Antisocial Digital Practice It was only in 2008, that I finally was able to discover and engage with the digital world. However, I was not able...
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Cottagecore and the Desire to Disconnect
The term ‘cottagecore’ might or might not be familiar to you. It is a term coined for an internet aesthetic popularised greatly in the Covid pandemic...
Continue reading...Why you don’t need an 8-step skincare routine
The 8-step routine Serums with hyaluronic acid, rose water toner, and a foaming cleanser from The Ordinary. Does that sound familiar, or not at all? These...
Continue reading...A digital revolution in drug discovery – Meet Google’s protein folding AI
I remember attending a lecture several years ago that focused primarily on the 3D structures of proteins and their importance in drug discovery. It being both...
Continue reading...The rise of reality TV: A Cultural Shift We Can’t Ignore
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The iPad, the iPhone, the iPod and the iPet: The Advent of Microchips
To the vast majority of animal owners the installation of a microchip under your pets skin can represent a milestone moment of the early stage of...
Continue reading...CDs and digital cameras; vinyl records and Polaroids of the 2020s?
Vinyl records and Polaroid cameras don’t remind me of the 70’s or the decades surrounding it. They remind me of the 2010s. Thanks to the hipster...
Continue reading...How Information Now Changes My Digital Practice
I remember when I was in elementary school, the teacher would always say ‘Just ask Google if you don’t know something.’ I tried entering a keyword...
Continue reading...We are completely dependent on the digital world, which is terrifying
In this day and age it is hard to imagine a world without the digital (at least for me, someone who was born in 2004). When...
Continue reading...Reclaiming Presence: The Power of Disconnecting
In an era dominated by digital media and technology, our lives are becoming increasingly intertwined with screens. It’s nearly impossible to escape their pervasive presence. Even...
Continue reading...Does Digitalization Enrich or Confine Our Life Experiences?
People who lived two hundred years ago definitely could not imagine that life in the 21st century would be so convenient and change so quickly. With...
Continue reading...First memory of the Digital
By looking at the society we live in today, I think the most of us are not very conscious about the fact that technology, like a...
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Growing up as a 90’s child, everyone I knew (myself included) loved Pokémon, so much so that it would be safe to consider it a cultural...
Continue reading...Daydreaming and searching for more; the hedonistic threadmill
Since a young age, I’ve been a big daydreamer. While my classmates in third grade focused on math, I was already envisioning myself as a world-famous...
Continue reading...A Day in The Digital: Theorising Conspiracy Theories
Defined by the Oxford Advanced Learner’s dictionary as, “a secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal”, the word conspiracy, although...
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Back in my day, in the glorious days of the late 2000s and early 2010s, one did not simply open the cover of their own personal...
Continue reading...Podcats: Rural Life on TikTok
A few years ago I stumbled upon a beautiful YouTube channel named 李子柒 Liziqi which showcased traditional handicraft and food preparation activities in rural Pingwu County,...
Continue reading...(video essay) Utopias, Spirituality and Consumption
This is part two of my previous video essay on spirituality. In this video, I discuss theories about the reality of the digital. Does the Internet...
Continue reading...Deepfake Technology and its Implications
This podcast is about the rise of Deepfake technology, discussing the combination of technological advancements, ethical considerations, and the broader impact on digital media and society....
Continue reading...Controversial Selfies and the Media Landscape of 2013
I was listening to a podcast episode recently about influencers and the trajectory that the concept has taken over the past 2 decades- I definitely recommend...
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