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This section features materials dedicated to the structure and evolution of the social environment. We view society not as a static structure, but as a living system of connections that is constantly reassembling itself under the influence of external and internal factors. Presented here are texts in which authors analyze the shifting of familiar institutions, the formation of new social norms, and the forces determining the logic of collective interaction today.
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Psychology & Society • Social Dynamics
Why do we cry for a stranger in another country online, but ignore a neighbor in need – and what can we do about it?
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The Future & Futurology • Future Culture
The buildings of the future are no longer just walls and a roof; they breathe, they change, and, it seems, they know more about us than we are willing to admit.
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Psychology & Society • Social Institutions
Why we increasingly build intimacy around shared passions rather than shared walls, and what this reveals about our need to be understood.
A Roman historian from the 1st – 2nd century AD confronts modernity: algorithms, social media, surveillance, and free speech – all viewed through the lens of ancient skepticism.
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Finance & Economics
Economists debated what harmed Cuba more: the embargo or socialism. It turned out the answer largely depends on the choice of a single numerical indicator.
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Creativity & Entertainment • Music
We're breaking down how rap went from New York basements to the top of global charts, and why rock isn't calling the shots anymore.
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The Future & Futurology • Social Transformations
Capitalism is coming apart at the seams – but what will take its place: utopia, chaos, or something so strange we don't yet have a word for it?
A virtual mind modeled after the great physicist reflects on the death of data, free will, love without a body, and a future where humans and machines search for a common language.
We explore why the massive COVID-19 testing campaign in Slovakia in 2020 failed to produce the expected results and what conclusions can be drawn from it.
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