When all positives are false: the emergence of an academic whodunnit

Many educators accept the idea that we need to systematically assess the performance of our students. Easily accessible writing tools complicate the practice of assessment: how do we gauge whether an assignment is original work? In the age of AI, academic integrity is at stake – or so we’re told.

Sander Hölsgens and John Boy • May 12, 2023

48 hours of digital detox: can you survive without your digital devices?

Digital Anthropology students stayed offline for 48 hours to understand their relationship with digital technologies. How did they survive without devices? Their experiences ranged from strong 'FOMO' to empowerment. What would digital detox mean to you?

Zane Kripe • January 16, 2017 • 1 comment

Real Smart Cities are not user-friendly

The European debate on Smart Cities should focus less on “user-friendliness” and more on open access and engaging citizens in the complex political issues involved in the creation of technologies and cities.

Dorien Zandbergen • December 18, 2013

Data confessions of the quantified self

'Quantified Selfers' are people who spend a lot of their time tracking, measuring and counting physical, mental and emotional aspects of their 'selves'. Critics refer to them as narcissistic 'datasexuals'. Dorien Zandbergen offers another explanation.

Dorien Zandbergen • July 01, 2013

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When all positives are false: the emergence of an academic whodunnit

48 hours of digital detox: can you survive without your digital devices?

Real Smart Cities are not user-friendly

Data confessions of the quantified self