An innovation, foresight & horizon scanning system aimed at interconnecting knowledge about "issues" that could shape (or shake!) the future of societies, science, technology and innovation (STI) in Europe and the world. We are mainly (but not only!) concerned with Wild Cards (WI) and Weak Signals (WE) - Join us!
Google Glass - a new type of wearable computer. by Boris Yarmakhov View this Weak Signal
Discovery of an alien civilization by Maïder Cottard View this Wild Card
On our way to a regressive society ? by Faure Julien View this Weak Signal
Major Volcanic Eruption(s) by Ivan Montenegro Perini View this Wild Card
Aumento del fenómeno Bulliyng, violencia en las aulas. by marta gonzalez catalan View this Weak Signal
¿Por qué ha cambiado tanto la educación? by Elisabet Mª Rodríguez Tovar View this Weak Signal
Life controlled by optical fiber technology by Alvaro Delgado View this Weak Signal
Deadly food products hit Europe by Rafael Popper View this Weak Signal
Emergence of no-gender societies by Rafael Popper View this Weak Signal
Holistic Innovation – Fusion of Product and Service Innova ... by Vanessa Watkins View this Weak Signal
Reduced Security Control to Push Innovation by Vanessa Watkins View this Weak Signal
Ideas In Action – High Transparency at Dell Idea Storm by Vanessa Watkins View this Weak Signal
From Closed Innovation to Top-Secret Innovation? by Vanessa Watkins View this Weak Signal
Edison Nation: Match-making for innovators and companies by Vanessa Watkins View this Weak Signal
Putting the NO on InNOvation by Vanessa Watkins View this Weak Signal
24 hours of Innovation by Vanessa Watkins View this Weak Signal
Non-Western Innovation Boom: Biotech in China by Vanessa Watkins View this Weak Signal
Reverse Innovation by Vanessa Watkins View this Weak Signal
First contact with extra-terrestrial intelligence by Aharon Hauptman View this Wild Card
Society manipulated with advances in interpretation of visua ... by Anthony Walker View this Wild Card
A Killer Water Filter by Jari Kaivo-oja View this Wild Card
Gas from Trash by Jari Kaivo-oja View this Wild Card
Obama´s goal: One Million e-cars on the US streets by 2015 by Jari Kaivo-oja View this Weak Signal
“Cheap liquid fuel production from algae replaces oil by 2 ... by Maurizio Sajeva View this Wild Card
Ancestors’ Second Life influences our First Lives by Ian Miles View this Weak Signal
Emergence of Mediterranean Sea acidification studies by Rafael Popper View this Weak Signal
Cyber Crusade: Massive e-sabotage by "hacktivists" by Rafael Popper View this Wild Card
Concerns over socio-economic and humanities research "downgr ... by Rafael Popper View this Weak Signal
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) "wikiforesight" overtakes religion by Rafael Popper View this Wild Card
Geoengineering “solves” carbon problems but… by Rafael Popper View this Wild Card
Soft “EuroLanding” or "Happy End" in EuroLand by Rafael Popper View this Wild Card
Changing ones mind by Yair Sharan View this Wild Card
The Genetic Blackmailer by Yair Sharan View this Wild Card
Suicide bombing in Stockholm by Yair Sharan View this Weak Signal
Breakthrough in memory enhancing drugs by Rafael Popper View this Wild Card
1M€ reparation cost per civilian death in conflicts by Rafael Popper View this Wild Card
CCTV Cameras pulled down by Rafael Popper View this Wild Card
Optical lifting demonstrated for the first time by Aharon Hauptman View this Weak Signal
Privatisation of space flights by Aharon Hauptman View this Weak Signal
Space colonisation by Aharon Hauptman View this Wild Card
Space war by Aharon Hauptman View this Wild Card
Revolutionary space propulsion technology by Aharon Hauptman View this Wild Card
Global warming is not anthropogenic by Aharon Hauptman View this Wild Card
Discovery of earth-like extra-solar planets by Aharon Hauptman View this Weak Signal
Life-form thriving on arsenic was discovered on Earth by Aharon Hauptman View this Weak Signal
Growing frequency of floods in Europe and the world by Rafael Popper View this Weak Signal
Bees be no more, less food than before by Anthony Walker View this Weak Signal
Social TV offers a new interactive viewing experience by Anthony Walker View this Weak Signal
Eastern working practices influencing the Western world? by Anthony Walker View this Weak Signal
Growing efforts to assist SMEs to exploit R&D collaborative ... by Anthony Walker View this Weak Signal
Administration rather than results a priority by Anthony Walker View this Weak Signal
Lack of interest in science by young scholars by Anthony Walker View this Weak Signal
Implantable electronics leaving no trace by Anthony Walker View this Weak Signal
Synthetic Telepathy - thinking not so out loud... by Anthony Walker View this Weak Signal
Bendy Copper Nanowires akin to foldable iPad by Anthony Walker View this Weak Signal
Herbs (enhanced by Nanotechnology) used to fight cancer by Anthony Walker View this Weak Signal
DNA Testing and Social Engineering on the rise by Anthony Walker View this Weak Signal
Universities close as research does not meet the needs of in ... by Anthony Walker View this Wild Card
European Commission scrap research support projects by Anthony Walker View this Wild Card
Scientists up for murder as ethical issues for research are ... by Anthony Walker View this Wild Card
New cure for MRSA found! Great news until serious side effec ... by Anthony Walker View this Wild Card
Invisibility spray available in high street stores by Anthony Walker View this Wild Card
Doc-in-a-box: Pervasive self treatment and diagnosis by Anthony Walker View this Wild Card
Traditional European Medicine by Sivert von Saldern View this Wild Card
Killer Virus by Sivert von Saldern View this Wild Card
Minimum Flight Distance Introduced by Sivert von Saldern View this Wild Card
Female-centric projects a turn-off for women by Anthony Walker View this Wild Card
Cysects attack by Aharon Hauptman View this Wild Card
Artificial Food Production by Anthony Walker View this Wild Card
Nano-lab inside your body by Martin Fatun View this Wild Card
Secure and safe internet that is easy to use by Martin Fatun View this Wild Card
Development of new materials by Ondrej Valenta View this Weak Signal
Lack of interest in nuclear energetics among young generation by Ondrej Valenta View this Weak Signal
Increasing negative attitudes of societies towards nuclear e ... by Ondrej Valenta View this Weak Signal
No strict global rules on nuclear security by Ondrej Valenta View this Weak Signal
Small-scale nuclear power plant operating by Ondrej Valenta View this Weak Signal
Nuclear power plants built in third world countries by Ondrej Valenta View this Weak Signal
Increasing shortage of qualified labor force by Ondrej Valenta View this Weak Signal
Entering new energy era by Ondrej Valenta View this Wild Card
Clean coal technology discovered by Ondrej Valenta View this Wild Card
A breakthrough discovery in plasma physics by Ondrej Valenta View this Wild Card
A considerable increase in efficiency of renewable resources by Ondrej Valenta View this Wild Card
Israel and Palestine join the EU by Aharon Hauptman View this Wild Card
Severe accident of a nuclear power plant by Ondrej Valenta View this Wild Card
The mystery of 21 December 2012 by Ondrej Valenta View this Wild Card
Existence of a cold fusion confirmed by Ondrej Valenta View this Wild Card
Nanotechnology - it's all a bit fishy... by Anthony Walker View this Wild Card
Nano dreams - more than a reality? by Anthony Walker View this Wild Card
Moore’s law run out by Martin Fatun View this Wild Card
Fast electronics for compact lab-on-chip applications by Martin Fatun View this Weak Signal
Next generation peer-to-peer content delivery platform by Martin Fatun View this Weak Signal
Virtual laws and nations in cyberspace by Martin Fatun View this Weak Signal
Food markets became investment subject in previous credit cr ... by Tuomo Kuosa View this Weak Signal
Highways become covered with nano-solarpanels by Tuomo Kuosa View this Wild Card
National energy grid disappears by Tuomo Kuosa View this Wild Card
Breakthrough in cold fusion leads to renaissance in energy m ... by Tuomo Kuosa View this Wild Card
Thanks to algae Australia becomes biggest energy producer in ... by Tuomo Kuosa View this Wild Card
Algae production is a good way for carbon caption form atmos ... by Tuomo Kuosa View this Weak Signal
Consumption drives market capitalism, not saving, conserving ... by Tuomo Kuosa View this Weak Signal
Lack of stability increases in all major oil/gas energy prod ... by Tuomo Kuosa View this Weak Signal
Many people are willing to pay more to get wind energy by Tuomo Kuosa View this Weak Signal
There are many new serious attempts to utilize new fossil fu ... by Tuomo Kuosa View this Weak Signal
Use of electric cars enhance national energy safety by Tuomo Kuosa View this Weak Signal
One Formula 3 team uses only biofuel and natural or recycled ... by Tuomo Kuosa View this Weak Signal
Algae pathogen suddenly destroys new energy foundation of hu ... by Tuomo Kuosa View this Wild Card
Terrorists take algae production plants to their main targets by Tuomo Kuosa View this Wild Card
agriculture runs out of phosphor due to algae biofuel produc ... by Tuomo Kuosa View this Wild Card
Global clean water problems solved in dry but sunny offshore ... by Tuomo Kuosa View this Wild Card
Collapse of European Transport System by Cornelia Daheim View this Wild Card
Rapid-Diagnosis-Machines by Cornelia Daheim View this Wild Card
End of Aging by Cornelia Daheim View this Wild Card
Growing selection of sperm by donor social and cultural group by Joe Ravetz View this Weak Signal
Advances in portable and autonomous greenhouse units by Joe Ravetz View this Weak Signal
Emergence of secondary carbon financial vehicles by Joe Ravetz View this Weak Signal
Growing environmental legal class actions on no-win no-fee b ... by Joe Ravetz View this Weak Signal
Cars Banned from City Centres by Cornelia Daheim View this Weak Signal
Growing failures of social care in educating young people by Ian Miles View this Weak Signal
Publish-subscribe Internet routing paradigm by Martin Fatun View this Weak Signal
Food consumers are steered towards healthier dietary choices by Tuomo Kuosa View this Weak Signal
Emergence of new agricultural methods for coping with climat ... by Tuomo Kuosa View this Weak Signal
Automatic learning through neuro-data transfer by Joe Ravetz View this Wild Card
Cities are lunch for plastic bag-bugs by Ian Miles View this Wild Card
Carbon crunch and the climate bubble by Joe Ravetz View this Wild Card
Trace pollutants cause ethnic air cleansing in Europe by Joe Ravetz View this Wild Card
Risk assessment “saves" millions of lives but… by Rafael Popper View this Wild Card
3D media trustworthily copying reality by Martin Fatun View this Wild Card
Ideas for radically new ways to reach Space by Aharon Hauptman View this Weak Signal
Scientists predict mobile phone viruses will become a seriou ... by Yoel Raban View this Weak Signal
GM microorganisms "sold" as key soil solution by Yanuar Nugroho View this Wild Card
Growth of real-time monitoring and response to water problems by Graciela Sainz View this Weak Signal
Growing privatisation of war by Ian Miles View this Weak Signal
EU rules Member States tax policy by Rafael Popper View this Wild Card
Development of human-animal communication by Rafael Popper View this Wild Card
Growing interest in wild cards and weak signals research by Rafael Popper View this Weak Signal
Worldwide vegetarianism by Nicholas John View this Wild Card
Migration of internet services in pervasive ICT environment by Martin Fatun View this Weak Signal
Information crisis caused by personalized information delivery by Martin Fatun View this Wild Card
Zero Emission Airplanes by Cornelia Daheim View this Wild Card
Risks due to Virtual Simulation of Aircraft Navigation by Cornelia Daheim View this Wild Card
Automatic Guidance System for Vehicles by Cornelia Daheim View this Wild Card
Noiseless Aviation by Cornelia Daheim View this Wild Card
Animal Experiments End by Cornelia Daheim View this Wild Card
Brain Capacity Testing by Cornelia Daheim View this Wild Card
Less Bias Against Public Transport in Emerging Countries by Cornelia Daheim View this Weak Signal
Research on Aircrafts Propelled by Alternative Fuels by Cornelia Daheim View this Weak Signal
Robot Swarm Intelligence by Cornelia Daheim View this Weak Signal
Realisation of Smart Safety by Cornelia Daheim View this Weak Signal
Human Enhancements by Cornelia Daheim View this Weak Signal
Seamless Transport Chains by Cornelia Daheim View this Weak Signal
Increasing Self-Medication by Cornelia Daheim View this Weak Signal
Care Communities by Cornelia Daheim View this Weak Signal
Mental Health from Retail Stores by Cornelia Daheim View this Weak Signal
Neuro-Enhancement by Cornelia Daheim View this Weak Signal
Airlines liable for psychological treatment of relatives of ... by Rafael Popper View this Weak Signal
Real life spam breaks out and seriously disrupts the quality ... by Tuomo Kuosa View this Wild Card
A major EU power centre (e.g. Rome) is devastated by an ear ... by Rafael Popper View this Wild Card
New viruses kill several thousands in European cities by Rafael Popper View this Wild Card
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