In his second mission, comedian Frank Richter embarks on a journey of discovery to find out which machines are having a lasting impact on our everyday lives and how digitalization is influencing analogue activities. To find answers, he interviews visitors to Technorama, meets a dystopian robot and talks to researcher Thomas Schmalfeldt from the PHZH. Thomas is working on a DIZH project together with the University of Zurich at the interface of ethnology and computer science. He is getting to the bottom of exciting questions: For example, what is lost in the analog activity of knitting when a knitting machine takes over the work? What impact does digitalization have on our lives and our society?
Are you ready for this journey of discovery? Then start the video now and join Frank Richter on his mission!
The “SciComm meets Comedy” project funded in the outreach call is testing a video format in which a comedian sheds light on digitalization topics in a humorous way. The aim of the project is to investigate the role of humor in science communication. It will analyze how humorous elements can promote the understanding of complex topics and arouse the interest of viewers. The research team will evaluate the reactions and feedback to the videos to find out how well humor works as a tool for communicating scientific content.
You can watch the 1st video in the Re:Digital series here.
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