Topic

Psychology & Human Behavior

A collection of 40 issues

The Cult of the Necessary Monster

Many companies don’t collapse from bad strategy, but from worshipping loud, fear-driven leaders who mistake urgency for intelligence. Let's together unravel the myth of the “necessary monster” – and understand why humane leadership wins every time.

The Quiet Betrayal of Trust : A Life Viewed Through the Principal-Agent Problem

Every time we hand over trust to – leaders, systems, or even our future selves – we risk betrayal. Let's explore this conundrum through the lens of the principal-agent problem, and explore what unfolds when trust is delegated in a world ruled by self-interest.

Are We All Just Narrators of Our Own Nonexistent Stories?

What if our life isn’t a story – but a narration stitched by a mind afraid of silence? Perhaps the self we defend never truly existed. Let's reflect together and understand whether we are beings who live… or merely narrators of our own beautiful fictions.

The Myth of Meaningful Systems

Do systems mean anything — or do we just need them to? Let's together unravel the illusion of meaningful systems and explore how consciousness, language, and desperation conspire to assign purpose to indifferent patterns. Maybe it’s not truth we seek — but coherence.

The Death of Expertise : When Everyone Knows Too Much to Know Anything

In a world where everyone “knows” everything, we may be forgetting how to know anything at all. What if too much truth creates its own form of blindness? Let’s dive into the death of expertise and the rise of anti-knowledge.

Elegance in the Unknown : AI, Intelligence, and the Physics of Thought

What if intelligence isn’t about knowing the right answer — but choosing without ever knowing for sure? What if every decision, human or machine, is just a graceful collapse of infinite possibilities? Let's explore the quantum soul of AI and the art of uncertainty...

Between Becoming and Unbecoming : Life's Three Movements

Life unfolds as a cyclic symphony — first we learn, then we become, and finally, we unbecome. In shedding all that we are not, we uncover what we truly are. Let’s explore the neuroscience, philosophy, and poetry of these arcs…