Evidence-Based 12 min read

The Algorithm That Ate Your Tribe

February 25, 2026

A 2024 EEG study, 98,000 data points, two primates, one inconvenient number, 150, and a courtroom in Los Angeles where Zuckerberg testified under oath this month. How algorithmic social media is systematically dismantling the human social architecture it was built to exploit. And what the organism is doing about it.

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Investigation 10 min read

The Open Door. What the Odido Breach Tells Us About Cyber Complacency.

February 24, 2026

Odido's breach wasn't a sophisticated attack, it was an open door. Voice phishing into Salesforce CRM let ShinyHunters walk out with 21 million records including IBANs, passports, and plaintext verification codes. What this tells us about compliance gaps and who is next.

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Language & Evidence 5 min read

Errored. A Word That Wasn't. Until It Was.

February 2026

Doodling on Echo Truth Hub, I noticed AI writing "erred" where I expected "errored." The grammar enthusiast in me went looking. What followed was a rabbit hole into Oxford English, 200 years of linguistic history, and why the engineers were right all along.

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Investigation 8 min read

The Biometric Dilemma: Why Iris Scans Won't Solve the Bot Problem

February 3, 2026

OpenAI is reportedly exploring a new social platform designed exclusively for verified humans. One concept involves biometric verification, requiring iris scans via the World Orb or Apple's Face ID. The proposal addresses a real problem. But exchanging irreversible biological identity for digital participation may not be the safest solution.

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