Research

Explore over 500 articles on prevailing megatrends in tech, politics and society.

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One picture ≠ a thousand words

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The rising costs of carbon emissions

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Libra’s next hurdle: financial regulators and governments

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High hopes for holiness

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Demographics and hegemony

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Why is Maduro still in power in Venezuela?

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

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Breaking down data & AI silos

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Who are the African youth?

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The value of apocalyptic climate scenarios

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Modern monetary policy

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East Asia becomes the center of geopolitical competition

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The end of the pay-per-download era

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The elastic generation

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Reflecting on responsibility in AI with Daniel Dennett

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Chinese philosopher Yuk Hui: "Technology has multiple futures"

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Don Ihde and generational responses to digital technology

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Hegel and the unfolding idea of freedom in the 21st century

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Rocky road ahead for Europe despite disappointment by populists

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Fleeing from the public squares of the internet

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Alternatives at the return of history

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The codification of public policy

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Is EdTech addressing the demands of 21st century education?

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A democratic boost for Asia’s next growth engines

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Future leaders get a taste of new economics

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The carbon capture era

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The emergence of the decentralized stack

Is the future open-source?

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The critical shaping moment of Lava Jato

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Whistleblower platforms in the wake of Wikileaks’ demise

AI regulations may see a Beijing effect

Is Europe too late to cause a Brussels effect on AI technology?

The return of industrial policy

The Dutch government is rethinking industrial policy—more coordination is on the horizon.

When the selfie becomes an avatar

How Instagram is preparing itself for the metaverse

Globalization can still be a force for good

A general narrative is emerging that international trade and cooperation are on the decline. Is it accurate?

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

From labor to exploitation: the dark side of blockchain games

What does it take to create a flourishing virtual economy?

Gen Z chooses anonymity over fame

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

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?