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3,633 are the core, quality-scored corpus (34 lettered sections — see How We Work); the remaining 88 are cross-corpus synthesis documents (68 InterDocs, 12 Connections, 8 Theories) also indexed here.
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Y_5_02 — CIA Gateway Process, Monroe Institute & Hemi-Sync
The CIA's Gateway Process Analysis Report (1983) is a declassified U.S. Army Intelligence document that evaluated the Monroe Institute's Hemi-Sync technology for potential military/intelligence applications. Written by L
Y_5_01 — Remote Viewing & Psychic Programs
The U.S. government spent $20M+ over 23 years (1972–1995) investigating psychic phenomena under classified programs known collectively as "Stargate." Research was published in Nature (1974) and IEEE (1976). The program p
Y_5_04 — Anomalous Human Abilities — Yogic Siddhis, Firewalking, and Extreme Performance
Human cultures have long documented individuals who demonstrate extraordinary physical and mental abilities that challenge conventional understanding of human limits. This document surveys the full spectrum, from well-do
Y_2_03 — Reincarnation Research — Stevenson, Tucker, Past-Life Memories
Reincarnation research — the systematic, empirical investigation of claims that individuals (typically young children) possess verified memories of previous lives — represents one of the most methodologically rigorous pr
Y_2_07 — Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Religious Experience
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) — seizures originating in the temporal lobes, which contain structures critical for memory (hippocampus), emotion (amygdala), and sensory-experiential processing — produces some of the most d
Y_2_13 — Ecstatic Seizures: Dostoevsky, Elation, and Temporal Lobe Pre-Ictal States
Ecstatic seizures — epileptic seizures preceded or accompanied by intense feelings of bliss, transcendence, clarity, and profound meaning rather than the typical dread, confusion, or dysphoria — represent one of the most
Y_3_06 — Awe, Wonder, and Transcendent Emotions
Awe — the emotional response to perceived vastness that requires accommodation (cognitive restructuring of existing mental schemas) — has emerged as a frontier topic in affective neuroscience, positive psychology, and ph
Y_1_18 — Addiction Neurochemistry: Reward Circuits, Tolerance & Therapeutic Frontiers
Addiction — now formally termed substance use disorder (SUD, DSM-5) — is a chronic, relapsing brain disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking despite harmful consequences, affecting approximately 35 million peopl
Y_1_15 — Micro-Dosing: Sub-Perceptual Psychedelic Use and Cognitive Effects
Micro-dosing — the practice of regularly consuming sub-perceptual doses (typically 1/10th to 1/20th of a standard recreational dose) of psychedelic substances, most commonly LSD (~10–20 micrograms) or psilocybin (~0.1–0.
H_2_03 — Academic Gatekeeping, Paradigm Resistance, and the Sociology of Knowledge
Academic gatekeeping — the processes by which scientific communities control which ideas, methods, and practitioners gain legitimacy — is simultaneously essential to quality (filtering out error, fraud, and pseudoscience
H_3_01 — Indigenous Knowledge Suppression — Colonialism and Epistemicide
Epistemicide — the systematic destruction of rival knowledge systems — is arguably the most devastating and least acknowledged consequence of global colonialism. Between 1492 and 1950, European colonial powers destroyed,
P_3_01 — Epistemology — How Do We Know What We Know?
Epistemology — the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature, sources, and limits of knowledge — is arguably the most foundational discipline for any research project that evaluates claims across time, culture, and
P_3_05 — Philosophy of Science — Demarcation, Method, and Progress
The philosophy of science investigates the foundations, methods, and implications of science — asking what distinguishes science from non-science (the demarcation problem), how scientific theories are confirmed or refute
P_4_06 — Buddhist Philosophy — Dependent Origination, Non-Self, and Emptiness
Buddhist philosophy — developed from the teachings attributed to Siddhārtha Gautama (c. 5th century BCE) and elaborated over 2,500 years across diverse Asian cultures — offers one of the most rigorous philosophical analy
P_4_04 — Art as Knowledge Encoding — Visual, Musical, and Performative Epistemologies
Before writing systems emerged (~3200 BCE), and for most of human history since, art — visual, musical, performative, and material — served as a primary means of encoding, storing, and transmitting knowledge across gener
P_1_01 — The Hard Problem of Consciousness
The Hard Problem of Consciousness, defined by philosopher David Chalmers in 1995, asks: Why does physical processing in the brain give rise to subjective experience? We can explain HOW neurons fire (the "easy problems")
P_1_08 — Philosophy of Mind and the Body Problem
The mind-body problem — how do mental states (thoughts, feelings, consciousness) relate to physical states (neurons, brains, bodies)? — is one of the oldest and most intractable problems in philosophy. Descartes (1641) f
P_2_08 — Transhumanism and Enhancement Ethics
Transhumanism is the philosophical and cultural movement advocating the use of technology to fundamentally enhance human capacities — cognitive, physical, emotional, and moral — beyond the limits set by biological evolut
P_2_01 — The Problem of Evil and Theodicy
The Problem of Evil is the oldest and most potent objection to the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, benevolent God. First formulated rigorously by Epicurus (~300 BCE): "If God is willing to prevent evil but unable
ZE_5_11 — Moral Relativism vs. Universalism: Cross-Cultural Moral Disagreement
The debate between moral relativism and moral universalism is among the most fundamental in ethics. Relativism holds that moral judgments are valid only relative to a cultural, historical, or individual framework — there
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