On Voltage

Ever-advancing digitization is changing our social lives, our communication, and not least our self-perception. What impact does this have on our life together and on the individual? And in what way are social media such as Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and the like changing the way we interact with our environment and third parties? Do social media and algorithms curtail our autonomy and maturity - and if so, how can we protect ourselves? Questions like these are fully explored in this book and lead to interesting insights about our changing thinking and the challenges of the digital transformation.

Rebecca van der Meuven holds a PhD in Communication and Cognitive Science and conducts research in Amsterdam, Zurich and Weinberg in the field of degenerative development of dementia and Parkinson's disease. She creates socio-political communication campaigns, researching the structure of new media and which communicative approaches can be used accordingly to positively impact society.