Dain Prysor The publishing industry is terrified, and they should be. For decades, traditional publishers have maintained their stranglehold on literary creation through a carefully constructed myth: that writers must toil alone, perfecting every word in isolation, then beg for the privilege of having their work validated by industry gatekeepers who decide what readers are allowed to … Read more
A Tale of Two Revolutions In 1440, Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press transformed a world where books were scarce treasures, painstakingly copied by hand and affordable only to the wealthy elite. Today, we stand at a similar inflection point as artificial intelligence reshapes how we create, distribute, and consume written content. The parallels between these two … Read more
In a world increasingly connected by digital threads, a curious and concerning question arises: has empathy, that fundamental human capacity to understand and share the feelings of others, always been in short supply, or are we witnessing its decline in real-time? A recent research project explored this multifaceted issue, revealing a particularly intriguing and somewhat … Read more