Daily Archives: September 28, 2025

White Paper: Tools and Technologies for Personalized Health and Nutrition

Posted on September 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Personalized health and nutrition represents a paradigm shift from generalized dietary guidelines toward individualized interventions informed by genetic, epigenetic, and microbiome data. This paper explores the tests, applications, and equipment necessary to operationalize such precision nutrition, providing a … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Profit Pressures Behind Radio Format Changes — With Portland & The Dalles as Case Studies

Posted on September 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Radio stations change or shutter formats when revenue, costs, and audience reach fall out of balance. In mid-2025 Portland lost “Bella 105” (Hot AC) when Audacy flipped 105.1 FM to a simulcast of sports “1080 The Fan,” and … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Typology of Anti-Homeless Architecture in Urban Environments

Posted on September 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Cities across the world have increasingly adopted built-environment strategies to deter or displace unhoused populations from public spaces. Collectively called anti-homeless architecture (or hostile architecture), these measures take many forms: from overt barriers such as spikes and fences … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Typology of Institutional Politics

Posted on September 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Politics is often associated with statecraft and electoral contests, but its scope is far broader. Institutions—whether universities, corporations, religious organizations, military hierarchies, NGOs, or local communities—develop their own forms of politics. These modes of political practice shape decision-making, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Unavoidability of Politics: Why Practice Matters More Than Presence

Posted on September 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Politics in its broadest sense is not confined to legislatures, parties, or elections. It is the unavoidable process of collective decision-making, resource distribution, and the negotiation of values within every human community and institution. Attempts to “avoid politics” … Continue reading →

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