By Bernd Fesel  A thought experiment with our vocabulary about Art and AI _____ Wondering about a conceptual vacuum The revolution in generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted the visual arts in a disruptive manner: This might be what the iphone moment was for music. AIs ability to generate complex, aesthetically sophisticated images in seconds...Read More

By Susan Robertson Grenoble Alpes Métropole and Aalborg are the winners of the 2026 European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital). The European Commission announced the winners this month at the Cities Innovate Summit in Turin, the reigning European Capital of Innovation (2024-2025). Grenoble Alpes Métropole, awarded the title of European Capital of Innovation, receives a €1 million prize, coming out on top thanks to its ‘forward-thinking approach to sustainable urban development and...Read More

By Caitlyn Chen With only five years remaining to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a roadmap to create a better future — time is running out fast. Urgent action is needed across all sectors to tackle interconnected social challenges. For corporations, in particular, there are growing expectations that while business...Read More

In the past killing and eating animals was a matter of life and death. But we have reached a point in history where humankind no longer has to do this out of necessity. And to have any chance of winning the modern day life and death battles against existential threats like pandemics and climate change,...Read More

In this special edition of Inside Ideas Marc Buckley gives his full reaction to this year’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report.Read More