Digital Discoverers
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A podcast with anna.barbara References: “Break It Off”, song by PinkPantheress (start and end of podcast); used for educational and analytical purposes. “Pinkpantheress: The Voice of...
Continue reading...Unsee Us: A Matter of Urgency
I was planning on writing about cookies, not biscuit but HTTP cookies. However, due to the current events going on at Leiden University, I decided to...
Continue reading...Healthcare in the metaverse?
Okay, the metaverse. I know we’ve all been bombarded with news about good ol’ Zuck’s latest Keynote and the impact it will have on our future...
Continue reading...The Furry Community: One of The Most Misrepresented and Misunderstood Online Communities
Last week, in my blog about VRChat, I wrote towards the end that I am a furry. To some people, that term might not ring a...
Continue reading...Taxing the Tech Giants: What Can We Do?
The influence that the tech giants have over our lives is evident; yet, their shady dealings are a lesser-known side of these modern monoliths Something we...
Continue reading...Why are women so underrepresented in eSports?
Hi everyone. This week, I decided to take a look at why women make up half of all gamers, but are so disproportionately underrepresented in eSports....
Continue reading...Pipelines and rabbit holes: Falling prey to algorithms
I was fully prepared to make my next blog post about Minecraft – I had a whole idea prepared and everything. But then, while having a...
Continue reading...Sustaining your business in a digital age — according to the KvK
Hey, let’s be activists IRL tomorrow! — digital activism
A few weeks ago, I went to the climate march in Amsterdam. I had heard about it through a recommended Instagram post on my feed and...
Continue reading...VRChat: The Platform Metaverse Wishes It Was
Last week in class we discussed Metaverse, Meta’s new big plan for an online social space. VR is the future of technology, and Metaverse intends to...
Continue reading...“The Mitchells vs. The Machines” is a Delightfully Surprising Movie with Modern Relevance
Sony Pictures’ The Mitchells vs. The Machines is a fantastic movie featuring a unique, visually stunning art style, genuinely funny moments, and a captivating storyline. However,...
Continue reading...Thought experiment – living offline: a world without the digital
I am writing this blog post, sitting on my sofa at home. On my lap I have my laptop, next to me lays my phone and...
Continue reading...Homo Augmentus: Looking Ahead to Further Technological Enhancement to the Human Body
For the last several thousand years, humanity has utilised many forms of technology to enhance the body or to fill the gaps of lost senses I...
Continue reading...To (U)be(r) or not to (U)be(r)
Dinner, Dinner, chicken winner A week ago, my boyfriend Gene and I were invited to a dinner at our friends Luciano and Mira’s place which is...
Continue reading...Movie rec: Free Guy
I visited my friend in New York over the summer, and she and I have wildly different tastes in just about everything. But we’d spent the...
Continue reading...New Technology in an Old World
As life expectancy increases across the world, how will technology and the digital world assist the youth of today as the elders of tomorrow? The subtitle...
Continue reading...Mom! All the others have one
Okay, I’m only 22 and kids aren’t in my cards for another four to six years or so. Nevertheless, a few weeks ago, I found myself...
Continue reading...Doki Doki Literature Club: The Hidden Horror Game That Took The Internet By Storm
For some reason, indie horror games seem to be really good at catching the internet’s attention. Look at the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise, which is...
Continue reading...“Finding Yourself” in a Digital World
Recently I have been thinking a lot about the emphasis of modern society on self-exploration. To me, it seems like there is this expectation of knowing...
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