Since my teens, I’ve kept notebooks about all the things that fascinate me, from human nature to the nature of the universe, from the origins of life to the future of life on our planet.
Creativity at the edge of Chaos! Tell me more please. Definitely the kind of positive disruption that we need nowadays. I wouldn’t expect anything less from a great mind.
I look forward to learning from the notebooks and participating in radical cooperation in the midst of growing complexity and relentless acceleration - the edge of chaos. Some good, reasonable disagreement along the way could be good fun as well.
Love this direction. There is so much value in sharing ideas while they’re still alive, dynamic, and in motion, before they get squeezed through the peer review pipeline. Opening the notebooks feels like opening new pathways for collective thinking. Excited to be here for this!
Please do a monthly "Microbe Mindset" piece where you give us your craziest ideas about microbes controlling some phenomenon we'd have never thought they control
I love this idea, Coltan! I'll definitely share a lot of my speculations about the ways that microbes may be affecting all sorts of aspects of our lives on this Substack!
I was wowed when I read your book “Field Guide to the Apocalypse”.
I like it when science people don’t drive in one lane only, but take off and explore new directions that connect to their ideas and reach whole new perspectives that help us, willing to kick the sacred cows out of the road. That is apparently your style.
I expect your Substack journey will be all that. I’ll be reading.
I am very interested to read more, Athena! I'm particularly interested in the hijacking aspects, as hijacking is not something that is discussed positively in Psychology. Especially with all the interest in AI, it will be interesting to consider how AI might positively influence our minds for human flourishing, rather than the doom and gloom that we often hear about.
This is awesome, and thought-provoking! I have my doubts about peer review, and I'm glad to see you addressed that early on, they're terrible for someone challenging known science.
I challenge most science, and I'm not a scientist, more a philosopher if anything.
Unless someone wants to co or lead author on my findings, I'll likely never publish anything besides in blogs or in a book. That might be why I am interested in what you have to say about cooperation, as well as my own desire to discuss theories and observations.
Not For Peer Review is likely going to see an influx on opinions, adding even more to the substantial collection you've already grown.
You might have created a monster, but a communal one. People need this, and we need Cooperative Futures Institute.
Good stuff Athena! Looking forward to seeing your more of your chaotic, insightful, and inspiring mind here on Substack.
Creativity at the edge of Chaos! Tell me more please. Definitely the kind of positive disruption that we need nowadays. I wouldn’t expect anything less from a great mind.
Thank you! I’m writing my next post right now. Can’t wait to hear what you think!
One of us! One of us!
Looking forward to this Athena! And lots to explore here I suspect beyond the tyranny of conventional peer review 😀
I look forward to learning from the notebooks and participating in radical cooperation in the midst of growing complexity and relentless acceleration - the edge of chaos. Some good, reasonable disagreement along the way could be good fun as well.
Love this direction. There is so much value in sharing ideas while they’re still alive, dynamic, and in motion, before they get squeezed through the peer review pipeline. Opening the notebooks feels like opening new pathways for collective thinking. Excited to be here for this!
Please do a monthly "Microbe Mindset" piece where you give us your craziest ideas about microbes controlling some phenomenon we'd have never thought they control
I love this idea, Coltan! I'll definitely share a lot of my speculations about the ways that microbes may be affecting all sorts of aspects of our lives on this Substack!
you would like https://www.softmax.com/inspiration
I love softmax! Had a great convo with Adam Goldstein just yesterday.
The edge of chaos is where all the fun happens! Can’t wait for these dispatches
This is exciting! I'm particularly interested in seeing discussion of how cooperation breaks down in different systems, from cells to human societies.
I was wowed when I read your book “Field Guide to the Apocalypse”.
I like it when science people don’t drive in one lane only, but take off and explore new directions that connect to their ideas and reach whole new perspectives that help us, willing to kick the sacred cows out of the road. That is apparently your style.
I expect your Substack journey will be all that. I’ll be reading.
I am very interested to read more, Athena! I'm particularly interested in the hijacking aspects, as hijacking is not something that is discussed positively in Psychology. Especially with all the interest in AI, it will be interesting to consider how AI might positively influence our minds for human flourishing, rather than the doom and gloom that we often hear about.
This is awesome, and thought-provoking! I have my doubts about peer review, and I'm glad to see you addressed that early on, they're terrible for someone challenging known science.
I challenge most science, and I'm not a scientist, more a philosopher if anything.
Unless someone wants to co or lead author on my findings, I'll likely never publish anything besides in blogs or in a book. That might be why I am interested in what you have to say about cooperation, as well as my own desire to discuss theories and observations.
Not For Peer Review is likely going to see an influx on opinions, adding even more to the substantial collection you've already grown.
You might have created a monster, but a communal one. People need this, and we need Cooperative Futures Institute.
Thank you so much! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on my post next week about AI and cooperation science.