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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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An introduction to the Stack

Learn more about our framework that helps us understand the anatomy of digital systems.

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A beginner's guide to the metaverse

Both praised and feared by many, the 'promises' of the metaverse are highly contentious. Sebastiaan Crul aims to separate the wheat from the chaff.

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Resisting the green gold

Deconstructing my purchasing choices: why is it so hard to change behavior?

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How the cyborg deconstructed the modern worldview

The evolution of the cyborg in science and popular culture

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Religion and spirituality after the death of God

Secularism could lead to moral and spiritual nihilism that Nietzsche and Dostoevsky warn of. What are the socio-cultural consequences of this?

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Can digital technology save humanity?

How the Digital Revolution will change the rules of the game

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Does the future belong to Keynes and Mazzucato?

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How do we distil a good narrative from 2020?

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The Retroscope 2020

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Europe’s double digital ambition

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Disinformation and the false believe we are autonomous in our search for knowledge

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The future of Trumpism

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Biden: neither friend nor foe to big tech

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The sharing economy is dead, long live the rental economy

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Are we sharing enough data?

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The sterile human and the biomedical disease model

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Human death as a boost for the use of ecological materials

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The future of monetary policy and central banks

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Is the meme culture causing an increase in widespread stereotypes?

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American soft power is under pressure

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The automobile is on its way out

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The resistance to the hegemony of the App Store

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QAnon and knowledge

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Today’s class of uncontrollable technology

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Our post-corona relationship to nature

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Wicked dilemmas and political decision-making

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In the back end of our cities

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Europe’s geopolitical strategy is a green strategy

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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.

11

min

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An introduction to the Stack

Learn more about our framework that helps us understand the anatomy of digital systems.

16

min

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A beginner's guide to the metaverse

Both praised and feared by many, the 'promises' of the metaverse are highly contentious. Sebastiaan Crul aims to separate the wheat from the chaff.

11

min

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Resisting the green gold

Deconstructing my purchasing choices: why is it so hard to change behavior?

16

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How the cyborg deconstructed the modern worldview

The evolution of the cyborg in science and popular culture

17

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Religion and spirituality after the death of God

Secularism could lead to moral and spiritual nihilism that Nietzsche and Dostoevsky warn of. What are the socio-cultural consequences of this?

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min

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Can digital technology save humanity?

How the Digital Revolution will change the rules of the game

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Does the future belong to Keynes and Mazzucato?

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How do we distil a good narrative from 2020?

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The Retroscope 2020