WEF Global Risks Report warns of cyber pandemic, erosion of public trust & social cohesion
The World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual Global Risks Report echoes warnings of a looming cyber pandemic and an erosion of...
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Analysis on how technology impacts society from around the web, by The Sociable
Israel hosts cyber pandemic exercise simulating a cyberattack on global financial system with 10 countries, IMF, World Bank & BIS
Israel's Ministry of Finance hosts a cyber pandemic exercise similar to Cyber Polygon, where 10 countries, the IMF, BIS, and...
CyberPeace Institute is mapping & tracking cyberattacks on healthcare for societal impact
With a leadership team dominated by World Economic Forum (WEF) members and Agenda contributors, the CyberPeace Institute is mapping and...
ID2020 group ‘profoundly disappointed’ in Biden’s ‘failure to recognize need’ for digital health passes [vaccine passports]
ID2020 Alliance Executive Director Dakota Gruener signs an open letter to US President Joe Biden expressing profound disappointment in the...
The Cerebro, The Provocateur, and The Cryer: Inside the Archetypal Minds of Online Trolls (Podcast)
Given the anonymity it provides, the internet is the ideal environment for malevolent individuals to conduct business without repercussions or...
Vax Verify portal enlists alternative credit data experts for identity proofing
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is using alternative credit data expert Experian to confirm users' identities on the...
A tiny taste of what a cyber pandemic could look like? Big tech, bank, media & airline websites go down
Not even two weeks pass since the Cyber Polygon cyber pandemic preparedness exercise concludes, and websites belonging to big tech,...
Self-aware AI on the battlefield: should we fear a Terminator scenario? (Podcast)
In this episode of the Brains Byte Back Podcast, we want to explore if "The Terminator" could ever become a...
How to unlock your creativity with fun-based neuroscience techniques (podcast)
Creativity is a skill that so many corporations and businesses aspire to foster and harness. However, businesses often struggle to...
How to retain more information, improve recall & learn a new language (podcast)
We now have access to more information at our fingertips than ever before. YouTube videos, podcasts, audiobooks -- all of...
Changing the ‘chatter’ of our inner voice from destructive to productive (podcast)
As Elon Musk's Neuralink and other implantable brain-machine interfaces continue to advance, it seems like we will soon be living in...
Brain Plasticity: How technology, environments, and language change our brains
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku once said, “The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10,000 other neurons....
Heuristics: How our mental shortcuts can mislead us (podcast)
We live busy lives in a hectic world, so to take in every piece of information available in order to...
How to become an effective critical thinker (podcast)
In today's world of fake news and misleading politicians, critical thinking is arguably more important than ever, as it is...
Sex neuroscientist on technology and the ‘sexual recession’ of younger generations (podcast)
According to Psychology Today, there are numerous reasons why younger generations are having less sex than previous generations. Dating apps and...
The psychology of conspiracy theory beliefs (podcast)
To understand why conspiracy theories receive such strong support from groups of people across the world, we are joined by...
Cancel Culture: A digital witch hunt (podcast)
In this episode, we discuss the positive and negative use case of Cancel Culture, how innocent citizens have been impacted...
DOJ narrows Section 230 reform proposals for platforms to curb censorship & illicit content
Today, the Department of Justice narrows down its Section 230 reform proposals to focus on holding online platforms accountable in...
FBI views QAnon as a ‘complex set of conspiracy theories, less of an organization’: Dir Wray
FBI Director Christopher Wray tells Congress that the FBI views QAnon as being less of an organization and more of...
Chatbots at the front line of online therapy (Brains Byte Back podcast)
Loneliness and isolation is a topic we have covered before on the show, however, given these difficult times, it is...
