Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistCognitive & Physical Technologies: The ShiftFor the first time in human history we are combining cognitive & physical technologies. This is a profound shift.1d ago1d ago
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistByte-Sized Beliefs: Memes as Social MirrorMemes may seem simple, they are anything but. They play a key role in our digital societies and cultures. With real world impacts.3d ago23d ago2
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistThe Subculture of CryptocurrencyDespite being in a winter and all the fraudsters, the cyrpto community has evolved its own culture. Let’s explore.Sep 2610Sep 2610
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistDigital Hoarding & Information AnxietyHow digital hoarding leads to information anxiety and what does this mean culturally in the digital age?Sep 23Sep 23
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistEmoji: Our First Global Language?Emojis are on almost every digital device today. Could they become a global language? What role will they play in a connected world?Sep 1920Sep 1920
Giles Crouch | Digital AnthropologistThe Paradox of Technology AbundanceIt seems like a tsunami of technologies coming at us. Could there be more than we can possibly use?Sep 161Sep 161
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?Sep 122Sep 122
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.Sep 918Sep 918
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 53Sep 53
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
