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While many civic leaders are working towards detangling the complex systems that have sustained injustice from here on Earth, Dr. Danielle Wood is coming at it from a very different angle.Who would have thought the advancement of justice and sustainable development on Earth could be informed by space technology? This is the mission our next guest is working towards as the Director of the Space Enabled Research Group at MIT.Prof. Wood is a scholar of societal development with a background that includes satellite design, earth science applications, systems engineering, and technology policy. In her research, Prof. Wood applies these skills to design innovative systems that harness space technology to address development challenges around the world.Join us in this fascinating Stories of Transformation conversation where we meet at the intersection of racial equality and space technology.For full show notes and resources: https://www.baktashahadi.com/podcastConnect with Dr. Danielle Woodhttps://www.media.mit.edu/people/drwood/overview/ Follow/Support Stories of Transformation and Baktash Ahadi:Donate to the production of this podcast https://www.baktashahadi.com/supportFollow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories_of_transformation/Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/storiesoftransformationpodcast/ Produced by: Dana Drahos https://danadrahos.com/Featured music by: Glass by Claudio LaucciEdited by: Joseph Gangemi https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-gangemi-b850b41a2/Digital Marketing by: Katherine An https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-a-91081b56/Theme music by: Qais Essar www.therabab.comArtwork by: Masheed Ahadi https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/masheed