Writing
Essays on consciousness, technology, climate and life. Some are recent; others record what I was thinking about at the time.
Archive
Writing from different times and interests.
An essay on the distinction between what humans can do and what humans are, as AI acquires capabilities once used to define human distinctiveness.
On geopolitical escalation, fragile supply chains and the personal and organisational resources needed to withstand external shocks.
An exploration of how language models might support policy formation and practical responses to climate-induced migration in Europe.
A practical exploration of language models as tools for climate-adaptation research, policy development and implementation planning.
Reflections on careers, automation, blockchain and how technological change alters the capabilities people need to cultivate.
A personal essay about America, political distance and the perspective gained from crossing the country by road.
A proposal examining whether a non-sovereign stablecoin could ground value in a planetary and computational context.
An early essay connecting evolutionary questions, consciousness and the human capacity for destructive behaviour.
An early personal essay about neuroplasticity, epigenetics, time and changing conceptions of human possibility.
An argument for placing greater emphasis on climate adaptation and resilience alongside mitigation.
A metaphorical use of quantum measurement to explore how expressed opinions become resistant to change.