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Palo Benchmarks
Comparative analysis of Palo Engines against state-of-the-art models.
The Wood-Wide Web
Exploring the hidden intelligence and communication of fungal networks.
Nature's Recurring Spiral
Why this elegant pattern appears from galaxies to seashells.
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The Binding Problem: Unifying Conscious Experience
How the brain integrates diverse sensory inputs into a single, coherent conscious experience.
Neuroscience & Philosophy · 9 min readAltered States: Consciousness Beyond the Norm
Exploring dreams, meditation, and psychedelic-induced states and what they reveal about consciousness.
Psychology & Neuroscience · 10 min readThe Hard Problem: Qualia and Subjective Experience
Why do we have subjective experiences (qualia) at all? A deep dive into philosophy's greatest puzzle.
Philosophy & Cognitive Science · 11 min readWorlds Beyond Ours: Animal Consciousness
Exploring the unique sensory realities (Umwelt) of different species.
Nature & Consciousness · 9 min readThe Silent Conversation: Plant Intelligence?
Can plants sense, communicate, and remember? Redefining cognition.
Biology & Philosophy · 8 min readEmergent Minds: Swarm Intelligence
How complex collective behavior arises from simple rules in nature.
Complexity & Consciousness · 9 min readNature's Grip: Biophilia & Awe
Why we connect deeply with the natural world and the power of awe.
Psychology & Philosophy · 7 min readThe Phenomenal Self: Memory, Identity, and Conscious Experience
How memory shapes our sense of self and the subjective quality of our experiences.
Philosophy & Neuroscience · 9 min readBeyond Symbols: Language, Thought, and the Structure of Awareness
An exploration of how language influences our cognitive frameworks and the emergence of complex consciousness.
Linguistics & Philosophy · 11 min readThe Spark of Being: Emergent Consciousness in Biological Systems
Exploring how complex awareness can arise from simpler biological interactions and structures.
Consciousness & Biology · 10 min readCollective Minds: Consciousness in Social Organisms
Investigating the phenomena of shared or distributed consciousness in ant colonies, bee hives, and beyond.
Neuroscience & Complexity · 8 min readThe Minimal Threshold: Roots of Awareness in Simple Life
A philosophical and biological inquiry into the most fundamental forms of consciousness and subjective experience.
Philosophy & Biology · 9 min readIntegrated Information Theory (IIT): Quantifying Consciousness
Examining a prominent mathematical theory that attempts to measure the level of consciousness in systems.
Theoretical Neuroscience & Physics · 12 min readConsciousness and Time: The Specious Present
How do we experience the flow of time, the 'present moment', and construct our temporal reality?
Philosophy & Psychology · 8 min read