The internet and social media are a hallmark of modern society. A plethora of tools exists to help us consume, create, edit and curate the swathes of data available at our fingertips. But how has this renaissance of information affected younger generations? Are children more adept at navigating cyberspace? Or are we the ones who need to reTHINK cyberculture?
We discuss with Dr Velislava Hillman who, throughout her research, she has reinforced the need to voice children’s and young people’s perspectives and experiences.
Further Reading
Jean Twenge - Generation Me and The Narcissism Epidemic
https://www.bookdepository.com/Narcissism-Epidemic-W-Keith-Campbell/9781416575993
http://www.jeantwenge.com/the-narcissism-epidemic-book-by-dr-jean-twenge/
Shoshana Zuboff - The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
https://www.bookdepository.com/Age-Surveillance-Capitalism-Professor-Shoshana-Zuboff/9781781256855
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/03/harvard-professor-says-surveillance-capitalism-is-undermining-democracy/
Commonsense Media -
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Facebook Likes can predict personality traits
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235906499_Private_traits_and_attributes_are_predictable_from_digital_records_of_human_behavior
Sonia Livingstone - Global Kids Online
http://globalkidsonline.net/about/members/sonia-livingstone/
Digital Futures Commission
https://digitalfuturescommission.org.uk/
How China is using A.I. in the Classroom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMLsHI8aV0g
SWITCH - Fiction Section - Audio Version
ReTHINK Roundup - with David and Nika
The Internet and Democracy - with Gareth Mitchell
Designing Success
The Bold World of Bees
ReTHINKing our Mental Health with Dr Paulann Grech
10 Years of Jellyfish Spotting
For the Price of a Coffee
Time to Evolve Traffic Management
Public Health Concern: Diabetes
Eat your Rainbow
Big Data, AI and a bag of crisps - Full Version
Big Data, AI and a bag of crisps - Part 2
Big Data, AI and a bag of crisps
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Recap: 16 conversations about research and innovation
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