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

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South Africa’s new dawn

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Asia’s financial catch-up

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A solid but sober EU

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Eco-conscious apparel is next in line to become hip

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The rise of digital conglomerates

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Never waste a good waste crisis

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Safety or privacy?

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The U.S. trade war and the Asia-Pacific region

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Uncovering the mystery of sleep

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China’s regional capitals

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Big Tech and the healthcare system

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The future of social media

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Imagining an African renaissance

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VR: a disruptive tool for changing behavior

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Beyond stereotypes of social class

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Three degrees of radical innovation

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When fake becomes the new normal

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Are tech companies the next SIFI’s?

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The return of hermeneutics

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Mapping economic complexity

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Italy’s new old politics

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Making America a 20th-century economy again?

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Olympic hangovers

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Generational amnesia

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An Indo-Japanese partnership

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Maritime Arabia

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Hegemonic Shift in 2017

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Educating vital skills for the future

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The decline of face value

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Is a new technological revolution in the making?

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?