* Hello, we've called you to HR because we've detected you have been stressed at work.
- Sure, some... overwork status after you reduce headcount, but nothing it isn't being managed with the hierarchy chain.
* Glad to know. Be sure we, as a company, endeavour to have a stress-free workplace. You will be put in a Stress Workplace Reduction PIP, just as a formality of course; since you mentioned you have taken the appropriate steps to reduce stress you should pass the PIP, no need to stress about it! See you in a few weeks.
"Oh and our toilet sensors have also measured your stool with some interesting conclusions ..."
6510 10 minutes ago [-]
It wouldn't be right to fire her after she finds out she is pregnant.
perching_aix 23 hours ago [-]
sounds cultural
functionmouse 19 hours ago [-]
Coming soon, to a culture near you.
perching_aix 11 hours ago [-]
And when is it going away?
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reilly3000 1 days ago [-]
Fascinating! How does the data make it off the lenses? Graphene-scale radios on my eyes sounds like it would have to have side effects.
someothherguyy 24 hours ago [-]
through wires
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"The team's next step is to move from the current laboratory-connected platform toward a fully integrated wearable system. The team plans to integrate wireless components so a future version of the lens can acquire and transmit readings in real time while being worn, rather than requiring tear samples to be collected and analyzed afterward.
Larger and more diverse human studies will be needed to determine how tear serotonin relates to stress and mental health across different populations. Long-term sensor stability, calibration in the dynamic tear environment, comfort, manufacturing reproducibility and extended on-eye safety will also need to be established before the technology can move toward clinical use."
"Team can measure serotonin in your eyeball with a serotonin sensor hooked up to wires coming out of your eyeball" doesn't sound as glamorous as the headline tho
They operate on the principle "what you don't know can't hurt you," they turn completely black and opaque at the first sign of trouble, so you can't see anything that might alarm you.
rzzzt 22 hours ago [-]
I prefer fiery red when low serotonin is detected.
globalise83 21 hours ago [-]
Feeling murderous: jet black
Feeling angry: bright red
Feeling calm: light turquoise
sublinear 1 days ago [-]
This probably isn't that far off. That would keep the contact lenses inert and passive (no added side effects and no power needed).
The color change could also be subtle enough to require a sensor in smartglasses, but I don't think that's too bad. If the lenses ever get to the point where they're relaying multiple things, you're going to need a sensor anyway to demux those signals.
fcatalan 1 days ago [-]
This will come handy for my Voight-Kampff testing machine startup.
amelius 20 hours ago [-]
Meanwhile the Apple Watch can't even measure glucose levels.
Tade0 20 hours ago [-]
Well, that is a hard problem to solve. There's around a sugar cube's worth of glucose in an adult bloodstream and it's not as prominent optically as oxygenated blood.
amelius 18 hours ago [-]
Glucose sensors exist. You can buy them for around $100 (per month).
anamexis 16 hours ago [-]
I'm not sure if you're trolling, but glucose sensors are (minimally) invasive - they insert a filament under your skin with a needle.
Tade0 15 hours ago [-]
I was surprised by GP's comment because to my knowledge there doesn't exist a device of this type which wouldn't require puncturing the skin.
rzzzt 17 minutes ago [-]
My mom gets bombarded with ads selling non-invasive glucose monitors but the most plausible unit I have found uses lasers and has the size of a refrigerator, still in development.
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throwaway27448 18 hours ago [-]
How useful is detecting seratonin?
rzzzt 15 minutes ago [-]
The article says it is inversely correlated with cortisol, the stress hormone thunderclap, but that is harder to measure through tear concentration.
* Hello, we've called you to HR because we've detected you have been stressed at work.
- Sure, some... overwork status after you reduce headcount, but nothing it isn't being managed with the hierarchy chain.
* Glad to know. Be sure we, as a company, endeavour to have a stress-free workplace. You will be put in a Stress Workplace Reduction PIP, just as a formality of course; since you mentioned you have taken the appropriate steps to reduce stress you should pass the PIP, no need to stress about it! See you in a few weeks.
- Er... Thanks......?
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"The team's next step is to move from the current laboratory-connected platform toward a fully integrated wearable system. The team plans to integrate wireless components so a future version of the lens can acquire and transmit readings in real time while being worn, rather than requiring tear samples to be collected and analyzed afterward.
Larger and more diverse human studies will be needed to determine how tear serotonin relates to stress and mental health across different populations. Long-term sensor stability, calibration in the dynamic tear environment, comfort, manufacturing reproducibility and extended on-eye safety will also need to be established before the technology can move toward clinical use."
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-smart-contact-lens-se...
They operate on the principle "what you don't know can't hurt you," they turn completely black and opaque at the first sign of trouble, so you can't see anything that might alarm you.
The color change could also be subtle enough to require a sensor in smartglasses, but I don't think that's too bad. If the lenses ever get to the point where they're relaying multiple things, you're going to need a sensor anyway to demux those signals.