Our co-founder and Executive Director Stephanie Hankey was interviewed by ABC News about how coronavirus misinformation is going viral on WhatsApp:
“There is an increase in misinformation at a time of crisis,” she said. “Misinformation works because it plays in to our hopes and fears and confirms our biases. What we have seen again with this crisis is that WhatsApp enables the circulation of false information presented as facts that play into our greatest fears.”
You can read the full article here.
The outdoor exhibition by Tactical Tech, co-produced by HAU Hebbel am Ufer, explores through the lens of technology how people get informed, make decisions and respond to current global crises like climate change, pandemics or political polarisation.
The Glass Room presents Capsule 2.0, 'Nothing Personal?', our latest showcase of digital objects, both old and new. This second capsule explores how technologies are designed, branded and engineered to collect deeply personal data and influence our real-time behaviours.
Climate disasters are often described as 'natural' phenomena, only remotely fuelled by carbon emissions. This article from Exposing the Invisible explores pathways for investigating climate disasters and how - or whether - communities can adapt to them.
The 'Technologies of Hope & Fear' project received an Honorary Mention in the frame of the Prix Ars Electronica. This interactive research looks at a curated selection of 100 technologies developed in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
