The real world begs the side characters to ascend. Because the main characters are slowly losing the plot! Imagine yourself …
The Witch Who Sold Her Broomstick
Historically Villainized, Fugly Then… Feminine Apothecary Cottagecore Now! The witch has been gentrified! Once a figure so terrifying that entire …
The Performance of Calling Everything Performative
Here’s a thought that may ruffle some feathers, and, by the sheer audacity of it all, an unpopular take, but …
Tourismphobia ≠ xenophobia
Image: Tourism // AdobeStock// Pablo Andrii Yalanskyi Travelling nowadays is unprecedentedly accessible. The combination of low-cost Ryanair flights and Airbnb …
Blir studentenes psykiske helse ivaretatt i avvikling av praksis?
Bilde: AdobeStock // Chikichirony Som studenter er det mange utfordringer og tøffe kamper vi alle må håndtere for å nå …
SCARY TECH: Deepfakes
Technology allows us to create almost anything we can imagine, including things that have never actually happened. One of the most striking examples of this is deepfakes, a form of artificial intelligence that can manipulate and transform audio, images, or video to make it appear as though someone said or did something that they never did. While it began as a fascinating, curious innovation, deepfakes have quickly become one of the most controversial, divisive and potentially dangerous tools in the media landscape today. Deepfakes use machine learning algorithms, specifically called “deep learning,” to analyse, observe and mimic human faces and voices. By training on very large sets of real data, the AI learns patterns in how people move and speak, allowing it …
Response to the debate on “nonsense studies”: plea for humanies studies
The controversy concerns study programs such as « social sustainability », « gender, sexuality and diversity », « sustainability and culture » or « intercultural relations ». These …
Studenter og KI chatboter
I løpet av de siste årene har bruken og synligheten av KI i hverdagen økt signifikant hos de fleste. Dette …
Palantir: Surveillance 101
When people think of “scary technology,” they often imagine drones, robots, or something they have seen in sci-fi films. But …
Karrierespalte: Hvordan skrive en god søknad?
Synes du det er vanskelig å skrive en søknad? Da er du er ikke alene! Mange synes det er utfordrende …
Fra skolelei til karrieresuksess: Kamomilla Sunde om studiepausen som skapte nye muligheter
«Jeg har alltid trodd at sosiale medier var mitt naturlige karrierevalg. Da jeg uten erfaring ble kastet inn i e …
Redaktørforeningen: Derfor støtter vi søksmålet mot staten
I kampen for å beskytte samfunnet, er vi i ferd med å gi slipp på helt grunnleggende demokratiske verdier. Elin …
Ensomhet i Juletiden
I forrige utgave av Unikum så skrev jeg en artikkel om min kamp med ensomhet, denne artikkelen er en oppfølger …
Why Diversity in Pop Music is So Important (and Why Should You Care)?
Pop music is everywhere—whether you’re blasting it through headphones, dancing in a club, or singing along in your room. Popular …