Elk academisch debat heeft minstens twee kanten

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Jan Jaap de Ruiter
16/03/2024

In dit blog ga ik in op een eerder stuk van collega Michiel Bot over de vraag of Tilburg University over moet gaan tot een boycot van Israëlische zusterinstellingen.

My goodbye to Omegle

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Naomi Hofman
07/03/2024

The platform known for randomized global video chatting is dead. Omegle, launched in March 2009, has ceased to exist. Date of death: November 8th, 2023. Perpetrator: Leif K-Brooks of Brattleboro, Vermont. Also known as: the founder of Omegle. 

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Generative AI and the uncanny valley (and a call to action)

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Ruben den Boer
09/03/2023

Understanding how we perceive AI-generated content is not only new and exciting. It is urgent. As students and scholars of digital culture, we should develop an empirically grounded understanding of this new mode of discourse. 

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The Climate Will Deny You If You Keep Denying Climate Change

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Blean Tsige
13/02/2024

Stop climate change-denying otherwise the climate will deny you.  

The twin phenomena of inaction and denial demonstrate that we are all not immune to being climate change deniers. Is awareness truly enough to save the earth?

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Clash Of Civilization In The Online Nexus

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Blean Tsige
26/02/2024

Elon Musk challenged a country in a single combat fight. He is challenging Vladimir Putin to fight over Russians ongoing Russian War in Ukraine. 

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Period Pain Vs Your Work Place

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Blean Tsige
12/02/2024

This essay focuses on Spain’s cabinet approving the menstrual leave bill. This is the first European country that has allowed workers to call in sick for immense period pain.

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Don’t Be An Uncle Tom

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Blean Tsige
06/02/2024

In this essay, the main aim is to scrutinize the shortcomings of this novel. The objective is to understand the controversial character of Uncle Tom and how his betrayal manifests in today's African American society.

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The Transformation Of The Digitized Public Sphere & Its Consequences

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Blean Tsige
01/02/2024

The aim of this article is to highlight the global rise of ultranationalism that is purported by the explosion of the use of social networks and conclude that there is a new digital sphere that promotes digitized nazism.