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Where are Malta's innovators years after their ideas made the news? ReThink follows up on research ideas and innovation featured in THINK magazine by the University of Malta

  1. 09/12/2021

    SWITCH - Fiction Section - Audio Version

    SWITCH is a short story written by Kirk Grech as part of TEXT's Eternal Pyre Writing Competition. The short story was also printed in Issue 36 of THINK Magazine. Narrated by Ian Farrugia

    10 min
  2. ReTHINK Roundup - with David and Nika

    30/12/2020

    ReTHINK Roundup - with David and Nika

    Notes: Episode contains mild profanity, local politics and frank opinions. For our final episode, Nika and I decided to sit back and reflect over the last season of ReTHINK. What starts off as an exercise in nostalgia quickly develops into a lively discussion about our sense of self and identity, Stoicism and Buddhism and politics. 99.9% of humans’ DNA is the same. http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/resources/whats_a_genome/Chp4_1.shtml   Skinner’s pigeon experiment in which subjects are rewarded with food and as a result, keep getting the dopamine hit https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bf-skinner-the-man-who-taught-pigeons-to-play-ping-pong-and-rats-to-pull-levers-5363946/ Coercive Design and Social Media https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Characteristics-of-Coercive-and-Enabling-Process-Design_tbl1_261457845 How much of the population is addicted to social media? https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081292/social-media-addiction-by-age-usa/ Why does being wrong feel like an attack https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/feb/28/why-being-wrong-really-hurts https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/12/28/14088992/brain-study-change-minds  Stoicism and Buddhism https://dailystoic.com/stoicism-buddhism/

    37 min

  3. 23/12/2020

    How does Digital Media Affect our Children? with Dr Velislava Hillman

    The internet and social media are a hallmark of modern society. A plethora of tools exists to help us consume, create, edit and curate the swathes of data available at our fingertips. But how has this renaissance of information affected younger generations? Are children more adept at navigating cyberspace? Or are we the ones who need to reTHINK cyberculture? We discuss with Dr Velislava Hillman who, throughout her research, she has reinforced the need to voice children’s and young people’s perspectives and experiences. Further Reading Jean Twenge - Generation Me and The Narcissism Epidemic https://www.bookdepository.com/Narcissism-Epidemic-W-Keith-Campbell/9781416575993 http://www.jeantwenge.com/the-narcissism-epidemic-book-by-dr-jean-twenge/ Shoshana Zuboff - The Age of Surveillance Capitalism https://www.bookdepository.com/Age-Surveillance-Capitalism-Professor-Shoshana-Zuboff/9781781256855 https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/03/harvard-professor-says-surveillance-capitalism-is-undermining-democracy/ Commonsense Media - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ Facebook Likes can predict personality traits https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235906499_Private_traits_and_attributes_are_predictable_from_digital_records_of_human_behavior Sonia Livingstone - Global Kids Online http://globalkidsonline.net/about/members/sonia-livingstone/ Digital Futures Commission https://digitalfuturescommission.org.uk/ How China is using A.I. in the Classroom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMLsHI8aV0g

    34 min

  4. 16/12/2020

    The Internet and Democracy - with Gareth Mitchell

    In this episode, we meet up with Gareth Mitchell from the BBC's Digital Planet Podcast. We discuss the impact the Internet Shutdowns in Kashmir have had on democracy, what the internet actually is and who owns it, we also touch upon the Splinternet and how related it is to the global political theatre.  Gareth Mitchell hosts the BBC’s Digital Planet Podcast. He lectures in broadcast and written journalism at Imperial College London. Before his interest in technology, Gareth used to participate in bellringing. He is also a pilot and is a licensed amateur radio operator. Resources; https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50819905 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51620158 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/22/what-is-the-internet-13-key-questions-answered https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/introouterspacetreaty.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splinternet https://www.economist.com/briefing/2010/09/02/a-virtual-counter-revolution https://www.businessinsider.com/splinternet-us-china-internet-trump-pompeo-firewall-2020-8

    49 min

  5. 09/12/2020

    Designing Success

    If you want to share your passion with the world, your first step should be understanding your audience. This is where human-centred design comes in - its about understanding the context of your work and figuring out people's needs. Daniela Quacinella joins us for this weeks ReTHINK podcast to tell us more!

    32 min

  6. 03/12/2020

    The Bold World of Bees

    The humble bee is responsible for 80% of all pollination worldwide, according to Greenpeace. These industrious, little insects transfer pollen between flowering plants, helping them to grow, breed and produce food. However, the loss of habitat and food sources, exposure to pesticides and climate breakdown have begun to take their toll on bee populations across the globe.  Bees are also susceptible to the gut parasite, Nosema Ceranae, which can kill an entire bee colony in a matter of weeks. Prof David Mifsud and his team are looking to probiotics (live bacteria that can guard digestive systems) to help protect bee colonies from this swift killer. https://www.um.edu.mt/think/probiotics-to-the-rescue/

    29 min

  7. 27/11/2020

    ReTHINKing our Mental Health with Dr Paulann Grech

    Depression and Anxiety are the most common mental disorders in Europe. Just as exercising and eating well help our physical health, we need to find ways to help our mental wellbeing. Dr Paulann Grech will be joining us for this week's episode. We'll be discussing mental health, psychology and her recent book, "Dealing with Coronus" - as well as a variety of ways we can improve our mental wellbeing. Further Reading You can buy a copy of Dr Grech's book here - https://www.kitegroup.com.mt/product/dealing-with-coronus-self-help-notes-for-a-pandemic-paulann-grech/ You can read THINK's article on Mental Health here - https://www.um.edu.mt/think/dare-to-think-and-other-mental-health-tips/ References Worker's earn the 'right to disconnect' - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38479439 Mental Health: Fact Sheet, published by the World Health Organization - https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/404851/MNH_FactSheet_ENG.pdf Support for Mental Health - https://www.richmond.org.mt/ COVID-19 & Mental Health - A snapshot on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental wellbeing across Malta & Gozo - https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNWMzMTQwZmMtYjdiMy00ZWZkLTgzNTItNjFkOTRmNmQyZDM1IiwidCI6IjczMjdkNTExLWQ3Y2QtNDZkNy05NDEzLTdkYjkzY2FlNGYwOSIsImMiOjh9 Looking after our mental health while working from home - https://www.who.int/campaigns/connecting-the-world-to-combat-coronavirus/healthyathome/healthyathome---mental-health The European Mental Health Action Plan 2013 - 2020 - https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/280604/WHO-Europe-Mental-Health-Acion-Plan-2013-2020.pdf A Mental Health Strategy for Malta 2020-2030 - https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/Documents/National-Health-Strategies/Mental_Health_Strategy_EN.pdf

    26 min

  8. 18/11/2020

    10 Years of Jellyfish Spotting

    When speaking of jellyfishes, we usually think of painful stings. Because of this, jellyfish blooms can affect tourism, but they also have impacts in aquaculture and, in the past, even caused shutdowns of power stations. But not every jellyfish is born the same: different species require different approaches, either in the healing of a sting or the amount of caution needed when encountered. At the same time, observing seasonal trends of jellyfish spotting is a good way to access environmental problems, like climate change and water quality variation. When it comes to jellyfishes, there is more than what meets the eye. Today we welcome Professor Alan Deidun to unravel the hidden mysteries of these curious creatures and the importance of citizens’ contributions to his work. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/26181 https://www.um.edu.mt/think/ten-years-of-jellyfish-spotting/

    28 min
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Where are Malta's innovators years after their ideas made the news? ReThink follows up on research ideas and innovation featured in THINK magazine by the University of Malta

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