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

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Libra’s next hurdle: financial regulators and governments

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The rising costs of carbon emissions

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One picture ≠ a thousand words

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

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Why is Maduro still in power in Venezuela?

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Demographics and hegemony

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The value of apocalyptic climate scenarios

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Who are the African youth?

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Breaking down data & AI silos

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The elastic generation

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The end of the pay-per-download era

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East Asia becomes the center of geopolitical competition

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Modern monetary policy

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

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Don Ihde and generational responses to digital technology

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Chinese philosopher Yuk Hui: "Technology has multiple futures"

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Reflecting on responsibility in AI with Daniel Dennett

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The codification of public policy

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Alternatives at the return of history

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Fleeing from the public squares of the internet

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Rocky road ahead for Europe despite disappointment by populists

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The carbon capture era

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Future leaders get a taste of new economics

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A democratic boost for Asia’s next growth engines

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Is EdTech addressing the demands of 21st century education?

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The higher purpose of motor sports

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Whistleblower platforms in the wake of Wikileaks’ demise

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The critical shaping moment of Lava Jato

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The emergence of the decentralized stack

Is the future open-source?

Magic in metamodern times

To be(lieve) or not to be(lieve), that is the question

The European elections and the next five years

What themes will drive European political discourse?

We need to think about the constitution of the EU (part I)

And Luuk van Middelaar’s study of European discourses helps us structure the debate

We need to think about the constitution of the EU (part II)

And Luuk van Middelaar’s study of European spheres helps us structure the debate

Why we should embrace the void

The psychoanalysis of 'Love, Death & Robots'

The AI chips race (part I)

How AI chips will determine future geopolitical events

The internet is in need of a transition

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

Is Open Source AI a sham?

Why leading AI companies are currently engaging in both 'openwashing' and 'closedwashing' practices

Post-growth: the dawn of a new era

What will the upcoming paradigm shift entail?

The weather is changing

What home insurance tells us about climate change