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Out in the field

The work behind
the words.

Experiments from the book and the life around it. What happened, what went wrong and what you can try for yourself.

A racehorse and jockey burst from a computer monitor in an orange, purple and black illustration.
New visual story · February–August 2026

Confidently
wrong.

A man, a racing model and several very clever machines. The failures, false dawns and lessons that made it into Monday.

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Experiment 01

I wrote it.
They argued
with me.

Writing & judgement
In practice

Several AIs. One accountable author.

Research assistants, editors and a sceptical reader. The experiment inside the book.

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Experiment 02

195 files.
170 videos.
Now what?

Research & evidence
Method in use

195 transcripts. Which ideas deserve to survive?

A large research folder becomes a test of selection, scepticism and source discipline.

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Experiment 03

Written.
Spoken.
Checked.

Making & checking
Preview available

The page sounded different out loud.

Narration makes pauses, emphasis and missing words impossible to ignore.

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“Use is not the achievement;
the improvement still has to be shown.”

Phil Gray · From Chapter 13

Your turn

Start with something
small enough to finish.

Plan an experiment