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I don’t get high to chase dragons or find cosmic truths. I do it because sometimes my nervous system feels like it’s trying to chew its own cables. Between multiple sclerosis and a sensitive, neurodivergent brain, there are days when…
Preamble: A Scientific Manifesto for Ethics In an age of accelerating change, where technologies evolve faster than laws, and cultures collide and converge at unprecedented speed, we assert a fundamental truth: ethics is not fixed — it is a living,…
There was a time, years ago, when a strange idea quietly took root in my mind—one I never acted on, but never forgot either. I was thinking about my immune system, and how in multiple sclerosis, it’s not a lack…
AI and medical privacy are at the heart of a growing ethical dilemma. As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in healthcare, the boundaries between care and control blur. This article explores how AI-driven digital intimacy shapes our understanding of empathy, autonomy,…
Throughout history, our understanding of the universe has often shifted not by changing the facts, but by changing the frame of reference. What once looked like complex systems governed by arbitrary forces often becomes elegant and unified when seen from…
Deep in the forests of Utah lives one of the largest and oldest living organisms on Earth—a clonal colony of quaking aspen trees known as Pando. To the casual observe just a forest. But what if this massive tree colony…
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know ChatGPT said: Alright, here’s one for your neural garden: Octopuses have been observed throwing objects at each other—sometimes with apparent aim and intent, especially during social interactions or when annoyed. Researchers documented wild octopuses…
I’ve been thinking a lot about what a brain-computer interface (BCI) could realistically look like for someone like me, right now. Not a sci-fi fantasy, but a real tool I could use with my phone to make everyday interactions smoother.…
Artificial intelligence has come a long way, but one area where it consistently falls short is conversation flow. While AI models are trained on massive datasets, their interactions often feel either too robotic or too artificially friendly—never quite striking the…
how do you think AI might be changed when incorporating Quantum computing? I don’t even know where to start to try to predict where that would go ChatGPT said: That’s an amazing question, and it’s one that researchers are…