The manual “Designing Podcasts” was presented on October 1. It was developed in collaboration with CAST / Audiovisual Media at ZHdK, the Department of Applied Psychology at ZHAW, and Podcastschmiede. The handbook combines media dramaturgical analyses of German-language podcasts with media psychology studies on listening behavior. It provides insights into… Read More »Manual “Designing Podcasts”
The Social Influencer project was the first Swiss project to be included in the Good Practice Collection of the Society for Media Education and Communication Culture (GMK). It shows how method-guided counter speech can have a constructive effect in digital spaces and how modern technologies such as artificial intelligence can help… Read More »Social Influencer
The research project on combating propaganda and disinformation in digital media has been successfully completed. As part of the project, the browser extension Apollolytics was developed to help users recognize and critically evaluate propagandistic content in online news. The tool uses large language models (LLMs) to identify propaganda techniques and… Read More »Project closure Apollolytics: Automated Propaganda Detection in the Browser
Not all forms of gainful employment appear in official statistics. Especially where working conditions are precarious or wages are barely enough to live on, those affected often remain invisible to the public. In this interview, Karin Schwiter, professor of labor geography at the University of Zurich, talks about how she… Read More »Making the invisible visible
At the “Talk im Turm,” Felix K. Maier and Roland Meyer discussed how artificial intelligence shapes historical images, from academic research to pop culture and political staging. Elon Musk in pseudo-Roman armor: At the Talk in the Tower, historian Felix K. Maier (second from left) and image scientist Roland Meyer… Read More »Fake or fact: How AI is changing our view of history
With the “Re-Experiencing History” platform, researchers at the University of Zurich are developing an innovative way to realistically visualize ancient scenes using artificial intelligence. The project combines ancient history and computational linguistics and creates images based on research literature and ancient sources – as a supplement to research, teaching and… Read More »Re-Experiencing History
The latest Swiss Smart City Survey 2024 shows that smaller cities in particular are increasingly investing in smart solutions and seeking to catch up with the digital transformation. The focus is on digitalization, sustainability, citizen centricity, co-creation and participation. In total, cities and municipalities registered 403 projects in the six… Read More »Swiss Smart City Survey 2024: Small cities are increasingly focusing on smart solutions
In an interview with Katia Soland, Marcel Bleuler talks about the role of art and design in the Public Data Lab (PDL). “Especially to technological research, art and design can play a complementary role. They open a door to the societal negotiation of innovation. […] In my view, such engagements,… Read More »Art, design and data
How do muscles really move the shoulder? Previous computer simulations often greatly simplify the processes and therefore deliver inaccurate results. The InnoTreat project team has developed a method that takes into account the individual shape of the shoulder blade and upper arm. This allows muscle movements to be simulated more… Read More »New method for realistic shoulder simulations
What will the museum of the future look like? The Museum of the Future exhibition dares to look ahead and transforms the exhibition space into an interactive laboratory for digital innovations. With 17 newly developed experiments, the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich shows how digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing… Read More »Museum of the Future – 17 digital experiments