Hikikomori live in a state of extreme and distressing withdrawal. Momentum Fotograh/ Shutterstock October 29, 2020 Hikikomori: understanding the people who choose to live in extreme isolation Maki Rooksby, University of Glasgow; Hamish J. McLeod, University of Glasgow, and Tadaaki Furuhashi, Nagoya University Traumatic experiences (usually of shame or defeat) lead many people across the globe to cut themselves off from social contact and withdraw from society.
Joshua Sortino/Unsplash June 16, 2020 Beauty in code – 5 ways digital poetry combines human and computer languages David Thomas Henry Wright, Nagoya University Human existence is now permeated by computer language. Digital artists combine human and computer codes to create digital poetry.