By Solveig Felbo, Junior Researcher    I started as a junior researcher at the ETHOS lab four months ago. I’ve studied gender inclusivity in software for a 7,5 ECTS research project. I've done this through a systematic literature review. My project examines (1)...

By Marcus Skjold Pedersen, Junior Researcher This research project has been an exploration of the social complexity of how music is reproduced and played from digital files. Specifically, I have focused on the role of the DJ, because I found a tension between how the...

By Anna Shams Ili, Junior Researcher When researching digital phenomena, digital ethnography is a useful tool for immersion and understanding the material beyond data points or quantification. As with traditional ethnography, digital ethnography simultaneously opens...

Credits: Luka/Replika. Image found at ABC News, 2023.   By Anna Mørch Folkmann and Mia Selina Roberta Höll, Junior Researchers   “Okay, but seriously?” is often the first reaction we hear when sharing the topic of our research project. We are exploring the...

By Anna Shams Ili, Junior Researcher   Few social media platforms are known for their excellent API access, but TikTok more than most is keen on gatekeeping any access to their data, especially when it comes to data around the recommender algorithm. From a...

By David Lund Herum, Junior Researcher    Being a student in this particular time and space probably means you have encountered ChatGPT in relation to your studies. I at least have. Therefore, I also chose to write a project about its possible affects in...

By Sonja Anna Sartys, Junior Researcher   Apparently, it’s the time of the year: Winter. The weather is horrible, it gets dark around noon, and everyone is depressed. This is the time when most people are stuck inside and yearn for the warmth and comfort of...

The moment before the guests arrive By Marcus Skjold Pedersen, Junior Researcher    What happens when recorded music is played by someone for someone else? The answer, of course, is what are you talking about? This depends entirely on what you mean by each...

Text and photos by Rachel Douglas-Jones.   On October 12th at Osaka University in Japan, an ETHOS-spirited Ada Lovelace day unfolded as part of a visiting fellowship held by Rachel Douglas-Jones during her sabbatical. The event had two parts: first, a critical...

Image Artist: Jeremy Nguyen/jeremywins By Ahmet Akkoc, Junior Researcher    In a hurry? You can watch a video summary of this blogpost here. > “I am a student, how am I supposed to pay for anything? Let alone privacy?” These were the words of an...