Research

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

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American soft power is under pressure

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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?

The return of industrial policy

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

AI regulations may see a Beijing effect

Is Europe too late to cause a Brussels effect on AI technology?

When the selfie becomes an avatar

How Instagram is preparing itself for the metaverse

Globalization can still be a force for good

A general narrative is emerging that international trade and cooperation are on the decline. Is it accurate?

Is Texas becoming too self-confident?

Texan rebellion is likely to shake up federal politics in the U.S.

Picking up the crypto pieces

Companies are on the lookout for opportunities during the crypto crash

Gen Z chooses anonymity over fame

Why are Gen Zers more likely to prefer online anonymity compared to millennials?

From labor to exploitation: the dark side of blockchain games

What does it take to create a flourishing virtual economy?

Resurrecting the dead in the digital era

Will deepfake videos, the latest and most versatile medium to eternalize the dead, impel us to regulate digital immortality?

Extending the self with Instagram's augmented-reality face filters

Are we moving towards a culture in which our digitally positioned self is more important than our actual self?