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

Filter: Sjoerd Bakker

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Bullshit jobs in the digital age

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Technological momentum

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Deep transitions

Will we consider abandoning hyper productivity in favor of sustainability and equality?

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The medium is (liable for) the message

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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Mobility as a Service

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Healthy infrastructure

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The future of public transport

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Spoiler culture

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China’s social credit system is taking shape

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Is Wikipedia the Red Cross of the Infocalypse?

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The future of social media

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Three degrees of radical innovation

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Olympic hangovers

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Is a new technological revolution in the making?

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Data has a will of its own

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Breathing is the new smoking

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How autonomous vehicles will change our lives

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Who will be the 21st-century Henry Ford?

Is science to blame for post-truth politics?

How the left contributed to the deconstruction of truth

FreedomLab commemorates its 500th article with a retrospective of its publication history

The internet is in need of a transition

What the internet can learn from ongoing transitions in energy, mobility and food

Knit’s Island and the future of the metaverse

An immersive and fascinating documentary about life in a virtual world

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?

What would it take for us to believe in aliens?

Believing the unbelievable in times of disinformation and deepfakes

Will generative AI bring the productivity increases we need?

Information technology and the lack of corresponding increases in productivity

Human sensors will feed the global mega machine

Intelligent systems will increasingly solicit our ‘help’ to gather data

De-influencers or re-influencers?

Criticism of consumer society is of all ages, but now it’s coming from an unexpected corner.

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.