© 2020 Breaking the Silence – Machine Learning Identified Taboos by Amalia Foka.
machine learning identified taboos
domestic politics
A Look at Religious Life on Campus
There’s a growing taboo in our society around the religion of Islam. The Book of Mormon, a musical that lampoons Mormonism,...
Read moreRussia began violating the treaty
It is sometimes assumed that the absence of nuclear war since World War II proves that nuclear weapons are not...
Read moreLGBT+ Africans optimistic as Kenya awaits ruling on decriminalizing gay sex.
Kenyan media exploded with a disturbing story last month: «Close to 4,000 school girls impregnated in Kenya during COVID-19 lockdown»,...
Read moreWhy men need to talk about their mental health.
In this episode of Modern Masculinity, Guardian journalist Iman Amrani speaks to men about male circumcision. A third of men...
Read moreRemoving taboo around UK men’s mental health taboo.
The leaders says that, over the past few years, talking about mental health in the UK has become far less...
Read moreAmerica doesn’t need to be in Iraq to advance and maintain its Mideast interests.
The targeted killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani last week broke an old taboo: Finally a US president...
Read moreThe legacy of socialism in Italy
Coming to terms with the legacy of socialism in Italy will hopefully help the Italian left address its own identity...
Read moreIsrael has never publicly acknowledged its nuclear arsenal
"The Bank of Israel just signaled that, in their view, moving to a negative interest rate, if required, is no...
Read moreUnderstanding Menstrual Taboos in India.
However, in a country like India, wherein contraceptive pills are considered a taboo, and condoms are avoided, along with the...
Read moreUnaware of IVF, infertility is common, but remains a taboo issue.
ITV News Presenter Andrea Byrne has opened up about the 'infertility taboo' and 'isolation' she felt while trying for a...
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Breaking The Silence
Breaking The Silence uses machine learning methods to understand what are the contemporary taboo topics. It aims to highlight and bring to focus what topics are currently discussed as taboos. The generated summarizations underline the different topics discussed at different times and additionally the arguments for the creation, maintenance, or destruction of a taboo. Learn more.