Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistRituals and Meaning in the Digital AgeWe are increasingly holding rituals, from weddings to funerals, in digital spaces. Are they still meaningful?4h ago4h ago
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistWhen All The Coders Are Gone.When the coders are gone, will we miss them? The subculture? A glance 25 years into the future of almost no coders.3d ago63d ago6
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.Sep 52Sep 52
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?Sep 32Sep 32
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 198Aug 198
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