An article on Vice said that “in 2018, a study led by a researcher named Vera Morgan at the University of Western Australia looked at nearly half a million children born between 1980 and 2001,” and none of the kids studied who were blind from birth ever developed schizophrenia. “Pollak, a psychiatrist and researcher at […]
Day: February 29, 2020
Filmmaker chooses vertical format for creating movies to be played on phones
“What if movies were taller and thinner?” Adam Epstein asked in Quartz. “That’s the question posed by Russian director Timur Bekmambetov, who is developing ‘the first vertical format blockbuster,’ according to Deadline. Based on the true story of a Soviet fighter pilot who led an escape out of a Nazi concentration camp in World War […]
Privacy advocates rail against controversial facial recognition practices
In an explosive article on BuzzFeed News, the organization obtained client lists of a New York-based startup Clearview AI, showing a staggering number of law enforcement officers as well as retail stores have implemented facial recognition technology tied to a vast database including local police departments, the FBI and Walmart. “Government agents should not be […]
Robot overlords at work
“The robots are watching over hotel housekeepers, telling them which room to clean and tracking how quickly they do it,” according to an article by Josh Dzieza for The Verge. “They’re managing software developers, monitoring their clicks and scrolls and docking their pay if they work too slowly. They’re listening to call center workers, telling […]