Now

Last updated: April 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.
• Working on my master's thesis, which explores the ecological consequences of lithium mining for AI infrastructure - with planned fieldwork in Chile to contrast material realities with Western AI narratives.
• Writing an essay about how digital tools reshape our perception of time, urgency, and the idea of 'catching up.'
• Still thinking a lot about limits - ecological, cognitive, and societal - and how systems design often ignores them entirely.
• 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.

What I'm Reading

• Currently 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 Ishmael by Daniel Quinn - a philosophical novel that challenges the very foundations of civilization and our assumptions about progress.
• I'm also exploring two new magazines: The Internationalist and Resurgence & Ecologist, both of which offer insightful alternatives to mainstream narratives around development, ecology, and justice.