Archive - Vectors of Mind

Eve Theory of Consciousness v3.0

How humans evolved a soul

Feb 27, 2024 •

The Snake Cult of Consciousness

Giving the Stoned Ape Theory fangs

Jan 16, 2023 •

Eve Theory of Consciousness (v2)

The gendered evolution of recursion

May 10, 2023 •

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Pronouns

Adding Sapience to the Sapient Paradox

Feb 22, 2023 •

When Do Geneticists Believe the Human Brain Evolved?

Reflections on David Reich's recent interview and preprint

Sep 17, 2024 •

The Y Chromosome Bottleneck

Genetics of a gender gap in consciousness

May 29, 2023 •

Evidence for global cultural diffusion

Or, why are there Seven Sisters?

Aug 15, 2023 •

The Snake Cult of Consciousness Two Years Later

How did the predictions fare?

Jan 29 •

The Big Five are word vectors

The deep connection between language models and personality models

Mar 17, 2022 •

The Bullroarer: a history of man's most sacred ritual object

Mystery cults worldwide say the instrument is the voice of god, once belonged to women, was stolen by men, and use it to turn boys into men through a…

Jul 24, 2024 •

Deja-you, the recursive construction of self

The remarkable convergence of philosophy and linguistics on what makes us human

Apr 13, 2023 •

Why did male initiation rituals diffuse globally?

Support for the Eve Theory of Consciousness

Sep 14, 2023 •

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