Research

A dive into the heart of the degrowth movement

The next step into the era of spatial computing

Believing the unbelievable in times of disinformation and deepfakes

Is a decentralized, open-source Indian-European Stack emerging?

On the cultural significance of summer blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer

Information technology and the lack of corresponding increases in productivity

On the power of Big Food over farmers

Can state-led initiatives relying on market mechanisms help us achieve our decarbonization goals?

Rethinking being human in a more-than-human world

Linking new developments in Earth systems research to the Deep Transitions Framework

A long-term view on the drivers of inflation and monetary policy

Vivian Elion analyses the surrealistic exhibition of Rinus van de Velde through the lens of metamodernism.

Developments in AI lead to new speculations about the role of technologies in the evolution of life.

Will our society's progressive values lead us to embrace a new romantic paradigm?

Towards an enriched concept of the normal and the pathological

An unconventional reflection on Hannah Arendt’s philosophy

The external valuation of nature in city planning could withhold green areas from becoming accessible to all

All manufacturing produces waste, even the clean energy industry. Critical clean energy technologies – EV batteries, solar panels, wind turbine blades – lead to a massive problem with waste management

Sebastiaan Crul discusses the inevitability of techno-fixes in a world haunted by crises

An adventurous and immersive journey to overcome an alienated world and yourself

Changes in narratives, economic structures and the nature of technology could be altering the status of defense stock.

Intelligent systems will increasingly solicit our ‘help’ to gather data

A reflection on the demise of Big Tech and the return of industrial incumbents

The impacts of climate change are increasingly being felt all across the globe.

How the classic political philosophy of liberalism can broaden our individualistic interpretation of freedom.

A theoretical and empirical elaboration on the Deep Transitions Framework, designed to contribute to a just, equitable and healthy planet.

Criticism of consumer society is of all ages, but now it’s coming from an unexpected corner.

Although Europe wants to decouple from Russia, our countries’ dependence is stickier and more complex than we might have estimated

What style reveals regarding playful nihilism, emotional spending, and dread

Definitions are becoming obsolete as tech and science blur the boundaries between the natural and the artificial