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Biology, natural sciences, research methodology, and empirical inquiry.

status: Finished

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certainty: certain

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The confidence tag expresses how well-supported the content is, or how likely its overall ideas are right. This uses a scale from "impossible" to "certain", based on the Kesselman List of Estimative Words: 1. "certain" 2. "highly likely" 3. "likely" 4. "possible" 5. "unlikely" 6. "highly unlikely" 7. "remote" 8. "impossible" Even ideas that seem unlikely may be worth exploring if their potential impact is significant enough.

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importance: 7/10

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The importance rating distinguishes between trivial topics and those which might change your life. Using a scale from 0-10, content is ranked based on its potential impact on: - the reader - the intended audience - the world at large For example, topics about fundamental research or transformative technologies would rank 9-10, while personal reflections or minor experiments might rank 0-1.

Biomagnetismsequences2025.07.15
status: In Progress·certainty: likely·importance: 9/10

Claims, theories, and critiques surrounding biological magnetism and alternative science.

Cetaceanssequences2025.07.15
status: In Progress·certainty: likely·importance: 9/10

Whale families, migration patterns, acoustic research, and marine intelligence.

Orcassequences2025.07.15
status: In Progress·certainty: likely·importance: 9/10

Orca intelligence, social structure, migration, and predatory behavior.

Quantifying the Perceived and Measured Effects of Nootropics on Cognitive Performancepapers2025.07.04
status: Notes·certainty: experimental·importance: 8/10

Uses self-tracking and online cognitive tests to compare subjective vs. objective effects of nootropics on memory, focus, and alertness.

cognitionnootropicsperformance
Three Body Problemsequences2025.06.24
status: In Progress·certainty: certain·importance: 7/10

The three-body problem in classical mechanics, its history, mathematical intractability, and implications for chaos theory.

Math I Ought to Knowblog2025.06.12
status: Finished·certainty: certain·importance: 9/10

a list of textbooks, workbooks, and some notes on the math you ought to know

methodologypersonallearning
Notes on Ada Lovelaceblog
status: Draft·certainty: possible·importance: 2/10
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