What does it mean to be an accidental activist? A year ago, psychological and memory scientist at UCL, Dr Julia Shaw, came to TEDxLondon to tell us...
Julia Shaw (she/her)
Psychological scientist, science author and co-founder of Spot
Dr Julia Shaw is a psychological scientist, popular science author, and the co-founder of Spot. For over a decade, she has researched police interviewing and emotional memories. When the #MeToo movement took shape she realised that there is tremendous potential for work at the intersection of harassment, memory science and technology. That’s why she teamed up with some brilliant minds and in 2018 co-founded Spot. Spot is a Silicon Valley startup that uses memory science and artificial intelligence to revolutionise the reporting of workplace harassment and discrimination.
After years of studying memory in the laboratory and in the courtroom, Dr Julia Shaw is using memory science and artificial intelligence to...