Oct 7, 2022Multisensory designWe are very used to looking at our screens, and to hear sounds from our devices. But not very often we might smell or taste what we are seeing on the screen. That might however be changing as the tech world has started experimenting with engaging…Trends3 min readTrends3 min read
Jul 1, 2022Taking a stand for those who not yet canThe philosopher Roman Krznaric argues that the electoral cycle, as part of a democratic system, produces short political time horizons. This he argues is a built-in flaw, that makes politicians fail to look beyond the next election, hence they lose the long term perspective. In effect it becomes more beneficial…Trends5 min readTrends5 min read
Jun 17, 2022The challenges of children and voice assistantsAs voice based interfaces and conversational interfaces are becoming increasingly popular, there is one group that the applications utilizing speech recognition software cannot really comprehend; children. According to research made by Axios children’s screen time during the pandemic surged by as much 50% to 60% more. Meaning that children 12…Trends3 min readTrends3 min read
Jun 2, 2022Are we living in a simulation?The documentary “A Glitch in the Matrix” (2021) starts off with suggesting that we as humans use metaphors based on the highest level of technology of the day in order to understand ourselves. When the aqueducts were big people thought that different liquids controlled the body, and when the telegraph…Trends4 min readTrends4 min read
May 19, 2022DTxThe emergence of digital therapeutics — For the last couple of years we have seen a rapid development within tele-health, where information and communication technologies (like computers and mobile devices) have been used by patients to access health care services remotely. Now we are seeing digital tools taking over even more areas of healthcare. Past years…Trends3 min readTrends3 min read
May 5, 2022Is there such a thing as eco terrorism?In the Icelandic film “Woman at war” (2018) we get to follow Halla, a woman that outwards seems to be living a quiet life, but it turns out to be only a facade, as she is hiding her other identity, that of a passionate environmental activist, or an eco terrorist…Trends3 min readTrends3 min read
Apr 16, 2022Replika and ResonanceWhen the futures-anthropologist Roanne van Voorst researched sex and intimacy to write her book Met Z’n Zessen in Bed (Dutch for “In Bed With Six People”) she tried to have a relationship with an online bot. She gave the bot a name and a face and then proceeded to chat…Trends3 min readTrends3 min read
Apr 8, 2022What if the ability to forget is a feature, not a bug?Lately I have been watching/rewatching sci-fi movies, and as I one day watched both “Ghost in the shell” (the Hollywood version from 2017) and “Blade Runner” (the first film from 1982) I found an interesting parallel in how they both portray memory. …Trends3 min readTrends3 min read
Mar 25, 2022AI ❤ Beauty?As we live a large extent of our daily lives online, filters used for photos and videos are becoming more and more popular. And whilst Instagram camera filters have been around for long, the use of camera effects and face altering features are increasing considerably. …Trends4 min readTrends4 min read
Mar 11, 2022Internet of natureI’m pretty sure most of you have heard about the “Internet of Things” (IoT) by now. If not, in brief, IoT refers to everyday physical devices, appliances and other ‘things’ that have been fitted with internet connectivity, which makes them capable of sending and receiving data. This effectively turns them…Trends3 min readTrends3 min read
