Computer Vision News - January 2018

Computer Vision News 29 Raquel Urtasun someone feel more confident? If you see somebody around you that is lacking confidence, you can very subtly showcase all the things that they have achieved. That might help put things in the context of other people. I think that a lot of the education of women when they are young is about being pretty and not necessarily about being successful. We should change that right away. We really see these things with kids when they are 3 or 4 years old. We should stop it! We should go to the kindergarten or wherever, and stop it! Now, it happens a lot that someone is actually really good, but because of a lack of confidence, they say, “ I’m not good enough. I shouldn’t apply for this job because I’m going to be rejected ”. I think that people around them should help by discussing it and putting into perspective what one has to achieve, so that they can actually gain the confidence necessary to try to reach their goals in the first place. Sometimes a little push can bring us really far. What can good friends do to help one feel stronger? I think that it’s not just about friends. The environment in the group is also very important. Everybody should be friends at work. I think that we should remove barriers, and everybody should be treated the same as a researcher, independent of their gender, religion, point of view, whatever. When somebody lacks confidence, regardless of any of these, we should just help that person feel better. While at the same time, what is also important is that people do not become arrogant, which is an issue as well. This happens also sometimes with good students who are very young. We should also open their eyes to the fact that this is not how the world is going to work. You should value your qualities as much as everybody else’s qualities. It’s important to have a balanced environment. Can you give us one take-home tip? Improve your empathy. Look around you. What are they feeling? Given that, try to help. This is a tip for at work, at home, with your friends. This is the most important. If we were better to one another then this world would be much better. Yes, and it takes so little. If everyone was like this, the world would be a better place. “ It takes so little. If everyone was like this, the world would be a better place… ” “ Look around you! What are they feeling? ” Guest