A Neuroscientist’s Theory of Everything - Nautilus
nautil.us/a-neuroscientists-theory-of-everything-237851
May 12, 2026
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Scale-Free Cognition (also called aiti opoiesis): cognition is not a brain-only phenomenon but exists on a continuum, from simple homeostatic feedback loops to abstract self-modelling. Each layer adds predictive capacity without discarding the layer beneath it - Bing
www.bing.com/search?q=Scale-Free+Cognition+(also+called+aiti%0D%0Aopoiesis)%3A+cognition+is+not+a+brain-only+phenomenon+but+exists+on+a+continuum%2C+from+simple%0D%0Ahomeostatic+feedback+loops+to+abstract+self-modelling.+Each+layer+adds+predictive+capacity+without%0D%0Adiscarding+the+layer+beneath+it&FORM=SSOINT&adppc=EDGEESS&PC=U531
May 7, 2026
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stanfrord free peer review - Bing
www.bing.com/search?q=stanfrord+free+peer+review&cvid=86a47d5b310e47adac55beaf738153c5&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQABhAMgYIAhAAGEDSAQkxODk0MGowajeoAgiwAgE&FORM=EDGUC2&adppc=EDGEESS&PC=EDGEDB
May 7, 2026
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variational free energy (Friston, 2010) - Bing
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May 7, 2026
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Frontiers | Toward aitiopoietic cognition: bridging the evolutionary divide between biological and machine-learned causal systems
www.frontiersin.org/journals/cognition/articles/10.3389/fcogn.2025.1618381/full
May 7, 2026
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the formal framework of Scale-Free Cognition (also called aitiopoiesis) - Bing
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May 7, 2026
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Neural Autopoiesis: Organizing Self-Boundaries by Stimulus Avoidance in Biological and Artificial Neural Networks
direct.mit.edu/artl/article-abstract/26/1/130/93271/Neural-Autopoiesis-Organizing-Self-Boundaries-by?redirectedFrom=fulltext
May 7, 2026
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A theory of cortical responses
royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article-abstract/360/1456/815/20657/A-theory-of-cortical-responses?redirectedFrom=fulltext
May 3, 2026
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Where do we store the memory in our brain (specific part)?
www.quora.com/Where-do-we-store-the-memory-in-our-brain-specific-part/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1?__filter__=20&__nsrc__=notif_page&__sncid__=73571364917&__snid3__=97794769535
May 2, 2026
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paper.pdf
rdi.berkeley.edu/peer-preservation/paper.pdf
Apr 30, 2026
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Knowledge as compressed information in living systems - Claude
claude.ai/chat/a4391738-8176-4bfa-9d15-ab3e9adb1399
Apr 22, 2026
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If all humans share the same underlying awareness, what exactly is the “individual self” made of?
www.quora.com/If-all-humans-share-the-same-underlying-awareness-what-exactly-is-the-individual-self-made-of/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1
Apr 16, 2026
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Are insects cold-blooded or warm-blooded?
www.quora.com/Are-insects-cold-blooded-or-warm-blooded/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1?__filter__=all&__nsrc__=notif_page&__sncid__=73141197832&__snid3__=97281543338
Apr 16, 2026
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How did the human know that he is recognizing something?
www.quora.com/How-did-the-human-know-that-he-is-recognizing-something/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1
Apr 16, 2026
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Can AI become self-aware? Could Terminator's Skynet happen?
www.quora.com/Can-AI-become-self-aware-Could-Terminators-Skynet-happen/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1
Apr 16, 2026
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If all humans share the same underlying awareness, what exactly is the “individual self” made of?
www.quora.com/If-all-humans-share-the-same-underlying-awareness-what-exactly-is-the-individual-self-made-of/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1?prompt_topic_bio=1
Apr 16, 2026
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Photorealism in AI illustration.
medium.com/@gtveloce116/photorealism-in-ai-illustration-1ea02995d0fc
Mar 24, 2026
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Why were the very earliest civilizations located in Asia and North Africa, despite humans originally coming from Sub-Saharan Africa?
www.quora.com/Why-were-the-very-earliest-civilizations-located-in-Asia-and-North-Africa-despite-humans-originally-coming-from-Sub-Saharan-Africa/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1?ch=10&oid=76875874&share=b8db21a5&srid=oQEs&target_type=answer
Oct 20, 2025
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Are nociceptors involved in our experience of emotional pain?
www.quora.com/Are-nociceptors-involved-in-our-experience-of-emotional-pain/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1
Oct 20, 2025
1
Modern humans appeared 200,000; civilization 10,000; and advanced technology 500 years ago. Why no advancement for something like 190,000...
www.quora.com/Modern-humans-appeared-200-000-civilization-10-000-and-advanced-technology-500-years-ago-Why-no-advancement-for-something-like-190-000-years/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1
Oct 20, 2025
1
Could artificial intelligence ever be truly sentient? Why or why not?
www.quora.com/Could-artificial-intelligence-ever-be-truly-sentient-Why-or-why-not/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1
Oct 10, 2025
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Sydney_Track_Cycling_History.pdf
shazbeige.com/pdf/Sydney_Track_Cycling_History.pdf
Sep 5, 2025
1
Why do humans have the most needy and stressful offspring compared to all other animals?
www.quora.com/Why-do-humans-have-the-most-needy-and-stressful-offspring-compared-to-all-other-animals/answer/Robert-K-Russell-1
Sep 5, 2025
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Sydney's airports, aerodromes and airstrips
sydneypast.blogspot.com/2008/07/sydneys-airports-aerodromes-and.html
Sep 4, 2025
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Sydney's race tracks - bikes, cars - even horses
sydneypast.blogspot.com/2008/07/sydneys-race-tracks-bikes-cars-even.html
Sep 4, 2025
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Whalan Reserve (Mt Druitt) - another of Sydney's WWII airstrips - and post-war race tracks
sydneypast.blogspot.com/2014/11/whalan-reserve-another-of-sydneys-wwii.html
Sep 4, 2025
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Just for the record - another track worth mentioning - Kulnura (private)
sydneypast.blogspot.com/2021/03/just-for-record-another-track-worth.html
Sep 4, 2025
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Secrets of a Sydney past
sydneypast.blogspot.com/
Sep 4, 2025
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Selected Psychological Aspects of Meat Consumption—A Short Review - PMC
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6165406/
Jul 17, 2025
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Michael Tomasello: What Makes Humans Human? | Duke Today
today.duke.edu/2019/04/michael-tomasello-what-makes-humans-human
Jul 13, 2025
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How many species on Earth? About 8.7 million, new estimate says
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110823180459.htm
Jul 13, 2025
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Humans aren’t the only animals with complex culture − but researchers point to one feature that makes ours unique
theconversation.com/humans-arent-the-only-animals-with-complex-culture-but-researchers-point-to-one-feature-that-makes-ours-unique-245526
Jul 13, 2025
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Why Human Culture Never Stops Evolving - Neuroscience News
neurosciencenews.com/culture-evolution-neuroscience-28001/
Jul 13, 2025
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A Genomic View of the Pleistocene Population History of Asia | Current Anthropology: Vol 58, No S17
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/694422
Jul 3, 2025
1
When pouched carnivores ruled the animal kingdom
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2010/nov/when-pouched-carnivores-ruled-animal-kingdom
Jun 27, 2025
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The shared evolution of the Tasmanian tiger and the wolf | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the-shared-evolution-of-the-tasmanian-tiger-and-the-wolf
Jun 27, 2025
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Using Major and Minor 6th Intervals to Make Your Music Sound 'Sweeter' | Guitar Lesson
www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/scales/using_major_and_minor_6th_intervals_to_make_your_music_sound_sweeter.html
Jun 14, 2025
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Feathered geniuses: Birds are much smarter than we think - Australian Geographic
www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2017/11/bird-intelligence/
Jun 11, 2025
2
Sydney: a history of cycling through the decades | City of Sydney - News
news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/photos/sydney-a-history-of-cycling-through-the-decades
Jun 5, 2025
1
Neanderthal taxonomy reconsidered: Implications of 3D primate models of intra- and interspecific differences | PNAS
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0308085100
May 27, 2025
1
The evolution of human skin pigmentation involved the interactions of genetic, environmental, and cultural variables - PMC
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8359960/
May 19, 2025
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Coloration in Mammals - PMC
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10754262/
May 19, 2025
1
Our true dawn: Pinning down human origins
www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628921-500-our-true-dawn-pinning-down-human-origins/?utm_source=nshum&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nshum_140525&utm_term=Newsletter%20NSHUM_Our%20Human%20Story
May 15, 2025
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The animals revealing why human culture isn't as special as we thought
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635374-000-the-animals-revealing-why-human-culture-isnt-as-special-as-we-thought/?utm_source=nshum&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nshum_140525&utm_term=Newsletter%20NSHUM_Our%20Human%20Story
May 15, 2025
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Ape fossils put the origin of humanity at 10 million years ago
www.newscientist.com/article/dn28274-ape-fossils-put-the-origin-of-humanity-at-10-million-years-ago/?utm_source=nshum&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nshum_140525&utm_term=Newsletter%20NSHUM_Our%20Human%20Story
May 15, 2025
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Most detailed human genome sequence yet reveals our hidden variation
www.newscientist.com/article/2285202-most-detailed-human-genome-sequence-yet-reveals-our-hidden-variation/?utm_source=nshum&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nshum_140525&utm_term=Newsletter%20NSHUM_Our%20Human%20Story
May 15, 2025
1
The wild idea that we all get nutrients from the air that we breathe
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635433-000-the-wild-idea-that-we-all-get-nutrients-from-the-air-that-we-breathe/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-05-13-Ae-there-nutrie
May 13, 2025
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(35) The Ethics of Fake Guitar - YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1QEV9euGAg
May 2, 2025
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