Driving innovation with emotional intelligence

The world watched in wonder in February as NASA's robotic rover Perseverance successfully landed on the surface of Mars with the goal of searching for evidence of past life on the red planet. The technology itself was, of course, astounding. But what really captivated the public was the video taken by a couple of miniature cameras from consumer-grade smartphones that were attached to the landing module. The idea came from NASA deputy program manager Matt Wallace, who was inspired when his daughter showed him a video she made by attaching a camera to her body during gymnastics. "I felt for a moment I had a glimpse into what it would be like if I could do a back flip," he told The New York Times.