Hello RadxChanger,
First, a bit of housekeeping: Our monthly community calls, starting tomorrow and moving forward, will now be two hours earlier. This change is reflected in our call calendar. We believe our new time (10am ET / 4pm CET) will allow more friends in the Asia-Pacific to join, so thanks to those of you who shared feedback on this, and to everyone for your cooperation!
OK, now on to the news.
Glen’s debate with Curtis Yarvin is finally upon us. They take the stage in New York City this Thursday night. Take a moment now to make sure you’ve bought your ticket or registered for the livestream, because you will NOT want to miss this.
Everyone can chat about the debate by joining the online discussion on Context Engine, a new tool developed by RxC community member Charlie Thompson. Try it out and let us know what you think!
We’re also helping organize watch parties for the debate, like we did for the release of Good Enough Ancestor six months ago. Some cities like Denver, Montreal, La Paz, and Sydney will stream it live, while others like Paris, Zurich, and Barcelona (where it will be the middle of the night) are meeting up this weekend to watch. It’s not too late to set up a watch party! Reach out and we can help you.
Image credit to Charlie Thompson on Midjourney.
Speaking of events, we also warmly invite you to Foundations for the Digital Commons, a two-day event we are co-organizing with the Roux Institute at Northeastern University and the law firm Bernstein Shur, in Portland, Maine on October 30-31. Topics dear to us like broad listening and sectoral data bargaining will be central at the conference. We hope you’ll join us! Register here.
And our web3 fundraising event with The Sandbox is now live through September 15. Proceeds go to Puerta18 in Buenos Aires and Clinic+O in Guinea, West Africa.
From Around the Pluriverse
→ Plurality & The 6-Pack of Care: A presentation by Audrey Tang for DeepMind. “The vertical narrative of a technological ‘Singularity’ needs a horizontal alternative. Today, I wish to discuss that alternative: a steering wheel called ⿻ Plurality, and its design principles: the 6-Pack of Care.”
→ The Renovator: A new Substack by Danielle Allen and collaborators. “The Renovator is a voice for those ready to build, not tear down... Whether you’re a policymaker or a high school teacher, a democracy nerd or a curious newcomer, a conservative reformer or a progressive pragmatist, there’s a seat for you here.”
→ The D/acc Pathway: A World Shaped by Decentralized, Democratic, Defensive Acceleration: A speculative vision for the coming decade of AI by the Existential Hope program at Foresight Institute. “We can and should be selective about which technologies we accelerate, prioritizing those that strengthen defense, distribute power, and promote cooperation.”
→ How Taiwan is Using Technology to Defend Itself: A podcast by Reid Hoffman with Audrey Tang and Divya Siddarth. “Taiwan is one of the most geopolitically essential players in AI. But now, Taiwan must plan for a world where cyberattacks and deepfakes are as dangerous as missiles. Fmr Taiwan Digital Minister Audrey Tang breaks down how Taiwan protects itself in the 21st century.”
→ Google And Pollster Scott Rasmussen Will Use AI To Survey Americans’ Political Views: An article by Richard Nieva in Forbes. “A collaboration between the tech giant and a polling nonprofit will gather five to 10 people each from every congressional district to answer questions about the nation’s most pressing issues. If it works, it could upend the fraught world of political polling.”
→ Humanocracy, Updated and Expanded: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them: A new edition of the Wall Street Journal bestseller by Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini that draws on and highlights Audrey’s work in Taiwan as a model for the world.
Where To Meet Us Next
Monthly Community Call
You’re invited to our September 2025 Community Call on Wednesday, September 3 at 10 am ET (UTC-5) | 4 pm CET (UTC+1). Please note the new call time. Use this Typeform to add discussion topics to the agenda, and we’ll see you there!
Jack Henderson, our COO, will be at Glen’s debate on Thursday and, later in the month, attend various side-events around the United Nations General Assembly, including one on September 16 organized by our friends at the Aapti Institute, the Decentralization Research Center, the Global Solutions Initiative, and the Project Liberty Institute.
Malik Lakoubay, our Outreach & Policy Director, will give a talk at the annual MyData conference in Helsinki on September 24.
Live long and prosper,
The RxC Team