topic
pure structures: algebra, topology, geometry, number theory
matter, energy, and fundamental forces
molecular structure, bonding, and reactions
living systems, evolution, and development
brain, perception, and consciousness
algorithms, computation, and information
markets, incentives, and resource allocation
governance, power, and collective choice
mind, behavior, and cognition
social structures and collective dynamics
logic, ethics, and epistemology
pattern, harmony, and form
operation
mapping a possibility space
what does the terrain look like?
finding where a system changes regime
when does it flip?
what stays the same under transformation
what is preserved?
watching form emerge from process
how does form arise?
dissecting structure into working parts
what's inside?
tracing opposing forces that hold a system together
what pulls against what?
62 playgrounds
self-sorted arrays · February 2024
cell-based sorting algorithms
estigrade · September 2024
grade estimation
coasellular morphogenesis · November 2024
Coase theorem applied to cellular development and transaction costs
fracqunx · February 2025
fractional quincunx
Halley window · February 2025
Halley's method fractal patterns
eyevolution · March 2024
evolutionary development of visual systems across species
pacemaker accumulator · March 2024
cellular timing through pacemaker-accumulator mechanisms
CPT variance · March 2024
symmetry exploration of charge, parity, and time reversal
refractive computation · March 2024
multiple logical operations simultaneously at different frequencies
metamaterials · March 2024
materials engineered to exhibit life-like properties
lifesong · March 2024
musical patterns that emerge from biological processes
vote no · March 2024
exploring democratic resistance and the power of rejection
everything... relevant · March 2024
unified field theory and emergent physics from fundamental equations
Raupian morphospace · April 2025
coiling models
Hsp90 canalization · April 2025
chaperone-driven canalization of latent phenotypic variation
Lefebvrian conscience · May 2025
algebra of conscience
bifurcation speciation · May 2025
sympatric and allopatric speciation through bifurcation
stochastic justice · June 2025
fairness through randomness in corrupt systems
trauma-eustress dynamics · June 2025
constriction and expansion influence on post-trauma trajectories
open source sustainability · June 2025
pressure dynamics in open source license transitions
resentment against desire · June 2025
the psychology of fairness in the ultimatum game
debt singularity · June 2025
phase transitions of debt through economic conditions
entropy café · July 2025
entropy and complexity through coffee mixing metaphor
geometry becoming topology · July 2025
the transformation from geometric to topological properties
crystallographic groups · July 2025
symmetry patterns in 2D, 3D, and 4D
story-suffering coherence · July 2025
narrative emergence from suffering integration
ramsey ports · July 2025
welfare economics of airport pricing strategies
expected free energy · July 2025
Monte Carlo visualization of active inference
criticality · July 2025
branching processes and distance-to-criticality metrics
meaning autogenesis · July 2025
biosemiotic emergence from molecule to sign
agency erosion · July 2025
identity substitution dynamics in amplified environments
berkshire engine · August 2025
insurance float as investment capital
authoritarian paternalism · August 2025
paternal authority and citizen support dynamics
tuition resentment · August 2025
high-tuition psychodynamics and attribution of blame
truth-violence dynamics · August 2025
parrhesia suppression through pressure and punitive support dynamics
neural cellular automaton · August 2025
neural networks evolved through cellular automaton rules
scarcity over technology · September 2025
economy as the derivative of scarcity with respect to technology
PLR harmony · September 2025
neo-Riemannian PLR transformations and triadic harmony
ownership parity rule · October 2025
matching equity purchases with consumer technology spending
subconscious state space · October 2025
molecular-scale modulation of conscious access and awareness
social propagation · October 2025
policy interventions reducing viral political manipulation
placebo-nocebo dynamics · October 2025
precision weighting in placebo analgesia and nocebo responses
space between algorithms · November 2025
intra- and inter-algorithm freedom through policy manifolds and goal slack
algorithmic monodominance · November 2025
phase transitions from concave to convex returns in algorithmic competition
closedness adverse selection · November 2025
how no-criticism constraints filter entrants toward lower moral aversion
logical morphogenesis · December 2025
truth-value rhythms from self-referential sentences
unknot studio · December 2025
torus knots, connected sums, and projection invariants
Cipolla quadrant · December 2025
stupidity, intelligence, helplessness, and banditry distributions
Chladni generator · December 2025
standing waves, reaction-diffusion, and morphogenesis patterns
do-calculus · December 2025
Judea Pearl's interventional framework for causal inference on spiking neurons
activation functions lab · January 2026
invent, explore, and compare neural network activation functions
geometry of fragmentation · January 2026
Plato's cube and the natural geometry of fracture
descent & closure · January 2026
from local micro-events to autonomous macro-processes via sheaf theory
kernel smoothing · January 2026
attention as kernel smoothing: similarity-to-weight mapping
nested observer windows · January 2026
multi-scale oscillator coupling for hierarchical consciousness
gait gambit · February 2026
a computational model of gait selection
polity coalition attractors · February 2026
basins of inclusion versus exclusion under stress, norms, and contact
bordism to action · February 2026
comparing classical mechanics with fully local TQFT
order-theoretic ontology · February 2026
build ontologies as posets and detect structural leaks
hydride anomaly · February 2026
hydrogen bonding and the anomalous thermodynamics of water
trust-transaction spectrum · February 2026
strategic posture optimization for small states under geopolitical constraints
author-function atlas · February 2026
how quotes become clichés through circulation, context collapse, and attribution drift