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Last updated: Mai 2025

• Preparing for my contribution at the EC2U Student Forum in Coimbra on how techno-solutionism distracts from structural issues - and how local communities can reclaim agency in digital transitions. I'll contribute to the discussions on "the role of arts, media and communication".
• Just finished a workshop on complex networks by the Internationale Akademie Traunkirchen. I had the chance to listen to inspiring talks about complexity science and state-of-the-art research in this area, including contributions from Stefan Thurner, Peter Klimek, Fariba Karimi, and Wendy Hui Kyong Chun.
• I changed my master thesis topic and now want to explore the relationships and backgrounds of those who authored or co-authored EU policy documents on AI and technological advancements, investigating potential conflicts of interest with the EU's sustainability goals.
• As part of the Local Development Association, we are preparing a LEADER-funded project (EU-funded) to restore and re-map local hiking trails - a blend of environmental regeneration, soft tourism, and community-led land stewardship.
• I am currently looking for opportunities to contribute to public talks and interdisciplinary discussions on AI, progress, and society.
• I'm thinking about what to do after my AI Master's. Two particular (non-mutually exclusive) things on my mind: pursuing a PhD (potentially with the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna); or starting a gardening education.

What I'm Reading

• Currently reading Ishmael by Daniel Quinn and enjoying it a lot.
• Just finished reading The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan - a book I admire deeply for its clarity, rationality, and belief in the public's right to understand and question science.
• Next on my list: either re-reading Jason Hickel's The Divide, which radically reshaped how I see global inequality, or starting How can I help? by Douglas W. Tallamy - a book on how everyone of us can save nature with their own yard.
• I'm also exploring two new magazines: The Internationalist and Resurgence & Ecologist, both of which offer alternatives to mainstream narratives around development, ecology, and justice.