Everyone seeks a sense of belonging; to something, someone, somewhere. Belonging is part of what makes us feel connected, like we are part of something; like...
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Ray Kurzweil and Our Bright Future
Recently, I was listening to a podcast on which one of my favorite YouTube content creators was a guest. The topic got to computer programming, and...
Continue reading...Online Offline Connecting Lost Stories
History on the internet often takes the form of just another plotline, some facts and events that we scroll through, enjoy, and quickly forget. Something completely...
Continue reading...The Many Identities I Knit
Sitting in front of my computer, writing my fifth blog as has become the usual. Behind me is my record player, I have decided to spin...
Continue reading...How will AI effect the future of Music?
The first encounter I had with AI music is listening to an AI Kurt Cobain cover. At first, I found it cool and interesting that a...
Continue reading...Aesthetics of Curated Lives
For one of the last blogs, I decided to discuss the phenomenon of Pinterest—the heaven of aesthetics. This social media platform was created by Ben Silbermann...
Continue reading...Fashion in the Digital Age: Labels, Transparency, and Sustainability
Like many other industries, the fashion industry is also experiencing digitization. Representatives of the fashion industry as well as people concerned with climate change currently discussing...
Continue reading...Jodi.org and the Deconstruction of Games
The early internet pioneers of the 1960s and 1970s envisioned a democratic environment of commonly accessible creative tools, where communication channels would enable innovative approaches for...
Continue reading...A Small Peek into the World of Innovative Vaccines
I think most of us wouldn’t know that Edward Jenner introduced us to the ‘classic’ vaccine, a substance designed to trigger our immune response to protect...
Continue reading...Living Vicariously Through Games
This weekend I had a conversation about having indirect experiences through different media forms: films, books and games. But there’s something about the latter form that...
Continue reading...Where does German digitality come from?
My last blog (“Is Google the natural and neutral world brain?”) was about the power of Google. This is just one example of why the dangers...
Continue reading...Digital Cooking Culture
While I tend to have bleak messages in other blog posts, today I want to talk about an enormous shift in food culture in places with...
Continue reading...Is Google the natural and neutral world brain?
A look at the search history is always super interesting. My third most recent search was: “best hikes in the Netherlands”. I wanted to explore this...
Continue reading...How Rate Your Music made me care even more about music
Most of us love to listen to music. Some of us love to record, catalog and categorize every little thing we do every day. At the...
Continue reading...Where Do We Find Someone Like Us?
It is Week 4, still sitting on my desk, in front of my computer writing yet another blog. Behind me, I am spinning the newest addition...
Continue reading...The Sound of Silence: Rediscovering Boredom in a Noisy World
Do you get the feeling of being busy all day, watching television, scrolling to TikTok and studying online? I have this feeling of the need of...
Continue reading...The Simple-pocalypse
Recently, I was looking for a recipe to make a mousse for my brother’s birthday. For a few months we’ve been exchanging an idea of a...
Continue reading...Algorithms and Short-Form Content
Short form content is everywhere nowadays, with Tiktok, Instagram reels and Youtube shorts seemingly grabbing our collective attention span with an iron fist. At least that’s...
Continue reading...Music Streaming: A Perspective
I sometimes wonder how people like my dad viewed music when he was my age. These days, I can open Spotify and listen to anything from...
Continue reading...Do It Yourself, Teach Yourself: Empowering or Overwhelming?
DIY Culture, meaning “Do It Yourself” culture, is a term used to talk about people creating or doing things for themselves rather than relying on paid...
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