Video
Queer ec(h)o – Act I
An experimental collage of conversations with strangers, conducted in VR spaces
Index
Long Read
The Promise of Salvation from ‘Smart’ Borders
The UK aims to have “the most effective border in the world” by 2025. But how did we get to this situation, where border surveillance is a multi-billion dollar industry? And what does it mean for people seeking asylum, for whom crossing borders is a matter of life and death?
Illustrated article
How Low-Cost, Low-Tech, High Data Smart Cities are Paving the way for the Future
City governments are using data in attempts to identify residents’ needs, make services more efficient and equitable, and enable citizen participation in decision making.
Audio
Homecooking, by robots, with love
Many local food cultures in developing countries are feeling the pressures of modernity, but is automation the solution?
Long Read
Anonymous Accounts are Leading the Me Too Movement in Pakistan
As Pakistan grapples with the impact of the Me Too Movement, women are choosing the gift of anonymity online to make their voices part of the change.
Short Read
Issue 4 Residency: Queer ec(h)o
This creative work in a VR space will consider how LGBT+ people will be affected by the climate crisis.
Short Read
Decoding Deepfakes
Container's first social media campaign explored deepfakes and our collective understanding of them.
Video
Who Plays Unspeakable Games?
Who plays 'unspeakable' games, and who gets to police what is labelled 'obscene' on the internet? Issue 3 Resident Oma Keeling's remarkable film will take you down the rabbit hole.
Video
We Cannot Walk Alone
Four people with lived experience of the UK's hostile environment towards migrants co-produce this fascinating virtual panel event.
Long Read
K-Pop Culture: The Power of 6.7 Billion Tweets
K-pop's global army of fans have used technology to connect with their favourite artists for the past two decades – and have changed the internet for everyone.
Short Read
Deep Nostalgia
To compensate for generations of lost family history, poet and writer Ashanti Anderson turns to deepfake technology to connect with three members of her family.
Audio
Podcast: Stream If You Wanna Die Faster
Exploring the environmental impacts of data streaming and who should take responsibility.
Long Read
Sound On: Exploring the Rise of Clubhouse and Audio-Only Apps
Chanté Joseph asks if Clubhouse can revolutionise social media without facing its own growing issues.
Illustrated article
Life After Death: Should Virtual Reality be used to help us Grieve?
Jacklin Kwan takes a personal look at the therapeutic potentials of VR and explores how, when used in the right way, it can help people rediscover relationships with themselves and with lost loved ones.
Illustrated article
The Making of a Virtual Influencer
A peek behind the curtain at this million dollar industry. Can virtual influencers make a positive social impact or are they just a dystopian money-making tool from big marketing?
Long Read
The Future of Performance Post-Pandemic
2020 will be known, amongst other things, as the year culture went online. How are individuals and organisations in the live sector adapting and evolving, and can technologically mediated live events save an industry from collapse?