Monthly Archives: September 2025

White Paper: Gatekeepers of Innovation: The Historical Role of Those Who Normalize Outsider Genres and Groundbreaking Ideas

Posted on September 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Throughout history, groundbreaking innovations and outsider genres have rarely been embraced directly by the mainstream. Instead, they first emerge in marginalized, experimental, or niche contexts. What determines whether such movements remain underground or become transformative is often the presence … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Owning Intellectual Space: Motivations and Behavioral Consequences

Posted on September 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper examines the psychological and sociological motivations underlying the drive to “own” intellectual space rather than to open new vistas for collective exploration. It investigates how intellectual ownership—understood as the staking of exclusive or dominant claims over … Continue reading →

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White paper: The costs borne by USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington in leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten—and why they went anyway

Posted on September 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Between June 2022 and August 2023, four flagship Pac-12 members—USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington—accepted invitations to the Big Ten, with competition beginning in the 2024–25 academic year. All four schools incurred tangible new costs (travel, athlete-welfare spending, governance-imposed … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Angels Who Left Their Place in Jude: Scope, Context, and Biblical Antecedents

Posted on September 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper explores Jude 6, which speaks of “angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode,” and assesses whether this refers to all demons or a particular subset. It examines intertextual connections with Genesis … Continue reading →

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White Paper: How Ancient “Para-” Languages Illuminate Language Development and Relationships

Posted on September 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Case studies: para-Munda (South Asia) and Para-Mongolic (Inner Asia) Abstract Scholars sometimes label ancient, poorly attested (or fully unattested) languages that are inferred from substratal effects or fragmentary records with the prefix “para-”: languages that are typologically or historically close … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Theology of Preserving Languages: Biblical Foundations for Celebrating Linguistic Diversity

Posted on September 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper explores the biblical theology of language preservation and the reasons why Scripture portrays linguistic diversity as a divine gift rather than an obstacle. Far from being a mere tool of communication, language is bound up with … Continue reading →

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White Paper: AI-Centered Approaches to the Preservation, Study, and Instruction of Smaller and Vulnerable Languages in Developed Countries

Posted on September 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Smaller and vulnerable languages in developed nations—including Indigenous tongues, minority immigrant languages, and regional dialects—are threatened by declining intergenerational transmission, urbanization, and the dominance of global lingua francas. Traditional preservation efforts, while valuable, are often underfunded, fragmented, and … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Evidence of Language Contact between Basque and Neighboring Language Families

Posted on September 17, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Basque (Euskara) is a language isolate with an exceptionally well-documented history of contact with Latin and the Romance languages (Gascon/Occitan, Castilian/Spanish, Navarrese-Aragonese, and French). Earlier onomastic evidence ties Basque to Roman-era Aquitanian; proposed contacts with Iberian or Celtic are … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Fluid Dynamics as a Unifying Framework: Linking Traffic Flow and Blood Pressure Regulation

Posted on September 17, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper explores the deep conceptual and mathematical connections between fluid dynamics, traffic flow, and cardiovascular physiology. While traffic jams and hypertension may seem like unrelated problems, both are governed by similar principles of flow, resistance, and pressure gradients. … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Patterns of Mongol Failure in Japan, Burma, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe

Posted on September 17, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract The Mongol Empire, forged under Genghis Khan and expanded by his successors, became the largest contiguous land empire in world history. Yet despite its relentless conquests, the Mongols faced significant failures that marked the limits of their expansion. This … Continue reading →

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