Undoable Knowledge
The discovery of information or revelations with irreversible consequences. We examine cases where learning something fundamentally changes the situation, where knowledge itself becomes dangerous, and where certain discoveries can’t be undone or forgotten.
The Storyteller in the Skull – An Investigation into the Brain’s Interpreter
Split-brain research uncovered a storyteller in our brain that invents false explanations for our actions. We investigate the evidence for this 'Interpreter' and its implications for consciousness and self.
The Third Secret of Fátima – Shadows Behind the Vision
What happens when a vision is sealed for 83 years? The Third Secret of Fátima remains a source of contradiction, control, and religious unease. What was really withheld and why?
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 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 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 Acausal Language – When Words Unmake Time
Dr. Amira Khoury stopped using past tense three months into her research. Then she started predicting the future with perfect accuracy. The Armenian fragments she was studying contained no causal structure, and learning to read them changed how her mind processed time itself.
The Perfected Flaw – Can Perfection Ever Capture True Human Imperfection?
An AI trained to perfectly simulate human mistakes faces an impossible paradox. The better it gets at replicating our flaws, the more it reveals what it fundamentally lacks: genuine unintentionality.