An interdisciplinary study of the classic ‘falling tree’ problem, exploring epistemic trust, subjugated silence, and fiduciary authority across knowledge, culture, and power.

Peter Kahl’s essay critiquing epistemic gatekeeping, exposing peer review as a tool of epistemic clientelism and advocating for autonomous knowledge dissemination.

A new governance model for higher education grounded in fiduciary ethics and epistemic plurality, challenging managerialism and advancing democratic knowledge institutions.