Opinions
The dangers of digital dragnets
Law enforcement is adopting more tech-savvy ways to operate and catch potential suspects.
“Digital dragnets” are a new type of coordinated system police use for catching criminals. A dragnet is a policing term that refers to any techniques police might use to enclose an area and find a criminal (e.g., conducting traffic stops, doing DNA tests of people in a specific area).
Read MoreWinter runners: The greatest menace to society
Every winter, I look out my window on snowy days and see something deeply disturbing: people running.
Yes, I’m talking about people who run outside in three inches of snow, on icy sidewalks and in -20 C weather. (You know who you are.)
Read MoreHow to win at university
Being a university student is tough: the late nights, early mornings and endless assignments. Sometimes, we need an extra bit of support to guide us through the worst of it. Here are a few tips on how not to fail university.
Read MoreSex addiction
Sex addiction describes a range of compulsive sexual behaviours and thoughts. Like other forms of addiction, these patterns can have significant and damaging consequences for the individual and the people around them. It’s also a very complex and controversial disorder. As a result, sex addicts often lack the same resources and support as those suffering from other forms of addiction.
Read MoreThe pros and cons of online learning
Where has the time gone? It has been more than two months since online classes began at Dalhousie University and this experience has brought many challenges. For Dal students in Halifax, across the country and around the world, distance learning has been a learning curve.
Read MoreIs beauty skin deep?
The growing influence of South Korean culture in Western countries began back in the 1990s as fusion food, K-dramas and K-pop filtered into the global marketplace. It is no surprise South Korea is also at the core of the latest skincare trend to hit Western markets.
Read MoreWhat’s for dinner?
The concept of companies like HelloFresh is especially appealing during COVID-19 times. These meal kit companies deliver packages to your door with all the ingredients necessary to make a meal. Dalhousie University student Sura Jamil Hannan says she is “so thankful for HelloFresh for keeping food on the table.”
Read MoreInternalized Capitalism
Internalized capitalism suggests individuals grow to equate their productivity with their self-worth. This can lead to harmful ideas about how to be successful: late-night study sessions, self-imposed stress, sacrificing healthy eating, neglecting sleep, daily unachievable work goals and more.
Read MoreWhat do deep fakes mean for politics?
Deep fake tech is one of the most worrying consequences of rapid artificial intelligence (AI) advancement. In an interview with the Brookings Institution research group Nick Dufour, a research engineer at Google, proclaimed that deep fakes “have allowed people to claim that video evidence that would otherwise be very compelling is a fake.”
Read MoreWhat happens when AI chooses your Halloween costume?
In 2018, researcher Janelle Shane released a machine learning experiment to solve this very issue. She trained a computer neural network to generate Halloween costume ideas.
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