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Marleen Stikker in VPRO Tegenlicht 'Protect your smartphone from big tech'
VPRO Tegenlicht spoke to Waag Futurelab director Marleen Stikker about the ways the smartphone threatens our freedom, and also how we can make ourselves more independent of the big tech that dominates the mobile ecosystem.
#MakeSocialsSocialAgain
Waag Futurelab launches collective campaign #MakeSocialsSocialAgain
The campaign calls on cultural and social organisations and users to actively engage in alternative social media platforms that safeguard public values.
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Interview NRC: Sander van der Waal on social media alternatives
NRC published an article on alternative social media. Sander de Waal of Waag Futurelab talked about social media alternative Mastodon.
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Presenting Edwin Dertien and his Furby Synthesiser Module
Fab Academy alum Edwin Dertien created a synthesiser module out of Furbys. This instrument was fully designed, developed, and created using the machines and technologies available in Waag’s Fablab.
Anniversary Waag Futurelab: Interview with internet pioneers in Het Parool
To mark Waag Futurelab's 30th anniversary year, an interview with internet pioneers Marleen Stikker, Caroline Nevejan and Geert Lovink appeared in national newspaper Het Parool last Saturday.
30 years of Waag
Marleen Stikker on 30 years of Waag Futurelab: ‘We always dig just a little deeper’
Waag Futurelab is celebrating its 30 year anniversary! Marleen Stikker looks back on the history of Waag and the many people around it who make the organisation.
planet b podcast
Bonus episode: digital detox meditation
Take a digital break and listen to the relaxing bonus episode of the planet B podcast.
Commons Lab
Launching Digital Transition Hub for the social economy
Waag Futurelab and De Omslag launch hub for organisations in the social economy
public stack
Bluesky does not solve the problem of public debate being in the hands of big tech
While the social media platform Bluesky appears to be an attractive alternative to X, it is not a solution to the problem with big tech, say Marleen Stikker and Danny Lämmerhirt of Waag Futurelab.
Commons Lab
Code of conduct for sharing data in the social economy
Waag Futurelab en Commons Network presenteren deze week de EU Code of Conduct for Data Sharing in the Social Economy
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Marleen Stikker joins Nieuwsuur to talk about digital autonomy
On Sunday 24 November Marleen Stikker was a guest on the NOS Nieuwsuur programme, where she spoke out about the importance of our digital autonomy.
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Freelance fondsenwerver Events
Bij Waag Futurelab zijn wij op zoek naar een freelance fondsenwerver voor de afdeling Events. Als freelance fondsenwerver ga je op zoek naar publieke en private financiers en stel je subsidieaanvragen op.
Space Lab
Public role in space: workshops and online library
Expedition to Public Outer Space places public perspectives at the heart of space exploration. On November 29, Slovenia hosts this event with workshops and discussions.
public stack
Waag Futurelab has sold its first ticket with Pretix
From now on new events at Waag will use Pretix as a ticketing and attendance registration system. By phasing out Eventbrite we are working on our mission to promote the use of open software.
Future Internet Lab
Read our letter to the Dutch Parliament
Ahead of the budget debate in Dutch Parliament, we sent a letter to the Digital Affairs committee with our recommendations for a better digital infrastructure.
Museum Night Amsterdam
This was Museum Night 2024
During Museum Night 2024 we disconnected from our phones.
collaboration
Waag Futurelab joins the network of STT
Waag Futurelab joins the network of the Netherlands Study Centre for Technology Trends (STT). Both parties have been committed to designing a better future for decades, and are now entering into a reciprocal collaboration.
Smart Citizens Lab
Future Talks: How can we imagine a new world of work?
How do we ensure that the jobs we put our energy in also contribute to a better society?
Future Internet Lab
Testers wanted for open source smartphone software
Are you excited about testing open-source software and the Murena Smartphone? We are looking for testers to develop prerequisites for a human-centred and ethical framework for mobile design.
grip on technology
Fix Your Phone: Cloud
Companies like to conjure up a dreamy image full of mystery when talking about our data and cloud infrastructure. The naked truth is that there is no such thing as ‘the cloud’.
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Fix Your Phone: Hardware
All sorts of precious minerals are used to power your phone. Do you know what's really in there? Let's open up the phone and repair a thing or two.
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Fix Your Phone: Operating System
You don't have much choice on which operating system your smartphone runs: Android or Apple. Why is this a problem?
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Fix Your Phone: Apps
Dating, fitness, planning, chatting: our world runs on apps. Do they work for you, or you for them?
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Your Phone is Broken - but we can fix it
Smartphones cause a lot of problems in terms of their impact on people and on the planet. How can we fix it?