I’ve been thinking a little recently about open-source AI and its inevitable impact on the information environment and thought I’d share a process (principle and practice) that has held me in good stead over the last few tumultuous years that I’ll be doubling down on in the coming period. …

In recent years, a confluence of events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, increasing economic instability, global warming, and political corruption, have merged into a nested crisis. This tumultuous landscape, rife with uncertainties, is deeply unsettling. As the mainstream falls short in explaining these events, many people turn to…

In the face of escalating cultural divisions and systemic crises, such as the resurgence of identity politics, climate change, and rising racial tensions, the urgency for us to learn how to effectively manage personal and societal transformation has never been greater. The life journey of Malcolm X, a prominent civil…

The insights and ideas presented in this essay are inspired by the work of James P. Carse and Daniel Schmachtenberger. Today’s most challenging global issues have a common root cause – the prevalence of rivalrous (zero-sum) systems over anti-rivalrous (positive-sum) systems. Rivalrous systems fuel scarcity and competition, while anti-rivalrous systems…

We live in an era marked by escalating challenges, with numerous existential and catastrophic risks materialising on a global scale. Climate change, once considered a distant concern, has evolved into a pressing issue with wide-ranging implications. The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, such as widespread wildfires and devastating hurricanes…

We, the citizens of Both/And!, declare to practice equity and inclusion in all our words and actions. We recognise that the world is full of complexity and that different people and groups have different experiences and perspectives. We are open to learning from everyone, regardless of identity or background. We…

Every year during the odd period between Christmas and the New Year when no one knows what day it is, I, like many others, spend that time reflecting on the year closing and considering the one about to begin. …

In the last 24 hours, somewhat surprisingly, I’ve seen plenty of commentary on my social media timelines in different threads about the British people’s supposed ‘unwillingness’ to fight austerity and oppose attacks on their living standards. I’ve seen the British referred to as ‘slaves’, ‘obedient’, ‘brainwashed’, ‘conditioned to servitude’, ‘lacking…

This is the third and final article in a short series on cleaning up the information environment. Part one can be found here, How to Fight Information Pollution, and part two here, How to Identify Your Cognitive Biases & Allergies. …