Welcome to MindMatters, where we dive into how social media affects our mental health, especially for young people with hostJuliette van den Broek & our guest...
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The Vast Impact of Digitalization
On this podcast, Helen, Jet, and Tsamarah talked about the impact of digitalization in our respective fields of study. Topics including the advancement of Geographic Information...
Continue reading...Nostalgia in the Digital Realm
AMS students—Helmi Kukka Kärki, Zuzanna Dziedzic, and Agnietė Gelažunaitė—discussing the current phenomenon of nostalgia in the digital realm. In today’s world of rapid digitalisation, constant innovation,...
Continue reading...Podcast on Cancel Culture
This podcast is made by Isabella de Antoni and Quirine Beenen. This podcast talks about cancel culture; what is it?, why do we do it? and...
Continue reading...Why do we love Moo Deng?
First, let me explain what Moo Deng is. Moo Deng is a famous pygmy hippopotamus which means a tiny hippo. They only get around 180-275 kilograms...
Continue reading...Finch: a virtual self-care tamagotchi (bonus blog)
Nowadays, as mental health awareness grows, self-care has become a staple term, incorporated into many domains such as business, family, and the broader community. In fact,...
Continue reading...Refreshing journalism or cheap propaganda?
In the digital age, journalism has transformed. Influencers and vloggers now shape public opinion, often covering stories overlooked by traditional media. This shift offers fresh perspectives...
Continue reading...Pin your interest: the science behind Pinterest mood-boards
The digital platform Pinterest was co-founded by Ben Silbermann, Evan Sharp, and Paul Sciarra in 2010. Silbermann, who had previously worked in online advertising, acknowledged that...
Continue reading...The generation with the happiest pictures and the saddest lives
Recently, I watched a short documentary from the Guardian about Chinese women who travel to other countries, like the United States, hoping to become mothers. These...
Continue reading...Hate, Passivity, and the Decline of Media Literacy
It is true that a pen is mightier than a sword. Words and images communicate messages that have the power to influence us. To create media...
Continue reading...A Social Media Platform Recently Popular Among Young People in Taiwan
Threads is a social media platform primarily focused on short text posts and is one of the products under Meta, launched in 2023. According to data...
Continue reading...Tiktok Terminology: Censorship and Filtering
It’s become somewhat commonplace to see that strange mix of letters and numbers, or that new way of saying death. Murder is turned into unaliving someone,...
Continue reading...Concerns about (Online) Gambling in the Netherlands
The Pseudonymity of VTubers
The emergence, growth and popularity of social media, gave rise to an increase in (participating) netizens, whom often post something (e.g. pictures, stories or videos) in...
Continue reading...Quantum Physics: From Atom Bombs to the Cutting Edge of Innovation
Would you believe me if I told you that quantum physics is one of the most interesting fields in physics? It’s a field that dives deep...
Continue reading...The Shift from Paper to Pixels: The Rise of the E-reader
Sticky brat summer Sunday afternoons and cathartic bitter Saturday evenings – The absurdity of Spotify’s new Daylists
Although Spotify has been the leading music streaming service for approximately the past decade, it still continuously releases new updates. But maybe the updates are not released...
Continue reading...My Digital Role: Bookclub Host
In the offline world, reading is one of my favorite hobbies. This is an interest I share with my friends. However, running a book club has...
Continue reading...Where in the world it the FBI agent on the other side of my phone?
Do you ever feel like there’s a little FBI agent on the other side of your phone? Or that someone’s watching you? What are the odds...
Continue reading...The (alleged) digital revival of subcultures
What is a subculture? From an etymological perspective, the word subculture must be divided into two parts to be deciphered. Sub is a Latin prefix meaning...
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