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Ndugelo Trevar PhophiAnthropology · Human Behaviour · AI

Insights

Writing that argues, rather than announces.

Short essays working through ideas in public — the questions before they become papers. New pieces are published as the research develops.

Trust

Why Trust Matters More Than AI Accuracy

A model can be right and still be refused. What people are actually evaluating is whether anyone will answer for the outcome.

Essay in preparation · 8 min

Medical Anthropology

What Medical Anthropology Can Teach AI Designers

Illness is interpreted before it is treated. Systems that ignore interpretation end up automating only the easiest half of the problem.

Essay in preparation · 10 min

Method

Understanding Human Behaviour Through Anthropology

Why staying long enough to be surprised remains the most reliable method we have for describing what people do.

Essay in preparation · 7 min

Healthcare

Digital Trust in Healthcare

Patients rarely trust a tool. They trust an institution, a clinician and a history of being taken seriously.

Essay in preparation · 9 min

Design

AI Should Adapt to Humans

Users are quietly reshaping how they speak and write so machines will read them correctly. That effort is a design cost, not a user trait.

Essay in preparation · 6 min

Policy

The Imagined User Problem

Every governance framework contains a citizen. Naming that citizen is the fastest way to see who a policy will fail.

Essay in preparation · 11 min