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Machines of Meaning: On AI, Progress, and Human Judgment
Lux Colloquii

Machines of Meaning: On AI, Progress, and Human Judgment

A Conversation on Technology and Wisdom
30 June 2026 ~ 16 minute read

Some conversations begin with a question. Others reveal a fault line. Whether we’re discussing artificial intelligence, medicine, technology, or culture, the deeper inquiry remains the same: what assumptions have quietly become unquestionable? This exchange wandered through familiar territory and uncovered something more enduring than agreement or disagreement. It became an exploration of first principles, of competing worldviews, and of the increasingly difficult task of distinguishing representation from reality.

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Rearranging Humanity: Statecraft and Social Engineering
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Rearranging Humanity: Statecraft and Social Engineering

Lessons Beyond Ethiopia
29 June 2026 ~ 22 minute read

History has a peculiar way of echoing through the present. Sometimes the parallels are obvious; more often they reveal themselves through recurring patterns that transcend borders, ideologies, and generations. This discussion began with a closer look at the Ethiopian famine of the 1980s, but soon widened into a broader reflection on state power, collective memory, institutional narratives, and the enduring tension between human dignity and systems of control. Whether one agrees with every conclusion or not, the recurring questions themselves remain worthy of careful examination.

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Light, Language, and Living: The Screen, the Sun, and Walking Beyond the Model
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Light, Language, and Living: The Screen, the Sun, and Walking Beyond the Model

Reflections on Health and Science
27 June 2026 ~ 16 minute read

In this discourse we explored the relationship between sunscreen use, skin cancer research, institutional science, reductionist medicine, genetics, and the broader assumptions that underpin modern healthcare. The discussion moved beyond a single study into questions of behavior, personal responsibility, systems thinking, financial incentives, the limits of scientific models, and the tension between established paradigms and alternative perspectives on health and healing.

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Fire and Death
Journal Entries

Fire and Death

17 June 2026 ~ 5 minute read

Some ideas linger at the edge of awareness until circumstances drag them into the foreground. A distant column of smoke on the horizon. A phone call in the middle of the evening. A conversation that suddenly turns reflective. Certain realities have a way of interrupting our routines and reminding us of things we spend most of our lives trying not to think about. Fire is one of them. Death is another.

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