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17 March 2021
Unveiling conversational voice design
AI voices are now part of our everyday lives, but how are they designed? Mozilla Festival’s event ‘A Primer on Conversational Voice Design’ gave us the lowdown.
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17 March 2021
Shakespeare: Too much of a good thing?
What is it that makes Shakespeare so special, and is his work still relevant today?
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16 March 2021
Introducing: Adora – Britain's Next Big Band?
Adora’s debut single, ‘Anthem To The Youth’, doubtlessly does what it says on the tin.
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15 March 2021
Strangest sights on Google Earth
Mozilla Festival’s event ‘Strangest sights on Google Earth’ took attendees on a global tour through our laptop screens and highlighted a little known story-telling tool.
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15 March 2021
Developing fake news immunity
As misinformation has become more common in recent years, University of Liverpool researchers Elinor Carmi and Elena Musi led a session at MozFest 2021 that focused on being able to identify fake news using their Fake News Immunity Chatbot.
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15 March 2021
Deleting my Instagram
I recently took the plunge and said goodbye to my decade-old Instagram account, which some people see in this day and age as akin to cutting off a limb. Here’s my post-Instagram thoughts.
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15 March 2021
Noted: The Piano Guys
Energy, excitement, elation oozes through their music and is utterly infectious.
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14 March 2021
Nature's Goodness: Maps aren't scary
Maps aren't things we often have to bother with in this day and age, but (with a few modern modifications) they can make your world feel a lot bigger than it used to.
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12 March 2021
Preserving our heritage through website archiving
Like anything with immense cultural and historical impact, the internet should be archived for posterity. At this Mozilla Festival event, Thomas Preece explained the reasons for and strategies behind web archiving.
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12 March 2021
Investigating Xinjiang's network of mass internment camps
Architecture, satellite imagery and journalism coalesce to uncover China’s mass internment of Uighur Muslims, one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our times.
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12 March 2021
Contextualising AI
On the first day of Mozilla Festival 2021, virtual sessions held over Zoom meant that attendees from around the globe were able to see the different workshops and discussions taking place. Find out more about ‘Contextualising AI’ in this article!
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12 March 2021
Gender diversity in tech and trustworthy AI
With an all-female panel of accomplished women working in the field of technology, Mozilla Festival’s event ‘Gender Diversity in Tech and Trustworthy AI’ aimed to highlight the deep-set inequalities that govern the world of tech.
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12 March 2021
Censorship vs Moderation: talks with Dr Carolina Are
Dr Carolina Are, blogger, author and self-titled pole-dancing academic speaks out about how to effectively moderate social media content without affecting freedom of speech.
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12 March 2021
Creativity and the Brain
Art and science are often considered to be polar opposites, but Mozilla Festival’s ‘Creativity and the Brain’ event worked to unite them through the research of neuroscientist Fernanda Pérez-Gay Juárez.
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11 March 2021
Sex workers in the UK are fighting for change, and everyone should listen
As COVID-19 is becoming ever more apparent, so does the need to reform the law.
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11 March 2021
Screentime Burnout: 7 Ways to Prevent Eye Fatigue in Lockdown
Increased screen time can make you feel tired and drained, especially considering the blue light emitted from our devices. Blue light can be dangerous and can cause a range of health issues. Let's explore seven techniques to prevent eye fatigue.
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10 March 2021
Kathy Predergast Artist Review
A Kathy Predergast Artist review / essay