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

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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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How to make the transition to a sustainable everyday life

Has the time come for personal carbon footprint calculators?

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The future of globalization

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The end of the Fourth Hegemonic Cycle

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The virtual of virtual reality

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Limits to facial recognition

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Making sense of automation tax

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A plant-centered view of the world

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The quiet Russian Resurgence

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Indian innovation

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Health concerns surrounding 5G

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Smart home care for our second adulthood

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Revolutionaries between UFOs and raids

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The European Green Deal

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Every bit has a price

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The elemental evolution of media

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Will hiding the like button help Facebook?

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Computers need a language for causal reasoning

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Will new generations travel differently?

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Could we live without a job?

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Reinventing urban waterways

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Looking for the long term

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How digital technology will change our relationship to nature

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Visual search tools are building a bridge

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China’s digital platforms as a regional standard

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Biohacking diets

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The revival of the Rhine Model for digital capitalism

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What is the impact of mindfulness on society?

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How China sees Hong Kong

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?

Emerging markets face tough financial challenges

Will emerging markets' recovery be halted by increasing financial problems?

Technology on a leash

By sharing ownership and control with producers and governments, our smart devices are no longer what they seem

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.