Aug 23, 2018 | Politics & Society, Referee
By Pamela Williamson Pamela Williamson looks into the world of Russian trolls and bots. The mechanisation of bots to power political messaging is a very new phenomenon, although propaganda during war has been around for a long time. The seminal work of Harold Laswell...
Aug 9, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Business & Economics, Referee
By Claudia Russell Facebook continues to make profits for the time being, largely due to an increase in users aged 55 and over. However, multiple sources predict that the end is nigh. Waking up and checking your Facebook feed is a morning routine now shared by...
May 29, 2018 | Arts & Culture
By Gareth Dorrian & Ian Whittaker Flat Earthers vs climate change sceptics: why conspiracy theorists keep contradicting each other. Flat Earthism and the idea that human activity is not responsible for climate change are two of the most prevalent conspiracy...
Apr 23, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Business & Economics
How did Netflix become the world’s biggest online TV network? Nicola Shepheard speaks with business graduate Paul Rataul and University of Auckland management and international business lecturers Dr. Dan Tisch and Dr. Peter Zamborsky about the success of...
Apr 19, 2018 | Business & Economics
Will cryptocurrency profoundly alter the monetary system? What is the future of cryptocurrency? What are the pros and cons? And what do they mean for economics, for power, and for society? Maria Amoudian discusses the questions around cryptocurrency with David...
Mar 19, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Politics & Society
How has internet titan Google changed our knowledge, our politics and our lives over the last two decades? Siva Vaidhyanathan, the author of “The Googlization of Everything,” argues that Google affects the information we gather, jeopardises our personal...