February 2, 2026 · Johannes Castner
Philosophers from Socrates to Bertrand Russell have underscored that genuine agreement arises not from superficial accord but from reasoned dialogue that harmonizes diverse viewpoi...
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Humanity has long grappled with the question of how best to combine many minds into one coherent whole—whether through bustling marketplaces or grand assemblies of knowledge. Today...
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The UK Government’s AI Playbook for 2025 (UK Government, 2025) aspires to make Britain a global leader in artificial intelligence. Although it commendably emphasizes innovation, ex...
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Join us on ManyFold now! Introduction: The Digital Speech Crisis A few weeks ago, I found myself catching up with an old college friend—let’s call him Ezra. He used to be the kind ...
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Introduction Is our attraction to echo chambers simply “human nature,” or can technology channel more expansive instincts? Pundits often treat homophily—the pull toward like-minded...
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“We are unknown to ourselves, we men of knowledge—and with good reason. We have never sought ourselves.” — Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals, Preface, §1 Introduction: The Unco...
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Introduction – Why baby‑NICER? We are building baby‑NICER because the hardest problems of this century—climate resilience, equitable prosperity, sustainable cities—will be solved n...
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Ale is a time-honoured catalyst for dialectical sparring and the promulgation of novel conceptions. The public house, after all, was often the unofficial annex to more formal venue...
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July 23 2025 – London. Last night (the 22nd of July), inside Microsoft’s Reactor, the LangChain London crowd re-assembled—fellow developers and business creators who treat these me...
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