Social irresponsibility

Her name is Fan Bingbing. She is one of the biggest stars of Chinese entertainment, an actress and singer. A state investigation found evidence of tax evasion against her (of …

Career guidance

At the same time that video games (certainly the most “successful” ones) are being accused of causing addiction and dependence, they are slowly entering the noble galaxy of Olympic sports! …

More drugs?

Has there been a video game in recent years that wasn’t addictive? We doubt it. The current global hit seems to be Fortnite – and it’s considered as addictive as …

Monitoring details

It’s not just “facial recognition” from a distance that captures the interest of law enforcement mechanisms (and perhaps others). With the title “Eyes in the sky: real-time surveillance system via …

Eyes on the back!

It is called “intelligent classroom behavior management system”. And it is – strangely enough – an experimental application that was implemented in a Chinese high school. A camera with facial …

Instant Response

What would the (capitalist) world be like in the 21st century if companies didn’t care about getting better? Google is one of them. Its engineers are working on an application …

selfie: capitalism kills!

In 2014 it was the beginning. Only 15… In 2015 it went better: 50. In 2016 it became clear that there is a steady upward trend: 97. In 2017 there …

Fake2Fake

Do they have humor or time for games in university research centers? Are they rushing to patent digital applications? Or do they simply participate in completing what Debord had (discovered? …

Dopamine

The “scientific” approach analyzes it as follows: Thanks to neuroscience, we are beginning to understand that achieving a goal or receiving a reward because one has completed a task can …

Smart machines, foolish users

A recent study revealed that the average smartphone user checks the device about 150 times a day. Over time, this translates into a waste of 7 years spent in front …