What can we trust? Why is the 'information ecology' so damaged, and what would it take to make it healthy? This is a fundamental question, because without good sensemaking, we cannot even begin to act in the world. It is also a central concern in what many are calling the "meaning crisis", because what is meaningful is connected to what is real.

We might move toward a “signed reality.” Just as we use SSL certificates to prove a website is genuine, we may soon demand that cameras and microphones cryptographically sign their content at the moment of capture. If a photo of a car accident doesn’t have a digital chain of custody proving it came from a specific lens at a specific time, insurance... See more