Zuboff’s Dystopia: The Politics of the Lifeworld

Intimations of Dystopia The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff was published in German in 2018. English language editions were Continue reading →

Motorway: Transformative Ethics of the Car

A boundless landscape, roads stretching far beyond the horizon. Wind in the hair, the sky overhead, and society somewhere far Continue reading →

Self-Tracking: Why We Love Seeing Ourselves in Data

‘Listen to your body: all you have to do is wear it’ This is the promise of the FitBit Inspire Continue reading →

TikTok and Taboo: Mysticism in the Information Age

“Animism has endowed things with souls; industrialism turns souls into things.”  — Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment Continue reading →

Can Ghosts Shape Our Selves?

Some of us are afraid of ghosts. Some are perhaps uncomfortable with the idea of encountering a ghost. Most of Continue reading →

AI and the Instrumentalization of Fear

Introduction In 2023 everything speaks AI. The AI gaze is present in every public discourse and the AI question is Continue reading →

Almere: The First Solarpunk City?

“If Atlantis was the ancient city myth disappeared beneath the waves, Almere is the modern riposte, risen from the sea”, Continue reading →

Auroville: Landscapes of Life, Living and Being

The author suggests reading this article with this piece of ambient music. In 2020, I was chosen as one of Continue reading →