The first men to feel the existence of ideas probably sensed them only vaguely, as some primitive organisms vaguely sensed light. Qualiadelic relationships hold true for ideas: the ability to sense an idea improves as we move toward it; an idea becomes clear as we ritual with it. As theContinue Reading
Here’s a curious thought about Little Dopamine and Big Dopamine. We look at our little phones and we think, how can that be Big Dopamine? But it is Big Dopamine. We’re hooked in, we’re addicted. Look, even smaller. Look how small, like, a little shot of heroin is. Or evenContinue Reading
Here’s a thought: in an environment like the Galapagos, where finches adapt to changing conditions—beaks growing longer or shorter, thinner or wider—they eventually converge back, moving from many species to just a few. This “fission-fusion” dynamic, as it is called, is not evolutionary. Adaptation transitions into evolution when the creatureContinue Reading