A research-driven project highlighting the critical relationship between the geometry of social trust networks and the resilience of democratic governance.
I remember sitting in a lecture hall once about 12 years ago listening to a political science lecturer say of the widespread democratic movements that had been shaking up the Middle East for
Economies and entire civilisations have been built around whatever gives people more stuff to do. But as is becoming increasingly clear, just doing stuff, isn’t enough.
An abridged and semi-serious history and exploration of the meta-social, from cave paintings to 'content'. What it means for Democracy. What it's doing. And what to do about it.