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.
- WaagInterfaceJoin Waag from 23 to 26 September during Expedition: future - a four-day event filled with workshops, walks, debates, food and music. See you there?
- WaagInterface21-09-2021Check the schedule - Welcome to Expedition: future! Where will we see you today?
- We makeFablab12-09-2021The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) will award Waag's director and internet pioneer Marleen Stikker with an honorary doctorate.
- WaagInterface11-09-2021From 23 to 26 September, walk, talk, listen and taste with Waag during Expedition: future. We curated four routes through the expedition!
- WaagInterface07-09-2021Waag collects the future hopes and dreams of all people in the Netherlands. This time, we head down south: how do people in Venlo see the future?
- WaagInterface18-08-202123Aug31DecHow can a city be smart if it doesn't have a brain? With Waag's walking package, do the smart citizen walk and think along about the future of…
Recent publications by Waag:
- WaagInterface18 Aug 2021Tips from Waag! Read, watch and listen more about the world of the smart city, citizen science, datafication and digitalisation.
- We codeFuture Internet Lab8 Aug 2021In the MicroDonor project, Waag researched a system that enables users to pay for online content and services with microdonations instead of data.
- We makeTextileLab8 Jul 2021Addressing the environmental impact of the textile industry through a grassroots initiative focusing on discarded consumer textile.
- We learnFuture Heritage Lab21 Sep 2021Waag presented a new approach for impact assessment and evaluation of heritage projects for museums, at the RISE IMET conference.
- WaagInterface11 Sep 2021Walk towards the future of data, the land, the North Sea or the smart city, with Waag!
- We makeOpen Design Lab11 Sep 2021Robots are broken, but we can take care of them. The role of artists in this, is both urgent and unique.
- We makeOpen Design Lab20 Aug 2021The Amsterdam Urban Ecology Pilot explores the Amsterdam Science Park to better understand all living creatures that use it.
- We codeSmart Citizens Lab10 Aug 2021How to protect personal data in the smart city? This question is central to the research report on smart cities by the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.…
- We makeOpen Design Lab3 Aug 2021The Waag Technology Awards for promising KABK students has been awarded to the projects Basketology and Beyond Taxonomic Narratives.
- WaagInterface26 Jul 2021Marleen Stikker did Waag's land walk with singer Nynke Laverman and interviewer Lex Bohlmeijer! A conversation about the Land van Ons cooperation,…
- WaagInterface19 Jul 2021Waag spoke with one of the founders of Land van Ons about sustainable agriculture, the origin of Land van Ons and the importance of ownership.
- WaagInterface17 Jul 2021We spoke to Michiel Bussink on ways to shorten the food supply chain, civil responsability in agriculture, and - of course - food.
- We makeTextileLab14 Jul 2021Waag speaks to the graduates of Fabricademy 2020 about their work and inspiration. This time: Rebecca van Caem, creator of textiles from food waste.
- We careCare Lab12 Jul 2021If your mom could bear your child, would you do it? The speculative artwork ‘Grandmom Mom’ raises ethical questions.
- We makeOpen Design Lab30 Jun 2021In four evenings, a diverse group of participants came together to design a sensing device.