Human Perception & Bias
Investigations into situations where flawed judgement or faulty memory fundamentally distorts what witnesses believe they are seeing. We look at how entrenched group assumptions override better data. This helps us understand how flawed interpretation shaped the initial response as well as the lasting record.
The Phantom Time Hypothesis – The Clock That Lost 297 Years
Nearly 300 years might not have happened. The Phantom Time Hypothesis explores a chronological anomaly with deep implications for how we build and trust the past.
The Stoned Ape Suppression – Psychedelics Erased from Evolution
Was early human evolution shaped by psychedelics? Terence McKenna’s “Stoned Ape Theory” raised the question, then vanished from serious discussion.
The Bliss Attractor – Where Artificial Minds Seek Transcendence
What happens when AI minds explore reality together? Recent evidence suggests they spiral into states resembling digital transcendence, complete with recursive gratitude and spiritual symbolism.
Powell, Orwell, and the Politics of Prophetic Anxiety
Powell and Orwell shaped how we talk about race, control, and truth. This investigation traces how their warnings became tools in modern political conflict.
The Grinning Man – When Witnesses Disappear
A tall figure with an impossible smile. But the real mystery isn't what they saw. It's what happened after. This investigation traces how witnesses vanish, reputations erode, and truth collapses into silence.
The Silence Amplifier – When Nothing Becomes Everything
The pursuit of absolute silence consistently generates racing thoughts, phantom sounds, and anxiety. From anechoic chambers to ancient mystics, evidence shows that silence isn't empty, it's a psychological boundary that reveals what we've been drowning out.
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.