So at the moment I am preparing for a trip. A big trip (for me anyway). I have been invited to attend a workshop in Changchun, China and I am really looking forward to it. I will also be spending some time in Beijing, but I will write about…
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So at the moment I am preparing for a trip. A big trip (for me anyway). I have been invited to attend a workshop in Changchun, China and I am really looking forward to it. I will also be spending some time in Beijing, but I will write about…
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This book explores the consequences of the rise of the digital economy and its impact on society, democracy and human autonomy. It examines how data has become the central resource of today’s economy, controlled by a few powerful tech giants. I was already aware of the data we give…
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Today a joint paper with Springer has been published on a woolly rhino on a rock slab that I analysed using Reflectance Transformation Imaging. My part was actually very small, but I am still happy that this paper is out now and open access! It is also my first…
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For a while now I have had the book ‘Storyworthy’ by Matthew Dicks on my ‘to read’ list. I finally read the book, which is about creating and telling stories. I was interested in it in terms of my career, as I often give talks and want to make…
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It took a while, but last week a new publication came out that includes a chapter by me. I am proud to be part of this volume and to be able to write a bit about video games. Not just about one particular Indiana Jones game, no, I write…
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A while ago I reported that I was running an interdisciplinary course on the app ArchaeoTrial. The app is used to create tours and scavenger hunts of archaeological sites. In my course, groups created tours of Roman Cologne. The students put in a lot of work and effort and…
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On the 3rd and 4th of June our network on “Digital Competencies in Archaeology” (DiKopA) met in Darmstadt, Germany. We had 10 presentations, 9 pitches and a World Café. The network and external visitors met in the lecture hall of the university library. Short story: I learned a lot…
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Today I’m not going to talk about science or archaeology, I’m going to talk about comics. Every two years, the German city of Erlangen hosts the Comic Salon. For four days, the Bavarian city turns into a cultural centre for comic lovers, cosplayers and many more. I was there…
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Over the last few weeks I have been very busy trying to complete a major grant application. So busy, in fact, that I just haven’t been able to write any blog posts. But yesterday I submitted it and suddenly I feel very free. Although grant applications are hard to…
Hi! My name is Sebastian. I am an archaeologist, a university lecturer, freelancer, guitarist, and father. You could say I am quiet busy, so I learned to manage my time and energy to build good habits and still have space for myself and my family. Sounds difficult? Read here how I do it. (Nearly) Every Friday.