Conspiracy Theories: A Leading Cause to Why the World is Still in a Pandemic
Blogger: Bridget Koza April 13, 2021 Alongside physical distancing, Zoom meetings, and toilet paper rampages, the pandemic has brought on one inescapable symptom; conspiracy theories. In a time of uncertainty with constant troubling and disturbing news, conspiracy theories provide people with control over the unknown. It is this very reason,…
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No Curvature
Blogger: Sophie Wu I am part of a Facebook group called Flat Earth – No Trolls. The group describes itself as “a place to talk and share research about FE without the hassle of being kicked out by those who have different opinion [sic] with you.” A friend added me…
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Web Browser Logo Redesign
Blogger: Bridget Leslie When Apple redesigned IOS in 2014, they refined the visuals of their operating systems and every other app changed their logos in-turn. Recently, many brands have been changing their logos. They have become more minimalistic and simplistic in an effort to make logos memorable and easily recognizable.…
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Being on Instagram is like being stuck in Sontag’s Cave
Blogger: Sophie Wu I wake up and it is 7:51AM in the morning. I only really have to get out of bed at 8:00AM, so I open my phone and I get on Instagram. And then, for a timeless blip in my day that’s become so routine I barely even…
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Deepfakes: Digital Appropriation of the Body and Mind
Blogger: Bridget Leslie In the digital age, photographs are more easily shared and viewed than ever before. While this is fantastic for content creators, artists, and regular citizens because we are able to view and share art freely, it has certain downsides. Photographs are now extremely easy to alter, and…
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Google Earth : how my nostalgia was thwarted by the colonial gaze
Blogger: Zoe T When you grow up with something, you learn to love it, and you love to learn about it. Nostalgia is like a warm duvet cover on a chilly Sunday morning; it’s comforting to live in it for the time being but becomes problematic when you never want…
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Survival of the Technodexterous: How COVID-19 Enabled Job Markets to Favor the Most Tech Savvy Employees
Blogger: Bridget Koza As a gen-Zer, I’ve grown up knowing digital technology as a commodity and a lifestyle. With time I also see the progression and the impact of this technology more clearly. Today, I can’t picture life without the internet; I can’t even imagine a day without utilizing some…
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The Influencer Pay Gap
Mar Hicks’s article titled “A Feature, Not a Bug,” details the history of computing and how as the industry gained more prestige, the women who comprised its foundation were replaced with male workers who were less qualified for the high paying jobs they received. With discrimination rooted in it’s beginnings,…
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Goodbye, Adobe Flash
Hi Lizzy, I hope this email is finding you well. I know we haven’t talked much recently. Or at all, I guess. I’ve been thinking about how we used to be really close in the beginning of high school, and how you used to be the first person I’d talk…
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Will Progressive Capitalism Allow Innovation to Walk Through the Front Door?
The internet space has become less about a person’s expression and more about capitalism and mainstream content. Seeing this shift in technology makes me wonder if we will ever see something new or will the internet get accustomed to this lifestyle to the point were innovation is lost or is…
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The poor image: identity and the populist’s photograph
In her essay “In Defence of the Poor Image”, Hito Steyerl maps the identity of an entire medium that exists in digital space: “the poor image” (Steyerl 2012). Defined by Steyerl through its ability to erode the distinction between “consumer and producer, audience and author”, the poor image is a…
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