Ann-Kathrin Arui, Author at Spiegeloog

Spiegeloog 436: Risk

Unsafe by Design? Using VR to Rethink Public Spaces for Women

Last week, I asked my female friends a simple question: “How do you navigate public spaces, such as train stations, as a woman?” And the…

Ann-Kathrin AruiDecember 23, 2024

Spiegeloog 432: Fragile

Navigating Femininity

When down her weedy trophies and herself Fell in the weeping brook. Her clothes spread wide And mermaid-like, awhile they bore her up; Which time…

Ann-Kathrin AruiApril 12, 2024

Spiegeloog 431: Disconnect

Young, Wild, Free – and Lonely

Loneliness is a painful experience that can take many different forms. This article explores how being busy can be misleading, why the elderly are not…

Ann-Kathrin AruiFebruary 19, 2024

Spiegeloog 429: Explore

Generation Gap-Year

Attitudes towards travelling and taking a gap year have undergone an interesting change: Instead of being something for the dropouts and the lost, it is…

Ann-Kathrin AruiNovember 24, 2023

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 428: Alive

Bacchus: The Feeling of Being Alive

If you look at us humans as a species, if you really take an enormous step back and just describe what we do all day,…

Ann-Kathrin AruiNovember 10, 2023

Spiegeloog 426: Liberation

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Being convicted of a crime one did not commit is a profoundly life-changing and traumatic experience, while being exonerated might be one of the most…

Ann-Kathrin AruiMay 1, 2023

Spiegeloog 425: Vision

Urban Future: Metropolis, Vision & Psychology

Designing urban spaces comes with a lot of responsibility for the people, it can impact their lives tremendously in both positive and negative ways. Psychology…

Ann-Kathrin AruiMarch 27, 2023

Art Affairs Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

Art Affairs: Theatre of Broken Memories

Searching for truth and justice in politics and history is an excruciatingly frustrating endeavour, as can be experienced at a current FOAM exhibition. The visitor…

Ann-Kathrin AruiFebruary 17, 2023

Spiegeloog 423: Pride

Pride and Prejudice in Academia

In its purpose to further knowledge, the scientific community has gone astray: It is lacking transparency, openness, and reproducibility. Why is that, and how do…

Ann-Kathrin AruiFebruary 6, 2023