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    Art That Lets You Talk Back to NSA Spies

    Art That Lets You Talk Back to NSA Spies

    In 2013, the world learned that the NSA and its UK equivalent, GCHQ, routinely spied on the German government. Amid the outrage, artists Mathias Jud and Christoph Wachter thought: Well, if they're listening ... let's talk to them. With antennas mounted on the roof of the Swiss Embassy in Berlin's government district, they set up an open network that let the world send messages to US and UK spies listening nearby. It's one of three bold, often funny, and frankly subversive works detailed in this talk, which highlights the world's growing discontent with surveillance and closed networks.

    Subjects:
    Electronic and Information Engineering and Political Science
    Keywords:
    Intelligence service Espionage Telecommunication systems Eavesdropping
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    How New Technology Helps Blind People Explore The World

    How New Technology Helps Blind People Explore The World

    How can technology help improve our quality of life? How can we navigate the world without using the sense of vision? Inventor and IBM Fellow Chieko Asakawa, who's been blind since the age of fourteen, is working on answering these questions. In a charming demo, she shows off some new technology that's helping blind people explore the world ever more independently ... because, she suggests, when we design for greater accessibility, everyone benefits.

    Subjects:
    Technology, Communication Design, and Computing
    Keywords:
    Assistive computer technology Self-help devices for people with disabilities
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Technology That Knows What You're Feeling

    Technology That Knows What You're Feeling

    What happens when technology knows more about us than we do? Poppy Crum studies how we express emotions -- and she suggests the end of the poker face is near, as new tech makes it easy to see the signals that give away how we're feeling. In a talk and demo, she shows how "empathetic technology" can read physical signals like body temperature and the chemical composition of our breath to inform on our emotional state. For better or for worse. "If we recognize the power of becoming technological empaths, we get this opportunity where technology can help us bridge the emotional and cognitive divide," Crum says.

    Subjects:
    Technology, Electronic and Information Engineering, and Mechnical Engineering
    Keywords:
    Emotion recognition Artificial intelligence
    Resource Type:
    Video