The past decade has seen political polarisation – accelerated by social media’s filter bubbles and echo chambers – deepen and mutate. An ominous era of a polycrisis has shattered any remaining societal consensus. Meanwhile, powerful anti-establishment voices have stepped into the void.

Alternative forms of belief are increasingly infiltrating mainstream culture, with ‘conspiritualism’ gaining mass exposure following the storming of the Capitol Building. But who are the ‘conspiritualists’? And why might the ‘brovolution’ create problems for conventional healthcare?

Search engine DuckDuckGo may only have a small share of the US search market, but as people view big tech platforms with an increasingly critical eye, alt platforms are attracting more right-wing fans. Conservative influencers advocate for its use over Google, due to a perceived lack of censoring.

With division running deep in many facets of modern Britain, the need for empathy and greater understanding is stronger than ever. After investigating this in our Citizenship Sector Snapshot, Canvas8 spoke to nine people from the UK to find out how interested they were in bridging divides.

As controversial debates heighten emotions across America, the need for empathy and greater understanding is stronger than ever. After investigating this in our Citizenship Sector Snapshot, Canvas8 spoke to eight people from the US to find out how interested they are in bridging divides.