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...
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How Do Photographs Alter Our Childhood Memories?
Before the current age of advanced technology, many people remember the past through observing photographs of their youth. Birthday parties, Halloween nights, family gatherings, and more....
Continue reading...Married to a Virtual Character: Mr. Kondo & Hatsune Miku
Most of us have probably had a certain feeling for a fictional character at one point. You probably once in your life found yourself sympathizing with...
Continue reading...Influencing Elections: The Cambridge Analytica scandal.
You may have heard of the name Cambridge Analytica. The British consulting firm filed for bankruptcy in 2018, after being caught up in a massive scandal...
Continue reading...Twitter politics and the death of debate in the post-truth world
Monetisation, Creativity, and Content
Profit-Shaped Content Around 2016, something interesting started happening on YouTube. Content creators who had once churned out shorter, sub-10 minute videos were now regularly uploading 20-,...
Continue reading...I deleted Tiktok, again…
Everybody knows the feeling when you’ve been spending too much time on your phone, often specifically that one app that manages to keep you engaged for...
Continue reading...Anyone got a painkiller? No, just weed.
No, not actually real weed… but a derivative of weed called CBD. There have been some misunderstandings about CBD, such as the fear that it would...
Continue reading...How do you do, fellow kids? Shifted any realities lately?
Let me preface this by saying the internet has always felt like an alternate universe to me. As a young teen growing up on MSN-messenger, the...
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The Modern Detective
Introduction A cyber sleuth, also known as an internet sleuth, web sleuth, or armchair investigator, is a person who does any kind of detective work using...
Continue reading...Smile for your employer!
Let’s meet ‘Miłek’ [from polish miło – nice], a cute little device based on IA algorithms created by a polish start-up Quantum CX. It is here...
Continue reading...Digital Media: A Unique Experience to all.
My First Time When I was young, we used to go to my grandparents’ house every weekend. I had lots of fun because four of my...
Continue reading...Establishing World Dominance
With robots and AI developing rapidly, the age old question remains – will they take over or will the human factor still play a part in it?
Continue reading...The digital world is slowly becoming my world..
When I was a kid I had about one hour of screen time a day. I was allowed to watch TV for one hour a day...
Continue reading...Music on, world off
In our contemporary society it appears that music is a permanent feature of our daily lives, as modern technology has made it effortless to consume music...
Continue reading...When it´s not food that ferments.
The other day I started reading The Language of Food: A Linguist reads the menu by Dan Jurafski, in which he explores food origins and unravels...
Continue reading...From Novels to TikToks, Instant Gratification and the Rise of Impatience
I’ve had a hard time coming up with an idea for this week’s blog post. While I find it interesting to read about others’ first memories...
Continue reading...What does ‘the digital’ mean?
‘Digital’, the term seems to be all around us in our current society and the technological attributes that are referred to with this term have penetrated...
Continue reading...Cooking in The Digital Age and Why My Mom Wouldn’t Share Her Recipes
I believe many of us can relate to this: you move into your first ever own apartment, away from your parents and the town you grow...
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