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Video: Million Bitcoin Baby!
Blockchain instead of financial institutions and bitcoins instead of loose coins? Is the internet going to be tomorrow’s money bin, and FinTech our new savings bank? And who is going to take regulatory measures? Watch the video of our latest Digitaler Salon!
HIIG research magazine: encore 2016
The latest edition of encore is hot off the press. We are glad to be able to share so many exciting findings and insights with you! Immerse yourself in the day-to-day working life of HIIG, read entertaining yet sophisticated interviews and celebrate 5 years of exploring the internet and society with us.
HIIG at re:publica 2017
In which direction is our digital society going? According to the motto »Love Out Loud«, re:publica 2017 invites activists, scientists and media-makers to Berlin. This year, we have six researchers amongst all speakers and presenters! See the full programme here:
Fundamental rights in the digital age
The internet is a space where social relationships are cultivated, business is conducted, new knowledge is created, and all kinds of networks are built. But do fundamental rights exist in this growing digital habit? Should there be a right to internet access or anonymity or even for digital disobedience?
Lunch talk with Arne Hintz
The collection and processing of massive amounts of data is becoming an increasingly contentious issue. In this public talk on 22 February, Arne Hintz will explore what datafication means for social justice.
Digitaler Salon: Make Facts Relevant Again
Make facts relevant again. We’ll figure out whether emotions have replaced reason and how enlightened citizens can oppose populism. How can we save democracy in times of newsbots, fear and filter bubbles? The next Digitaler Salon takes place at HIIG on 22 February. Join us for discussion!
Lunch talk with Meropi Tzanetakis
Meropi Tzanetakis takes you on a trip to the "dark" side of the web. How were global markets for drugs able to emerge on the darkweb - irrespective of current drug policy? In what way facilitate technological innovations the increasing availability of psychoactive substances?
Digitaler Salon: Akademie der Autodidakten
Akademie der Autodidakten. Will online platforms and YouTube channels become tomorrow’s further training centres? To what extent can independently acquired knowledge gain recognition inside a digital working environment? Discuss with us on 25 January 2016 at HIIG!
Lunch talk with Chris Baumann
Can we take a "seamless" flow of data between people and technology for granted? Chris Baumann from University of Stockholm investigates this everyday phenomenon. As our next guest, he will present his case study of digital media players as interoperable systems on the example of Microsoft’s Xbox One.
New Dossier: Open Science
Open Science's utopia: Making science as transparent as possible. But reality looks different, since knowledge is mostly distributed by major publishers. Our new dossier provides a look behind paywalls, discovers the darknet and investigates what Citizen Science and technologies like Blockchain can contribute.
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