The Scale of Evil

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and on this weeks podcast we dicuss VR for mental health and a new Royal-approved free text helpline. We also talk about how AI is awful and also bikes. Our guest this week is Ben Fowkes, Commercial Director at Delib. Reminder that we're still in full crowdfunder mode! You may not know this, but we’re a team of volunteers and we survive off favours, late nights and lunch times so some cash would help us reach more people and help us champion using tech for social good. If you want to contribute to the work we’re doing, show us some love. This weeks stories: Charity news of the week: The UK’s first free 24/7 text helpline for people in crisis has been launched https://bit.ly/2LE15i8 Tech news of the week: Mental Health Awareness Week. Can Virtual Reality help with treatment? Is Virtual Reality the future of mental health treatment? https://bit.ly/2JnyUlx Rant of the week: The Telegraph: US faces its first ban on 'inhumane' facial recognition technology. Should the UK follow suit?. https://bit.ly/2HjdBhA Yes!... https://bbc.in/2HjPiS4 And finally Why some offices are putting cycles at desks https://bit.ly/2LEqJDp If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, please drop us a friendly review on iTunes. You can hear more episodes like this, and also some special additions, on iTunes, Spotify and your regular podcast providers. Thanks to the magnificent PR Agency One who try to make sense of this mess. Also, thanks to podcast.co for hosting us in a beautiful mirrored studio. Which you can’t see. But it is pretty. Get in touch: Twitter: @techforgoodlive Instagram: techforgoodlive Email: [email protected]