Episodes
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
WSS S4E2: Artificial Intelligence: Spotting a veiled cry for help on social media
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
On this episode of Western Science Speaks, Dr. Dan Lizotte and PhD Student Brent Davis discuss how they are using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify people on social media who may be struggling with addiction.
Friday Oct 05, 2018
Friday Oct 05, 2018
There's nothing better than losing yourself for a couple hours in a foreign, thought-provoking virtual land. Those experienced in video games will know this typically ends with an irrational rant at a bunch of animated characters on a TV screen, and on truly antagonizing days, a broken controller to boot. So how do video games manage to create a sense of real-world importance? On this episode of Western Science Speaks we hear from Michael Katchabaw of the Computer Science department at Western University. He discusses how his lab develops hyper-realistic methods for creating believable online landscapes, how online multiplayer has changed the industry, and where video game technology is heading.
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
WSS S2E6: The enormous upside to Artificial Intelligence in injury rehabilitation
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Are you concerned about the impact rapidly advancing AI technology on your privacy, wealth and our democracy? If so, you need to hear from Dr. Dan Lizotte from the Department of Computer Science at Western University. Dan joins the podcast to dispel the evil-robot narrative, talk about his medical AI research and illuminate the life-saving upside that robots can contribute to the health of Canadians in the very near future.