“The author is not a natural phenomenon. It was an idea that we invented to help us make sense of writing.” —David J. Gunkel noemamag.com/ai-signals-the…

“The nature of consciousness has enthralled philosophers for millennia.” And this year, it’s the theme of the @berggrueninst Prize Essay Contest, with a $50,000 grand prize & the chance to get published in Noema. Details to enter ⬇️ noemamag.com/the-2025-bergg…

"Sciences are born when philosophy learns to ask the right questions; their potential is suppressed when it does not. New philosophy is born when new technologies force it to invent new concepts." Benjamin Bratton Antikythera research.antikythera.org

In an age of abundance fueled by AI, people will have the time and the inclination to seek the deeply human, physically real, and beautiful, making a case for Europe. nicolasberggruen.com/collection/eur…

The tech oligarchs choosing “to throw their lot in with the MAGA movement is not because they have all shifted allegiance from the political left to the political right,” Dan Zimmer writes. Rather, they think Trump won’t stand in the way of their goals. noemamag.com/a-new-politica…

How can blue states hope to put a stop to MAGA’s overreaches, especially when it comes to limiting the president’s powers? By partnering with traditional conservatives, Nathan Gardels argues. noemamag.com/molecular-civi…

Obvious political might resides where visible: the White House, Zhongnanhai; while civil society’s power is embedded in daily life - that’s where Silicon Valley’s influence, or its equivalent in China, resides. nicolasberggruen.com/collection/pol…

Perception is reality. Our reality - with its illusions. The closest to a minimum reality we can reach is simply the awareness of being.

Presenting Futurology: a new weekly podcast from the Berggruen Institute where we work to name what’s next. Premiering 6/24 - listen or watch on all podcast platforms. #berggrueninstitute #podcast

👀 Something new is coming… Futurology — the Berggruen Institute’s first podcast — launches this Tuesday, June 24. Each week, we bring together boundary-pushing thinkers, doers, and dreamers to explore the ideas shaping what’s next.

The Noema team is over-the-moon to announce we took home 24 @lapressclub awards last night, with 6 first place, 8 second place and 10 third place winners! 🎉 Links below to read all the award-winning pieces 🏆

“One thing seems pretty clear and universal is that people don’t like living under a dictatorship.” - Francis Fukuyama Episode 001: After the End of History, an Age of Disorder with Francis Fukuyama and Nathan Gardels Futurology Pod now streaming on all podcasts platforms

As we transition from industrial to digital modernity, business tycoons no longer view humans as cogs in machines. Now, as platforms become all-powerful, a new, stealthier form of domination is emerging, Petter Törnberg & Justus Uitermark argue. noemamag.com/the-ascendance…

"Much of our current discussion about consciousness has a singular fatal flaw. It’s a mistake built into the very foundations of how we view science — & how science itself is perceived & conducted.” —Adam Frank noemamag.com/why-science-ha…

Daoist Alchemy is an interactive diagram of planetary healing—an alchemical interface where ancient Daoist cosmotech meets climate speculation. Click to explore breath, body, and biosphere in elemental alignment. futurerelics.berggruen.org/?utm_source=or… #berggrueninstitute

“An approach to health that is confined to the individual & ignores planetary destabilization is like carefully tending a wilting flower while ignoring the poisoned soil, acid rain & encroaching desert around it.” —Nils Gilman et al noemamag.com/cultivating-we…