The experience of the self dissolving — what it is, where the term comes from, what neuroscience is starting to say about it, and why it matters.
Blog posts tagged "word of the day"
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The hypnotic curves traced by two sinusoids plotted against each other — and why mix engineers stare at them to keep stereo images honest.
A cognitive theory of autism that frames it not as a deficit, but as attention flowing in a single, deep channel rather than many parallel ones.
Flattering the powerful at the cost of the truth — an ancient corrosive habit, and its strange comeback as a technical term in AI alignment.
The three rotational axes of any rigid body moving through space — tilt, nod, turn — and why these three nautical words ended up running half the modern world.
The sense of the internal state of the body — how the brain perceives signals from inside you, and why it matters for emotion, intuition, and health.