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After discovering a bit about Jean Piaget and his child psychology theories, it is time to listen to someone who knows best: a mother. Caroline Naito is a mother in the Silicon Valley, on the frontlines of raising two girls, in this age of social media, new technologies and new challenges. We listen to her, her life wisdom, and discover through her eyes the story of two beautiful souls trying to make sense of this new world. We ponder about education, children sign language, the joy of making new neuronal connections and the social media addiction of young adults.

In our continued voyage through the human psyche, we explore the joy of learning, and phases a baby, a child goes through as they learn. We turn to Jean Piaget, renowned child psychologist to learn and reflect on how WE learned. We ponder what it takes to learn, as adults, and we trace a few ideas about those extraordinary times where kids are learning, with and through social media, novel ways of thinking, being and behaving.

In this episode, we converse with Reza Malekzadeh, serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, citizen of the world. Reza shares with us his career, his failures and lessons learned from them. We then dive a bit deeper to explore what makes the emotive engine of an entrepreneur, and Reza opens up a bit about his own past and personal story. We finish with a few lessons about what makes the difference between a solid entrepreneur project, and just a dream.

In this second reverie of the second season, we go back to babies. For they are the foundation of who we are, as individuals, as society. We explore their core needs, and why those shape the foundation of a human psyche, and thus, of the social fabric, and social media.

We start Season 2 in conversation with Jeff Scargle, esteemed scientist and astrophysicist at NASA AMES. We explore with Jeff a different outlook on the Silicon Valley, the technology changes of the past decades... the joys of discovering a passion, and pursuing it. We discuss progress, and the human spirit behind technology endeavors. 

In this last episode of Season 1, we trace the path for the format changes of season 2... with interviews, a dialog, and a descent into the themes of the human mind and psyche. If the media we consume and create also changes us, there is a connection between who we are and how we exchange and communicate. What drives a human being? What fundamental forces shape and animate a psyche? Join me to wrap-up this first season of HIT PAUSE.