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Does upgrading our minds mean losing the spark of genius?

More and more genetic hacks exist to increase our cognitive abilities. But could eliminating all mental illnesses rob us of vital neurodiversity?

04 Jun 2019

Mental Health

How TV has brought mental health issues into the light – and helped to banish stigma

Depression affects 300 million people globally, yet stigma around mental illness is still widespread. Television's role in reversing this is growing.

09 Oct 2018

Mental Health

5 charts that reveal how India sees mental health

The number of Indians who have some understanding of mental illness is high; but so, too, is the the stigma associated with it. A holistic programme to tackle the problem is needed.

30 Apr 2018

Mental Health

Can AI algorithms help prevent suicide?

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among teenagers in the US, Europe and South-East Asia. What can search and social media companies do to address this?

19 Jan 2018

Qué nos dice Twitter sobre nuestra felicidad

¿Cómo medimos el bienestar de una población en tiempo real? Tradicionalmente, lo hemos hecho con una combinación de indicadores económicos clave, desde el PIB hasta los índices de confian...

04 Dec 2017

Emerging Technologies

Ce que Twitter nous révèle sur notre bonheur

Si l'on en croit les informations récoltées sur le réseau social, nous serions plus heureux le week-end, en particulier le samedi.

22 Nov 2017

Social Media

What Twitter tells us about our happiness

We're happiest in the morning, and the saddest days are responses to system-level shocks.

16 Nov 2017

Future of Health and Healthcare

La inteligencia artificial puede detectar la enfermedad de Alzheimer cinco años antes del diagnóstico

La inteligencia artificial (IA) puede analizar cantidades inmensas de datos para ayudarnos a estudiar, diagnosticar, tratar e incluso prevenir enfermedades.

24 Aug 2017

Future of Health and Healthcare

La inteligencia artificial puede detectar la enfermedad de Alzheimer cinco años antes del diagnóstico

La inteligencia artificial (IA) puede analizar cantidades inmensas de datos para ayudarnos a estudiar, diagnosticar, tratar e incluso prevenir enfermedades.

24 Aug 2017

Mental Health

How AI can spot Alzheimer’s disease five years before diagnosis

Could artificial intelligence reverse two decades of failed experimental therapies for Alzheimer’s disease?

09 Aug 2017

Global Health

An expert answers your questions on depression for World Health Day 2017

From the root causes to the most recent treatment options.

06 Apr 2017

Neuroscience

A glimpse into the future of brain sciences

How much do we understand about how our brain works? Which technologies leverage this new understanding? What will be their impact on our day-to-day lives? How can we ensure that the bene...

30 Mar 2017

Chemical and Materials Industry

Cómo garantizar que las futuras tecnologías del cerebro ayuden y no perjudiquen a la sociedad

En un taller reciente de la OCDE, identificamos cinco posibles cambios sistémicos que podrían ayudar a acelerar los desarrollos en neurotecnología que satisfagan la presión de los desafío...

14 Mar 2017

Human Enhancement

How to ensure future brain technologies will help and not harm society

Future opportunities for cognitive enhancement and control through non-invasive brain stimulation have raised profound ethical, legal, and social questions. What is societally acceptable ...

01 Mar 2017

Emerging Technologies

Forget AI. The real revolution could be IA

This past Spring, AlphaGo — an artificial intelligence (AI) machine — beat the human world champion in a five-game match of Go, an ancient Chinese board game once considered so difficult ...

18 Jan 2017

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