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

status: Finished

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certainty: certain

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importance: 7/10

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BiomagnetismRough2025.07.15

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

science

CetaceansRough2025.07.15

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

science

OrcasRough2025.07.15

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

science

Quantifying the Perceived and Measured Effects of Nootropics on Cognitive PerformanceRough2025.07.04

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

science · cognition, nootropics, performance

Three Body ProblemRough2025.06.24

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

science

Math I Ought to Know2025.06.12

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

science · methodology, personal, learning

Notes on Ada LovelaceGrowing

Notes on Ada Lovelace, her work with Babbage on the Analytical Engine, and her place as the first to recognize the general-purpose potential of computation.

science

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