Scientists Want You to Ink an Electronic Tattoo On Your Forehead So Your Boss Can Detect Your Mental State

Image by Device / Huh et al. / Futurism Neuroscience/Brain Science Burned out but too anxious to admit it to your boss? Or are you just bad at knowing when to take a break? In either case, a new device could be just what you need — if you're willing to rock some temporary face tats, and sacrifice your ever-diminishing privacy to some incredibly invasive-sounding tech. As detailed in a new study published in the journal Device, researchers in Texas have created a wireless and non-permanent "e-tattoo" that detects when your brain is overloaded by using a series of electrodes and a machine learning algorithm. This technology, the researchers believe, could be used to monitor professionals who work in high-stress, high-stakes fields, like pilots and healthcare workers, whose mistakes could have drastic consequences. "We've long monitored workers' physical health, tracking injuries and muscle strain. Now we have the ability to monitor mental strain, which hasn't been tracked," coauthor ... Read full article.