
Beyond Human – Everyday Bots and AI
As I write this, I am using text-to-speech technology, a nifty online feature that enables the reader to listen to, […]
2 years agoA space to explore, share and shape the issues facing social and behavioral scientists
As I write this, I am using text-to-speech technology, a nifty online feature that enables the reader to listen to, […]
2 years ago(Over)consumption, climate change and working from home. These are a few of the concerns at the forefront of consumers’ minds […]
2 years agoStaying at home has completely changed our buying behaviors. Consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated our technological advancement and […]
2 years agoWe all want stuff, but in our overdeveloped, fast-paced culture we seldom challenge ourselves to ask ourselves the one important question: how much is enough?
2 years agoIs it possible that the experience of receiving gifts we do not like can take a toll on our mental […]
2 years agoThe coronavirus Christmas of 2020 could turn into a bumper year for giving gifts. Our relationship with spending and the […]
2 years ago[We’re pleased to welcome Christina Chi of Washington State University. Christina recently published an article in Cornell Hospitality Quarterly entitled “Ready […]
7 years agoThe Guardian yesterday published a set of worrying facts. Even though consumers of higher education pay almost three times as much in tuition fees than they did six years ago, face-to-face with lecturers in class has barely increased
11 years agoThe higher education White Paper published this week by the UK government (‘Students at the heart of the system’) will, […]
12 years agoA blog by Les Back on Sociology and the Cuts argues that it is wrong to blame consumerist students for the […]
12 years ago