How do humorous elements work in communicating complex scientific topics? A recent study examines the effect on different target groups. Can humour help make complex topics such as artificial intelligence accessible to a broad audience? Sabrina H. Kessler and Valery Wyss explored this question in an experimental study published in… Read More »Publication: Humour in Science Communication
What does artificial intelligence (AI) mean for journalism, media use and media literacy? This time, comedian Frank Richter goes on the trail of fake news. He interviews passers-by in Oerlikon, a robot in love and researcher Dr. Silke Fürst from the University of Zurich. Silke Fürst provides insights into an… Read More »Fake or not? AI in journalism
In his second mission, comedian Frank Richter embarks on a journey of discovery to find out which machines are having a lasting impact on our everyday lives and how digitalization is influencing analogue activities. To find answers, he interviews visitors to Technorama, meets a dystopian robot and talks to researcher… Read More »How machines are changing our lives
Comedian Frank Richter wants to find out whether humans or machines make ‘better’ decisions and what this actually means. To this end, he asks passers-by on the street, a computer with a funny hat and researcher Alice Aubert fromZHAW. Her research focusses on decision-making processes at the interface between environmental… Read More »Can computers make decisions for us?
As part of the 1st Outreach Call in the DIZH innovation program, 10 projects are being funded that not only increase the visibility of digital innovations, but also promote an engaged and critical discourse on their impact. The aim of the outreach call is to make the impact of digital… Read More »10 DIZH projects for more visibility and networking