The Age of Conflict and How to Survive It
On geopolitical escalation, fragile supply chains and the personal and organisational resources needed to withstand external shocks.
- Geopolitics
- Resilience
Writing
Writing
Essays on consciousness, artificial intelligence, institutions, geopolitics and the personal experience of change. I write across these domains to explore what changes mean and their practical consequences.
Fields
AI and systemsGeopoliticsInstitutions and climateConsciousness and selfhoodTechnology and workPersonal essays
Archive
Selected Medium essays
Earlier writing remains visible as part of the development of the work. Dates and archive labels distinguish it from current research.
Using AI to Tackle Climate-Induced Migration
An exploration of how language models might support policy formation and practical responses to climate-induced migration in Europe.
- AI and systems
- Institutions and climate
Leveraging AI and ChatGPT for Climate Change
A practical exploration of language models as tools for climate-adaptation research, policy development and implementation planning.
- AI and systems
- Institutions and climate
How to Future-Proof Your Career
Reflections on careers, automation, blockchain and how technological change alters the capabilities people need to cultivate.
- Technology and work
Finding the Middle: What I Learned from a 6,000-Mile Cross-US Road Trip
A personal essay about America, political distance and the perspective gained from crossing the country by road.
- Personal essays
Beyond Bitcoin: A Planetary Stablecoin for Web3 and Beyond
A proposal examining whether a non-sovereign stablecoin could ground value in a planetary and computational context.
- AI and systems
- Institutions and climate
The Roots of Evil and the Evolution of Consciousness
An early essay connecting evolutionary questions, consciousness and the human capacity for destructive behaviour.
- Consciousness and selfhood
Why What You Thought It Means to Be Human May Be Out of Touch
An early personal essay about neuroplasticity, epigenetics, time and changing conceptions of human possibility.
- Consciousness and selfhood
- Personal essays
Facing the Truth of Climate Change
An argument for placing greater emphasis on climate adaptation and resilience alongside mitigation.
- Institutions and climate
- Resilience
The Quantum Physics of Persuasion
A metaphorical use of quantum measurement to explore how expressed opinions become resistant to change.
- Personal essays
- Technology and work