Category: Science and Technology

  • Digital Misogyny and AI Humour: Who Is laughing, at Whom and to What End

    Sometimes the internet brings us moments of joy, whimsy and hilarity, like a bird with a worm. These unplanned and unintentional moments resonate with people for they share a common thread: the unmistakable follies of humanness. A lawyer in an online civil forfeiture hearing during the pandemic accidentally put on a cat filter and couldnโ€™t…

  • Interview: John Morrison on The Perfection of Fish

    J.S. Morrison has lived in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East, and visited Asia, Africa, South America, and Antarctica. He contributed to an anthology and optioned two original screenplays before deciding to write a near-future novel about genetic engineering. The author meant it to be a dire warning to humanity, but his sense of…

  • Does Capitalist Society Create Technology to Decrease Our Thinking Capacity and Control Our Minds? Is This a New Way to Exploit Us?

    In todayโ€™s world technology is everywhere. In this article I have argued that the capitalist society might be using technology to control the minds of the individuals by reducing their capacity for independent thought, through AI, social media, and consumer convenience products. Capitalist societies have always been dependent on technological advancements for economic growth. In…

  • AI in Academics: A Support System in the 21st Century

    Curious about how AI in academics works? how AI can make academic writing easier?Dive into the world of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on scholarly work in the 21st century. Learn how AI tools, like ChatGPT and Scholarcy, can help with research, brainstorming, writing, and even collaboration. It’s like having a virtual assistant for your…

  • 10 Pros and Cons of Technology in Society

    Technology is a great gift of science to human society that has made life easier and more comfortable than ever expected. Technology has made our lives so easy that we can’t imagine living without it for a single second. Human beings depend upon technology for every little thing, and their present and future is all…

  • Pros and Cons of Technology in Education

    Technology has introduced new teaching and learning solutions into the system. And this radical shift is now a new reality of our educational landscape. Digital technologies have not just changed but also improved the ways we teach and learn. This article aims to explore the various dimensions of the EdTech revolution. Hereโ€™s more about the…

  • What is the Online Disinhibition Effect? Explained in 1200 Words

    Synopsis: The online disinhibition effect is a phenomenon that seeks to explain why individuals feel like they can express themselves more openly in cyberspaces, without the fear of consequence. Dissociative anonymity, invisibility, asynchronicity, solipsistic introjection, dissociative imagination, and minimisation of status and authority are factors that have been found to cultivate this sense of online…