The Consilience Project https://consilienceproject.org/ The Consilience Project is a publication of the Civilization Research Institute (CRI) en-US Tue, 16 Jul 2024 02:32:00 -0700 Development in Progress https://consilienceproject.org/development-in-progress/ https://consilienceproject.org/development-in-progress/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 02:32:00 -0700 The concept of progress is at the heart of humanity’s story.Feature Article Technology is Not Values Neutral: Ending the Reign of Nihilistic Design https://consilienceproject.org/technology-is-not-values-neutral-ending-the-reign-of-nihilistic-design-2/ https://consilienceproject.org/technology-is-not-values-neutral-ending-the-reign-of-nihilistic-design-2/ Sun, 26 Jun 2022 09:44:52 -0700 We fail to take tech seriously when we do not grasp its full impact on humansFeature Article The Endgames of Bad Faith Communication https://consilienceproject.org/the-endgames-of-bad-faith-communication/ https://consilienceproject.org/the-endgames-of-bad-faith-communication/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:21:49 -0800 Bad faith communication has become normalizedFeature Article How to Mislead with Facts https://consilienceproject.org/how-to-mislead-the-facts/ https://consilienceproject.org/how-to-mislead-the-facts/ Sun, 30 Jan 2022 15:01:16 -0800 Verified facts can be used to support erroneous conclusionsFeature Article How Big Tech is Reshaping Governance https://consilienceproject.org/how-big-tech-is-reshaping-governance/ https://consilienceproject.org/how-big-tech-is-reshaping-governance/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 13:13:00 -0800 Feature Article Social Media Enables Undue Influence https://consilienceproject.org/social-media-enables-undue-influence/ https://consilienceproject.org/social-media-enables-undue-influence/ Sun, 05 Dec 2021 13:52:28 -0800 Some of our most popular technologies are becoming a means of mass coercion that open societies cannot surviveFeature ArticlePropaganda Series The End of Propaganda https://consilienceproject.org/the-end-of-propaganda/ https://consilienceproject.org/the-end-of-propaganda/ Sun, 17 Oct 2021 14:15:59 -0700 Attempts at engineering national consensus using propaganda are starting to backfire. Yet many still believe it is necessary for governance. Education is a better way.Feature ArticlePropaganda Series WE DON’T MAKE PROPAGANDA! 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