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“Friend beloved, this is my last letter in England. I will say simply ‘good night’—and pass out into the West.”  9th September 1909, Friend Beloved

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disruptive impact on the ways in which we communicate and connect with others, creating an unprecedented need for distanced correspondence. From emails, … Read More >

“While diseases may differ one from another, these essays also show that human reactions to new diseases are relentlessly constant.” Jacalyn Duffin, SARS in Context

For many, when considering the current COVID-19 pandemic, the SARS outbreak that swept across the globe in 2003 comes to mind. While there are significant differences between the … Read More >

“As the Model T Ford was to the 1920s, so are the smartphone, and mobile devices more generally, to the present day.” Gregory Taylor and Catherine Middleton, Frequencies

Providing easy access to our pictures, our music, or social media, our technological identity is strongly dependent on, and affected by, smartphones and mobile devices. … Read More >

“… trust in technological fixes is a cultural perception having profound implications for human actions and power relations.” Sean Johnston, Techno-Fixers

In the 21st century, technology seems to provide solutions for almost any problem imaginable. From hi-tech medical equipment to an overabundance of varying phone apps, the implementation of technological fixes … Read More >