Transitional Era

We are living in a remarkable era of change—between the world that we grew up with and an emerging future redesigned by high, unforeseen change. From AI and biotechnology to global interconnectedness and reconfiguration of political power, we are entering a period that has the potential to redefine how we live, think, and engage. It is a contemporary era, full of possibility and ambiguity, where decisions made today will be heard for decades to come.

But none of that was sudden. The technologies we now take for granted are the result of centuries of incremental discovery. Today's computer algorithms have their origins in mathematics dating back thousands of years. Modern democracy has its origins in arguments put forward in ancient city-states. The scientific method, which emerged in the early modern period, paved the way for our current medical, engineering, and other advances. Even the questions we ask today—about freedom, power, ethics, and identity—are shaped by the philosophers and movements of the past.

It's important to realize this continuity. The future we're heading towards isn't separate from history—it's built on top of it. This blog exists to trace those lines, to watch how yesterday's thinking and happenings are the stepping stones to tomorrow's world.