https://www.crisscrossed.net 2025-05-18T21:55:48.085Z 2025-03-09T23:00:00.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/insights/2025_03_10_do_emerging_nations_lead_the_race_for_lifelong_education

Another way to view the Western crisis is through Life Long Learning and its investment, which the Global South perceives quite differently. Why do people in countries such as Brazil, India, China and South Africa spend more on online education? Is it because they have fewer local education offers? I doubt it.

Christian Kreutz 2025-03-02T23:00:00.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/insights/2025_03_03_ai_power_consumption_insights_from_hugging_faces_dashboard

I love the new [AI Energy Efficiency Score dashboard by Huggingface](https://huggingface.co/spaces/AIEnergyScore/Leaderboard), because it rationalizes the AI energy consumption debate.

Christian Kreutz 2025-02-15T23:00:00.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/insights/2025_02_16_promise_of_ai_as_fact_checkers__not_working_yet

Just because a library's next door doesn't mean the neighbors read more. Just because good content's online doesn't mean we learn its score.

Christian Kreutz 2025-02-09T23:00:00.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/insights/2025_02_10_deepfakes_a_shadowy_threat_to_women_in_journalism_and_politics

The CIPESA report "[Digital Shadows: Deepfakes Used As Violence Against Women in Journalism and Politics During African Elections](https://cipesa.org/2025/02/digital-shadows-deepfakes-used-as-violence-against-women-in-journalism-and-politics-during-african-elections/)" underscores the significant impact of deepfake videos, particularly on women.

Christian Kreutz 2025-01-14T23:00:00.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/insights/2025_01_15_how_home_water_heaters_are_becoming_mini_data_centers

The [UK startup Heata](https://www.heata.co) has developed an innovative approach to tackle multiple challenges simultaneously: the rising energy demands (from electric vehicles and data centers) and the need to eliminate fossil fuel-based heating.

Christian Kreutz 2024-12-18T23:00:00.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/insights/2024_12_19_pakistans-solar-revolution-a-lesson-in-energy-democracy

The solar revolution in Pakistan offers a compelling counternarrative to mainstream energy conversations.

Christian Kreutz 2024-12-02T23:00:00.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/insights/2024_12_03_resilience-and-reinvention-in-the-music-industrys-digital-age

In the early 2000s, the music industry seemed to be the first victim of digital transformation. File sharing was at its peak, and people had gathered huge collections of MP3 files.

Christian Kreutz 2024-11-20T00:00:00.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/insights/2024_11_20_who-filled-the-bucket-the-historic-lens-of-co2-consumption

Hearing about China's massive CO2 emissions these days? Let's not skip the history lesson. This revealing chart tells a different story: The USA has consumed twice as much as China, and the EU collectively has used seven times more than India since industrialization began. Europe has reduced its emissions to 55% below its 1990 consumption level. The promising news is that China is likely to reach its peak CO2 emissions before its self-proclaimed 2030 goal.

Christian Kreutz 2024-11-11T23:00:00.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/insights/2024_11_12_the-dual-role-of-robots-in-enhancing-care-and-complicating-caregiving

The integration of robots in social care presents interesting dynamics between machines and humans. Japan serves as a key testing ground for this technology. [In a previous blog, I wrote about a study by Dr. Wright](https://www.crisscrossed.net/en/blog/implementing-care-robots-in-japan-unraveling-complexity-in-social-settings) that uncovered unexpected challenges in care facilities, highlighting that robots often created additional work for staff.

Christian Kreutz 2024-11-08T14:20:23.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/blog/explain-it-like-im-five-does-complex-academic-language-have-a-future-in-the-age-of-ai

Time and again, I meet smart people who share a remarkable conviction: even the most complex topics can be explained in simple terms. The legendary physicist [Richard Feynman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Feynman) embodied this approach like no other - his famous credo was: if you can't explain something simply, you haven't really understood it yourself. In German academia, however, the opposite often prevails: the complexity of sentences seems to serve as a measure of the depth of the concepts being conveyed.

Christian Kreutz 2024-06-13T00:00:00.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/blog/unleashing-the-power-of-networks-and-data-the-electric-grid-as-the-new-internet

I have to confess that it took me a while to grasp why the energy transition to electricity makes such a significant difference. Using electricity as the primary energy supply for [electronic goods](https://www.crisscrossed.net/en/insights/2024_03_22_the-rebound-effect-illustrated-the-paradox-of-more-efficient-ict-usage), heating, and [even industrial production](https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/02/15/first-electric-cars-next-electric-factories) will move the majority of energy consumption into the electric grid.

Christian Kreutz 2024-06-10T22:00:00.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/insights/2024_06_11_data-collection-the-simplicity-of-patterns-vs-the-complexity-of-situations

Driverless trains have been operational for many years, at least on short routes. A rules-based algorithm can efficiently control a train due to its predictable movement patterns. However, autonomous car driving presents a entirely different challenge, as unforeseen situations not accounted for in the model can arise at any moment.

Christian Kreutz 2024-06-07T22:00:00.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/insights/2024_06_08_the-staggering-scale-of-content-moderation-insights-from-a-single-day-in-europe

According to the Digital Services Act (DSA) legislation, Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and two search engines (VLOSEs) with over 45 million users are mandated to submit daily reports on their content moderation decisions.

Christian Kreutz 2024-06-06T13:20:23.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/blog/defining-the-boundaries-of-digital-public-infrastructure-narrow-and-broad-perspectives

Digital public infrastructure (DPI) is a hot topic in digital government.

Christian Kreutz 2024-05-14T22:00:00.000Zhttps://www.crisscrossed.net/en/insights/2024_5_15_movies-reveal-our-emotional-and-irrational-relationship-with-artificial-intelligence

Movies are a great mirror of the Zeitgeist and illustrate common fears or desires of societies. I recently watched the movie "Civil War," and it is frightening to consider a what-if scenario where the USA slides into a civil war.

Christian Kreutz