Category: Technology
Is an ‘idiot-proof’-world making us behave like idiots?
A recent article I read by psychologist Thijs Launspach got me thinking: if the world is designed to help us and cater to our needs whenever we want, will our ability to think for ourselves eventually diminish? Put in other words: will an ‘idiot-proof’ world turn us into idiots?
Read MoreHow smart cities are revolutionizing how we tackle heat
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Read MoreWind of change or bureaucratic desolation? The future of wind energy in Europe
When asked to name a piece of good news from 2020, most of us would probably struggle to find the positive amidst the death, danger and desperation. One thing that
Read MoreNew Life on… the International Space Station?!
Life finds a way! Learn more about how scientists are discovering new bacteria and fungi off of Earth
Read MoreA New Political Stage – Big Tech and social media moderation
Although the invasion of the U.S. Capitol and a historical inauguration to follow it became immediate world news, less attention has been given to other results of this violent act
Read MoreUnpacking the EU cookie policy
We are constantly disrupted and interfered by it, luring into our searches, and claiming a few centimetres of our screens. Indeed, we have reached a time where not only bakers
Read MoreA Study of Pressure and Time: Polemic Surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Nears an Uneasy Resolution
When Morgan Freeman’s character in the iconic 1994 movie The Shawshank Redemption pondered about the study of pressure and time, he likened the gradual but mighty power of geology to
Read MoreThe EU’s white paper on Artificial Intelligence: Pushing for progress while keeping Pandora’s box locked?
Over the last couple of days, several high ranking Silicon Valley executives — including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg — paid visits to Brussels. In the build-up to this week’s announcement,
Read MoreRaising Stakes in a Losing Game: The Reprehensible Revival of Weapons of Mass Destruction
When trying to identify the most pressing threats to peace, it may seem tempting to look at novel scientific and technological developments, such as the weaponization of increasingly autonomous technologies
Read MoreScars Too Deep to Heal: Historical Legacies and the Japanese-South Korean Trade Dispute
As territorial claims in the South China Sea continue to test the patience of regional hegemons and superpowers alike, an economic conflict of a less visible, yet equally significant nature,
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