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Tim Berners-Lee: Inventor of the World Wide Web, Champion of an Open Internet

Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web while at CERN in 1989, fundamentally transforming how people share information globally. Beyond the original creation, he continues to advocate for an open, accessible, and humane internet facing challenges from centralisation, surveillance, and platform power.

Cressida J. Heyes, identity of self

Cressida J. Heyes: The Self as a Project and a Battleground

Cressida J. Heyes argues that identity is shaped through social forces, personal discipline, and systems of power. Her work on the self, gender, and transformation challenges the idea of identity as something inner and fixed, and instead explores how we are continually trained to become ourselves.

Baudrillard in a neon world

Jean Baudrillard: When Reality Stops Referring to Anything Real

Jean Baudrillard argued that modern society has replaced reality with simulations that no longer refer to anything real. This essay explores simulacra, hyperreality, media culture, and why Baudrillard’s ideas feel disturbingly accurate in the age of AI.