dogma
A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.
Science
probablistic causation
Informally, A probabilistically causes B if A's occurrence increases the probability of B. This is sometimes interpreted to reflect imperfect knowledge of a deterministic system... [or] that the causal system under study has an inherently indeterministic nature -- wikipedia.
number of civilizations in the Milky Way
Priority request: Yes, life is intrinsic to the universe, nonetheless I'm curious if there are other civilizations out there or if humanity "is alone".
Michael Raduga's lucid dreaming research
Priority request. 33 publications on researchgate.net.
the study of consciousness
Interdisciplinary field that integrates psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, cognitive science, computer science, and other disciplines to understand the nature of subjective experience and awareness -- Brave AI.
permaculture
Agriculture "concept in opposition to Western industrialized methods and in congruence with Indigenous or traditional knowledge" -- wikipedia.
quantum computing
Current capacity of using the "collective properties of quantum states, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform computation."
3I/ATLAS comet
An active interstellar comet potentially older than our solar system discovered on 1 July 2025 by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile. "It will not come closer than 1.8 AU (almost twice the distance of the Sun) from Earth, so it poses no threat" -- wikipedia.
The 4 things it takes to be an expert (video)
And the degree to which it pertains to consciousness calibration. The four things are: valid environment, many repetitions, timely feedback, and deliberate practice. Video from Veritasium.
polyphasic sleep pattern
"Polyphasic sleep or segmented sleep is the system of sleeping during multiple periods over the course of 24 hours, in contrast to monophasic sleep, a single period of sleep within 24 hours" – wikipedia.
CRISPR gene editing
"genetic engineering technique in molecular biology by which the genomes of living organisms may be modified" -- wikipedia.
game theory
"The study of mathematical models of strategic interactions.... an umbrella term for the science of rational decision making in humans, animals, and computers" -- wikipedia.
Imperial vs. metric system
Request: Can we settle the debate?
left brain, right brain
"The right brain in right-handed people (the left brain in left-handed people) becomes dominant above consciousness level 200" - Truth vs. Falsehood (p. 93).
Pareto principle, the 80/20 rule
States that for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes.... It is an adage of business management that "80% of sales come from 20% of clients" -- wikipedia.