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Thinking, out loud.

Notes on solarpunk, learning, AI, creativity and the practical work of building pieces of a better future.

A bright solarpunk city where gardens grow through futuristic architecture
2026-08-02 · 4 min read

What could a better technological future look like?

Solarpunk is an optimistic lens for imagining technology, nature and communities working together — and it is a practical brief, not just an aesthetic.

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  1. 02Technology should make people more capableThe important question is not what a tool can replace, but what it helps a person understand, create and build.2026-08-114 min read
  2. 03Why knowledge is more like a tree than a listLearning one thing changes what becomes possible to learn next. Root explores those living connections.2026-08-195 min read
  3. 04Automation and augmentation are not the sameUseful AI can support judgment, curiosity and human agency instead of making them less necessary.2026-08-274 min read
  4. 05Building pieces of a better futureIdeas matter when they become experiments, working systems, useful objects and honest lessons.2026-09-044 min read
  5. 06Our VisionHelp build a future where technology expands human capability while supporting a more sustainable, creative and optimistic way of living.PageExplore
  6. 07ResearchExperiments and explorations in intelligence, learning and living technology — each thread ending in a working product.PageExplore