Health

Online gambling is regulated now, what are the risks?

As of October first 2021, The Netherlands officially regulates the online gambling market. This delayed regulation wasn’t stopping many Dutch people from gambling online though, as...

The new snake oil marketplace

Today I read a news article about Dutch influencer Donny Roelvink who apologized for recommending a cosmetic medical procedure. He had had porcelain plates added to...

December 1, 2021 by Emmy Advertisements Health Influencer Psychology Safety Social Media Web Weavers 1

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...

November 30, 2021 by Christine Stein Hededam Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital Discoverers Health Virtual Reality (VR) 2

The Tetris Effect

In 1984 in Moscow, Alexey Pajitnov, a computer engineer, invented the first version of the game Tetris. The goal of the game is simple; rotate and...

November 28, 2021 by vera merks Addiction Games Media Maesters Video games Virtual Voyagers 2

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...

November 28, 2021 by perihaan Addiction Algorithms Digital Discoverers Facebook Games YouTube 7

Podcast digital education

In this podcast Hinako and Lyzanne discuss digital education during corona in higher education.

November 22, 2021 by Lyzanne COVID19 Education Mental Health Net Navigators Online Education 1

UNSEE US: NO MASS SURVEILLANCE ON LEIDEN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

Imagine a building you’re obligated to enter every week, where cameras are faced on every entrance and exit. These cameras are owned by a company which...

November 22, 2021 by JorisWiebes Artificial Intelligence (AI) COVID19 Global developments Inclusivity Mental Health Online Education Privacy Safety Surveillance Web Weavers 4

Youtube fitness content, how it kept me more motivated to keep exercising.

I’ve had multiple subscriptions to multiple gyms, but after a few months I just had no motivation to continue going. I was either too busy or...

November 22, 2021 by Emma van Kins Health Influencer Web Weavers YouTube 4

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...

November 22, 2021 by ryan.gerrett Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital Discoverers Health Technology 2

Internet Apocalypse: What the Facebook Outage Tells Us About Our Dependency of Social Media

Picture this: Whatsapp messages are not getting through, Instagram feeds are not loading, Wifi routers are being turned on and off again all around the world,...

November 15, 2021 by OGeerman Addiction Facebook Instagram Social Media Twitter Virtual Voyagers 3

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...

November 15, 2021 by ryan.gerrett Digital Discoverers Health Mental Health 0

Disclaimer: This blog post handles the subject of mental health in a way that some people may find distressing. Reader discretion is recommended. In case you feel yourself struggling with your mental health, there is a list of links at the bottom of this blog post where help and advice can be found. Please take care <3

October 19, 2021 by Unnur Media Maesters Mental Health Net Navigators 4

How listening to historical and nature ambiences on Youtube helped ease my anxiety and stress

For those who do not know what an ambience is, ambience refers to a sound recording of something that is associated with something. An example being...

October 16, 2021 by Alexandra Media Maesters Mental Health Virtual Voyagers 2

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

Public Attitudes Towards Government Imposed COVID-19 Digital Technologies

Welcome to our podcast on Public Attitudes Towards Government Imposed COVID-19 Digital Technologies. This is a podcast episode co-authored by Angela and Victor, where we discuss...

October 11, 2021 by Angela COVID19 Health Technology Virtual Voyagers 1

Silicon Valley is our modern-day Library of Alexandria; let’s burn it to the ground!

Before I get on a watchlist, I want to clarify that in this blogpost I will not be talking about the physical Silicon Valley; just as...

October 4, 2021 by JorisWiebes Addiction Algorithms Art Artificial Intelligence (AI) Business Consumerism Economy Instagram Media Maesters Social Media Web Weavers 0

The Digital Dilemma (Part 1)

In this three-part podcast Andrea Blattler, Fiona ‘t Hart and I discuss various benefits and drawbacks of digital platforms in relation to our own lives ,...