Escaping the Freeze: The Physics of the Wealth Siphon

Almost everything that is wrong in our societies is a derivative of increased wealth inequality. Here is the physics of the trap—and the blueprint to escape it. 

Based on the Compossible articles:

What is Entropy? – Part 1

Entropy is a fundamental concept representing change and flow in the universe. It reflects the transformation of energy. This article explores how living organisms harness energy for use (utility) in their struggle against the unstoppable force of information uncertainty.

What is Entropy? – Part 2

Part 2: Life-forms are ‘Really Useful Engines’…

"...Time held me green and dying

Though I sang in my chains like the sea."

(Dylan Thomas, 'Fern Hill')

This podcast is based on a 3 part series on Elon Musk:

Elon Musk – Part 1: The Crusader Behind The Mask?

Elon Musk is a deeply conflicted character. Intelligent, driven, troubled and dark

Elon Musk – Part 2: The Limits of Free Speech & The Paradox of Tolerance

We look at the dark wizard’s takeover of the public forum and his techno-Stalinist tendencies

Elon Musk – Part 3: The Death Star

We watch in horror as the Empire of The Dark Enlightenment grows

There is a palpable sense across Europe that the old rules of politics and many traditional political parties are breaking down. The political landscape of Europe is defined by a critical confluence of forces that threaten the foundations of liberal representative democracy. Firewalls (Brandmauer) and political cordon sanitaires are failing to keep back the hard right.

The steady rise of radical-right parties, once confined to the fringes, and the chaotic and toxic nature of most of our mainstream media and online discourse can feel like a series of frightening disconnected crises. They are not. These are symptoms of a deeper, coordinated shift in how power is being captured and wielded by wealthy powerful forces.

See our AI assisted article and notebook to find out more.

AI’s Double Edge: From Solving Global Problems and High Level Maths to Black Box Bias and the Geopolitics of Computing Power

Read more here:

AI: Ethics, Governance, Law & Society

Harnessing AI for Public Policy: Use of AI as part of high tech integrated social sciences and as a powerful tool for public policy

Democracy – The Fight for a Compossible Future: From Ancient Agora to AI, the Quest for Ideal Governance and the Paradox of Power, Information, and Control.

How did it happen and why?

Will we ever know the full picture of what happened on October 7th?

An independent State Commission of inquiry is needed for the victims and their families and to ensure lessons are learned.

"Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas … This is part of our strategy – to isolate the Palestinians in Gaza from the Palestinians in the West Bank.” (Netanyahu, 2019)

AI list of some source articles

Part 1 - The history of establishment of the State of Israel and the Greater Israel Project

• What is modern Israel?

• Jewish immigration waves (Aliyah)
• The establishment of Israel 1948 / the Nakba (ethnic cleansing of Palestinians)

• What is Greater Israel?

• 1967: The Six Day War and the Illegal occupation of Palestinian territories (Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem)
• What is Zionist settler colonialism?

Part 2 - The Israeli-Palestinian conflict

• Can we explain the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for someone with limited knowledge of the history?
• Is the Israeli-Palestinian just a conflict between two neighbouring peoples?

• Has there been apartheid, persecution and dehumanisation of Palestinians?

• Why did Netanyahu and the Israeli Govt support Hamas?
• The October 07th 2023 Hamas attack
• How did Israeli agencies respond to the Hamas attack?
• Has Israel committed genocide in Gaza?
• Why are Likud and Kahanist allies working with far right groups in Europe?

Part 3 - International support for Israel

• The USA's extraordinary economic and military support for Israel
• American's diplomatic iron-dome for Israel in the UN
• US bipartisan support for Israel
• European trade
• International support for and/or failure to prevent the Genocide in Gaza by European powers

Part 4 - Is there any hope for the future?

• What fair settlement can be made in the Israel-Palestine territory?

• How could we implement a fair deal for Palestinians whilst ensuring security for both Israelis & Palestinians?

• Is a Two State solution at all achievable? Has this been overtaken decades ago by continued Israeli occupation and acceleration of illegal settlements in the occupied territories? Is it being pushed by Western countries that have no real expectation that it can succeed without Israeli and American support?

• What about a One State solution? Could Israel become a non-zionist pluralistic and secular country with equality for all? How would Israelis be persuaded? Is it realistic? Would this work for Palestinians?
• How do we deal with the extraordinary power imbalance between Israelis and Palestinians?
• How do we help to create economic success for Palestinians?
• How do we guarantee equality between Israelis and Palestinians?

• How do we deal with so much historic suffering and injustice?
• What role does the international community have in creating support for a binding enforceable settlement?
• Re-humanisation and restoring empathy

Supporting sources:

⁠Greater Israel & the War on Gaza⁠⁠

Life for Palestinians in Illegally Occupied Territories⁠

⁠Media Coverage of Palestine⁠

⁠Ukrainian-Israeli Conflict Perspectives⁠

⁠Germany's Complicity in Gaza

Israel-Palestine Conflict (Threads)

What are Large Language Models (LLMs)? How do LLMs work?

Are LLMs just algorithmic programs to guess the next word?

What is intelligence? How do we determine what is consciousness?

Could AI achieve genuine understanding, self-awareness, or consciousness or are they digital 'philosophical' zombies?

What are the ethical and philosophical implications of potential AI sentience and autonomy?

"if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought"

(George Orwell)

How the BBC helps to further dehumanise Palestinians and has become an effective denier of genocide in its support of Israeli propaganda and the UK State's support. UK State complicity in human rights violations and war crimes in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories is very wide and deep.

Supporting sources:

⁠BBC Bias in Palestinian Coverage⁠