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America’s renewed friendship with Saudi Arabia
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Is Wikipedia the Red Cross of the Infocalypse?
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Big Tech and the healthcare system
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China’s regional capitals
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Uncovering the mystery of sleep
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The U.S. trade war and the Asia-Pacific region
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Safety or privacy?
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Never waste a good waste crisis
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The rise of digital conglomerates
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Eco-conscious apparel is next in line to become hip
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A solid but sober EU
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The future of social media
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Are tech companies the next SIFI’s?
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When fake becomes the new normal
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Three degrees of radical innovation
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Beyond stereotypes of social class
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VR: a disruptive tool for changing behavior
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Imagining an African renaissance
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Italy’s new old politics
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Mapping economic complexity
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The return of hermeneutics
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The decline of face value
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Educating vital skills for the future
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Hegemonic Shift in 2017
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Maritime Arabia
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An Indo-Japanese partnership
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Generational amnesia
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Olympic hangovers
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Making America a 20th-century economy again?
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Speculation as a way to design the future
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AI regulations may see a Beijing effect
Is Europe too late to cause a Brussels effect on AI technology?
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The return of industrial policy
The Dutch government is rethinking industrial policy—more coordination is on the horizon.
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When the selfie becomes an avatar
How Instagram is preparing itself for the metaverse
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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?
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Is Texas becoming too self-confident?
Texan rebellion is likely to shake up federal politics in the U.S.
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Picking up the crypto pieces
Companies are on the lookout for opportunities during the crypto crash
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From labor to exploitation: the dark side of blockchain games
What does it take to create a flourishing virtual economy?
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Gen Z chooses anonymity over fame
Why are Gen Zers more likely to prefer online anonymity compared to millennials?
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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?
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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?
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