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...
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Video Essay: League of Legends, More than a Game
This is a short video essay about League of Legends and its E-sport scene. This has been a challenging project as I do not have any...
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...Video Essay: a slang and its development
This video generally introduced a slang and its development. p.s. I only used AI to generate the looping talking GIF. https://video.leidenuniv.nl/media/t/1_xvq4gq68
Continue reading...A Podcast Called Digital Media: Discussing Algorithmic Culture
Below is our podcast, it was made by Rana Aydemir, Quintus van Suchtelen and Pablo Hernández Flores. In it, we dicuss the place that algorithms hold...
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Media, Culture & Nostalgia: Craft or Comfort?
For the course project, I made a video essay where I invite you to think about the motivation behind your media consumption habits under the influence...
Continue reading...The FOMO effect – Navigating Social Media’s Impact on Our Minds
In this podcast, university students Youri, Sohaib, and Martijn unpack the phenomenon of FOMO—Fear of Missing Out—and its powerful connection to social media. Together, we examine...
Continue reading...Podcast – AI’s pros and cons and the influence on today’s society
In the audio file below you can listen to the podcast of Esat Ertekin and Fadi Hassan about AI. We talked about the pros and cons...
Continue reading...The Echoes of Algorithm & Anxiety
A few weeks ago, I had to write a paper about a major challenge in global mental health and one of the discussions that came up...
Continue reading...The Digital Divide
We might think we are in the digital age. Our lives in the West are so intertwined with being online, it seems like the offline age...
Continue reading...Be Aware of the Algorithm
Comparing ones ‘Explore’ or ‘For You’ pages of the same platform with one another shows how unalike someone’s personalised content is. This personalisation of content on...
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Recently Indonesia has elected a new president and vice-president for the new term. There are, inevitably, many controversies regarding the elected candidate; particularly about our new...
Continue reading...Do Celebrities have Influences on Votes?
When there is someone that does not know about the 2024 elections of America it will be me. Although America is a big western country with...
Continue reading...Algorithmic interactions; AI Emergent Behaviour
Today, I looked at my screen time statistics on my phone, and the app I use the most is ChatGPT. Since its release, AI has become...
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...Relatable Sadness and Digital Positivity
When we’re sad, we usually tend to do things that’ll either distract us from this sadness or things that resonate with the feeling, which eventually make...
Continue reading...Manipulating People’s Foolishness In Online Supplement Marketing
Have you noticed it lately? Influencers on tiktok, or company ads on the streets, that offer supplements with promising results. I’m talking about fat burners, energy...
Continue reading...Some Considerations on the Impact of AI on Global Employment
Conversations on the impact of AI in the workspace quickly veer into fears about job losses and mass unemployment. To start off, let’s take a moment...
Continue reading...Attractive Villains: The Menendez Brothers and the Glamourization of Crime
Netflix in the past few years released highly trendy true crime documentaries and TV series about well-known killers like Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the most...
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