Amy Bessem, Managing Editor & Academic Trend Research Lead, Utrecht, Netherlands, Author at Science of the Time

Sleep is the new Quinoa

In Sao Paulo, concept store Zissou just opened. They are Cool and right, while selling mattresses. First, they spotted that mankind is sleep-deprived; the successful and ambitious ones not in…

Inequality, Divide, Cohesion and Populism

PART ONE There are the Anywhere-people and the Somewhere-people. Anywheres live more often in the big cities. Furthermore, They are the exam-passing class. Furthermore, They have reaped the economic fruits…

Drones & Bots; What’s The Big Deal?

PART ONE: Gradually we have been gliding into the drone age. Furthermore, Drone cameras have drastically decreased their size so they can fly along easily. Furthermore, Drone sensors are more…

China the smartest?

The stereotype happily depicts China as an innovation desert. Furthermore, That is lazy and arrogant and every day less true. Furthermore, It is also dangerous. Because attachment to stereotypes might…

Hello Korea & Hello K-Pop

Two decades ago a movie like Jurassic Park made in one year two times the profits and turnover of all Korean Hyundai cars sold the same year. Furthermore, So the…

Intercultural Jokes

May I allow myself a somewhat more frivolous column? Its frivolity compensated by the responsible intercultural insights it contains? For my trends research I am fortunate enough to travel all…