Epistemology

Sceptre of power

Sceptre of power

Instead of talking about “toxic algorithms” and TikTok bans, like so many do today, we should ask ourselves more fundamental questions. How about we examine the very notion of information control?

Lost in the Haze: The Sense-Making Crisis

Lost in the Haze: The Sense-Making Crisis

Imagine a world where the very foundations of knowledge are in question. Where experts disagree on the most basic facts, and the public is left to navigate a sea of conflicting information. Welcome to our reality, where the process of knowledge creation has become unhinged. We’re facing numerous major challenges, from pandemics to climate threats, migration flows, and rapid technological development, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). But beneath these surface-level issues lies a more profound problem: the mechanisms by which we produce, disseminate, and consume information have been severely disrupted, leading to a crisis of trust in the very foundations of knowledge itself.

In defence of conspiracy theories

In defence of conspiracy theories

the honorable men whose daggers have stabbed Caesar

On Gutenberg, Satoshi and polarisation

On Gutenberg, Satoshi and polarisation

Is technology political? The answer is a resounding yes! All technology is political, though some technologies are more political than others