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Inequality in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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Retroscope 2018: Socio-cultural
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Peak social
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Open data empowerment
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Our polygenic scores tell us who we are
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A return to utopian thinking
In the last decade, pragmatic utopian thinking has gained considerable popularity in different domains.
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From body positivity to body neutrality
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Human’s intangible stock of capital
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The “good” consumer
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A tale of two Indias
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Migration concentration
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The third urbanization wave
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Sexual solipsism
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The walls of the home are breaking down
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Eastern European implosion
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Debunking democracies
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A new narrative for old age
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Equality, authenticity and excellence in education
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Is Wikipedia the Red Cross of the Infocalypse?
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Safety or privacy?
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Beyond stereotypes of social class
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VR: a disruptive tool for changing behavior
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Imagining an African renaissance
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Generational amnesia
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Rethinking our human design
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New materialism
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The future of human competences
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How autonomous vehicles will change our lives
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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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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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Can art and imagination spur climate action?
Exploring other ways to increase our moral judgement on climate change
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The planet as an emerging category
On living with – not on – the planet.
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Vibegeist: rave until the grave
The revival of rave and rage in the roaring twenties.
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How will the metaverse and web3 influence social media?
Brace yourself, the 2D newsfeeds gracing our screens might soon be part of internet history.
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The early days of cyberpunk
As man becomes machine and machine becomes man.
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When the selfie becomes an avatar
How Instagram is preparing itself for the metaverse
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Is Texas becoming too self-confident?
Texan rebellion is likely to shake up federal politics in the U.S.
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Gen Z chooses anonymity over fame
Why are Gen Zers more likely to prefer online anonymity compared to millennials?
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