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?

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.