P. J. Manney is a former
chairperson of Humanity+, the author of "Empathy in the Time of
Technology: How Storytelling is the Key to Empathy," and a frequent
guest host and guest on podcasts including FastForward Radio. She has
worked in motion-picture PR at Walt Disney/Touchstone Pictures, story
development and production for independent film production companies
(Hook, Universal Soldier, It Could Happen to You), and writing for
television (Hercules - The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess).
She also cofounded Uncharted Entertainment, writing and creating pilot
scripts for television. Manney is a culture vulture and SF geek, and the daughter and mother of them, too. When not contemplating the future of
humanity, she is a mother, wife, PTA volunteer and education activist in California.
