Published in Maaind·Dec 4, 2020What can you learn about yourself from QS and biometrics?This article is part of a series about the quantified self, wearables, and biohacking, and how it can help us to understand ourselves better. The quantified self, or QS, refers to a movement towards quantifying life through modern tools and techniques. It is an approach to understanding oneself, and although…Wearables3 min read
May 23, 2020Neuroscience of the ripple-breathing (biofeedback) techniqueAbout two weeks back, I published a short post on here about the Ripple-Breathing technique, a kind of biofeedback technique that doesn’t require any devices to use, while still allowing visualization of your physiological stress/arousal/calm state. All it takes is taking a bath. I wanted to explore and share a…Neuroscience7 min read
Published in Maaind·Apr 14, 2020Water-HRV Biofeedback Exercise — or how to relax while taking a bathThe Ripple-Breathing (Biofeedback) Technique for Relaxation I love biofeedback, meditation and I love taking baths. Some people combine these in various ways, but I’ve found a particular way that works very effectively, which I want to share with you here. Before reading on, note that I’m a rigorous evidence-driven kinda guy. I have a PhD in…Mental Health6 min read
Published in Maaind·Dec 5, 2017Algorithmic biases are not (just) an algorithmic problemThere is a growing awareness of the biases that get thrown into the trained neural networks and other machine learning algorithms. Many of these biases are typically a direct result of the underlying discrimination and biases of how we sample and deal with the world. In more everyday terms, when…Machine Learning3 min read
Published in Maaind·Sep 20, 2017Should AI be regulated?I find it appropriate that my first post on this platform will be on a topic that is in many ways central to my life and ever-more so to the lives of us all— namely, artificial intelligence, or AI. This is actually just going to be a repost of my…Artificial Intelligence4 min read