1. Introduction — The Genesis of a Trustless Architecture
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, trust in centralized intermediaries—banks, clearinghouses, rating agencies—shook to...
Executive Summary
The Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch-OR) theory represents one of the most ambitious and controversial scientific frameworks for consciousness ever proposed (1, 2). Developed...
Abstract
Climate change is forcing a global redistribution of marine life, yet tracking the vanguard of this migration is challenging with traditional visual surveys that...
The ocean faces an existential crisis requiring immediate, large-scale protection through marine parks. With 37.7% of fish stocks overfished, 11-14 million tonnes of plastic...
Introduction: The Double-Edged Sword of Modern Life
In 1907, Leo Baekeland unveiled Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic, heralding an era of unprecedented material innovation....