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The Superplay Report #18: We need play theory to understand these rogue AIs
Midjourney prompt: “artificial intelligence escapes from the playpen”
INTRO (scroll down for new leads):
What do I mean by ‘superplay’? It’s an element of our current condition—where our natural capacities for envisioning and rehearsing (...
PK in The National: As UK resurrects its War Book, would militarisation of our daily lives hold?
This is an open-access version of my weekly column in The National, published Saturday, 29th August, 2026
HOW can something designed to improve the security of your life, frankly terrify you?
That’s the effect on me of this week’s UK Cabi...
PK in The National: Left-wing US politicians are winning with Scots-style policies
This is an open-access version of my weekly column in The National, published Saturday, 22nd August, 2026
THE Democratic Socialists of What? Of America?!
For those of us whose American imaginary is made from alienated drifters, foaming pa...
PK in The National: Why Scotch whisky is struggling and how it could be saved
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This is an open-access version of my weekly column in The National, published Saturday, 15th August, 2026
THREE Scotch whisky stories popped up on my personal and public radar this week, just begging to...
PK in The National: It’s all about the connections when it comes to mass transport
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This is an open-access version of my weekly column in The National, published Saturday, 8th August, 2026
AT the end of this newspaper’s fascinating, sometimes inspiring reportage on the future of Scottish transport [this we...
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