How digital culture is reshaping our faces and bodies | Elise Hu (re-release)
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ποΈ 9 September 2025
β±οΈ 12 minutes
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Summary
As "beauty filters" proliferate on social media platforms like TikTok, journalist Elise Hu says we've entered the era of the technological gaze, where the digital world shapes real-world beauty standards. She explains how to navigate this new reality in all its forms β and why you should reject the idea that your appearance dictates your worth.
This episode originally aired on January 27, 2025.
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| 1:48.7 | I'm your host, Elise Hume. |
| 1:50.2 | The talk I'm sharing today is very important to me because it's something I care about a lot. |
| 1:56.2 | Beauty standards in our new technological age and the ways digital culture is reshaping our faces and bodies. |
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