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“The climate debate underestimates the risk of catastrophic outcomes”
Climate policy must not be based only on the most likely scenario. Even unlikely events must be taken into account if we want...
Swedes are becoming more numerous — despite the crisis alarms
The debate about declining birth rates has once again raised concerns about a Swedish population crisis. But according to IFF...
Tobias Krantz new Chair of the Institute for Futures Studies
The Swedish government has appointed Tobias Krantz as the new Chair of the Board of the Institute for Futures Studies. Tobias...
Sowing Seeds in the Cosmos – Our Duty or Our Greatest Mistake?
As far as we know, the universe is desolate. Billions of galaxies, trillions of stars, and even more planets—silent and empty...
How polarized groups form when we care more about who is speaking than what is being said
Why do people who hold a specific view on the climate issue also tend to hold similar views on taxes or vaccinations, even th...
Women with foreign backgrounds pursue higher education the most
Young women with foreign backgrounds are the group most likely to continue to higher education in Sweden. This is despite the...
Do we really need to be polite online? Democracy and the tone of digital conversation
In the early days of the internet, there was a naïve optimism that the digital public square would usher in a democratic gold...
The great challenges of the future and how we can plan for them
Photos by: Melker Dahlstrand/Sveriges riksdag Why do we find it so difficult to plan for the long-term future, and what can ...
Who Decides who Gets to Decide?
In a simplified sense, democracy is about "rule by the people." But who are "the people"? Who decides who they are? And what,...
“Built-in moral tilt in the public debate”
A new study from Mälardalen University and the Institute for Futures Studies shows that moral arguments based on care and fai...
