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The age of the machine: emancipation or alienation of the human?
Understanding the role of machines in society
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Philosophical prompt engineering in an AI-driven world
Why philosophical questioning and the art of posing the right questions becomes more important because of generative AI
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The enduring tool metaphor in AI discourse
About technology as a mere instrument to achieve human goals
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Degrowth will make us happier
Understanding wellbeing beyond economic growth
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How collective behavior change can foster a sustainable future
A dive into the heart of the degrowth movement
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Apple’s enduring quest for the disappearing computer
The next step into the era of spatial computing
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Another piece on Barbenheimer
On the cultural significance of summer blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer
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Are we heading towards post-human intelligence?
Rethinking being human in a more-than-human world
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The future of inflation and interest rates
A long-term view on the drivers of inflation and monetary policy
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FreedomLab Selects: Rinus van de Velde — The Armchair Voyager
Vivian Elion analyses the surrealistic exhibition of Rinus van de Velde through the lens of metamodernism.
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Romantic robots: a new love paradigm
Will our society's progressive values lead us to embrace a new romantic paradigm?
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Health is the luxury to fall sick and recover
Towards an enriched concept of the normal and the pathological
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ChatGPT and the place of the human being in an automated society
An unconventional reflection on Hannah Arendt’s philosophy
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Pills, pills, pills
Sebastiaan Crul discusses the inevitability of techno-fixes in a world haunted by crises
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FreedomLab Selects: Metroid Prime Remastered
An adventurous and immersive journey to overcome an alienated world and yourself
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The Deep Transitions Framework; an elaboration
A theoretical and empirical elaboration on the Deep Transitions Framework, designed to contribute to a just, equitable and healthy planet.
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How Weirdcore and Y2K aesthetics took over TikTok in times of despair
What style reveals regarding playful nihilism, emotional spending, and dread
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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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-minute read
The age of the machine: emancipation or alienation of the human?
Understanding the role of machines in society
14
-minute read
Philosophical prompt engineering in an AI-driven world
Why philosophical questioning and the art of posing the right questions becomes more important because of generative AI
6
-minute read
The enduring tool metaphor in AI discourse
About technology as a mere instrument to achieve human goals
16
-minute read
Degrowth will make us happier
Understanding wellbeing beyond economic growth
10
-minute read
How collective behavior change can foster a sustainable future
A dive into the heart of the degrowth movement
15
-minute read
Apple’s enduring quest for the disappearing computer
The next step into the era of spatial computing
12
-minute read
Another piece on Barbenheimer
On the cultural significance of summer blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer
15
-minute read
Are we heading towards post-human intelligence?
Rethinking being human in a more-than-human world
7
-minute read
The future of inflation and interest rates
A long-term view on the drivers of inflation and monetary policy
7
-minute read
FreedomLab Selects: Rinus van de Velde — The Armchair Voyager
Vivian Elion analyses the surrealistic exhibition of Rinus van de Velde through the lens of metamodernism.
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