Governance & society
Anarchy or utopia?
What kind of society will we build—and how will we know whether it serves us? A reflection on technology, institutions and the evidence behind our ambitions.
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Featured reflection · 4 October 2026
Anarchy or utopia?
What kind of society will we build—and how will we know whether it serves us? A reflection on technology, institutions and the evidence behind our ambitions.
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Evidence & open knowledge
Listen to the communities that matter
Why the meaning of Bitcoin depends on lived experience, and why access to knowledge matters. Reflections on an interview with Andreas M. Antonopoulos.
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Should AI agents pay tax?
An exploration of labour substitution, public revenue and the fiscal foundations of a society increasingly shaped by autonomous systems.
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Dead philosophers understand blockchain better than most of us
A philosophical lens on blockchain: trust, human nature, institutions and the questions that precede the technology.
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Are we preparing children for the next decade?
A question for parents, educators and policymakers about learning emerging technologies, prompted by PwC’s ‘essential eight’ framework.
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Original thought in the age of AI
A provocation about human originality, intellectual risk and the difference between recombination and a new paradigm.
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Bitcoin covenants: a new chapter?
An explanation of BIP-119, programmable constraints and the possibilities of vaults and layer-two systems, following a Cointelegraph interview.
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What is an impact?
A challenge to look beyond outputs and activity, and ask what changes in people’s lives, systems, thinking and futures.
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Authenticity in an AI world
A short post accompanying a blockchain-timestamped video, exploring provenance and trust in an age of synthetic media.
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A blockchain strategy for the UK
Six priorities for a national approach to blockchain and Web3, from research and education to policy and public value.
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AI, deepfakes and digital provenance
A practical reflection on signing and timestamping digital media, and the role of blockchain in establishing its provenance.
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Gibraltar: reflections on blockchain policy
Lessons from Gibraltar on evidence, regulation, education and building an environment in which blockchain can serve society.
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On the convergence of blockchains and AI
An exploration of the relationship between probabilistic intelligence, verifiable records and trust.
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AI needs blockchain
A concise early statement of the argument for an immutable record of who created what, and when, using AI.
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Reviving Plato’s Academy in the metaverse
An imaginative journey through the possibilities of virtual worlds, ancient philosophy and learning beyond physical boundaries.
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We must act now before it is too late
A call for timely, evidence-informed action in the face of systemic risks, written during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The World 3.0
Reflections from the COVID Summit on evidence, incentives, human connection and the purpose of technological change.
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Open science, shared knowledge
Takeaways from the first UN Open Science Conference: access, collaboration and the societal value of research.
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