The Artificial Intelligence fueled transition toward smart cities and network societies has tremendous impact on the future of humanity. The current narrative of smart cities and data enabled urban systems totally leaves out the components of human experience, feelings, emotions and real human relationships. However, what makes a city smart, is the degree and quality of human connections and social cohesion that individuals feel. Cities are more than just objects, buildings and fixed entities...

Imagine biting into a burger that was produced without having to slaughter the animal. Why not say “yes” to genetically edited (gene-edited) food crops?

Does corn turn hamster mothers into cannibals?

Should we fear unrestrained use of glyphosate in years to come?

Will Cupid’s arrows assume the form of a nasal oxytocin spray?

Vertical farming: eco-friend or foe?

These are just some of the challenging and often awkward questions Leo Goeyens confronts his readers with. Human activity has b...