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I am passionate about humanity's quest for meaning and how this interfaces with arising technologies.

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When We’ve Been “Designed Back”

As we gain nervous-system capacity to feel and to hold uncertainty, we create the possibility to transition to systems that allow more agency for ourselves and for others.

Megan Shabram

Tacit Knowledge

Jan 28, 2026

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15 min read

An Equitable Exchange of Human Energy

In the age of information transparency there is an opportunity for conflicts of interests across organizational boundaries to shift into mutuality, reciprocity and alignment.

Megan Shabram

Tacit Knowledge

Nov 27, 2025

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10 min read

Emergence

Happy Thanksgiving and a little reminder to welcome playfulness into your life.

Megan Shabram

Tacit Knowledge

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The Mask of Civilization and the Violation of Human Rights

Oct 10, 2025

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10 min read

The Mask of Civilization and the Violation of Human Rights

The conversation continues to unfold in response to the Trump administration's controversial exploration of a patent tax and patent fee.

Megan Shabram

Dignity, Equity and to Prey Upon the Hope of Others

Sep 16, 2025

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15 min read

Dignity, Equity and to Prey Upon the Hope of Others

When leading through creativity necessitates dignity.

Megan Shabram

Tacit Knowledge

Apr 24, 2025

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13 min read

Connectivity Where You Least Expect It

An in the trenches perspective on Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) organizational policy and a case for why mandatory diversity statements may not be necessary for DEI values to shine at educational institutions and organizations at large.

Megan Shabram

Tacit Knowledge

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When Robots, Generative AI, and a Prison Complex Collide, in Our Reality

Apr 3, 2025

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10 min read

When Robots, Generative AI, and a Prison Complex Collide, in Our Reality

A creative approach towards what's possible for AI technology development in our world today.

Megan Shabram

Science

Mar 13, 2025

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10 min read

Was I in a "STEM PhD" Human Data Farm?

Over the holidays I found myself in what I believe was a "STEM PhD" Farm that was harvesting human reasoning data and conducting human subjects research.

Megan Shabram

Archive

When We’ve Been “Designed Back”

An Equitable Exchange of Human Energy

Emergence

The Mask of Civilization and the Violation of Human Rights

Dignity, Equity and to Prey Upon the Hope of Others

Connectivity Where You Least Expect It

When Robots, Generative AI, and a Prison Complex Collide, in Our Reality

Was I in a "STEM PhD" Human Data Farm?

Megan Shabram PhD's Newsletter