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CURIOS.TY 21: #Trust

- CURIOS.TY

This issue explores #Trust - the invisible glue building society, science and technology.

The 21st issue of Wits University’s research magazine, CURIOS.TY, themed #Trust is now available online: www.wits.ac.za/curiosity/ (See below our guidelines for republishing articles.)

CURIOS.TY 21: #Trust | https://www.wits.ac.za/curiosity/In this issue, our researchers interrogate shifting paradigms of faith, from AI as ‘confidant’, to predatory child gaming, questionable corporate handshakes, South Africa’s municipalities, and the complex dynamics of vaccine hesitancy and universal healthcare.

We confront structural vulnerabilities like xenophobia, institutional corruption, and media misogyny. Yet, hope emerges through community-rooted solutions like traditional healers, university-city collaborations, and urban mapping.

From personal relationships to ageing bodies, we question who earns your trust – and why.

Highlights:

  1. AI – Advisor, confidant and friend (without benefits) (page 8): Can we trust its advice, and more specifically, the people who build the systems?
  2. Little white lies (page 12): Can intimacy survive without some concealment?
  3. Who gets your amen? (page 14): Millions put their faith in religious leaders despite some dramatic exposés of untrustworthy conduct.
  4. Game on! But at what cost? (page 26): Developers use the same principles as gambling to entrap and to keep children hooked.
  5. Everyday corruption (page 32): What happens when corruption becomes the norm?
  6. When not to trust the handshake (page 50): How corporations hinder clients’ trust.

 

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CURIOS.TY is a print and digital magazine that aims to make the research at Wits University accessible to multiple publics. CURIOS.TY is available on the Wits website here: http://www.wits.ac.za/curiosity/

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