Research

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

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Asia’s financial catch-up

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A solid but sober EU

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Eco-conscious apparel is next in line to become hip

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The rise of digital conglomerates

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Never waste a good waste crisis

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Safety or privacy?

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The U.S. trade war and the Asia-Pacific region

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Uncovering the mystery of sleep

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China’s regional capitals

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Big Tech and the healthcare system

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The future of social media

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Imagining an African renaissance

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VR: a disruptive tool for changing behavior

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Beyond stereotypes of social class

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Three degrees of radical innovation

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When fake becomes the new normal

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Are tech companies the next SIFI’s?

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The return of hermeneutics

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Mapping economic complexity

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Italy’s new old politics

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Making America a 20th-century economy again?

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Olympic hangovers

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Generational amnesia

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An Indo-Japanese partnership

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Maritime Arabia

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Hegemonic Shift in 2017

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Educating vital skills for the future

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The decline of face value

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Is a new technological revolution in the making?

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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.