Shaundra Daily is an education engineer whose alleged “lack of emotion” motivates her to develop new technologies that help kids better understand their own emotions, and the emotions of others, so they can learn to work together effectively.

Awesome. No more passive aggressive work-related-angry-crazy-frustration-causing-I-hate-Wednesday-because-it-isn’t-Friday-office explosions! Hypothetically.

When she’s not twisting an intricate web of irony for the greater good of society, Shaundra’s like a maniac on the dance floor; hell, she can read and dance at the same time. That’s some nerdy determination. And you know we love nerds.

Ask Shaundra your questions about the technologies she’s developed and what reading and dancing at the same time does to your neck at NOVAscienceNOW’s Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers, and see more episodes from the series on Motherboard.