Walter Ricciardi, the president of Italy’s National Health Institute, has resigned over the introduction of what he perceives to be ‘anti-scientific’ policies. With people eager to mitigate the need for complicated, nuanced political thinking, they are finding comfort in simplistic populism.

Blockchain, the digital scaffolding behind cryptocurrency bitcoin, has hit critical mass and is being taken seriously by major conglomerates and governments alike. Canvas8 spoke to technology strategist Paul Armstrong to understand how it might make an impact beyond the financial world.

Web giants such as Facebook and Google have woven themselves into billions of lives, but countless controversies over the years have a growing number of users questioning if they can trust these companies. How are data breaches and fake news changing people’s relationships with big tech?

Neta is a New Delhi startup that encourages Indians to rate government representatives. As tech companies struggle with a bad rap for disrupting the processes of democracy, Neta is reminding people of the ways in which technology can be used to help, rather than hinder, society’s political aims.