Nation, Truth and Broken
Nation states cause some of our biggest problems, from civil war to climate inaction. Science suggests there are better ways to run a planet. End of nations: Is there an alternative to countries?
This was not, of course, the first time that outlandish claims were published on the basis of flimsy evidence, but this was an unusually brazen defence. It seemed that journalists were no longer required to believe their own stories to be true, nor, apparently, did they need to provide evidence. Instead it was up to the reader — who does not even know the identity of the source — to make up their own mind. How technology disrupted the truth
When trying to figure out a problem, pause for minute, and see if you can make it worse. A fascinating talk by Tobias Frere-Jones: Break Things Deliberately.
