Introduction In economics and across fields, the concept of a monopoly describes a situation in which one actor (a firm, individual, or collective) dominates access, supply or rights in a […]

As philanthropy evolves alongside technology, 2025 stands out as a year when transparency, decentralization, and AI-driven decision-making are reshaping how we give. From traditional effective charities to blockchain-based scientific initiatives, […]

Since I was a university student in Russia, Internet Search Became Worse Than the Old Paper Library in 2025. I used to spend hours in the dusty reading rooms of […]

Introduction Every day, humanity makes new discoveries — yet many of them remain invisible. Some are never published. Others are discovered twice: once by an unknown amateur, and later by […]

Today National Science Foundation collapsed with the following message on X: Everybody knows that the main actor who strove to close NSF was Elon Musk who was upset by low-quality […]

A Moral Technology in an Age of Distrust Human civilization has always searched for ways to make promises visible. Blockchain for Good Contracts, coins, and constitutions — all are attempts […]

The DAO software currently does not work, because of bugs in our upstream DAO software, Colony. Due to missing DAO status, donations are temporarily accepted by 501(c)3 charity “Victor Porton’s […]

In 2025, questions about the role of faith in a rapidly changing technological world have become pressing. Among them: Should Catholics support science directly through donations? This may not sound […]