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Inequality kills

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The Dutch way of going circular

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Retroscope 2019: Technological cycle

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Gut feeling and the future of nutrigenomics

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Horror in times of uncertainty

Horror movies allow us to safely explore extreme scenarios... what do they tell us about our current fears?

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E-sports on steroids

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The age of digital mega-ecosystems

Digital ecosystems have the potential to address consumer needs, but obstacles still exist in their implementation.

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How to make the transition to a sustainable everyday life

Has the time come for personal carbon footprint calculators?

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The virtual of virtual reality

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Limits to facial recognition

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The quiet Russian Resurgence

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Indian innovation

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Revolutionaries between UFOs and raids

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The European Green Deal

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Every bit has a price

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The elemental evolution of media

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Will hiding the like button help Facebook?

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Computers need a language for causal reasoning

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Reinventing urban waterways

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Looking for the long term

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China’s digital platforms as a regional standard

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Biohacking diets

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How China sees Hong Kong

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Building bridges to the crypto space

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The rise of the Asian Aerotropolis

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Online language is better language

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Apple’s silent transition into the next computing paradigm

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The European Stack is taking shape

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Multilateralism and the decline of the U.S. hegemony

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Worker rights, a new frontier for reducing U.S. inequality?

Is Texas becoming too self-confident?

Texan rebellion is likely to shake up federal politics in the U.S.

Picking up the crypto pieces

Companies are on the lookout for opportunities during the crypto crash

Gen Z chooses anonymity over fame

Why are Gen Zers more likely to prefer online anonymity compared to millennials?

From labor to exploitation: the dark side of blockchain games

What does it take to create a flourishing virtual economy?

Resurrecting the dead in the digital era

Will deepfake videos, the latest and most versatile medium to eternalize the dead, impel us to regulate digital immortality?

Extending the self with Instagram's augmented-reality face filters

Are we moving towards a culture in which our digitally positioned self is more important than our actual self?

Emerging markets face tough financial challenges

Will emerging markets' recovery be halted by increasing financial problems?

Technology on a leash

By sharing ownership and control with producers and governments, our smart devices are no longer what they seem

Politics should focus more on the Good Life

How can we reinstate the concept of the Good without downplaying the systemic risks threatening our global society?

The rise of CBDCs

Pim Korsten gives a rundown on the opportunities and risks of the rise of central bank digital currencies.