Items of Interest

Sonar Face Expressions

Engineers at Cornell University have demonstrated how facial expressions can be detected and recreated using sonar on a wearable placed on each side of the head. A machine learning model analyses the sonar echo produced from a speaker and microphone on each ear to detect changes in skin on the face. The system effectively recognises facial expressions with the same detail as a camera.

Car Free Cities

WIRED published an interesting article looking at the advantages of car-free cities for people's health and the environment. The piece touches on how the interwoven nature of identity and car ownerships puts people off car-free cities, until they are experienced.

Podcast Of The Week: Francis Huagen on RCP

The Rhodes Centre Podcast (RCP) published a fascinating interview between Francis Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower, and economist Mark Blyth. The interview goes beneath the surface of the practices highlighted by Francis Haugen's testimony to congress, and discusses the long term impact that the lack of oversight on social media content delivery algorithms can have on democracy.

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