Brain hack devices must be scrutinised, say top scientists
Devices that merge machines with the human brain need to be investigated, a study has said.
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Devices that merge machines with the human brain need to be investigated, a study has said.
‘This is a regime that believes you should govern by clubbing people,’ says Frank Dikötter
If there’s one thing technology companies learned during the smartphone boom, it’s that getting people locked in early is the difference between success and failure.
Virtual reality could be used to help military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who have struggled with mainstream treatment.
Students for Life Action Executive Director Matt Lamb warned universities that they "will get sued" over a bill recently passed by the state legislature.
The work of a Benedictine monk to preserve historical manuscripts has taken him from the grounds of St. John’s University in Minnesota, to the Middle East, to sub-saharan Africa and beyond.
A student government spanning 500,000 students at schools across the nation passed a resolution calling for the recognition of Indigenous People's Day, in place of Columbus Day, at the campuses it represents.
Researchers at the University of Washington conducted a study on “The Risk of Racial Bias in Hate Speech Detection,” analyzing the PerspectiveAPI algorithm, a tool that aims to rid the internet of supposed “hate speech.” The study comes just months after researchers at the University of Washington-Tacoma began developing a tool designed to scan for online "hate speech."
The BBC has made its international news website available via the Tor network, in a bid to thwart censorship attempts.
Drive around the streets of Kuwait and you won't see these women. They are behind closed doors, deprived of their basic rights, unable to leave and at risk of being sold to the highest bidder.