3 QUESTIONS. 3 HINTS. 3 ANSWERS.
August 9, 2016
- What wearable technology is making metal detectors look old-school?
Hint:
Answer: special fabrics that change color depending on the presence of environmental pollutants and hazards are being used to make shirts. So far, three shirts are available for purchase to detect carbon monoxide, particle pollutants and radioactivity. Perhaps, the same technology might one day be available to detect changes in health conditions or moods. Nonetheless, one wonders what the care instructions are — dry clean only? Read more here.
2. How has the eye in the sky become integrated with the cloud?
Hint:
Answer: data company IDI‘s idiCORE culls a wide variety of information from basic addresses to purchasing habits and has created a profile on every single American adult. It does so via public records and through websites that it operates. The information is typically used by private investigators or law enforcement. The average Joe is, happily, of little interest. Read the details here.
3. How is San Francisco’s justice system attempting to eliminate subjectivity when it comes to bail?
Hint:
Answer: using crime-related objective information about a defendant, San Francisco is testing an algorithm that is able to provide recommendations for release and bail amounts to eliminate bias. Still, judges are not fully bought in. Perhaps they fear they are one step closer to being replaced by technology? Read the story here.