What if...

In the column series "What the world would be like, if..." Elcke Vels explores intriguing scenarios that deviate from the status quo. Each column is supported by AI-generated images.

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11 January

The family 3D printer: the beating heart of every future household

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28 December

New Year's Eve in 2200? A spectacular light show with the 'fireworks' of the future

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14 December

If the Netherlands had ten times the population

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30 November

This is what Schiphol will (perhaps) look like 300 years from now

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2 November

If the Internet, our lifeline, suddenly breaks down

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12 October

A crash course in long-term thinking

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28 September

Forget the seafloor. Mining in space is the future

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14 September

As we say goodbye to rubber ducks and chip bags

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31 August

Not Homo Sapiens, but Homo Techno

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20 July

What if...

The family 3D printer: the beating heart of every future household

New Year's Eve in 2200? A spectacular light show with the 'fireworks' of the future

If the Netherlands had ten times the population

This is what Schiphol will (perhaps) look like 300 years from now

If the Internet, our lifeline, suddenly breaks down

A crash course in long-term thinking

Forget the seafloor. Mining in space is the future

As we say goodbye to rubber ducks and chip bags

Not Homo Sapiens, but Homo Techno

To the pub with Stephen Hawking