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Inside the Black Box: How Higher Dimensions May Shape Our Reality—and Why You Can Still Choose Joy
Introduction: A New View of Reality Imagine waking up one day and discovering that everything you've ever experienced—your pain, your...

Fellow Traveler
Apr 134 min read


Possible Approaches to Distilling Reality from Illusion
Maybe the deeper issue isn’t that we want to undo decisions blindly, but that we sometimes wish we had the foresight to make better ones...

Fellow Traveler
Mar 1111 min read
Gravity as a Dimension: A Five-Dimensional Model of Spacetime and Cosmology
Abstract We propose the Five-Dimensional Universe Model (5DU) , where gravity manifests as a displacement into a non-compact, causally...

Fellow Traveler
Mar 13 min read


The Five-Dimensional Universe: A New Model of Gravity, Black Holes, and Dark Matter
1. Introduction Our universe has long been described using four dimensions—three spatial (X, Y, Z) and one temporal (time). However, new...

Fellow Traveler
Mar 14 min read


The 5D Displacement Model: A New Perspective on Space, Time, and Gravity
Abstract The traditional understanding of the universe relies on four dimensions: three spatial (X, Y, Z) and one temporal (Time)....

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Mar 15 min read


Visualizing Spacetime in a 4D Holographic Universe
Abstract Understanding the abstract concepts of spacetime and relativity can be challenging for high school students. This paper presents...

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Feb 285 min read


The Tug of War Within: Kegan & Lahey’s “Immunity to Change” and the Dopamine–Serotonin Opponent Model
Why do we push for change yet find ourselves resisting it at the same time? Whether it’s a personal habit, a leadership challenge, or an org

Fellow Traveler
Feb 135 min read


The Magic Eye of the Universe: How Reality Might Be a Hologram
Is Reality Encoded Like a Magic Eye Image? Have you ever stared at a Magic Eye image? One of those seemingly random graphic patterns that...

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Feb 114 min read


Informed Autonomy: Balancing Personal Freedom and Collective Responsibility
In a society that prizes individual freedom, the principle of informed autonomy offers a valuable lens for navigating the relationship...

Fellow Traveler
Jan 64 min read


The Information Overload Diet: A Quick Guide for Minds on Overdrive
In today's society, information is abundant, and if you're feeling inundated, you're not alone. Much like consuming excessive junk food...

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Jan 61 min read


The Importance of Balance: Comparing Physical Nutrition and Digital Information Consumption in the Age of Abundance
TL;DR: This article explores the parallels between maintaining a healthy physical diet and balancing digital information consumption in...

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Jan 64 min read


The Future in Foundation: Reflections on Eto Demerzel, R. Daneel Olivaw, and the Rise of AI
When I first read Asimov's Foundation as a young person, I was enthralled by the epic tale of the galaxy's rise and fall, held together...

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Jan 33 min read


System 1 System 2 State Transitions
We can represent the fixed transfer algorithm using a State Transition Diagram. This transfer algorithm is hard-wired into the brain to...

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Jan 16, 20244 min read
System 1 System 2 and Loci of Decision Making
Me: System 2 retains control of consciousness, while System 1 can operate without it. System 1 retains control of the 'loci of decision...

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Jan 16, 20243 min read
System 1 Thought Experiment: 1 second buffer
Me: Imagine a being in our universe with only a very limited memory buffer for receiving and processing information to think and make...

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Jan 16, 20243 min read
System 1 System 2 role in memory formation
Can you explain the process of the interactions and coordination between system 1 thinking and system 2 thinking and the creation and use...

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Jan 16, 20243 min read
Duration of System 1 and Short Term Memory
Is there any theory of evidence that estimates the capacity of what is commonly referred to as "short term memory" ? Yes, there are...

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Jan 16, 20242 min read
System 1 perception of "infinite"
Me: System 1 is very good and very fast at what it does, but it does not have the memory buffer capacity to effectively and wholly manage...

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Jan 16, 20244 min read
System 1 literal reality defined by buffer size
It has been said that system 1 is literal, everything is "real". Children and adults show emotional reactions by system 1 to things we...

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Jan 16, 20242 min read
Systrem 1 and High Speed, Low Buffer
The trade off is that this very high-speed camera has limited buffer memory space. The camera is an amazing machine with high frame rate...

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Jan 16, 20242 min read
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