Illustration of a puppet master controlling a human brain

Meet the Puppet Master Living in Your Skull

A dive into Libet experiments, veto windows, and the neuroscience behind why your brain may be pulling the strings long before 'you' decide anything.

May 22, 2025 · 5 min
Stylized Smallville-style AI agent simulation scene

AI Doppelgängers Are the Hottest Thing Since the Sims

How researchers built AI doppelgängers from real people—scaling from a 25-agent Smallville to a 1,052-person behavioral simulation with eerily human accuracy.

May 13, 2025 · 5 min
Stylised image of the Sun representing a Dyson sphere concept

DIY Home Project #472: Bubble-wrap the Sun with a Dyson Sphere

A fun dive into Dyson spheres, megastructures, solar swarms, and what it would take to bubble-wrap the Sun for unlimited power.

May 12, 2025 · 4 min
Conceptual stairs symbolizing progress toward longevity escape velocity

Longevity Escape Velocity

What is longevity escape velocity, who coined it, how close we are, and what science says about outrunning aging.

May 8, 2025 · 4 min
3D printed digital sundial

Digital Sundial

A 3D-printed digital sundial that uses sunlight to project digital-style numbers, exploring light, geometry, and ideas for more Edinburgh-friendly, motorised versions.

October 13, 2024 · 2 min