Bitcoin is the new media darling, but is it the right kind of attention? Is Bitcoin something you should be paying attention to? What is the good, the bad, and the ugly about this new cryptocurrency?… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Lifestyle & Society
The Rise of a Videogame Culture
The best experiences forged through gaming are unforgettable moments in people’s lives, images that remain embedded in our identity and often correlate closely with the creation of social bonds and deep-seated loyalties.… Continue Reading
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[Review] Propaganda: Power and Persuasion
Expectations were set high for the British Library’s most recent look at the history of propaganda – the methods it uses, the topics it focuses on and the ubiquity of its existence.… Continue Reading
Stop Watching Us! PRISM, Surveillance and the Hierarchy of Privacy
The dramatic travels of Edward Snowden keep us suitably enthralled, however it’s important that we don’t allow a focus on the whistleblower to overshadow the far more impacting societal issues the saga continues to shine light upon.… Continue Reading
Taking a Digital Holiday: Are We Digital Natives or Addicts?
It was quite clear that I had become habitual in my smartphone use over and beyond its capacity to enhance my lifestyle, mindless in my use that allowed impulsive behaviour patterns to lead the way. I was a digital addict, and my paraphernalia of choice was manufactured by Samsung working in tandem with those Android peddlers over at Google.… Continue Reading
2013: The Year of the Futurist
Futurist thinking is starting to become mainstream. We need a world filled with futurists – so are you ready to call yourself one?… Continue Reading