The Loneliness Economy
Human Futures4 min read · 20 May 2026

The Loneliness Economy

We are in the most 'connected' era of human history. We are constantly online. We live with screens. Regardless of place, space, and time, we can speak with dozens of people simultaneously. But in this very environment, 'loneliness' is grow

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Arda Öztaşkın

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Artificial Intelligence: The Two Faces of Power

Exploring humanity's relationship with technology — a look at how algorithmic governance is restructuring politics, labor and the very concept of human agency.

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Not a Climate Crisis — A Crisis of Humanity

Today's sustainability questions — climate, technology, economy, society — explored through one frame: humanity itself. With forewords by Yekta Kopan and Prof. Dr. Selçuk Şirin.

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