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Perspectives on the post-truth era
The 'enshittification' of society
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Magic in metamodern times
To be(lieve) or not to be(lieve), that is the question
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The European elections and the next five years
What themes will drive European political discourse?
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The weather is changing
What home insurance tells us about climate change
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Knit’s Island and the future of the metaverse
An immersive and fascinating documentary about life in a virtual world
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Short-sighted AI regulations miss the big picture
How can we ensure that AI is not only safe but also resonates with our broader norms and values?
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What would it take for us to believe in aliens?
Believing the unbelievable in times of disinformation and deepfakes
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The Indian Stack goes global
Is a decentralized, open-source Indian-European Stack emerging?
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Will generative AI bring the productivity increases we need?
Information technology and the lack of corresponding increases in productivity
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The hottest farmers' debate
On the power of Big Food over farmers
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Breaking the bottleneck
Can state-led initiatives relying on market mechanisms help us achieve our decarbonization goals?
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Beyond planetary boundaries: towards Earth systems justice
Linking new developments in Earth systems research to the Deep Transitions Framework
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Has AI become indistinguishable from life itself?
Developments in AI lead to new speculations about the role of technologies in the evolution of life.
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Urban greening should focus on equity, not nature
The external valuation of nature in city planning could withhold green areas from becoming accessible to all
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Learning to waste
All manufacturing produces waste, even the clean energy industry. Critical clean energy technologies – EV batteries, solar panels, wind turbine blades – lead to a massive problem with waste management
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Are weapons still a sin stock?
Changes in narratives, economic structures and the nature of technology could be altering the status of defense stock.
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Human sensors will feed the global mega machine
Intelligent systems will increasingly solicit our ‘help’ to gather data
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The return of the incumbent?
A reflection on the demise of Big Tech and the return of industrial incumbents
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The case for climate radicalism
The impacts of climate change are increasingly being felt all across the globe.
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Rediscovering the collective dimension of freedom
How the classic political philosophy of liberalism can broaden our individualistic interpretation of freedom.
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De-influencers or re-influencers?
Criticism of consumer society is of all ages, but now it’s coming from an unexpected corner.
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Sticky dependence: Europe’s reliance on Russia
Although Europe wants to decouple from Russia, our countries’ dependence is stickier and more complex than we might have estimated
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Is AI still artificial?
Definitions are becoming obsolete as tech and science blur the boundaries between the natural and the artificial
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Will generative AI favor the underdog?
The implications of generative AI for tech and talent
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China’s not-so-responsive authoritarianism
What the Zero-Covid strategy reveals about Chinese power dynamics
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The future of crypto is coming: what will it look like?
Regulation, decentralization and combined approaches battle for the crypto throne
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Can art and imagination spur climate action?
Exploring other ways to increase our moral judgement on climate change
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The short-lived revival of Keynes; welcome back, Hayek!
Has neoliberalism really left? Or was “COVID-Keynesianism” nothing more than a short-term crisis management tactic?
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Is artificial intelligence smart enough to create a sustainable future?
Despite a hefty ecological footprint of its own, digital technology has the potential to contribute to a more sustainable future.
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Hungary’s continued development toward autocracy prompts challenges for the EU
How will having an “electoral autocracy” in their midst affect the EU's solidarity during crises and its normative power abroad?
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The ‘Wechselstimmung’ after Merkel
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The traffic light turns green for German digitalization
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China’s CBDC-as-a-standard?
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The future of the anti-establishment, conservative right
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Climate litigation and civil society
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What would a sufficiently sustainable ordinary life look like?
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A new narrative on climate change
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On the Chinese variety of capitalism
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How to deal with the medical uncertainty of Long COVID?
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India’s rise as a digital superpower
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