Shifting Perspectives

Into the wild internet

Today, the internet is more of a monoculture than the diverse, wild ecosystem it used to be. How can we rewild it?

11 hrs ago • 

Martin Recke

August 2025

Rethinking intelligence

Neuroscience and AI have both reached a phase where one helps us to better understand the other. It is time to rethink intelligence.

Aug 28 • 

Martin Recke

Could blockchain and AI finally reshape finance?

Despite years of digitisation, finance remains costly. Blockchain and AI promise faster, cheaper services by cutting legacy tech, intermediaries, and…

Aug 21 • 

Martin Recke

“Digital art is the ultimate bridge builder”

Lars Hinrichs unveils his vision for the UBS Digital Art Museum in Hamburg, sharing how digital art became his passion.

Aug 4 • 

Martin Recke

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July 2025

This is the end. Of work?

Some people are afraid that AI will put an end to work, while others hope that it will. However, this is highly unlikely.

Jul 10 • 

Martin Recke

June 2025

The magic of AI in healthcare

AI won’t replace human healthcare professionals, but it is well-equipped to augment their work, improving efficiency and accuracy.

Jun 23 • 

Martin Recke

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May 2025

This is the end. Of truth?

The reports of the truth’s death are an exaggeration. Rather, we’re witnessing the end of our current regime of truth.

May 28 • 

Martin Recke

April 2025

This is the end. Of our illusions.

It’s time to face a new reality and abandon some of our favourite illusions about politics, technology, and the economy.

Apr 24 • 

Martin Recke

Razor’s Edge

After chaos comes confusion, or even disorder. Are we living in a world on the razor’s edge? What’s the way out?

Apr 9 • 

Martin Recke

March 2025

The time regimes they are a-changin’

Time has collapsed into the tyranny of the moment. There is no time for anything. We barely understand what’s happening.

Mar 27 • 

Martin Recke

Is AI the new digital?

Generative AI, or general intelligence, is a paradigm shift that will fundamentally restructure the inner workings of digital computing. A new round of…

Mar 10 • 

Martin Recke

February 2025

Big Tech, media, and democracy

In times of a unique combination of political, economic, technological and media dominance, do we have to choose between tech and democracy?

Feb 25 • 

Martin Recke