Look who’s talking…
Deeply-held beliefs can be hard to overcome, no matter the evidence. But they should still be challenged when there is data available. Which gender is most likely to interrupt and dominate the conversation in meetings…?
Affective computing in the workplace
In the June 2020 I had an article published ‘Affective computing in the modern workplace’ examining the growing use of emotion detection in data.
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Modelling socio-spatial dynamics
The near-pervasive adoption of mobile devices and the growing use of sensors embedded in physical environments are enabling a new generation of models for studying human-environment interactions.
(Failing) To Detect Emotions…
When we get machines to detect human emotions, what are they ‘seeing’? Is it the emotion we feel inside, or the emotion we are expressing to the outside world? The two can be very different.. and both can be difficult to ‘read’.
Is the use of AI dehumanising behaviour?
Is the use of machines to evaluate and predict human behaviour a de-humanising act? Should a birth-to-death record of our actions be used in judgement throughout life? How about through generations…?
Will rhetoric influence voter behaviour?
Could the winner’s rhetoric after a marginal election victory influence voter behaviour next time? The US mid-term elections may provide the answer…
Digitally sensing people-place interactions
Introducing recent research and development in urban cognitive analytics to sense population dynamics and people-place interactions
Do not trust cognitive algorithms
Algorithms based on training data will incorporate any biases in that training data, including not accounting for the missing data
Health, Happiness and a Basic Income
What does happiness have to do with offering a basic income? People are happier when they have security and autonomy, something a universal basic income could provide…
Boosting Productivity
Productivity is not just about how much you can produce of something within the time given. It is about making the best possible use of that time. And many improvements come from the choices you make, not the tools you use. Read More
Joining Dots 