Sam Liebeskind

Above all, Sloman seems to be arguing for thinking through the practical implications of one’s beliefs.

Most issues can be framed in terms of the consequences they produce. Rather than asking whether it is right or wrong to, say, allow people to carry concealed weapons, we can ask what the consequences of such a policy would be. And asserting a... See more

Marshall Ganz is someone that we've both worked with in different ways. He says that social change always begins with people who have “both a critical eye and a hopeful heart.” That quote is exactly right. And this is why young people are so often at the forefront of social change: because they have the critical eye and they have no choice but to... See more

All of these ideas are free-speech friendly. They do not involve top-down censorship, but bottom-up user choice. Letting people police the content on their own pages and feeds is the natural next step for platforms that want to empower users rather than constantly surveil and censor them. Such features are also just common sense. No one has an... See more

We’re excited to announce beta access to customizable attributes for Perspective API. Customizable attributes enable users to provide their community’s guidelines in natural language and receive a score that reflects whether any given comment was consistent with them. This capability, built with the latest Gemini models, empowers any user, from... See more

Bring cucumbers on a hike/bike/strenuous activity! They’re 96% water and provide a big burst of hydration if you’re running low on agua.

There is evidence that participatory exercises tied to formal decision making processes - from participatory budgeting (C. Johnson, Carlson, and Reynolds 2021) to deliberative polling (Fishkin et al. 2024; “Collective Intelligence Case Studies,” n.d.) - lead to increased democratic engagement and satisfaction. This has the effect of bolstering... See more