Programmes
Five interlocking research programmes investigating friction, consent, and stability across adversarial systems.
Consent Mechanics
The formal theory of consent-holding in multi-agent systems. When can delegation be legitimate? What are the structural conditions for valid consent? How do we measure consent deficits?
4 papers Programme IIEconomic Pharmakon
Derivatives as simultaneously remedy and poison. The hedging paradox: when risk management becomes wealth transfer infrastructure. Market microstructure as friction measurement.
3 papers Programme IIICrypto Microstructure
Empirical validation of friction dynamics in cryptocurrency markets. Why do infrastructure failures move markets more than regulatory announcements? The enforcement capacity hypothesis.
5 papers Programme IVProcess Philosophy
Metaphysics, identity, consciousness, substrates, and moral standing. Eliminative and relational approaches to persistent philosophical problems. Substrate-independent criteria for agency and friendship. The Replicator-Optimization Mechanism as meta-theory.
7 papers Programme VComputational Cognition
Machine learning, safety, phenomenology, and the computational basis of cognitive processes. Trauma as training data corruption. Genre mimicry in alignment.
5 papers