Two times a year, the clock changes. We either get an hour more or an hour less. We’re all so used to this that it doesn’t even strike us as odd anymore. Two times a year, out entire perception of time changes. We, as human beings, change time two times a year. One could argue that we –the human race- are also…
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When it comes to wealth distribution, the picture is pretty clear. We house in apartments or houses, have access to wifi (sometimes even for free), and have quality drinking water (even though some people still insist on buying bottled water for whatever unnecessary reason. JUST GET A BRITA! ). A further feature we see as naturally embedded in our beings are rights,…
When I first approached this blogpost, I had a plan in mind, to illustrate the negative aspects technology brings to language learning and communication between cultures. However, during my first paragraphs I started to dive deeper into the topic of digital translators and I actually decided that I don’t agree with my critical point of view anymore. So, here I go, I…
When it comes to video games there always seem to be these ideas and prejudices flying around that they make you lazy, aggressive, anti-social and more. There are papers out there proving that video games can make you aggressive and that video game addiction is a real thing, but then there is also proof that video games achieve the opposite; people can…
Today I would like to do a bit of an excursion from the usual theme I have in my blog. From the second of October till the seventh I spent a couple days in Istanbul and today I would like to talk a bit about the advantages that technology offers when you’re abroad. The first thing I really loved when I was…
Returning to my first blog, and Canada, ironically digital media helps me stay in touch with wilderness. YouTube films, for example, are reminders of a geography, if not exact location, I’ve experienced for real. There are many examples of people-wildlife encounters uploaded on YouTube. I like the following version of a ‘person-encounters-bear’ film, called ‘Grizzly Bear Encounter’ published by Shaun SW for…