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Digital Dementia: the high cost of convenience
December 10, 2025

Have you ever experienced that moment of panic when you can’t recall a familiar phone number or navigate without a map app? This growing reliance on external memoryknown as the “Google Effect”is a real-world example of how we’ve

What is Literacy in the Age of AI?
September 03, 2025

The way we learn and communicate is being fundamentally reshaped by generative AI, a force as significant as the printing press. Traditional definitions of literacy are now insufficient. This shift de

The promise of Ambient Intelligence for Healthcare
August 13, 2025

Many of us have witnessed the heart-wrenching journey of relatives or loved ones diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia, often long after the disease’s subtle onset. But what if we could detect these conditions much earlier, before precious ye

Data Dollars:  Exploitation of your data is more lucrative than selling products
July 02, 2025

Each time you swipe a loyalty card, you’re not just saving on groceriesyou’re feeding a powerful data machine known as retail media. What began as a scheme to offer loyalty discounts has morphed into a multibillion-dollar industry where reta

Burning Bright: AI’s Energy Footprint and the Global Cost
June 11, 2025

The emergence of AI is generating an unprecedented hunger for electricity, fundamentally reshaping global energy consumption. The International Energy Agency projects that data center electricity cons

Beyond Powerful — Is it Time to Rein in Tech Platforms?
May 14, 2025

“Careless People,” the recent memoir by Metas former Global Public Policy Director, Sarah Wynn-Williams, has caused a furor. Not only did it share revelations that Meta prioritized growth and engagement over safety and democracy, but it als

How AI’s Hunger for Power is Reshaping our Energy Landscape
April 23, 2025

AI is forcing a seismic shift in our energy landscape. News that China’s DeepSeek AI operates with up to 40 times less power than American competitors has already rattled markets and put its American counterparts on the defensive. Why? Currently, d

Beyond Discourse Dumpster Fires: Rethinking Social Media
March 26, 2025

Todays social media platforms have transformed human communication into algorithm-friendly “content” units that can be efficiently processed, ranked, and moderated. While this approach has powered extraordinary growth, it has also created an

Digital Hostages: The Evolution and Impact of Modern Ransomware
March 05, 2025

Ransomware has emerged as a critical global cybersecurity threat, with attacks costing organizations $2 million on average and causing $4.54 million in total damages per incident. From paralyzing crit

The Battle for Truth in Modern Journalism
February 12, 2025

Todays journalists use sophisticated tools to scrape, analyze, and visualize complex datasets, transforming investigative reporting across fields like political corruption and climate change. Yet this technological evolution comes at a critical moment wh