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QAnon and knowledge
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Today’s class of uncontrollable technology
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Cell factories
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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?
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Everybody is a self-tracker
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E-sports on steroids
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Central banks rethink their purpose
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The age of digital mega-ecosystems
Digital ecosystems have the potential to address consumer needs, but obstacles still exist in their implementation.
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Picking up the crypto pieces
Companies are on the lookout for opportunities during the crypto crash
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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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From labor to exploitation: the dark side of blockchain games
What does it take to create a flourishing virtual economy?
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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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Emerging markets face tough financial challenges
Will emerging markets' recovery be halted by increasing financial problems?
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Technology on a leash
By sharing ownership and control with producers and governments, our smart devices are no longer what they seem
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Venetian, young and farming: three lessons from the new generation of Italian farmers on agri-food sustainability
Julia Rijssenbeek and Maya Turolla turn the spotlight on young farmers championing the transition to sustainable food systems.
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Politics should focus more on the Good Life
How can we reinstate the concept of the Good without downplaying the systemic risks threatening our global society?
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The rise of CBDCs
Pim Korsten gives a rundown on the opportunities and risks of the rise of central bank digital currencies.
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