Digital Discoverers

You Can’t Handle the TRUTH: Alternative Facts and Pig S***

With Donald Trump’s creation of his own social media platform, does this issue a landmark of online free speech or is it a hallmark of the...

Is the Internet the Future of Education?

I remember being in high school and listening to my teachers complain about how we, the students, relied on Wikipedia to write their essays too much,...

October 25, 2021 by almastrakova Digital Discoverers 0

Thoughts on digital transformation

Digital transformation has transformed the world as we know it. The rapidly evolving human construct is ever-changing due to digitalization and all things digital. We currently...

October 24, 2021 by OlpinskaAga Digital Digital Discoverers 0

How to be THAT girl

Despite the years of peer pressure and FOMO, I have been refusing to download tik tok because 1) I don’t need another social media platform to...

October 22, 2021 by Audrey Choi Digital Discoverers 4

Fanfiction: the Power of Community on the Internet

Fanfiction has existed long before the internet came up with the terminology for it. Before Wattpad and Fifty Shades of Gray, there was Dante with his...

October 18, 2021 by almastrakova Digital Discoverers 0

From Russia with Love: Russian Election Interference and Social Media

“Oh f—, how did we miss this?” Mark Zuckerberg This is supposed to have been Mark Zuckerberg’s response during a security briefing where he was informed...

October 18, 2021 by ryan.gerrett Digital Discoverers Facebook Politics 0

Dawn of the Age of Subscriptions

I’m a big fan of the show Gravity Falls, I’ve seen it a couple of times already. I also loved the movie Moana, and I still...

October 18, 2021 by Casper Business Digital Discoverers Games Internet Media 1

Solving colonial heritage: a look into techno-heritage

The aura of an object Walter Benjamin painted the aura of an object as a negative attribute, the aura being what makes something entire unique, its...

October 17, 2021 by perihaan Architecture Art Digital Discoverers Museums Technology 0

Let’s Chat A Bit

Let’s Chat A Bit is the first podcast by Derin and me (Kyra), where we talk about what cryptocurrency is, our first experiences with crypto and...

October 14, 2021 by kyrahapple Digital Discoverers 1

Why Does My Dad Text So… Weird?

I’m sure many people my age can relate to feeling like their parents text in a weird way (if they even text at all). They always...

October 11, 2021 by almastrakova Digital Discoverers 5

Bitcoin Billionaire

Disclaimer: this is no financial advice and no encouragement to invest in crypto, please do your own research and only spend what you can afford to...

October 11, 2021 by kyrahapple Digital Discoverers 0

Netflix shouldn’t be a place for sex education

Influence of sexually explicit scenes in movies If you have spent any time browsing through netflix for new shows or movies, you would have noticed that...

October 11, 2021 by Audrey Choi Digital Discoverers Media Maesters 3

In honor of this #wordmentalhealthday

Lately, my social media seem to have been filled with two contradictory ideas. On my Instagram feed, I’ve been bombarded with posts about mental health and...

October 11, 2021 by Christine Stein Hededam Digital Discoverers Health Instagram Mental Health Social Media 2

From Game to Reality: Oxenfree’s Big Treasure Hunt

Gaming has become a very popular pastime in our modern society. Whether you play MMOs on a regular basis, or occasionally play a Call of Duty...

October 11, 2021 by Casper Digital Discoverers Games Video games 0

Fanning the Flames: Conspiracy Theories, Fake News and Facebook

The role of social media in spreading misinformation is undeniable, harmful to individuals and dangerous to society -according to Facebook. What is the Golden Rule of...