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

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The sleeping Asian Tiger

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Will local-multiplayer survive in the video game industry?

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Human’s intangible stock of capital

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Urban agriculture

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Many silk connections

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Exporting surveillance

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Populist puzzles

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The coming together of the BRICS

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From body positivity to body neutrality

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European parties in search for voters

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Rise of online education in the corporate education sector

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The rise (and descent) of the vertical city

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The selfish ledger

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The shaky rise of digital gambling

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A future-proof Dutch agrofood sector

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Disappearing rhythms

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Deep transitions

Will we consider abandoning hyper productivity in favor of sustainability and equality?

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Schoolification

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Dutch future welfare

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Who owns the data of the city?

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Is Italy crossing the Rubicon?

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The third urbanization wave

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Can E-learning bridge Africa’s education gap?

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Can Cuba be libre?

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The medium is (liable for) the message

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Eastern European implosion

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The walls of the home are breaking down

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Evolving nature

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Sexual solipsism

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?