This is the first in what I hope will be a series of conversations where Jason Bosch, Leo Saraceno, and I share some of our research around Web3, the environment, complex systems, community governance, and ritualized behaviors. In this two-hour chat Leo talks about his new article, “Natural Asset Managers – How Decentralized Technology Will […]

Shared with the permission Allison Despathy. Originally published in the Vermont Daily Chronicle. Feature image from this op-ed.   A library without books is an oxymoron” proclaimed a wise elder at the Northern Vermont University, (NVU) Lyndonville campus this past Friday. NVU hosted an open forum after the overwhelmingly negative community response to the Vermont […]

This is the fourth installment in the series “God’s Eye View” Part 1 – Mathematical Theories of Life Part 2 – Intuition, Governance Tokens, and Training Kids to Bet Big Part 3 – Civic Tech, the Wisdom of Crowds and Off-Shore Sandboxes Please bear with me if this post seems a bit more rambling than […]

This week I created a map featuring Jim Rutt’s “Game B.” It included links related to transmedia storytelling and laid out the interests behind the creation of the Game B Initiation animated short. Then, in collaboration with Stephers, I expanded the map to include Rihanna’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl as an example of […]

Feature image from Jordan Peterson video clip “There are some games you don’t get to play unless you’re all in,” 2017. This is just a short post to provide some context around a clip I recently posted to my Youtube channel of an interview Jordan Peterson did a number of years ago. The clip is […]

This is the third part of a series. Part 1 – Mathematical Theories of Life Part 2 – Intuition, Governance Tokens, and Training Kids to Bet Big As I tried to sort out Bayesian theorems, prediction markets, blockchain bets, and Futarchy, my friend Leo Saraceno directed my attention to Azuro Protocol, headquartered on the island […]

Feature image from the Alliance for Decision Education Continued from: God’s Eye View Part 1 – Mathematical Theories of Life   In the 1983 Matthew Broderick movie “War Games,” David, a high school student, hacks into what he thinks is a gaming company and strikes up a rapport with an AI created by NORAD. Yes, […]

Guest Post by Lynn Davenport, Social Impact Podcast, Dallas, TX You can explore Lynn’s other work on her LinkedIn page here. Jason spoke with Lynn about her article for a new episode of his “If We Were Honest” series. I jumped in at the end. The three of us did a Q&A when we live […]

I started the new year doing a deep dive into Cold War game theory, which led me right back into human capital futures trading and guided evolution via bioinformatics and social systems modeling. I’d like to extend my appreciation to Raul Diego for his article, “The Big Bluff: Online Poker, Crypto, and Western Capital’s Last […]

Guest post by Elizabeth Glass January 2023 Dear Alison, It was great to hang out with you in my part of the labyrinth: Long Island (where I was born and raised). You were a lovely guest; my son enjoyed the checkers game! So what did I think about the “Alison McDowell Historical Scavenger Hunt” – […]