can empathy and critical thinking go viral? in the first episode of Pulse of a Machine, we look at why some behaviours spread effortlessly online while others seem to require us to stop, question and think twice.

from internet trends and social imitation to AI-generated content, online trust and the strange power of repetition, Pəri is joined by voices from Rome, Athens and Ankara to ask a bigger question: if our media environment can shape what we buy, repeat and believe, can it also make empathy and critical thinking contagious?

and before you leave: if you could delete one feature from the internet forever, what would it be? Send your answer to @thepulseofa.machine on Instagram — yes, the page is in Azerbaijani.

don't be scared of the weird letters. consider it part of the international experience.

Pulse of a Machine is produced for Sydhavnsbølgen in Åarhus.