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
Smart Cities, Smarter Citizens
The rise of digital intelligence and how the internet of things is altering spatial decision-making: mapping the journey from carrying a mobile phone to embracing cognitive prosthetics… Read More
Revisiting the basic income
In countries that already provide welfare payments for the unemployed, replacing it with a universal basic income isn’t an invitation to become lazy, it’s an opportunity to improve prospects for those facing job-uncertainty without the luxury of a privately-funded safety net… Read More
