I have been planning to cover another topic for this blogpost; however, continuous honks, throttles and chanting coming from the streets made it impossible for me to not talk about the latest protests against abortion law in Poland in all conscience.
¡Viva México! Finally! I’m herewith solemnly telling you why I, an Austrian veterinarian, ended up being a Communication of Development student at Malmö University in Sweden, living in Mexico. Why I study Communication of Development? That was an easy decision! I take pleasure in communication of all forms, verbal, non-verbal, …
Let’s go to Costa Rica. But why? One reason could definitely be that Costa Rica is one of the countries with the highest biodiversity in the world, which is not only interesting for veterinarians. But the reasons why I went there were: First, I had to leave the US. I …
I briefly mentioned slot machine alike design of social media when I was talking about the potential of TikTok last week. It is true that social media uses similar techniques with gambling companies to become more addictive to its users. Social media addiction can paramount to excessive usage – and …
It’s Black History Month in the UK – as if I needed another excuse to nerd about Black digital culture! Although I was already “Zoomed” out after a long day at the desk, I’m glad I tuned into the online conversation “The Digital Lives and Research of Black Women in …
Children, technology and parental dilemma It was a quiet afternoon time, when I hear my husband talking with someone. While I was in the other room, seeing his phone charging, I started to wonder who is he talking with. It continued for a while, mingled with the sounds of music, …
In times of COVID-19 each of us is challenged with the new experience of social distancing and partial or full lockdowns. I don’t know about you, but at least I’ve suffered a bit from it. Well, let’s delete ‘a bit’. I’ve suffered. I’ve suffered from loneliness since living all by …
I have been talking about media manipulation and fake news by introducing a rather new threat called deepfake in my first blog. Now that I consider we broke the ice, I actually want to open up and talk (somewhat shamefully) about a recent addiction of mine: TikTok. Cue the gasp
How many times have you logged on to your online banking or to pay your utility bills or some other form of adulting when a young, friendly, female (always a female) avatar pops on the screen introducing herself as a virtual customer assistant? Do you close the window and carry …
Artificial intelligence is expeditiously spreading throughout the globe, dexterously supporting many sectors of the economy. Its accelerating growth is already impacting our day to day life in various areas. Many see it as an engine of productivity and economic expansion, a tool that can boost consumer demand and generate …
