Most people still believe "peer-reviewed" means “proven.”They say it with conviction, like it’s a divine seal of truth.Like the phrase itself is an ironclad defense against doubt. But what they don’t realize is this:“Peer review” isn’t a scientific safeguard. It’s a political filter.And worse yet, it was built not by scientists, but by propagandists. Let’s... Continue Reading →
The Castrated Internet
There was a time before feeds were addictive, before fact-checks became gospel, before every post felt like it needed legal review, when the internet actually belonged to the people using it. It was messy. Chaotic. Sometimes uncomfortable. But it was real. You could stumble across something wild. You could read an idea that punched you... Continue Reading →
How the Marines, Mushrooms, and Myth Made Me A Man
When I cracked open Iron John by Robert Bly, I had no idea what those pages were about to unleash inside me. I didn’t know I was reaching for something so primal, something I could feel in my bones but couldn’t name. It was the story I never knew I needed. A story that slapped... Continue Reading →
Huxley’s Warning: Are We Sacrificing Freedom for Comfort?
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World paints a picture of a world where everything is controlled, people are happy all the time, and life seems perfect—at least on the surface. But beneath that perfection is a world without individuality, deep emotions, or real freedom. Written in 1932, this story feels surprisingly similar to the world we live in... Continue Reading →
Information
More and more books are being "banned" these days In the age of the internet, we tend to take information for granted. It wasn't that long ago that if you wanted to know or learn something, you had to either seek out those who knew it, read it in a book or encyclopedia, or go... Continue Reading →
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"Your wildest dreams can be found in the pages of a book" There is something that happens when we read information. Be it a blog, an article, or a book. There is a cascade of brain chemistry that pumps as we read. It supercharges the parts of your brain responsible for learning and retention and... Continue Reading →