Research

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

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My plant the therapist

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After work thoughts

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The automobile is on its way out

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The resistance to the hegemony of the App Store

As emerging tech companies become more influential their relationships with big tech are increasingly strained

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QAnon and knowledge

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Today’s class of uncontrollable technology

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Food nationalism

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Our post-corona relationship to nature

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Wicked dilemmas and political decision-making

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Global value chains are experiencing a formative moment

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Inequality kills

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Could Europe fix the internet?

Europe aims to restore competitiveness and sovereignty in the digital realm through policies on data-sharing, AI, and open internet.

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In the back end of our cities

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Scenario thinking: embracing uncertainty

Will we soon let go of traditional forecasting in favor of multi-dimensional scenario thinking?

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The Dutch way of going circular

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Europe’s geopolitical strategy is a green strategy

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The (un)changing doctor-patient relationship

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Game engines are revolutionizing filmmaking

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Geopolitics of food

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Retroscope 2019: Technological cycle

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Retroscope 2019: Socio-cultural

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Retroscope 2019: Hegemonic cycle

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Retroscope 2019: Disruption in the making

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When we really become hybrid beings

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Interactive elements in movies and series

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Pan-Africanism today

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Gut feeling and the future of nutrigenomics

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Horror in times of uncertainty

Horror movies allow us to safely explore extreme scenarios... what do they tell us about our current fears?

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Are we facing limits to growth?

The artisan versus the engineer: masters of the universe

What kind of skills should we (not) cultivate for generative AI?

We are the products of technological mediation

What the metaphor of the 'medium' can teach us about AI

When images matter more than reality

A reflection on Vilém Flusser's philosophy of photography in the age of social media

The day the artificial became intelligent (is yet to come)

When we started to call intelligence a machine and the machine intelligent

Knit’s Island and the future of the metaverse

An immersive and fascinating documentary about life in a virtual world

The robots among us

About today’s master-slave dynamics with humanoids and chatbots

The age of the machine: emancipation or alienation of the human?

Understanding the role of machines in society

Short-sighted AI regulations miss the big picture

How can we ensure that AI is not only safe but also resonates with our broader norms and values?

Philosophical prompt engineering in an AI-driven world

Why philosophical questioning and the art of posing the right questions becomes more important because of generative AI

The enduring tool metaphor in AI discourse

About technology as a mere instrument to achieve human goals