Psychology

Social Media and Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories

Earlier this week, Austria’s far-right FPÖ emerged as the big winner in the national elections. The FPÖ, founded by former Nazis in the 1950s, is known...

The Pressure to Respond Immediately, All Day Every Day

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December 22, 2023 by maaikemp Media Maesters Psychology Social Media 5

Why the **** do people listen to the top 2000?

A holiday tradition on the radio The days are getting shorter and the weather is getting colder: it’s December. We are approaching the holiday season with...

December 11, 2023 by wvanderavoird Media Media Maesters Music Psychology Radio 2

The Psychology of Online Validation: Understanding the Impact of Likes and Comments

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December 6, 2023 by Amata Facebook Instagram Mental Health Online Community Psychology Social Media Virtual Visionaries 4

Digital Detox: How Can Unplugging Improve Your Mental Health

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November 23, 2023 by Amata Anxiety Digital Detox Media Mental Health Psychology Social Media Virtual Visionaries 6

Digital Stress and Burnout: Recognizing and Coping with Information Overload

Has it ever happened to you that you spent too much time online, maybe kept scrolling on a social media app or watching meaningless videos, and...

October 21, 2023 by Amata COVID19 Internet Mental Health Psychology Virtual Visionaries 3

Screen Time Superheroes or Little Troublemakers? The Danger of Children’s Digital Adventures

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September 29, 2023 by Amata Addiction Children Consumption Culture Digital Media Mental Health Psychology Smartphones Virtual Visionaries YouTube 1

Unnamed(?) Podcast Episode 9: Conspiracy Theories and how they are spread online

Hello and welcome to the ninth podcast episode made by Ceiba Dick-Read, Max Alexandre and Gijs Mesman. This is the final episode in our podcast series...

December 18, 2022 by RandomizedV2 Conspiracy theories Digital Discoverers Web Weavers 1

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

Real World Gaming

Throughout my life, I’ve already played several games, ranging from RTS (Real-Time Strategy), Shooters, MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena), RPG (Role-Playing Games), and so on. Now,...

November 12, 2021 by Puck Games Net Navigators Online Community Psychology 1

Halloween Special: Slender Man and Spreading Horror Stories in the Virtual Realm

Get ready to shiver and prepare yourself for the horrors the internet can deliver: it’s time to dive into the paranormal world of Creepypastas. Horror stories such...

November 1, 2021 by JorisWiebes Conspiracy theories Consumption Digital Entertainment Life Digital Media Digitalization Digitalized History Internet Media Memes Psychology Web Weavers 1

Tradition in the Modern World: Internet Folklore

Folklore is one of the oldest forms of communication in the human language. Most of the time, folkloric tales are exclusive to the (ethnic) communities by...

October 25, 2021 by OGeerman Conspiracy theories Internet Virtual Voyagers 3

Fanning the Flames: Conspiracy Theories, Fake News and Facebook

The role of social media in spreading misinformation is undeniable, harmful to individuals and dangerous to society -according to Facebook. What is the Golden Rule of...

October 11, 2021 by ryan.gerrett Conspiracy theories Digital Discoverers Facebook Internet Journalism Social Media 0

Phones’ Ears are Flapping

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October 11, 2021 by derinbulat Business Conspiracy theories Digital Discoverers Digital Media Online Shopping Social Media Technology 0

Game training: does it work?

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November 13, 2020 by therese Games Psychology Uncategorized 1

Robopsychology

I remember watching “I,Robot” as a kid, and thought about how absolutely impossible it would be for a robot to ever have emotions (got that skepticism...

November 2, 2020 by Jacqerina Algorithms Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital Humanities Psychology Technology 0

Shaun the sheep

Or how online tests decide who I am The Internet makes our lives easier. This fact has turned into an understandable and already primitive point for...

October 26, 2020 by Svetlana Digital Humanities Education Internet Mental Health Physics Psychology Uncategorized 1

Cyberbullying: Will It Ever Go Away?

With the increase of our time online, the fact that cyberbullying cases have increased should not come as a surprise. But what makes it different than...