November 7, 2019
October 2019: Consumer shaming
Shaming unsustainable consumer practices has reached multiple domains. The phenomenon that began with meat-eating and…
Jessica van der SchalkNovember 7, 2019
November 7, 2019
October 2019: Backlash against the elite
Across Lebanon, Chile, Hong Kong and Iraq, people are protesting corruption, tax hikes and the…
Jessica van der SchalkNovember 7, 2019
November 7, 2019
October 2019: India’s weakening soft power
The democratic image and soft power of India is losing force. National and international criticism…
Jessica van der SchalkNovember 7, 2019
November 5, 2019
Horror in times of uncertainty
When we experience rapid change, instability and uncertainty, society is often in need of direction.…
Jessica van der SchalkNovember 5, 2019
November 4, 2019
Are we facing limits to growth?
Our modern society is embedded in earthly layers, our economy consumes vast amounts of energy…
Jessica van der SchalkNovember 4, 2019
November 4, 2019
Extreme scenarios beyond the end of history
What happened? At the Brainwash festival in Amsterdam last week, we speculated what the future…
Jessica van der SchalkNovember 4, 2019
November 4, 2019
Joker: from villain to product of modern society? (Spoiler alert)
What happened? Joker, a film in the Batman universe, had the biggest October opening ever…
Jessica van der SchalkNovember 4, 2019
October 28, 2019
Everybody is a self-tracker
Self-tracking practices are ubiquitous, but not every self-tracking activity is the same. For some, self-tracking…
Jessica van der SchalkOctober 28, 2019
October 28, 2019
A future for hydrogen after all
Headlines about the future of mobility continue to refer predominantly to battery-electric vehicles. Yet, it…
Jessica van der SchalkOctober 28, 2019
October 28, 2019
The troubling rise of mass protests
What happened? A global wave of protests is destabilizing political systems. Although the protests in…
Jessica van der SchalkOctober 28, 2019
