Thinking Face Emoji – Episode 1: Girlboss, Through the Years
In this inaugural episode of Thinking Face Emoji, Margarita Osipian and Sjef van Beers from The Hmm, are joined by Sam Cummins, of Nymphet Alumni, to discuss the girlboss.… Read More
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Thinking Face Emoji – Episode 2: Sigma Male, or How Incel Terms Went Mainstream
In this episode Salome Berdzenishvili, from the Institute of Network Cultures, and Sjef van Beers, from The Hmm, talk to Dr. DaniĂ«l de Zeeuw, from the University of Amsterdam, about how terms originally associated with incel and femcel communities seem to have reached the mainstream.… Read More
Thinking Face Emoji – Episode 3: Nu-genics
In the third episode of Thinking Face Emoji, Margarita Osipian from The Hmm and researcher Mita Medri, are joined by writer and cultural commentator Ana Sumbo, to discuss the online phenomenon of looksmaxxing.… Read More
Thinking Face Emoji – Episode 4: Sock, the Bushwick enby
In this episode, Maja Mikulska from The Hmm and Anielek Niemyjski from the Institute of Network Cultures are joined by Maya B. Kronic – co-author of Cute Accelerationism – to discuss all things Sock.… Read More
Data Centre Tour 2024
Presentation Marloes Presentation Lars Presentation Leo Jitsi call Please fill out our survey Subscribe to our newsletter Follow and join the Hmm on:📷 Instagram👔 LinkedIn📬 Telegram👾 Discord Unrelated to theRead More
Introduction: In the Beginning was the Blog
A history of momfluencing is also a history of online culture. In 2004, dooce.com, a blog about motherhood, mental health, and mundane life struggles, reached its peak at about 8.5Read More
Mapping Momfluencers
For this dossier, The Hmm took on its role of digital anthropologist, hybridly mapping the phenomenon of Momfluencers. We took this on through digital research and a physical community mapRead More
A Mother. An Influencer.
In China, a unique community has emerged: a group of mothers and grandmothers who have turned to livestreaming in search of financial independence and/or personal fulfillment. This project, set inRead More
Open Call: Momfluencers Image Contribution
Open call! We are looking for imagery that reflects upon momfluencing playfully and critically. This can be in the form of a single image or video, or a series/combination of either/both.… Read More
Introduction
How did we end up with our current feeds?… Read More
I’ve Got the Need — the Need to Feed
Historian of technology Jason Scott dives into the history of the feed… Read More
The long-gone joyful randomness of the internet: an interview with Daniel Pianetti, co-founder of Are.na
On how Are.na’s feed was set up… Read More
The Perfect Feed workshop results
The outcomes of the workshop we did with RGBdog… Read More
Beyond Named Interactions
Web artist Yehwan Song presents new interaction models in her Image Contribution to this dossier… Read More
Our Addiction to the Feed
Margot Schlögel explores the various features of the feed that make it so addictive, proposing alternative ways to engage.… Read More
Introduction
In 2022 the metaverse seemed like the next big thing, but as we make our way into 2023 it looks like AI is on everyone’s minds. … Read More
The Hmm’s Data Centre Field Trip – Files & Links
🚌 Please fill in our survey 👾 The Hmm @ REBOOT 🗞️ Subscribe to our email newsletter  🤳 Follow us on Instagram 💬 Join our Discord server 📬 SubscribeRead More
Generative Pre-trained Transforming life and work
What can we do with ChatGPT? The internet seems flooded with possibilities. We asked a few (anonymous) users how they have benefitted from this latest digital tool.… Read More
AI and the Changing Landscape of Work
In this interview with Babusi Nyoni we talk about how AI is changing the landscape of labour. … Read More
Machine anxiety, Tabis and why I should close TikTok (but don’t)
Mariana Fernández Mora reflects on her relationship to technology, co-writing her thesis with AI, and surviving and thriving in a machine-saturated world.… Read More