Fred First

Fred First

@fred1st

Joined Apr 15, 2022

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Hawken's Seven Tomorrows Revisited in 2026

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Jun 13, 2026

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Policy on the AI Exponential

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Jun 12, 2026

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https://www.academia.edu/29738682/In_the_Beginning_Evolution_physics_consciousness_and_our_physical_reality?email_work_card=abstract-read-more

claude.ai/chat/f0c8456d-a1ec-4f79-b403-9d3739f25d6d

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Jun 5, 2026

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Riding the Leopard

www.notboring.co/p/riding-the-leopard

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Jun 2, 2026

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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Are a Dead End

www.resilience.org/stories/2026-05-18/small-modular-nuclear-reactors-are-a-dead-end/?utm_source=Post+Carbon+Institute&utm_campaign=d259aab535-MESSENGER_APRIL_2026_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-3d81828221-16032112&mc_cid=d259aab535&mc_eid=320c5184ce

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May 30, 2026

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Texas AI Industry's Fossil Fuel Expansion

claude.ai/chat/06ba4b77-1bd5-4f66-980e-aed69d7cba04

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May 29, 2026

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Consciousness and Evolution's Missing Link

claude.ai/chat/d7e1789f-22e6-43df-b2de-8097f1caa6b2

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May 27, 2026

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Transhumanism and Christian Theology

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May 25, 2026

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Universal Consciousness as Foundational Field

claude.ai/chat/fcc8a5a0-79bd-40de-a7f7-be3886048d29

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May 23, 2026

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A Consciousness Field at the Foundation of Reality

mitteldorf.substack.com/p/a-consciousness-field-at-the-foundation?publication_id=479764&post_id=198909290&isFreemail=true&r=2shkz&triedRedirect=true

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May 23, 2026

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Metaphysics Preceding Physics in Quantum Understanding

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May 16, 2026

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[Essay] Uncomfortable Questions in Unstable Times

natehagens.substack.com/p/essay-uncomfortable-questions-in-976?publication_id=672668&post_id=191898125&isFreemail=true&r=2shkz&triedRedirect=true

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May 1, 2026

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Place-Based Memory and Cannabis-Induced Forgetfulness

claude.ai/chat/7b0bb1ab-351f-4f07-880e-76d9eef063ff

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Apr 17, 2026

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Understanding Headlessness and Human Experience

claude.ai/chat/51418aa7-a396-4f17-9094-e26b2f8b6610

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Apr 16, 2026

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What Is It Like to Be a Human Being?

iai.tv/articles/what-is-it-like-to-be-a-human-being-auid-3544?_auid=2020

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Apr 16, 2026

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Daniel Christian Wahl's Philosophy and Worldview

claude.ai/chat/5e7a8342-6167-4d00-9a5c-ba223fcc3be5

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Apr 16, 2026

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AI’s Next Big Chip Bet May Be Biological

www.thedeepview.com/articles/ai-s-next-big-chip-bet-may-be-biological

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Apr 15, 2026

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Quantum Geometry and the Nature of Consciousness

claude.ai/chat/456ce2f6-9d6a-4aed-82d1-cd4a6f36bff2

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Mar 30, 2026

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On Contemplation

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Mar 28, 2026

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Climate: Earth’s Warning Signs

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Mar 20, 2026

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Duke Energy Agrees to Explore a Cleaner Way to Power… | Canary Media

www.canarymedia.com/articles/data-centers/duke-energy-agrees-to-explore-cleaner-way

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Mar 20, 2026

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The Evolution of Human Creativity: From Divine Gift to Human Expression

claude.ai/chat/e7cfe3a6-43f8-4a68-b091-118b2b3ac8e6

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Mar 8, 2026

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Oliver Sacks on the Three Essential Elements of Creativity

www.themarginalian.org/2017/11/09/oliver-sacks-the-river-of-consciousness-the-creative-self/

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Mar 6, 2026

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Why Chimps Are Captivated by Crystals, and What It Says About Us - Wild Science

scienceblog.com/wildscience/2026/03/04/why-chimps-are-captivated-by-crystals-and-what-it-says-about-us/

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Mar 5, 2026

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Writers Against AI

paulkingsnorth.substack.com/p/writers-against-ai?publication_id=250836&post_id=177408270&isFreemail=true&r=2shkz&triedRedirect=true

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Mar 4, 2026

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Home Really Is Where the Heart Is

nautil.us/home-really-is-where-the-heart-is-1269002/

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Mar 2, 2026

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Did Dan Brown Figure Out the Metaphor of Spiritual Reality?

atoday.org/did-dan-brown-figure-out-the-secret-of-spiritual-reality/

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Mar 1, 2026

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The Coastal Elites Are Right, Actually

shagbark.substack.com/p/the-coastal-elites-are-right-actually?publication_id=1311491&post_id=187804807&isFreemail=true&r=566fd&triedRedirect=true

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Mar 1, 2026

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An Invitation to a New Civic Future

connectivetissue.substack.com/p/an-invitation-to-a-new-civic-future?r=2shkz&shareImageVariant=overlay&triedRedirect=true

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Feb 25, 2026

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How Where You Grow Up Affects Your Personality

www.bbc.com/future/article/20260206-is-our-identity-affected-by-where-we-live

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Feb 8, 2026

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Recreating the Smells of History

knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2026/recreating-the-smells-of-the-past

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Feb 5, 2026

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The Secret to Human Intelligence? It Might Be in Our Gut

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260105165806.htm

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Feb 5, 2026

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Rewriting the Rules: Scientists Solve an Episodic Memory Mystery

scitechdaily.com/rewriting-the-rules-scientists-solve-an-episodic-memory-mystery/

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memory

Jan 18, 2026

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Lucid Dreaming: Is It the Third State of the Brain?

vocal.media/humans/lucid-dreaming-is-it-the-third-state-of-the-brain

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Jan 18, 2026

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The Truth Physics Can No Longer Ignore

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Jan 5, 2026

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Five-Year-Old Mini Brains Can Now Mimic a Kindergartener’s Neural Wiring. It’s Time to Talk Ethics.

singularityhub.com/2025/12/25/five-year-old-mini-brains-can-now-mimic-a-kindergarteners-neural-wiring-its-time-to-talk-ethics/

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Dec 30, 2025

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The Universe Is Intelligent—and Your Brain Is Tapping Into It to Form Your Consciousness, Scientist Says

nexusnewsfeed.com/article/consciousness/the-universe-is-intelligent-and-your-brain-is-tapping-into-it-to-form-your-consciousness-scientist-says/

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Dec 26, 2025

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Generation AI and the Common Future of Biology and Technology

magazine.mindplex.ai/post/generation-ai-and-the-common-future-of-biology-and-technology?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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Dec 26, 2025

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Commentarii Roamani: Roam Reader!!!

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Dec 17, 2025

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Writing Builds Resilience by Changing Your Brain, Helping You Face Everyday Challenges

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Dec 17, 2025

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Will AMOC Run Amuck?

geoffreydeihl.substack.com/p/will-amoc-run-amuck?r=2shkz&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

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Dec 16, 2025

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Sentience: Measuring AI Legal Personhood, LLMs Consciousness

sedona.biz/sentience-measuring-ai-legal-personhood-llms-consciousness/

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Dec 16, 2025

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A Hidden Brain State Before Sleep May Be the Key to Human Genius

www.sciencealert.com/a-hidden-brain-state-before-sleep-may-be-the-key-to-human-genius

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Dec 16, 2025

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Book Review: Harnessing the Power of Dreams and Nightmares

undark.org/2025/12/05/book-review-nightmare-obscura/

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Dec 14, 2025

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Opinion: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Shouldn’t Just Be a Last Resort

undark.org/2025/12/11/opinion-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation/

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Dec 14, 2025

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Why Lab-Grown Brain Cells Might Never Become Conscious

undark.org/2025/12/12/interview-matthew-owen/

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Dec 14, 2025

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‘In Goats We Trust’

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Nov 22, 2025

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From Words to Worlds: Spatial Intelligence Is AI’s Next Frontier

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Nov 21, 2025

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MIT Neuroscientist Proposes Brain Waves Are the Hidden Engine Behind Thought and Consciousness

thedebrief.org/mit-neuroscientist-proposes-brain-waves-are-the-hidden-engine-behind-thought-and-consciousness/

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Nov 20, 2025

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Personalized mRNA Vaccines Will Revolutionize Cancer Treatment—If Funding Cuts Don’t Doom Them

www.scientificamerican.com/article/personalized-mrna-vaccines-will-revolutionize-cancer-treatment-if-federal/

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Nov 20, 2025

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