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Technology has undoubtedly given us unprecedented opportunities to exercise our freedom of speech. Most recently, it has actually been used...

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Facebook reinstates Napalm Girl photo after censoring its historical context

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Facebook reinstates the Pulitzer Prize winning photo of "Napalm Girl" after ignoring the historical significance of the event by censoring the iconic image...

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Tim Hinchliffe4 years ago

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Facebook bows to Germany, censors anti-migrant speech in Europe

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Brains Byte Back

(Previously The Sociable Podcast) The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

Suicide impacts us all. Whether it is from someone we know personally, to a well-loved celebrity, losing someone to suicide is never easy. According to Save.org, Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US for all ages, with one death occurring every 12 minutes.

In our society, we want to do all we can to help those suffering from suicidal thoughts to get the help they need, however, identifying symptoms before an attempt is made can be difficult. In this episode, we will look at how predictive AI us being used to stop suicide before it happens.

To discuss this topic I am joined by two guests. My first guest is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Medicine, and Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr.Colin Walsh. In addition to Dr.Walsh, I am also joined by the CEO of Behavioral Signals, a pioneer in emotion AI for speech recognition technology, Rana Gujral.

And for our Neuron to something piece, we will look at a recent study that analyzing emotions triggered by events such as losing a phone or someone else holding it.

Suicide prediction using AI

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Twitter bots launch new generation DDoS attack to deny freedom of speech

Facebook reinstates Napalm Girl photo after censoring its historical context

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Neuroscientists decoding the brain for legal systems to access your thoughts, ethical backlash

7 Moroccan journalists on trial for advocating citizen journalism via smartphones

Facebook bows to Germany, censors anti-migrant speech in Europe

Proposed social media legislation in terrorist backlash a major privacy concern

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