The New York Times

A Brain Scan May Predict Alzheimer’s. Should You Get One?

One expert warns of “unintended downsides,” including overuse of only modestly effective medications. By Paula Span Juli Engel was delighted when a neurologist recommended a PET scan to determine ...
Reason

A German Museum Tried To Hide This Stunning 3D Scan of an Iconic Egyptian Artifact. Today You Can See It for the First Time

For more than a decade, museums around the world have been making high-quality 3D scans of important sculptures and ancient artifacts. Some institutions, such as the Smithsonian and the National ...
The New York Times

You Got a Brain Scan at the Hospital. Someday a Computer May Use It to Identify You.

In a disturbing experiment, imaging and facial recognition technologies were used to match research subjects to their M.R.I. scans. By Gina Kolata Thousands of people have received brain scans, as ...
Business Insider

Facial-recognition software is now so advanced that it can identify you only from an MRI scan of your brain, a new study reveals

A brain scan may be enough for the average facial-recognition software to identify you, Melanie Evans at The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Using commonly available facial-recognition ...
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Facial-recognition protesters put smartphones on their heads to scan the faces of 13,000 Washington, DC, inhabitants

Three activists wandered around busy spots in Washington, DC, on Thursday using camera phones to run people's faces through facial-recognition software in protest against growing use of the technology ...