When “I’ll Work for Lockheed Martin” Stops Being a Meme
Behind the engineering meme of “I’ll just go to Lockheed Martin” lies a serious ethical issue: defence engineering offers stability and prestige, but not the astronomical wealth often promised to undergraduates. As the industry grows and the world demands more weaponry, engineers have to confront the ethical responsibility that comes with where they choose to apply their skills.
How to Spot a Fake News Story in Under 30 Seconds
Most of us believe we're better at spotting fake news than we truly are. Research shows that 90% of people believe they're above average at identifying misinformation, while three out of four actually overestimate their skills (Lyons et al., 2021). The good news? Professional fact-checkers use techniques that anyone can learn, and the most effective ones take seconds, not hours.
Voting fatigue: Why young people are disengaging
You scroll through your phone late at night. One video says this election will decide the future of the planet. The next claims all parties are the same anyway. An ad promises change; a comment underneath calls it a lie. Somewhere between registration deadlines, memes, and hot takes, the sense settles in: this is important, but also exhausting. Can you relate?
From Social Media to Deepfakes: Why Media Literacy Must Evolve with Technology
You can read all the books. You can also learn or memorise the scientific facts. But without the ability to place that knowledge in today’s digital and AI-driven reality, it remains oddly disconnected from real life.
Petra reports hate speech to social media: YouTube completely ignores us
Petra monitors online hate speech. Most illegal posts are ignored by social networks.
Why Misinformation is a Youth Issue, Not Just a Media Problem
If Social media and AI algorithms feels more real than the news, young people become the first targets of misinformation.
Cancel Culture Europe’s New Theatre of Moral Panic
Cancel Culture: Europe’s New Theatre of Moral Panic Europe likes to imagine itself as a bastion of debate – a continent that survived revolutions, world wars, authoritarian censorship, and still...
Albania’s TikTok Ban, Did It Solve the Problem?
Albania banned TikTok following concerns about youth safety and online violence. This short video looks at whether the ban addressed the underlying problem, or simply shifted it elsewhere.
