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Chrys Vilvang

Chrys Vilvang

PhD Candidate, Communication Studies, Concordia University
Chrys Vilvang is a PhD candidate in Communication Studies at Concordia University. He is interested in the impact of digital technologies on consciousness and is currently exploring archives, algorithms, artificial intelligence, photography, and memory through research-creation.

Vilvang examines the production of meaning through images and how these processes are being transformed by tools that intervene, remediate, and alter our relationship with our photographic past.

Chrys has a BA in Cultural Studies from McGill University (2011), an MA in Media Studies from the University of Amsterdam (2015), and an MA in Media Production from Toronto Metropolitan University (2017). He has worked as a research assistant with the Montreal Signs Project and the Studio for Media Activism and Critical Thought.

Apple’s 2022 decision to exclude Holocaust sites from its Memories feature raised red flags about memory management

May 30, 2024 23:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

In April 2022, Apple came under scrutiny when the Photos app was discovered to have blocked photos taken at sites related to the Holocaust. A team of journalists at the tech website 9to5Mac were analyzing an iPhone beta...

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Economy

Space arms race may be underway

As conflict rages on Earth, an arms race may be underway in outer space. On May 30, a US diplomat warned that Russia had launched a weapon into orbit, something Russias deputy foreign minister, Sergey Ryabkov, branded as...

Mauritius’ next growth phase: a new plan is needed as the tax haven era fades

Mauritians will head to the polls by November 2024 and politicians are considering the economic direction of the island country. For the last two decades, the countrys economic growth has depended heavily on its...

Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality

If you feel like youre being pushed around in life, youre not alone. Our recent research has found that Canadians are increasingly feeling a sense of powerlessness in their lives. This sentiment has been steadily...

Myth: How the US manipulates global markets for economic supremacy

US president, Joe Biden, raised tariffs on Chinese-made goods sharply in May, claiming that the Chinese government has cheated by pouring money into Chinese companies … hurting competitors who play by the rules. The...

The world no longer needs fossil fuels – and the UK could lead the way in making them taboo

North Sea oil and gas has become a battleground issue in the UK general election. The Labour partys manifesto promises an end to issuing new licenses for finding oil and gas. The Conservative party meanwhile proposes a...

Politics

Three ways politicians always promise to raise money without increasing taxes – and why they rarely deliver

After weeks of controversy over Labour and Conservative costings in which each side accused the other of dishonesty the manifestos show that both parties had wildly exaggerated their rivals plans. But there has been...

Election 2024: migrants aren’t to blame for Britain’s housing crisis

Migration has become the most toxic issue in British politics, driving intensely emotional debates that are often based on prejudice and misunderstanding. Similarly emotional is housing a finite resource in high demand at...

How Vladimir Putin projects his image as a modern-day Peter the Great

Russian energy giant Gazprom is reported to have been hit particularly hard by sanctions imposed as a result of the war with Ukraine. An internal report obtained and published by the Financial Times has forecast that the...

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Nigel Farage, a man who has never been elected to the House of Commons despite years of trying, has again been allowed to set the agenda in the UK. Ten years after Ukip won the European parliament elections, throwing...

Trump's 'Huge Fan' Status of Tesla Cybertruck Fuels Growing Alliance with Elon Musk

Elon Musk, during Teslas shareholder meeting, disclosed his growing alliance with Donald Trump, emphasizing Trumps admiration for the Cybertruck. CEO Elon Musk spoke about his relationship with former President Trump...

Science

Nations realise they need to take risks or lose the race to the Moon

The Nasa-led Artemis-3 mission will place the first human boots on the surface of the Moon since Apollo 17s Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt left the lunar surface in December 1972. The goal of the Artemis programme is...

Eye exercises to improve sight – is there any science behind them? An ophthalmologist explains why you shouldn’t buy the hype

You may have seen advertisements claiming to eliminate the need for eyeglasses through vision therapy or vision training basically, eye exercises. These exercises include putting pressure on or palming the eye; eye...

The universe’s biggest explosions made some of the elements we are composed of. But there’s another mystery source out there

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Engineering cells to broadcast their behavior can help scientists study their inner workings

Waves are ubiquitous in nature and technology. Whether its the rise and fall of ocean tides or the swinging of a clocks pendulum, the predictable rhythms of waves create a signal that is easy to track and distinguish from...

If an asteroid hit Earth and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back?

Many, many years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Six-year-old Aga knows that a meteorite wiped them out… but could another meteorite bring them back? You can read a print version of this story...

Technology

Singapore Highlights High AML Risks of Digital Payment Tokens

Singapores latest Money Laundering National Risk Assessment highlights digital payment tokens as a high-risk category in the financial sector, underscoring significant AML vulnerabilities and the need for stringent...

Shiba Inu Team Lead Reveals New SHIB Game, Sparking Ecosystem Enthusiasm

Shytoshi Kusama, lead developer of Shiba Inu, announced a significant update to the Shibarium game, which aims to boost the ecosystems tokens and engage the community with new features. Shytoshi Kusama Announces Final...

‘Pharma Bro’ Claims Barron Trump Holds Private Keys to DJT Token

Martin Shkreli, known as Pharma Bro, claims Barron Trump, Donald Trumps son, created the DJT token and holds its private keys. Shkreli asserts the token was approved by Donald Trump. Shkreli Claims Barron Trump Launched...

‘Hamster Kombat’ Review: Exploring the Telegram Game Before the Upcoming Airdrop

Hamster Kombat is rapidly gaining popularity on Telegram, offering players the chance to become the CEO of a crypto exchangeportrayed as a hamsterwhile anticipating the upcoming TON token airdrop. Embark on a Whimsical...

Ferrari's First EV Sports Car Set to Debut at $500,000; Second Model Under Development

Ferrari is poised to launch its first electric sports car next year, priced at $500,000, as the luxury automaker gears up to meet the demand of ultra-wealthy buyers. Ferraris First Electric Sports Car Priced at...

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Law

Sunday school – Monday through Friday: Oklahoma joins states with ‘release time’ laws letting K-12 kids leave school for religious lessons

Modern-day outlaws, ‘sovereign citizens’ threaten the rule of law

Life on the US-Mexico border is chaotic. An immigration scholar explains why

Life

Romantic breakups can spark severe trauma in young people – new study

How secure are banking apps?

The secrets of Maya child sacrifice at Chichén Itzá uncovered using ancient DNA

Nature

How the health of honeybee hives can inform environmental policies in Canadian cities

We have a moral responsibility to help low-income nations restore coral reefs

A shocking 79% of female scientists have negative experiences during polar field work

Sports

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Lakers News: Fresh Kobe Year of the Snake Nikes to Honor Basketball Superstar

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