On stage
TEDxUniversityofWarsaw 2025
Theoretical framework
Isti introduced techno-realism at TEDxUniversityofWarsaw 2025. The framework argues that technology is a means of power, but beyond that, asks how we leverage power through technology, especially in the contexts of politics, education, security and public policy.
On stage
Thesis
Technology is not a neutral backdrop to politics: it is a means of power in its own right, reshaping how states compete, how citizens are governed, and how institutions hold authority.
Standalone project
Techno-realism is a wholly separate project from Isti's doctoral dissertation: a monograph under contract with Springer / Palgrave Macmillan, developing the framework from political realism into a general theory of technology and power. See Research & Publications for the full publication trail.