E.U.LABORATORY

The ECONOMIC UNCONSCIOUS LABORATORY [E.U.LABORATORY] is an independent scientific and journalistic laboratory-platform dedicated to exploring the profound, often hidden subpersonal mechanisms driving economic behavior and societal dynamics. At its core, E.U.LABORATORY investigates the economic unconscious—those deep-seated, invisible dynamics that shape desires, choices, and ideologies at both individual and collective levels. Central to this exploration is the concept of scopic colonialism, which critiques the ways digital capitalism appropriates and commodifies human attention, transforming individuals into both consumers and commodities within surveillance-driven economies. By unraveling such subpersonal mechanisms, E.U.LABORATORY empowers individuals to understand how these systems shape their lives and offers tools for navigating and resisting their influence. E.U.LABORATORY adopts an interdisciplinary approach, addressing these issues through diverse perspectives including mental health epidemiology, sociology, critical thinking, psychology, and neurosciences. It examines how precarious labor, consumerism, algorithmic control, and socio-economic inequality impact psychological well-being and mental health at a global scale. The platform delves into how economic pressures and cybercapitalism infiltrate neural and psychological processes, altering how individuals perceive, act, and form their identities. Committed to fostering a truly global dialogue, E.U.LABORATORY serves as a gathering space for critical thinkers, scientists, journalists, and witnesses from around the world. By bringing together diverse voices, the platform creates a dynamic ecosystem of knowledge, reflection, and debate. E.U.LABORATORY seeks to highlight not only academic insights but also testimonies and lived experiences, revealing how economic systems impact people across cultural, social, and geographic boundaries.