Making sense of our connected world
Digital by design, not by default: Resilience in higher education
What does resilience in higher education look like? A comparison of two models from Germany and Portugal shows: there is no single formula.
Algorithms under scrunity: AI observatories as democratic infrastructure
Algorithms have a profound impact on people’s lives. This article explores why AI observatories are essential for democratic governance.
Identifying bias, taking responsibility: Critical perspectives on AI and data quality in higher education
AI is changing higher education. This article explores the risks of bias and why we need a critical approach.
Who spreads disinformation, where, for what purpose, and to what extent?
How much disinformation do German politicians and parties actually spread? On which platforms and to what ends? Two new studies provide systematic answers.
Defending Europe’s disinformation researchers
Disinformation researchers in Europe face lawsuits, harassment & smear campaigns. What is behind these attacks? How should the EU respond?
Science hostility: What we know and what we can do about it
How can we support researchers through communication training, institutional support and awareness-raising measures on the issue of hostility towards science?
How COVID-19 impacts digital technologies
The current lockdown is boosting online activity – everything is increasingly shifting to the digital sphere. In this dossier we ask if, how and why the Corona pandemic will affect key subjects of digital technologies. What does this mean for the regulation of content on digital platforms? How is Covid-19 activating the digital society? How does it transform our online culture? How safe are tracing apps? What lessons can be learned regarding cyber security? Busy times for our researchers!
How metaphors shape the digital society
Cloud, Big Data, Piracy, Virus are common terms in the debates about digital technologies. At the same time they are methaphors that originate from other fields than technology. What normative or political baggage do they therefore carry? How does this vocabulary shape the emerging digital society? In the series of articles on the How metaphors shape the digital society different authors analyse the assumptions and meanings of metaphors in the digital era.
