Everything is data

Why I am not going to use AI

A rant - and an homage to Wendell Berry on his 91st birthday

Aug 5 • 

Alexandrina Guran, PhD

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May 2025

Skype in the Era of Smartphones

Today, I take a look at the development of Skype post becoming a household name but pre-pandemic, during the rise of smartphone usage.

May 15 • 

Alexandrina Guran, PhD

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The Skype Story

Today, I give some insight into the beginnings, peak, and decline of Skype. Finding trustworthy datasources for this was not easy.

May 7 • 

Alexandrina Guran, PhD

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April 2025

Skype - a retrospective

Microsoft will close Skype forever tomorrow. Teams will take over. The discontinuation of Skype marks the end of an era, for some of us.

Apr 30 • 

Alexandrina Guran, PhD

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September 2024

Financial crises are moments of respite for CO2 emissions

And this effect is driven by high-income countries

Sep 25, 2024 • 

Alexandrina Guran, PhD

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June 2024

Polio vaccination coverage has quadrupled in the last four decades

In 1974, the WHO launched its Expanded Programme on Immunization. Today, I am taking a look at Poliomyelitis vaccines.

Jun 20, 2024 • 

Alexandrina Guran, PhD

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What do East and West Germany think?

East and West Germany were separate for longer than they have been united again, which invariable influences the lived experiences and perspectives…

Jun 17, 2024 • 

Alexandrina Guran, PhD

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Quality of life in the two Germanies

The former GDR, also called the East, is generally considered poorer than the rest of the country, the West. But how does this translate to quality of…

Jun 14, 2024 • 

Alexandrina Guran, PhD

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The two Germanies

Germany today is a unified and industrialized country. However, some of its current trends in population, economy, or politics can only be understood…

Jun 13, 2024 • 

Alexandrina Guran, PhD

About Everything is data

and about me.

Jun 8, 2024 • 

Alexandrina Guran, PhD

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May 2024