Research

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

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Eurasian momentum

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One grid to rule them all

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What can the U.S. learn from European schools?

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Meaningful entertainment in the digital age

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Narrative of Big Tech

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Migration concentration

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Shadow power in the global technological arms race

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Fewer staff, more data

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Solar power nears terminal velocity

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A multipolar military world

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The CRISPR’d era

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Apple’s quest for the disappearing computer

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Deep transitions

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

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Disappearing rhythms

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A future-proof Dutch agrofood sector

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The shaky rise of digital gambling

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The selfish ledger

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The third urbanization wave

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Is Italy crossing the Rubicon?

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Who owns the data of the city?

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Dutch future welfare

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Schoolification

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Healthy infrastructure

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The API Economy

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Building memory in the information age

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Taking games to the cloud

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Mobility as a Service

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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The rise of midsized cities

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Marx in the 21st century

How Weirdcore and Y2K aesthetics took over TikTok in times of despair

What style reveals regarding playful nihilism, emotional spending, and dread

Is AI still artificial?

Definitions are becoming obsolete as tech and science blur the boundaries between the natural and the artificial

Will generative AI favor the underdog?

The implications of generative AI for tech and talent

The future of crypto is coming: what will it look like?

Regulation, decentralization and combined approaches battle for the crypto throne

China’s not-so-responsive authoritarianism

What the Zero-Covid strategy reveals about Chinese power dynamics

EU's digital strategy: where are we now and where do we go from here?

We should be strategic as we make strides toward digital sovereignty.

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?

Can art and imagination spur climate action?

Exploring other ways to increase our moral judgement on climate change

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.

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?