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EU's digital strategy: where are we now and where do we go from here?
We should be strategic as we make strides toward digital sovereignty.
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Vibegeist: rave until the grave
The revival of rave and rage in the roaring twenties.
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To cyberspace and beyond
How the cyborg movies of the ‘90s made us fantasize about mind uploading, sentient AI and immortality.
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The early days of cyberpunk
As man becomes machine and machine becomes man.
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When the selfie becomes an avatar
How Instagram is preparing itself for the metaverse
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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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The 'Brussels effect' on digital legislation
Europe is reinventing its digital Stack by taking the lead in legislation implementation
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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
As emerging tech companies become more influential their relationships with big tech are increasingly strained
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QAnon and knowledge
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Today’s class of uncontrollable technology
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EU's digital strategy: where are we now and where do we go from here?
We should be strategic as we make strides toward digital sovereignty.
11
-minute read
Vibegeist: rave until the grave
The revival of rave and rage in the roaring twenties.
16
-minute read
To cyberspace and beyond
How the cyborg movies of the ‘90s made us fantasize about mind uploading, sentient AI and immortality.
16
-minute read
The early days of cyberpunk
As man becomes machine and machine becomes man.
11
-minute read
When the selfie becomes an avatar
How Instagram is preparing itself for the metaverse
15
-minute read
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
-minute read
An introduction to the Stack
Learn more about our framework that helps us understand the anatomy of digital systems.
16
-minute read
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
-minute read
Resisting the green gold
Deconstructing my purchasing choices: why is it so hard to change behavior?
16
-minute read
How the cyborg deconstructed the modern worldview
The evolution of the cyborg in science and popular culture