Poorer than George Clooney? How you spend your money still sends a message
By: The Guardian April 1, 2019 When Brunei announced the death penalty for gay sex, the actor and Elton John called for a boycott of the sultanate’s luxury hotels. The rest of us should take note Elton John has joined George Clooney in calling for a boycott of nine Brunei-owned luxury hotels – including the Dorchester, London and […]
Pioneering study into female offenders finds more than 64% of women with a history of brain injury
By: Royal Holloway February 5, 2019 On 6 February, The Disabilities Trust, in collaboration with Royal Holloway, University of London, will launch the results of the first study of its kind into brain injury in female offenders and how a support pathway can be put in place to manage the health, cognitive and behavioural issues […]
Our smartphone addiction isn’t just bad for our mental health, it’s a security risk
By: MSN April 28, 2019 We’ve all had the “smartphone conversation.” The one about our unhealthy obsession and inability to put phones down. This fear is legitimized by research, showing that we spend approximately one third of our waking hours on our mobile devices – just over five hours per day. However, while we all might […]
Divisions of Labor – The Future of Work
By: Barbara Ehrenreich February 28, 2017 The working class, or at least the white part, has emerged as our great national mystery. Traditionally Democratic, they helped elect a flamboyantly ostentatious billionaire to the presidency. “What’s wrong with them?” the liberal pundits keep asking. Why do they believe Trump’s promises? Are they stupid or just deplorably […]
Mona Lisa frown: Machine learning brings old paintings and photos to life
By: Tech Crunch May, 2019 Machine learning researchers have produced a system that can recreate lifelike motion from just a single frame of a person’s face, opening up the possibility of animating not just photos but also paintings. It’s not perfect, but when it works, it is — like much AI work these days — […]
Memories of fear could be permanently erased, study shows
By: The Guardian August 17, 2017 The eternal sunshine of a spotless mind has come one step closer, say researchers working on methods to erase memories of fear. The latest study, carried out in mice, unpicks why certain sounds can stir alarming memories, and reveals a new approach to wiping such memories from the brain. […]
Meet the world’s first AI-created whisky
By: Microsoft News May 13, 2019 Over 1,000 years ago, travelling monks migrated from mainland Europe to discover new worlds. Their paths led them to Scotland and Ireland, and among their collective wisdom was the knowledge of distillation – the process of extracting and purifying liquid. Lacking the vineyards and grapes from their original lands, […]
Japanese Taxis Are Using Facial Recognition to Target Ads to Riders
By: Futurism April 22, 2019 If you took a cab in Japan this year, you may have come face-to-face with a tablet that scanned your face in order to learn your gender, age, and other characteristics — and used that data to target you with relevant advertisements. The facial recognition system made the rounds on Twitter on Saturday […]
Is that a kid browsing? This company says its artificial intelligence can tell
By: NBC News May 23, 2019 The traditional system of policing the internet to keep kids from harmful content — and companies compliant with federal privacy laws — relies on the honor system. A user is usually asked to check a box to verify that they’re over 13 or enter their birthday before they’re allowed […]