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Language Games

The inspiration for writing this blog post came to me while trying to have a conversation with my mother. Keyword: trying. It has become increasingly difficult...

Assistive Technologies on Smartphones

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October 13, 2019 by Chloe Rajaonah AMS2019 Smartphones Social Technology 3

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out.

Pop a tab, slip under an MRI and what you would see might surprise you. Brain networks that normally handle vision, attention, movement and hearing communicate...

October 8, 2019 by Hiba Argane DH2019 Health Media Psychology Self Social Technology 0

reCAPTCHA: Google’s spy

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October 7, 2019 by Ewout Artificial Intelligence (AI) DH2019 Digitalization Privacy Social Technology 2

Social Media and High (?) Fashion

It is needless to list the perks of digital media. We are living in a day and age where we have fast access to information, gadgets...

October 7, 2019 by zeynepyilmaz AMS2019 Business Culture Digital Media Online Platforms Social Social Media 2

Online personality cults

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October 7, 2019 by T.L. van der Linden AMS2019 Culture Games Influencer Internet Media Memes Online Platforms Social Streaming Media Video games 2

The Past Is Doomed to Recur…

During middle school, my history teacher used to say ‘The past is doomed to recur!’ all the time. Maybe that was only the case for Turkey...

October 7, 2019 by Sanem Cerit DH2019 Digital Media History Media Psychology Social Social Media 0

Lads, It’s…

Disclaimer: This post was written before the Brighton-Tottenham game, and therefore doesn’t cover that result or Lloris’ injury; the latter of which is, in my opinion,...

October 6, 2019 by Amanda DH2019 Media Social Sports 0

The Magical School Bus of the Internet

As a late-nineties baby, I derive this laughable sense of comfort from distinctly remembering a time before the internet was a household necessity. Somehow I am...

October 1, 2019 by Hiba Argane DH2019 Internet Self Social 5

The Alternative Algorithm and Alternative Realities

The term ‘algorithm’ to many humanities-oriented people may seem like an abstract concept. One might understand it as a theoretical construct, but not necessarily grasp its...

October 1, 2019 by zofiavdk Algorithms Culture DH2019 Digital Media Education Facebook Games Language Media Media Theory Psychology Social Social Media Virtual Reality (VR) 0

They have been lying to you

Imagine your sentences getting cut off whilst you are speaking to a friend in the middle of your conversation. Or imagine your mom trying to turn...

September 30, 2019 by zeynepyilmaz AMS2019 Digital Media Internet Online Platforms Self Social 1

Instagram vs. reality

A few weeks ago, I was at a party. I sat at a table with a group of women in their fifties, as they opened up...

September 30, 2019 by laurarobustella AMS2019 Digital Media Internet Media Online Platforms Self Social Social Media 0

The unequal distribution of a wealth of digital media

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September 30, 2019 by T.L. van der Linden AMS2019 Digital Media Digitalization Digitalized Global developments History Media Social Social Media Technology 0

Just me, my data and I

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September 30, 2019 by Eleonora Bartoli AMS2019 Digitalized Media Self Social 0

It Is Too Loud Outside

Humans Are Social Animals “We, as humans, are social animals.” This is a phrase that I have been hearing since middle school. I have learned that...

September 30, 2019 by Sanem Cerit DH2019 Digital Media Digitalized Influencer Media Psychology Self Social Social Media Streaming Media Television 1

The Scale of the Greta-Effect

Today, on September 23rd, the United Nations Climate Action Summit is currently taking place in New York City following a weekend of global protests like never...