The sudden deaths of Kate Spade, the fashion designer and entrepreneurial icon, and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain shine a light on a systemic problem: Mental illness. Both Spade and Bourdain are reported to have taken their own lives, with the former having struggled with depression for a long period of time. The US medical community is using AI and virtual reality to figure out how to better predict and prevent these heartbreaking scenes from repeating themselves.
