After reading a review of Aleksandr Dugin’s 1997 ‘Foundations of Geopolitics,’ I downloaded an AI translated copy myself (the book was originally published in Russian). This excerpt stood out: While […]
Microbial metabolites as risk factors for Parkinson’s disease
Researchers at the University of Vienna have discovered a microbial metabolite that destroys dopamine-producing neurons. From the press release: “…the researchers focused on a metabolite produced by the bacterium Streptomyces […]
Georges Sorel: The Power of Myths
excerpts from Reflections on Violence (1908): “As long as there are no myths accepted by the masses, one may go on talking of revolts indefinitely without ever provoking any revolutionary […]
Bob Jones: Strategic Influence
Bob Jones was a guest on ep 56 of the Cognitive Crucible. From the podcast description: “During this thought provoking episode, Mr. Bob Jones asserts that governance is a critical […]
Vices Are Self Harm
From Aristotle’s ‘Nicomachean Ethics’ (1566) preceding line, “Therefor the good man should be a lover of self (for he will both…” People need to hear stories and see acts which […]
Dodd Report to Reece Committee – investigation of tax-exempt foundations (1954)
Read the full report here. Location in Library of Congress: https://lccn.loc.gov/54011186 Excerpts from the report prepared by Norman Dodd
John Boyd Conceptual Spiral
John Boyd delivered this Conceptual Spiral presentation to an audience at Maxwell Air Force Base in the mid-1990s. The audience was provided handouts containing: (see https://www.colonelboyd.com/boydswork for more documents) He […]
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism
Robert Jay Lifton’s ‘Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of “Brainwashing” in China’ was published in 1961. In it, Lifton identified features common to expressions of ideological […]
Cognitive Impact of Reduced Sun Exposure During Pandemic
Could reduced prenatal sun exposure be related to lowered cognitive ability in pandemic babies?