Welcome to my latest thoughts and travels.
This is where I gather whatever I’m exploring at the moment: reflections from life across cultures, ideas I’m working through, observations from the road, and the occasional dive into issues that simply catch my attention.
Browse the most recent posts and see what resonates. If something catches your eye, dive in and explore.
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AI Transparency: Why Knowing When Content is Artificial Matters
AI is transforming how we work and create, but it also makes it harder to know what is real. Deepfakes, AI-generated articles, and synthetic audio are spreading faster than fact-checkers can respond. This post explores why transparency matters, how content creators can disclose AI use, and introduces a simple AI Transparency Tool designed for individuals.
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Oslo Airport, Cold Efficiency
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) is sleek, modern, and efficient, the kind of place travel guides like to praise. On paper, it has everything an international airport should offer. In practice, it rarely feels welcoming. The first thing that strikes me is the cost. Even by Norwegian standards, food and drinks inside the airport are excessive.…
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The Real Difference Between Expats and Immigrants (And Why It Matters)
Picture this: Two people move to Germany for work. One is a British software engineer on a two-year contract. The other is a Syrian teacher planning to build a new life there permanently. Yet somehow, only one gets called an “expat” while the other is labeled an “immigrant.” What’s going on here? It Should Be…
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Edges of the Journey
Mozambique on the ticket, though that meant little. Five days in Harare, three more in Chimoio. Christmas in Vila Manica. At the time it all seemed simple, like you could just plot it on paper, and the world would follow along. Oslo first. Grey winter light, thin and tired. Aeroflot east. Moscow. Snow like dust,…
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The Gates Foundation and the Crisis of Legitimacy
Bill Gates warns of a coming "Dark Age" in global development. But the crisis he describes is not accidental—it's the predictable outcome of the philanthropic model he helped normalize. His foundation has spent two decades aligning charitable grants with private market expansion, creating dependency rather than resilience, and concentrating power…
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Happy Holidays from Bethics
As the year winds down, we are reminded that the best parts of the holidays cannot be optimized, automated, or reduced to an algorithm. This season is about real things. Time with family. Meals that last longer than planned. Conversations that remind you where you belong. The presence of people…
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A Strategy That Rewrites the Transatlantic Relationship
The 2025 National Security Strategy marks a clear shift in how Washington talks about Europe. Instead of treating the EU as a democratic partner, it frames the continent as unstable, weakened, and drifting. The irony is that these warnings come from a government undermining rights and institutions at home. The…
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