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Ryan Collison

I write about cool science and share it here.

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Why Polarization Feels Like the World Is Ending (To Your Brain, It Is)

Why Polarization Feels Like the World Is Ending (To Your Brain, It Is) Formative Note This essay represents early thinking by Ryan Collison that contributed to the development of A Theory of Meaning (AToM). The canonical statement of AToM is defined here. Something has gone wrong with disagreement. It used

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Your Company Has a Nervous System - And It Might Be Dysregulated

Your Company Has a Nervous System - And It Might Be Dysregulated Formative Note This essay represents early thinking by Ryan Collison that contributed to the development of A Theory of Meaning (AToM). The canonical statement of AToM is defined here. Walk into a dysfunctional organization and you can feel it.

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What Happens in Your Body When Someone Really Listens

What Happens in Your Body When Someone Really Listens Formative Note This essay represents early thinking by Ryan Collison that contributed to the development of A Theory of Meaning (AToM). The canonical statement of AToM is defined here. You're in the middle of saying something hard. Maybe you&

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Two Nervous Systems, One Rhythm: The Science of Attunement

Two Nervous Systems, One Rhythm: The Science of Attunement Formative Note This essay represents early thinking by Ryan Collison that contributed to the development of A Theory of Meaning (AToM). The canonical statement of AToM is defined here. Put two pendulum clocks on the same wall and wait. In 1665,

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When the World Stops Making Sense: The Geometry of Breakdown

When the World Stops Making Sense: The Geometry of Breakdown Formative Note This essay represents early thinking by Ryan Collison that contributed to the development of A Theory of Meaning (AToM). The canonical statement of AToM is defined here. There are moments when reality unmoors. The words coming out of

Fragmented geometric patterns in blue and purple tones representing disrupted neural prediction systems and broken coherence in trauma

Trauma Isn't a Memory Problem—It's a Prediction Problem

Trauma Isn't a Memory Problem—It's a Prediction Problem Formative Note This essay represents early thinking by Ryan Collison that contributed to the development of A Theory of Meaning (AToM). The canonical statement of AToM is defined here. We've been thinking about trauma wrong.

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Why Your Gut Knows Things Before Your Mind Does

Why Your Gut Knows Things Before Your Mind Does Formative Note This essay represents early thinking by Ryan Collison that contributed to the development of A Theory of Meaning (AToM). The canonical statement of AToM is defined here. You're about to make a decision, and something in your