I love learning new things, but especially since starting university and having to read over 200 pages weekly, I do not find much time for any...
Continue reading...Are computers smart having fun?
Notice how there are a few things at play here that might influence our judgement.Though a simple yes/no question, we are dealing with a visible edit...
Continue reading...Christmas Craziness!
It’s that time of the year again… Christmas is coming!! All I Want for Christmas Is You, Last Christmas, and Do They Know It’s Christmas? are...
Continue reading...Do not engage. Rest!
‘Fun: Spend a day offline’ was a suggestion from a few weeks back. Spending a day offline can indeed be considered fun, but fun can be...
Continue reading...Casting knowledge
Apart from the knowledge clips by Angus on podcasts, the one I had to record on ethics in studies, and the one I have been sent...
Continue reading...Why you should start watching video essays – a tiktok
Okay so don’t judge me too harshly, this was like my first tiktok ever but this tiktok is about video essays and why you should watch/create...
Continue reading...“What you should know about X event”… To Share or Not to Share?
A continuation of my BlackOutTuesday Blogpost. Because there is so much more to be said… There is so much going on in the world. From the...
Continue reading...The Omegaverse: Claiming A Trope (Pt. 3)
In the third part of this three-part podcast Andrea Blätler, Fiona ‘t Hart and I discuss the ethics of fanfiction, consent and non-consent in media, and...
Continue reading...Pffff… Too much to share…
Yesterday I got frustrated with myself. I looked through my private Snapchat story memories. I saw all these videos and photos I had made and shared...
Continue reading...Connecting Globally – The Duolingo Language App
Duolingo , or “The world’s best way to learn a language” according to the application itself, was launched to the public in 2012, and according to...
Continue reading...How to deal with social media overwhelm
In this video I will be talking about social media overwhelm. I will define the term sensory overload and relate to Goffman’s theory on theatrical performativity...
Continue reading...Self-driving car morality test
In this video, part 1.5 of our podcast, Andrea Blätler, James Bentham and I do the self-driving car morality test! do it yourself here: https://www.moralmachine.net/
Continue reading...The Omegaverse: claiming a trope (pt 2)
In the second part of this three-part podcast James Bentham, Andrea Blätler, and I discuss a copyright lawsuit about books in the Omegaverse. We discuss copyright...
Continue reading...What are you talking about?! Miscommunication in the Digital
Hello everyone, Laura Akerboom and I (Ruth van der Weijden) made a podcast together about communication and therefore also miscommunication in the Digital. We came to...
Continue reading...Lockdown and Christmas: How I Combat the Loneliness
It’s December, Sinterklaas has long since arrived back in Spain, the temperatures outside are dipping into the negatives, and everywhere you look you see fairy lights...
Continue reading...Nobody cares about your Spotify Wrapped
It’s that time of the year again. December 1st. You open Instagram, as you probably do every morning, just to browse around. See what your friends...
Continue reading...The Lazy Protest
What really is the meaning behind posting something solely for ‘bringing more awareness’? What is the true benefit of these posts and what about these posts...
Continue reading...Update on online Charity
In my opinion there are currently two big Charities going strong on YouTube the first one is #TeamSeas and the $1.000.000 stream for St. Jude. Lets...
Continue reading...Draw My Life: Digital Media Edition!
For my last content piece, I thought I’d talk about my own experiences growing up with the digital world. Hope you all enjoy! 🙂 Ps: I...
Continue reading...Subreddits
When I was having an early Christmas dinner with some friends, we started talking about subreddits. I had never heard of a subreddit: “What does that...
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