About Alexandra
I am a…
Journalist, Technologist, Writer/Editor
Bio
Alexandra Samuel is a journalist and social scientist who writes about technology and the future of work. She is a longstanding contributor to The Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review, the author of the forthcoming book "Working Neurosmart," and the creator and host of the Antica/TVO podcast "Me + Viv", about human relationships with AI. Alex's current writing and research focuses on the intersection of AI, employee wellbeing and neurodiversity. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science, and spends way too much time touching her computer.
I'm passionate about
workplace neurodiversity, agentic AI, data journalism, dystopian sci-fi, knitting, Broadway, Coda and XLOOKUP
An idea worth spreading
Whether you're neurotypical, neurodivergent or neurocurious (as in, you don't know!), you deserve to work the way you're wired. AI makes it possible to bridge differences in how we think, feel and communicate, so that we can bring our full selves to work.
Areas of expertise
AI, data journalism, hybrid work, online collaboration, remote work, workplace neurodiversity
The TED story
Speaker at TEDxVictoria and TEDxSFU.
Hear my 2025 TED AI adventure in episode 4 of "Me + Viv".