You’ll forgive us for interrupting your rants on trivial matters such as, for example, the next rental property or, even worse, the massacres in the Middle East. Here the world …
the industry of illness and its profitable institutionalization (a few more notes)
We don’t (want to) talk about it… Six full years have passed since the Great Threat—the Sars-Cov-2—has “struck” nearly all aspects of life for hundreds of millions of passengers on …
digitalization and recording of the genome: the case of biopiracy
The latest step in the discussions that began in July 2023 regarding the deregulation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Europe took place on January 28, 2026, when the relevant …
our daily bread (the machine-produced one)
It is easy to imagine a version of the human species that would not know any of the “luxuries” (or burdens) of high technology, from the humblest cars to smart …
digital technology encodes social relationships
The following article was published on October 13, 2023, in the Chinese Social Sciences review, signed by Zhang Shuqin (associate professor at the School of Sociology and Psychology at the …
data: mine, factory … or?
The rather triumphant imposition of (the companies of) antisocial media and, subsequently, the enlightenment regarding neural algorithms has intensified over the past decade – always speaking relatively and mainly among …
the hygiene terror campaign, second phase…
They call her “queen of corruption,” among many other equally flattering nicknames. Regardless of your opinion about the fact that the “president of the European Commission” Ursula von der Leyen …
anxiety generators
When Lauren Antonoff, the newly appointed CEO of the Life360 tracking app, recently described the company as part of the “anxiety economy,” it sounded like a phrase that didn’t make …
mechanical love, mechanical despair
When at the end of 2013 the movie Her by Spike Jonze was released in cinemas (with Joaquin Phoenix in the role of a lonely writer and the voice of …
militaristic “fiction”: the weaponization of neuroscience
On October 8, the “Digital Frontlines 2025” conference was held, organized in Latvia by “StratCom”, one of NATO’s “centers of excellence”, with the following themes: One would say that such …
what do the neo-malthusians of the 4th industrial revolution drink?
We don’t know. However, it is certain that in their orgies and little orgies they make various “cocktails” – and they have been completely dumbed down. Of course, they can …
algorithms and totalitarianism
Historical fascism is generally (and often abstractly) known, although it is condensed into personalities (e.g. Hitler) facilitating misunderstanding and confusion: obviously “national socialism” either in its German version or in …