Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion-reading Glasses
Originally aired: Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Category: Interviews
Scientists are developing hi-tech glasses that help users read the emotions of people around them. This can help people with autism, and the technology could lead to better communication between humans and computers. We talk to one of the people behind the technology. Rana el Kaliouby is an MIT researcher and Chief Technology Officer of Affectiva, a company that works on technologies that can help people with autism.