This is part II of a three part series on the Socratic city, exploring the theme of a computationally enabled ‘wise city.’ Part I of this series is here: Narrow Knowledge There are tales of the Mughal emperor Akbar leaving the palace in disguise and roaming the city. In some stories, he’s shooed away by the locals. In others he’s fooled. Legend says this is how he met his friend and foil, Birbal, whom he dispatches on various foolish missions.