Category Archives: Internet and Social Network

Not all social networks are bad for you: we already explored this topic a while ago in an article about a German messaging app that offers psychological support to young people who are struggling. Generally speaking, we could claim that social networks aren’t harmful, but, on the contrary, they fulfill their true purpose when they…

Catcalling is an English term that means you literally call a cat, but in vernacular, “catcalling” is nothing more than verbal harassment directed primarily at women – typically in public areas like on the street, in shopping centers, on public transit, etc. – such as unwanted comments, indecent gestures, whistling, chasing, persistent sexual advances, and…

Privacy, which was the main focus of popular Peter Weir’s film, The Truman Show, is now at risk on the internet. What we search on Google, our location, our reviews, our purchases, and so on… can generate a frame of personal data that is enticing to third parties. Signal, a new messaging app, has just…

How much do we trust politicians, leaders, institutions, or companies? How much credibility do we give to the press and the media in general? Do we fear ideological manipulation "from above"? Do we usually see ulterior motives behind the choice to offer up or hide certain information? Some answers to these questions are outlined in…

How much have we been online recently? Has there been an increased use of electronic devices? Which countries are more connected in a “virtual world”? This year We Are Social, in collaboration with Hootsuite, came out with a Report on the digital behaviors of users globally. We would first like to point out the increase…

Is old age really the age when one must “lower one's sails,” as Dante Alighieri said? We know that the Western world is aging. Scholars tell us that the birth rate is continuously decreasing, while the elderly age group is growing. And yet these statistics, which should make us aware and considerate of everyone, juxtapose…

Ignacio López-Goñi is a professor of microbiology and virology at the University of Navarra (Spain) and a well-known scientific popularizer. He is also the author of the short, powerful essay Preparados para la próxima pandemia (“Prepared for the next pandemic,” published by Destino in Spanish), in which he analyzes what led to the crisis caused…

In the collective imagination, the most admirable and virtuous person is one who can put others before himself. It is a "hero" who is willing to sacrifice himself to save another’s life. It is not unusual - as some rather pessimistic people may think- that the movie film industry represents the beauty of giving and…

There are those who post photos of cats, those who post the outfit of the day, those who posts memories from his vacation, others, food they love, the fantastic places they’ve been, photos with friends... and so on. The content published on social networks every day tell the many stories of our lives. Among them…

The Covid-19 epidemic, which has affected the whole world for a year now, has certainly changed the family life. We have all found ourselves stuck at home with overlapping hours between school and work. Has it been better, worse, or more complicated? It is definitely not easy to answer this question. Even in March 2020…