The Paradox of Digital Proximity: How Technologies Amplify Loneliness
Digital platforms create the illusion of an active social life based on instant messages, quick reactions (likes, comments), and continuous interactions. In reality, these forms of communication can replace relationships that lack authentic human contact. The emergence of chatbots (e.g., Character.AI) and artificial intelligence adds a new dimension to this phenomenon, offering an unreal form of communication, especially to emotionally vulnerable individuals. Technologies intended to unite people can, paradoxically, intensify the feeling of inner isolation.
Art as dialogue and social transformation in rural communities
Visual artist Adi Buda, born in the Apuseni Mountains, shares how art becomes a tool for communication, healing, and social change. A conversation about community, process, and the power of the visible and invisible in artistic creation.
PulseZ Podcast: Interview with Kiki Bratu, the 19-year-old artist turning her dream into reality
In the new PulseZ episode, we meet Kiki Bratu — a Music University student, award-winning performer, and viral content creator — who shares her artistic journey, the emotions of being on stage, and how she builds her dream step by step.
PulseZ | Ep. 20: The Last Lecture – Conversation with Andreea Chiș | Part I
This episode of PulseZ Podcast, hosted by Anastasia Sucitu, features the first part of a special recording from the event “The Last Lecture” held by Andreea Chiș.
PulseZ | Ep. 26: What happens when Artificial Intelligence starts entering a space we’ve always seen as deeply human creativity? Part. 1 with Bogdan Runcean
We touch on a surprising idea: instead of taking over boring, repetitive tasks, AI is now writing, creating images, composing music, and generating ideas. So what does that mean for us?
PulseZ | Ep. 27: What happens to jobs, learning, and the way we grow when AI becomes part of everything? Part. 2 with Bogdan Runcean
In Part 2 of our conversation with Bogdan Runcean, we go deeper into how Artificial Intelligence is already changing the rules, especially when it comes to work and education.
PulseZ | Ep. 22: Naruto-Style Job Hunting: How not to give up when the job market feels like a Genjutsu, with Iulia
Have you ever felt like Naruto at the start of the academy? Full of enthusiasm, but ignored by the corporate "village" because you don't have the 2–5 years of experience required for a junior position? In this PulseZ episode, Mădălina Mihai talks with Iulia, a recent Journalism graduate and fan of anime and comics, who shares the brutal reality of the post-college "battlefield."
PulseZ | Ep. 18: Transnistria: Beyond the myth of the “Frozen Conflict.” With Oleg Onea (Part II)
Transnistria is not just a strip of land on a map; it is the variable that can change everything for our European future. 🗺️