The Most Important Unresolved Questions in Ethics
Exploring the deepest unresolved ethical dilemmas that shape how we live, govern, and plan for the…
Is a PhD Worth It in 2025? A Practical Decision Guide
Deciding on a PhD in 2025? Weigh the long-term impact, career fit, and funding realities before…
Why Nuclear Risk Is Rising in a More Complex World
Understanding nuclear risks and how to build a safer world before it's too late.
OpenAI’s Shift from Nonprofit to Public Benefit Corporation
How OpenAI’s nonprofit roots, hybrid structure, and pivot toward profit reveal deeper tensions in AI governance…
Cash Transfers: Rethinking Aid for Global Poverty
How direct cash aid can stimulate local economies and transform lives in low-income regions.
How Sunk Costs Keep You Stuck in a Career—and How to Break Free
Learn how to spot sunk cost thinking, break free from unhelpful paths, and redesign your career…
Existential Risks: Why They Matter and How to Reduce Them
A practical guide to understanding, prioritising, and acting on the gravest threats to humanity’s long-term future.
Philip Tetlock and the Art of Better Forecasting
How rigorous forecasting, feedback, and the fox-like mindset can help us make clearer, more accurate judgments…
Quadratic Voting, Data Labor, and Democratic Market Design
Exploring transformative approaches to reshape capitalism and democratic participation through technology.
AI Existential Risk: How Advanced Systems Could Threaten Humanity
Exploring concrete, realistic pathways from powerful AI systems to human disempowerment, collapse, or extinction.
80,000 Hours Critique: Key Weaknesses and What Readers Should Know
How common criticisms of 80,000 Hours reveal deeper challenges in giving and using high-impact career advice…
Liberal Democracy Under Pressure: Structural Limits and Modern Challenges
Exploring the structural tensions and contemporary pressures reshaping democratic institutions worldwide.