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Theoretical Disruption
Social Theory
AI Synthesis & Market Narrative
Social theory is grappling with the implications of AI-led societies and the erosion of traditional military promotion hierarchies.
Correlated Linguistic Patterns
["hive mind"
"social cognitive impacts"
"military promotion"]
Curiosity Velocity (60 Days)
WIKIPEDIA API
Tracing the intersection of media narratives and actual public search interest. Dashed line is 7-day SMA.
Driving Media Context
Two “Times” obituraries for Robert Trivers
Reader Simon called my attention to a new obituary in the Times of London of Robert Trivers, a giant in evolutionary biology (and a notorious eccentric) who ...
In Defense of the Hive Mind
Vince Gilligan’s “Pluribus” asks whether an AI-led society would really be that bad.
Social cognitive impacts of digital art in metaverse environments: A cross-sectional study of user perception and behavioral patterns
This cross-sectional study investigated the social cognitive correlates of digital art in metaverse environments through analysis of user perception and beha...
Quote of the day by Aristotle: 'Whosoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god'; thoughts on solitude and loneliness
Aristotle in his quote says to exist entirely outside of society—and to find pleasure in that state—suggests a nature that is either sub-human (a beast) or s...
The lowest white man
This (gift link) is some really good reporting: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is blocking the promotion of four Army officers to be one-star generals, a hig...
The Many Roots of Our Suffering: Reflections on Robert Trivers (1943–2026)
The contributions of Robert Trivers belong in the special category of ideas that are obvious once they are explained, yet eluded great minds for ages; simple...
Who’s shaping our kids? Why the Church must engage with today's hyper sexualised culture
Given that our young are living in a hyper-sexualised, post-Christian world, they need the best possible strategies to enable them to thrive.
Robert L. Trivers, Evolutionary Biologist Who Transformed the Science of Social Behavior, Dies at 83
Robert Ludlow “Bob” Trivers, one of the most consequential evolutionary biologists of the twentieth century, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 83. In an ...
Jürgen Habermas, philosophy giant who reckoned with the unique evil of Nazism, dies at 96
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that “Germany and Europe have lost one of the most significant thinkers of our time.”
Jürgen Habermas, the Last Rationalist
The German philosopher built the 20th century’s most rigorous defense of democratic reason and then watched it tested.