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Babylon's Burning
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18/03/2019
Babylon's Burning is a YouTube Talkshow on Digital Culture. It is a co-production between Babylon, Center for the study of Superdiversity (Tilburg University) and Diggit Magazine.
Fran Meissner on the datafication and marketization of migration - Babylon is Burning
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31/08/2020
In this episode of Babylon is Burning, dr. Fran Meissner from Leiden University talks about the data that is being gathered about migrants, migration and migration flows.
According to Piia Varis, conspiracy theories existed long before the invention of the internet. However, digital media and online platforms now allow conspiracy theory believers to 'find' each other and support for their claims online.
Visible Female armpit hair stirs emotions and feeds online hypes and debates. Gabriela de la Vega started her research into female armpit hair by questioning the normality of 'shaving body hair' as a woman.
Dating apps can help people to meet other people with similar sexual preferences. But there are also some issues with these types of online platforms. In this episode of Babylon is Burning, Sander de Ridder explains why 'sexual politics' is such an important topic.
According to Ben Van Duppen (Antwerp University, Belgium) we should rethink the concept of smart cities from a democratic and commons perspective.
Ico Maly on algorithmic populism in Babylon's Burning
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20/06/2019
Babylon is Burning has invited Ico Maly (Tilburg University) in the studio to talk about what he calls 'algorithmic populism' and activism in the digital age. How has digitalization affected politics and activism?
Online dating with Babylon is Burning and Alex Schouten
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23/05/2019
What are the do's and don't's of online dating? Diggit Magazine invited Alex Schouten in the studio of Babylon is Burning to give you scientific insight in the world of online dating.
Babylon is Burning: WeChat with Lu Ying & Mingyi Hou
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18/04/2019
In this third episode of Babylon is Burning, we have invited Lu Ying & Mingyi Hou to introduce the Chinese 'super app' WeChat.
Babylon is Burning: trolls and trolling with Chrissy Cook
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21/03/2019
In the second episode of Babylon's Burning, we talk with Chrissy Cook (Tilburg University) on her research on trolls and trolling. Chrissy has spent the last four years of her life dedicated to studying this phenomenon.
Trump, Bolsonaro and others reject "globalism". Along with "cultural marxism", this term has become widespread in meme wars too. But what does it mean?