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, however, why countries like Canada…

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. This is why companies such…

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 in doing so, we can…

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 software system. The unexpected COVID-19…

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, it only makes sense for…

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 to about literally anything. And…

Protected: camera roll memorial (2017-2021)

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