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Explore our collection of articles on the leading megatrends in technology, politics, and society.

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Gen Z in the generational cycle

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Japan, Korea and the global semiconductor industry

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Reality is holding back self-driving cars

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The internet of thoughts

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Healthcare in the 2020 U.S. elections

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Precautionary screening for the masses?

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The French Renaissance

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New hope for the liberal world order?

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Our cities as AR gaming arenas

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High hopes for holiness

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Libra’s next hurdle: financial regulators and governments

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Will the U.S. see a tidal wave of environmental regulations after 2020?

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The value of apocalyptic climate scenarios

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The end of the pay-per-download era

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East Asia becomes the center of geopolitical competition

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Don Ihde and generational responses to digital technology

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Chinese philosopher Yuk Hui: "Technology has multiple futures"

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Fleeing from the public squares of the internet

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Rocky road ahead for Europe despite disappointment by populists

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The carbon capture era

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Future leaders get a taste of new economics

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The higher purpose of motor sports

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Whistleblower platforms in the wake of Wikileaks’ demise

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Megablockbusters: A societal forum for the negotiation of social values

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Capitalists’ worries about capitalism

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Spain has proven to be far from immune to the populist wave sweeping across Europe

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Is TikTok a vector for Chinese ideals?

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Can’t live with social media, can’t live without it

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The Arctic through the eyes of Greenland

What is Russia's view on climate change?

Melting ice caps in the Arctic are incentivizing Russia’s exploitation and extraction of natural resources representing the last straw of the Anthropocene.

The energy transition is not a hobby

With the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, we have to face the fact that our dependence on fossil fuels poses a structural problem.

Autocracy and the End of History

Is the ideological confrontation between the liberal-democratic and autocratic world order on its way to becoming the global political issue of our century?

Russian digitalization through a Cosmist lens

To understand Russian politics, we need to understand Russian Cosmism, a philosophy that supports the digitalization of the Arctic.

Russia’s strategic exploitation of the Arctic

A long-standing resource-dependent economy, a melting Arctic, and technical capabilities have thrown the Arctic into the spotlight for Russia’s upcoming economic strategy.

A cultural cluster bomb

What will be the lasting impact of the cancellation of Russia?

According to the IPCC, we are failing

The IPCC urges us to rethink our climate adaptation and mitigation plans. Can we still be on time to stop the climate from changing?

Dominating the first TikTok war

How the selfie-president and TikTok videos are helping Ukraine dominate social media

Who pays the price for a resilient economy?

Europe is trying to develop a resilient economy that is less reliant on others. Yet, are we willing to the pay the price for our independence?

How will the pandemic affect the future of edtech?

The pandemic has ensured the implementation of edtech in school systems. Will pedagogical or technological aspects be prioritized?