong Hospital’s Center for Future Health.
2011-09-2726 min