The Universal Undo Button – 30 Seconds of Temporal Fracture
A device that rewinds 30 seconds of time, with only one person remembering what was undone. A meditation on power, memory, and ethical erosion.
The Case of the Akhmim Fragment – Following the Contradictory Evidence
In 1886–1887 a codex surfaced at Akhmim, reportedly from a monk’s grave. We test that discovery story, Serapion’s heresy charge, and the ‘talking cross’ scene to weigh dependence on Matthew against an earlier Gospel of Peter tradition.
The Probability Sense – Does the Brain Compute Probabilities?
Psychophysics shows neat successes in cue combination and movement control. Behavioural records also show base-rate neglect and step-hold updates. We map the contradiction and set out tests that could link beliefs to neural mechanisms without stretching a modelling language.
The Causality Trap – Is Cause and Effect Just a Habit of Mind?
Evidence from philosophy, linguistics, and Nobel Prize-winning physics suggests our belief in cause and effect may be a cognitive habit, not a law of nature. This investigation examines the proof that challenges our most fundamental assumption about reality.
The Expertise Trap – Why Confident Error Beats Cautious Expertise
Our investigation into the Expertise Trap examines why those who know the least often sound the most certain, while genuine experts hedge their words. We trace the psychological roots of this paradox and its high-stakes consequences in the real world.
The Great Devon Mystery – What Did They Really See in the Snow?
In February 1855, Devon (UK) woke to neat, hoof-like marks in fresh snow. Local reports contradicted one another. The national press imposed a single picture. We test the record and find a composite of animals, weather, and human theatre.
The Perfected Flaw – Why AI Cannot Replicate a Real Mistake
Can a system make a real mistake on cue? When an AI becomes flawless at appearing flawed, control leaves a tell. We follow the paradox into labs, theory, and the thin line between accident and performance.
The Silent Twins – A System’s Fatal Failure
Two silent teenagers committed arson and received an indefinite sentence to Broadmoor. On the day of their transfer eleven years later, one died. The official verdict was natural causes. Her twin sister called it the fulfilment of a pact.
An Investigation into St George – The Political Saint
In 1348, Edward III quietly replaced England's patron saint with a Palestinian martyr whose life story was a mystery even to the Pope. The timing reveals this wasn't about faith, it was about war.
Was Churchill the Warmonger – or the One Who Said No?
History’s moral compass isn’t easily broken. But some are determined to bend it. The campaign to recast Churchill as villain and Hitler as victim isn’t just a revision of the past; it’s a quiet war over truth, memory, and the foundations of belief itself.
Nazi Gold – The Theft, the Recovery, and the Missing Millions
Allied teams emptied the Merkers vaults in April 1945, yet the totals do not reconcile with known seizures and trades. We test the balance sheet using archives on Reichsbank movements and the Hungarian Gold Train.