Brain stimulation. Neurofeedback. Synthetic psychedelics. Can they deliver? Vox / November 1, 2021 Neurofeedback is just one of the newer technologies being touted as a way to catapult us into higher, more enlightened states of consciousness. Other technoboosts include brain stimulation, which uses electric currents or other means to directly target certain brain areas and change… Continue reading New technologies are promising a shortcut to enlightenment
BU Hariri Institute for Computing / May 4, 2022 A popular thought experiment pushes people to consider the ethics of redirecting a trolley to hit a single person that is at the wrong place at the wrong time in order to avoid hitting five workers that the trolley is barreling toward. This puzzle has been… Continue reading Byte by byte: Using data science to study human behavior
Task force co-chairs say BU should “leave room for faculty to make their own decisions on generative AI policies they adopt for their classes” BU Today / April 11, 2024 Love it, like it, or loathe it, artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. Responding to that reality, BU formed the Boston University AI Task Force in… Continue reading AI Task Force Report Recommends Critical Embrace of Technology and Cautious Use of AI-Detector Apps
