The Timeless Technology Podcast

In this episode, our host, Mariana Carvalho, reflects on the powerful lessons she has learned from the first season of the Timeless Technology podcast. Lessons on relationships, equality, being your authentic self, and making one of the most important career decisions in our lives: choosing the right partner.  The interviews mentioned in this episode are with Telle Whitney , Radia Perlman , Ali Gu...

In this episode, our host, Mariana Carvalho, sits down with Ali Guarneros Luna, a former aerospace engineer at NASA, whose work has been instrumental in numerous NASA projects, including CubeSat and the Technological and Educational Nanosatellite (TechEdSat). This is part two of the episode, Ali shared more about her work at NASA, developing the CubeSats, its environmental benefits, and her story...

In this episode, our host, Mariana Carvalho, sits down with Ali Guarneros Luna, a former aerospace engineer at NASA, whose work has been instrumental in numerous NASA projects, including CubeSat and the Technological and Educational Nanosatellite (TechEdSat). Ali shares her remarkable journey—from growing up in Mexico in the ‘70s and ‘80s, being inspired by a spaceship in an encyclopedia at age se...

In this episode, our host, Mariana Carvalho, sits down with Dr. Sue Black, an educator, author, advocate for women in technology, and well-known activist widely recognized for her work of saving Bletchley Park (the place where British codebreakers, such as Alan Turing, worked during World War II.) In this episode, you will learn more about Dr. Sue’s early love for mathematics and how that led to h...

In this episode, our host, Mariana Carvalho, speaks with Dr. Carolyn Oglesby, daughter of the pioneering mathematician Dr. Gladys B. West, whose work was crucial to the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS). Though Dr. West is no longer giving interviews, Carolyn shares insights into her mother's life and legacy. This conversation explores Dr. West's perseverance and dedication to her...

In this episode, our host, Mariana Carvalho, sits down with Radia Perlman, a fellow at Dell Technologies, author, trailblazer, and inspiring engineer. Radia is the inventor of the Spanning Tree Protocol and has over a hundred issued patents. They discussed the evolution of her career, from her early interest in math to her groundbreaking work in computer networking and security. The conversation a...

In this episode, our host, Mariana Carvalho, sits down with Telle Whitney, co-founder of the Grace Hopper Celebration and CEO of Telle Whitney Consulting. They discussed the existing culture within the technology industry, and Telle’s insights offer a nuanced perspective on how this culture has evolved and the areas where further progress is needed. She talks about the importance of treating non-p...

In this episode, our host, Mariana Carvalho, sits down with lawyer and computer scientist Mary Allen Wilkes. They talk about how serendipity plays an important role in her life, how it was to develop the first operating system for a personal computer in the 60s, the first use cases in biomedical research and its long-lasting impact in the field, her perception of the role of ⁠ ⁠women computers⁠⁠ ,...

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