Tech
Total 28 Posts
Behavioural science can help make the UK’s track and trace app a success.
5 min read
While the delay to releasing the Track & Trace app is disappointing, it’s a chance to use behavioural science to optimise its design. Downloading the app is only the first step – and arguably the easiest.
China and AI: What the world can learn and what it should be wary of.
4 min read
The world needs to engage seriously with China’s AI development and take a closer look at what’s really going on.
Social media helps reveal people’s racist views – So why don’t tech firms do more to stop hate speech?
4 min read
The likes of Katie Hopkins may be slowly disappearing from social media sites but less extreme and obvious racism is still widespread.
How South Korea flattened the coronavirus curve with technology.
5 min read
In addition to testing and special facilities for COVID-19 patients, the country’s government-run tracking system allows the health care system to identify infected people and their contacts.
How cameras in public spaces might change how we think.
3 min read
How you feel about eating chips and wearing your pyjamas out – Experiments show how differently you react when you are being observed.
Facial recognition is spreading faster than you realise.
4 min read
The more we use facial recognition, the more we see its limits and its risks.
Is a massively Chinese government subsidized Huawei the right choice for Britain’s 5G networks?
4 min read
Mike Butcher explains in a brilliant thread why countries like the UK are making a conscious trade-off between security and prosperity.