Technologies of Governance

Doing background research on tracking technologies, I came across some interesting new ways of identifying individuals. Especially curious are techniques triggered by our increased ability to track and crunch behavioral data. At Ralf Bendrath, I found my three favorites so far: The way we text: Tim Grant and other forensic linguists at the University of [...]

A great side effect of being a DPhil student is that you find plenty of ways to refine your procrastination techniques. Shuffling through my spam folder the other day, I noticed a new quality of spam subject lines. Many of them turned out to be surprisingly poetic: rare second and something without a tenacious soul [...]

One of the most remarkable things about the OII is probably its diversity. Students, fellows, and faculty come from all over the world and bring their own and very special ideas. The diversity spans disciplines (read Max Loubser’s thoughts on multi- and interdisciplinary work), but also different views of how to do and present research [...]