In an age where AI can answer just about anything, the real power lies in asking the right questions. From Douglas Adams’ “42” to Elon Musk’s musings on inquiry, it’s clear: answers are cheap, but direction is everything. Prompting isn’t about manipulating machines—it’s about clarifying thought. Socrates knew this, and now, in a world of digital Deep Thoughts, so must we. Because the secret to navigating the promptocalypse isn’t knowing more. It’s asking better.

As AI systems take over more domains once reserved for human ingenuity, what’s left for the poets, philosophers, and ethically tortured intellectuals? Plenty, it turns out. This post explores how humanists can remain vital—by being the conscience, the storytellers, and the meaning-makers in a world increasingly run by algorithms.

AI tools like ChatGPT promise easy wins for overwhelmed students, but the real cost isn’t just academic—it’s cognitive and emotional. This post explores why the messy, uncomfortable parts of learning are where growth actually happens, and how outsourcing your thinking might leave you with A+ work and D- self-trust. Spoiler: brain push-ups are non-transferable. 💪

As artificial general intelligence (AGI) transforms the landscape of work, creativity, and education, we face a pivotal question: what makes us irreplaceably human? This post explores how educators can embrace emerging technologies like AI and XR not just to keep up—but to lead. From polymathic learning to emotionally resonant classrooms, we dive into the practical, philosophical, and profoundly human future of education in an AI-augmented world.

What do GDP, life expectancy, and your toaster have in common? Energy. This post explores why Sam Altman thinks abundant energy is the key to unlocking AI’s full potential—and why that might be great news for the future of humanity (and maybe your circuit breaker).

What if everything beyond your own mind—the world, other people, even AI—was just a projection of your consciousness? In this post, we explore how solipsism’s radical question takes on new urgency in the age of AI. From the classic ‘problem of other minds’ to AI’s mimicry of empathy, we examine whether synthetic intelligences might—or might not—have true inner lives. And if they do, what moral obligations arise? Solipsism challenges us to live with uncertainty. AI forces us to live with responsibility.

As AI races ahead, the real threat isn’t robot overlords—it’s humans misusing godlike tools with toddler-level responsibility. This post explores how we can defuse the existential risks of AI not by halting progress, but by cultivating wisdom, aligning incentives, and reimagining what it means to be human in an age of exponential change. Part roadmap, part reality check, and part rally cry for an AI-literate society.

What if the same data centers powering AI could also solve the global water crisis? This post dives into the HydroCompute Nexus—a bold idea to recycle the massive heat generated by AI servers to drive desalination and clean water production. It's a futuristic win-win that turns waste into life-sustaining resource, showing how abundance-thinking and clever engineering could reshape both AI infrastructure and environmental impact.

Forget scarcity—Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) could usher in an era of radical abundance. This post explores how AGI might revolutionize productivity, eliminate many costs of labor, and redefine what it means to create value. From universal education to limitless clean energy, we unpack the economic, social, and philosophical shifts on the horizon—and why preparing now matters more than ever.