Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistWhy SuperApps Won’t Work in the WestSuper apps like WeChat are huge in Asia. Not in the West. Why? Could such an app ever succeed in the West? Perhaps. Probably not.2d ago2d ago
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistWill Machines Reshape Human Cultures?We are already co-creating culture with machines. But perhaps less so than we might realise. Will this change? Will we allow it?4d ago24d ago2
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistSmartphones Are Boring. That’s Good!When technologies get boring is when they become truly interesting. We’re just starting to see the cultural value of smartphones.Aug 26Aug 26
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistGeopolitics & A Divided InternetCould we end up with locked down internets around the world? What might the implications be?Aug 213Aug 213
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistWhy The Office Is The Future of WorkKnowledge workers will likely end up working in offices again. There’s some good reasons for that and one is it’s a human thing. Why?Aug 197Aug 197
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistThe Geopolitics of DataIn the world of geopolitics, data is becoming a powerful tool of trade and economics. Something we need to understand in the Digital Age.Aug 161Aug 161
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistGlobal Technologies & Cultural AdoptionCultures around the world see technologies in different ways. This is having an impact on societies around the world. What does this mean?Aug 151Aug 151
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistDoes Web3 Have a Future?What is Web3 really? Why hasn’t it been successful? What is the future of Web3? It’s full of promise, so what will it take to succeed?Aug 1211Aug 1211
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistHow Cultures Adopt Digital TechnologiesHow cultures adaopt technologies varies, and in our hyper-connected world, this matters more than ever before for many reasons. Why?Aug 91Aug 91
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistWhat Comes After Streaming? Brainflix?At some point, streaming will go away like VHS and tapes. Will we use implants? Or something else? A look at what culture may tell us.Aug 7Aug 7