Book · recommended on 1 episode
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
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Jhumpa Lahiri
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This book by Jhumpa Lahiri came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Rana el Kaliouby. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“my favorite book, which I've now read a few times also, is uh Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake.”— Rana el Kaliouby
The guest here is Rana el Kaliouby: Egyptian-American computer scientist and pioneer of 'emotion AI,' co-founder and CEO of Affectiva. She holds a PhD from Cambridge, did a postdoc at MIT, and wrote the memoir Girl Decoded. Emotion AI pioneer Rana el Kaliouby on teaching machines emotional intelligence, her journey from Cairo to CEO, and embracing her own emotions.
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