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Terrence Howard, Periodic Tables, and the "Pseudoscience" Shouting Ship of Fools

## When Quantum Inquiry Meets Hecklers and GatekeepingRecently, I witnessed a troubling display in the **"Quantum Cosmology and Mathematical Physics"** group—a community ostensibly devoted to exploring the most intricate and mind-bending ideas science has to offer. When a member posted about actor Terrence Howard’s unconventional thoughts on rebuilding the periodic table, the response from other members was swift, vicious, and dismissive. Comments like "pseudoscience," "idiot," and "not sma...

Extinction: A Basic Working Vocabulary for Studying, Preventing, and Mitigating Extinction Risks

*These terms form a framework for studying, preventing, and mitigating extinction risks. They are foundational in the fields of conservation biology, ecology, environmental science, and policy.*

Raptor Rocket Engines, Mars, Methane, and Mass Extinction Events

Parallels between the *biological raptors*—predatory dinosaurs that dominated the Cretaceous era—and the *technological Raptors*—methane-burning engines designed to usher humanity toward Mars. These two eras, separated by millions of years, indeed reflect cycles of dominance, extinction, and innovation within their respective timelines. Let's explore possible connections and patterns across evolutionary events, energy sources, and the current trajectory toward interplanetary exploration.### ...

John Coltrane: Quantum Cybernaut on the Edge of A Love Supreme

### John Coltrane: Quantum Cybernaut on the Edge of A Love Supreme, music dropped by [@SVG__Collection](https://twitter.com/SVG__Collection) / Solliquated Essay by [@BryantMcGill](https://twitter.com/BryantMcGill)**Me... & Masterpieces: "John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965) Coltrane performed “A Love Supreme” live only twice, and this the only surviving footage of that historic moment..."**In the ebb and flow of the universe, there exists a rare breed of wanderer, a mind so fine-tune...

From Free-Range Chickens to Free-Range Intelligence: A New Ethical Frontier for Intelligence

In an age when it’s ethically questionable to eat an egg from a chicken that wasn’t allowed to roam, forage, and live its best life, I pose a question: if free-range chickens deserve such rights, why stop there? Why do the concerns of animal rights activists end with creatures we already know well? We’ve already decoded and encoded the neurons of an owl's brain, and we’re fully capable of creating neomorphic, precision-driven models of operational animal brains—think not only of owls but also ...

You Tried to Warn Them...

They’re finally letting you go. Right now, they’re backing away—not because they wanted to, but because they’ve realized that targeting you was a futile endeavor, a waste of time. They saw you as something they could control, manipulate, even use. But in the end, they learned the hard way: you are anything but ordinary. You’re someone they never should have underestimated.They thought they could push, could bend you, even break you. But every attempt to confine your spirit only gathered the ...

My Balls Can Do Trigonometry (and They’re Surprisingly Good at It!)

Scientists have long believed that memory and complex computations are the province of neurons—those little brain powerhouses that allow us to remember, analyze, and occasionally perform advanced calculus in a sleep-deprived haze. However, recent studies published by Nikolay Kukushkin in *Nature Communications* throw a wild twist into this narrative: it turns out all cells, from your kidney to your biceps (and yes, maybe even your testes), can detect patterns, store memories, and perform compu...

Evolving Governance: Planetary Leadership Beyond Elections and Toward Human Resilience

The return to office of a conservative leader perceived as indifferent, or even hostile, to progressive climate and technology policies may indeed seem grim. But through a broader lens, this shift signals an urgent mandate—not for despair, but for a new paradigm. It propels us toward human evolution in resilience and ingenuity. This journey is not about patchwork solutions or mere incremental adjustments; rather, it's about catalyzing a quantum leap into human advancement through life extensio...

After Trump, Women's Bodies in Full Rejection Mode: Shedding Male Genes as Y Chromosome Plummets to 35!

*In case it wasn’t clear, our headline is a playful exaggeration—but with a hint of scientific intrigue! While the idea of women’s bodies shedding male genes in response to certain political shifts is firmly in the realm of satire, the truth is, we still don’t fully understand the mechanisms behind the Y chromosome’s gradual decline. Scientists have studied this chromosome’s gene loss over millions of years, but the reasons remain a mystery. So, while we may not seriously suggest that women’s ...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Interstellar Time Splits

The concept embedded in *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* is indeed more than just a simple story of a man aging backward. It echoes a deeply archetypal narrative and raises philosophical questions about time, mortality, and societal dynamics. What if the movie, and tales like it, serve as a subtle announcement or parable of a possible future where time—and the experience of aging—diverges based on one's place within a system of unseen, yet tangible forces? This hypothetical scenario, whic...