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

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Will local-multiplayer survive in the video game industry?

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Human’s intangible stock of capital

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Urban agriculture

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Many silk connections

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Exporting surveillance

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Populist puzzles

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The coming together of the BRICS

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From body positivity to body neutrality

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European parties in search for voters

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Rise of online education in the corporate education sector

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The rise (and descent) of the vertical city

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The selfish ledger

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The shaky rise of digital gambling

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A future-proof Dutch agrofood sector

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Disappearing rhythms

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Deep transitions

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

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Schoolification

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Dutch future welfare

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Who owns the data of the city?

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Is Italy crossing the Rubicon?

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The third urbanization wave

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Can E-learning bridge Africa’s education gap?

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Can Cuba be libre?

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The medium is (liable for) the message

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Eastern European implosion

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The walls of the home are breaking down

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Evolving nature

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Sexual solipsism

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The Ocean Economy

A new dawn for nationalist parties?

For many, the brutal geopolitical awakening caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China threatening to invade Taiwan means freedom is back on the political agenda...

Vibegeist: rave until the grave

The revival of rave and rage in the roaring twenties.

Who has to pay the costs of climate change?

Issuing appeals for hundreds of millions in emergency funding to help victims of climate change might soon be a standard procedure.

"Creative" AI is recreating the creative industry

In the past few months, creative AI systems such as DALL-E and Midjourney have taken the internet by storm with their “artistic” creations.

To cyberspace and beyond

How the cyborg movies of the ‘90s made us fantasize about mind uploading, sentient AI and immortality.

How will the metaverse and web3 influence social media?

Brace yourself, the 2D newsfeeds gracing our screens might soon be part of internet history.

Geopolitical nonalignment in the 21st century

Escalating tensions in Taiwan and Ukraine are pressuring the world to choose an alignment, yet many nations refuse to choose sides.

The fragmentation of social media

When Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian are starting to revolt, you know Instagram is getting into trouble...

The early days of cyberpunk

As man becomes machine and machine becomes man.

The return of industrial policy

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