Waag operates at the intersection of science, technology and the arts, focusing on technology as an instrument of social change, guided by the values of fairness, openness and inclusivity. Read more.
codeFuture Internet LabThe Tactical Media Room aims to support independent tactical media, journalists, newsrooms and civic initiatives from Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. This solidarity screening will feature a series of recent works by moving image artists based in Ukraine, made over the past two months.
- codeFuture Internet Lab23-05-2022Two days filled with keynotes, sessions and inspiration for an internet based on public values: we lined up the highlights for you.
- waagInterface21-05-202202JunHow to know if the soil you're using is healthy, for your plants and for you? Learn all about the world of microbes in this workshop by a biologist.
makeOpen Design Lab20-05-202208Jun19:0021:00Do you want to know how to “tame” the recommendation algorithm behind TikTok? Artist Tomo Kihara shows you how!
waagInterface19-05-202214Jun20:0022:00Six artists, including Ahmet Polat, Jeanne van Heeswijk and Renzo Martens, on how to manifest change in society through critical art.
makeOpen Wetlab19-05-202224Jun26JunWith a performance and expo, artist Adriana Knouf offers a queer perspective on the original function of Waag's anatomic theater.
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learnFuture Heritage Lab14 Apr 2022Waag's Future Heritage Lab researched Mixed Reality in practice for museums and heritage institutions. This is their final report. (Dutch)
waagInterface4 Apr 2022Waag's annual report for 2021: the first expedition to the future, impact research, urban ecology, futurist expositions, many walks, and more.
lifeSmart Citizens Lab18 Nov 2021Report on the measurements and lessons from the sound experiment Amsterdam Sounds.
makeOpen Wetlab23 May 2022During the Academy Show 2022, BioHack Academy students presented their final works.
lifeSmart Citizens Lab18 May 2022Researcher Max Kortlander on the problems with the term 'citizens' in relation to citizen science, and the search for a new word for us.
codeFuture Internet Lab13 May 2022During the first public meet-up, the Tactical Media Room (TMR) explored the landscape of disinformation and how to navigate in it.
codeFuture Internet Lab12 May 2022A conversation with philosopher and PublicSpaces speaker Miriam Rasch about her new book. Join the PublicSpaces conference on 17 and 18 May to design…
codeFuture Internet Lab11 May 2022Waag's research director Sander van der Waal on the international collaboration sessions of the PublicSpaces conference.
codeFuture Internet Lab10 May 2022Waag and Bits of Freedom respond with dismay to a proposal the European Commission presented on 12 May.
makeOpen Design Lab10 May 2022In order to learn more about our environment, we can use measuring sensors. But we can also take a look at lichens to learn more about pollution.
waagInterface6 May 2022There is no alternative? Time to re-open that debate. If we could design a whole new planet, what would our economic system be?
learnFuture Heritage Lab25 Apr 2022We look back on the workshops and walks Waag organised during the Ware Noorden Lichtroute: how do we build a circular future together?
makeOpen Wetlab21 Apr 2022Maarten Smith wonders what a lab is. During the BioHack Academy, participants playfully broaden the function of a 'traditional' lab.
codeFuture Internet Lab20 Apr 2022Waag is testing and replacing her digital tools based on public values. (Dutch)
makeOpen Wetlab19 Apr 2022Spanish collective Remix el Barrio turns food waste into circular products. Find out more about their STARTS Prize winning projects!
