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White Paper: Experimental Verification and Theoretical Modeling of the Logistics of Quantum Entanglement

Posted on September 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Quantum entanglement remains one of the most profound and counterintuitive features of quantum mechanics, enabling correlations between particles that defy classical explanation. Its verification requires rigorous experimental frameworks, while its explanation requires theoretical models that balance mathematical precision, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and the Social Contract: Aligning Automation with the Interests of Ordinary Citizens

Posted on September 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are rapidly transforming the global economy. While these technologies promise efficiency and prosperity, they also risk destabilizing the social contract if automation displaces too many forms of productive labor without providing alternative pathways … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Induced Ovulation in the Animal World and the Question of Consent

Posted on September 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Induced ovulation is a reproductive strategy found across diverse animal taxa, in which ovulation is not spontaneous but triggered by mating or other external cues. This paper explores the biological mechanisms and evolutionary logic of induced ovulation, compares it … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Space Exploration and Colonization as a Liminal Space for Human Civilization

Posted on September 9, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Space exploration and colonization represent more than technological or scientific frontiers; they constitute a liminal space in the development of human civilization. Liminality—defined as the threshold between two states of being—captures the ambiguous, transitional quality of humanity’s current … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The End Node Problem: Implications for Life and Security

Posted on September 8, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The “end node problem” describes the inherent vulnerability that arises at the terminal points of systems—whether technological, organizational, or human. In networks, end nodes represent the last link where abstract systems interface with concrete actors. This paper argues … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Understanding the Psychology of Domestic and Farm Animals: Dogs, Cats, Cows, Sheep and Goats, Horses, and Fish

Posted on September 1, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The psychology of animals provides critical insights into their welfare, behavior, and relationships with humans. Dogs and cats serve as companion animals shaped by domestication, while livestock species such as cows, sheep, goats, and horses balance survival instincts … Continue reading →

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Project Plan: “Endogenous vs. Exogenous Stimulation: How Uric Acid and Caffeine-Like Compounds Modulate Human Energy”

Posted on August 31, 2025 by nathanalbright

Specific Aims Quantify the acute and short-term effects of caffeine and caffeine-like compounds (paraxanthine, theacrine, theobromine) on objective and subjective energy. (Adenosine A1/A2A antagonism is the canonical mechanism for caffeine.  ) Test whether altering circulating uric acid (UA) levels changes … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Uric Acid, Caffeine, and Caffeine-Like Compounds—Implications for Energy and Creativity

Posted on August 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Caffeine is widely recognized as a stimulant with effects on alertness, creativity, and performance. Less well-known is the fact that uric acid, a metabolic byproduct of purine metabolism, shares notable chemical and physiological similarities with caffeine. This resemblance … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Relevance of the No Free Lunch Theorems to Unguided Stepwise Searches for Solutions

Posted on August 11, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract The No Free Lunch (NFL) theorems, originally formulated in the context of optimization and machine learning, establish that averaged over all possible objective functions, all search and optimization algorithms perform equally well. Any algorithm’s advantage in one class of … Continue reading →

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White Paper: From Styrofoam to Plastic: Chemistry, Environmental Impact, and Health Risks of Conversion Processes

Posted on July 31, 2025 by nathanalbright

Next door to where I live today some company used a thermal/compaction process to turn styrofoam into plastic on BLM land with Mexican employees who were not using masks or any safety precautions apparently. Was this a good idea? You … Continue reading →

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