Research

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

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The emergence of the decentralized stack

Is the future open-source?

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Megablockbusters: A societal forum for the negotiation of social values

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Capitalists’ worries about capitalism

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Sustainable by default

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The dilemma of future sports regulation

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Spain has proven to be far from immune to the populist wave sweeping across Europe

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Is TikTok a vector for Chinese ideals?

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To measure someone is to know someone

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The social promise of augmented reality

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Can’t live with social media, can’t live without it

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The Arctic through the eyes of Greenland

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Sustainable minerals for sustainable technology

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Africa is set to become world’s largest free trade area

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Illegal streaming holds the media industry in check

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Contemporary spirituality is all about the self

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The Dragon and the Elephant in the 21st century

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The Africa Stack

The African continent might be leapfrogging into the digital economy

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Can algorithms be neutral?

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Where architecture and IT meet

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21st century Luddites target self-driving cars

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Scaling bitcoin with the lightning network

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The future of Europe from an Asian perspective

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The evolving landscape of consumer trust

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Populism and the shifting climate change debate

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Geopolitics of aid and development cooperation

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Particularly deadly matter

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The VAR system and the datafication of everyday life

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Facebook’s strategy for a decentralized future

Will Facebook orchestrate its own disruption?

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Slowing down fast fashion

Russia’s strategic exploitation of the Arctic

A long-standing resource-dependent economy, a melting Arctic, and technical capabilities have thrown the Arctic into the spotlight for Russia’s upcoming economic strategy.

A beginner's guide to the metaverse

Both praised and feared by many, the 'promises' of the metaverse are highly contentious. Sebastiaan Crul aims to separate the wheat from the chaff.

A cultural cluster bomb

What will be the lasting impact of the cancellation of Russia?

According to the IPCC, we are failing

The IPCC urges us to rethink our climate adaptation and mitigation plans. Can we still be on time to stop the climate from changing?

Dominating the first TikTok war

How the selfie-president and TikTok videos are helping Ukraine dominate social media

Who pays the price for a resilient economy?

Europe is trying to develop a resilient economy that is less reliant on others. Yet, are we willing to the pay the price for our independence?

How will the pandemic affect the future of edtech?

The pandemic has ensured the implementation of edtech in school systems. Will pedagogical or technological aspects be prioritized?

Resisting the green gold

Deconstructing my purchasing choices: why is it so hard to change behavior?

How the cyborg deconstructed the modern worldview

The evolution of the cyborg in science and popular culture

Religion and spirituality after the death of God

Secularism could lead to moral and spiritual nihilism that Nietzsche and Dostoevsky warn of. What are the socio-cultural consequences of this?