Reading time: 5 minutes As we enter a new era dominated by artificial intelligence tools, we cannot afford to turn a blind eye, nor to resist change. Failing to thoughtfully incorporate ChatGPT into what [ … ]
Category: TiL Rundown
The TiL Rundown is where we analyze current and future trends in society, technology, inovation and culture: a column tailored for those of you seeking to be constantly ahead of time.
Macron’s pension reform and the democratic legitimacy of necessary change
Reading time: 7 minutes France is rising against Macron’s pension reform, which will increase the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 and was passed alienating the National Assembly. Macron took a calculated risk, [ … ]
Angry at the prime minister, Israelis have taken to the streets: perspectives from within the protests in Tel Aviv
Reading time: 4 minutes The latest escalation of protests in Israel has coincided with my arrival in Tel Aviv for the exchange program. The wave of unrest has no precedents in Israel’s history and [ … ]
Biden’s plans for America come with a big caveat for global trade
Reading time: 5 minutes Such a protectionist turn poses serious threats to the very foundations of international trade: the WTO. Have you ever found yourself clashing with a fervent communist over which overarching system [ … ]
Viktoriia Lapa upon Invitation: One year of the Russian aggression against Ukraine – (im)personal reflections on current developments
Reading time: 8 minutes One year into the war, it is clear that the real motives of Russia are aimed at the destruction of Ukraine as a free democratic state, and the genocide of [ … ]
The German Malaise: Olaf, schaffen wir das?
Reading time: 5 minutes Once a high-performer, always a high-performer? – The German economy is in a state of malaise. Ever since war befell Ukraine, its status quo has been both dreary and depressing. [ … ]
Carlo Altomonte upon invitation: the good old days of Europe’s growth model are over
Reading time: 6 minutes EU member States, starting with Germany, have to realize that the good old days of the export-led model are over, and that the new global (dis) order requires the design [ … ]
Invest Better, with BFDE.
Reading time: 5 minutes Behavioural finance – the study of markets’ unknown sentiments. Amid a geopolitical climate in which financial markets find themselves in a situation with abundant “known unknowns” – from the Russian [ … ]
Science, communicate!
Reading time: 6 minutes Science communication (SciCom) – the essence and future of public policy and scientific research. As humankind finds itself confronted with one of the greatest challenges of our time – that [ … ]
The Geopolitics of Standardisation
Reading time: 6 minutes In October 2021, the State Council of China unveiled a new strategy to influence international standardisation practices. Leveraging modern technology and the Belt and Road initiative, China is attempting to turn [ … ]