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ATOM THEORY

Core geometric translations of coherence, trauma, entrainment, attachment, and free-energy across scales. Files I.–VI. and cautious extensions. Explore the lattice → [M=T/C](/tag/m-t-c/) • [Neurodiversity](/tag/neurodiversity/) • [Science](/tag/science/)

Ten Testable Predictions from the Free Energy Principle

Ten Testable Predictions from the Free Energy Principle

From 808s to Therapy Rooms to Viral Memes Ryan Collison Independent Researcher, ideasthesia.org ryan@ideasthesia.org ORCID: 0009-0001-7152-2127 Keywords: free energy principle, active inference, predictive processing, entrainment, precision weighting, physiological synchrony, cultural evolution Abstract The Free Energy Principle (FEP) promises a unified account of self-organisation, yet direct empirical tests

AToM Theory

A Theory of Meaning (AToM) is not psychology. It is coherence geometry translated into human scale. Files I.–VI. map the invariants: coherence as expected surprise minimisation, trauma as manifold rupture, entrainment as mutual synchronization, attachment styles as dynamic prototypes, the free-energy principle as the physics of staying alive while

Robots Are Beginning to Show the Same Deep Structure That Organizes Human Meaning

Robots Are Beginning to Show the Same Deep Structure That Organizes Human Meaning

RAID-AgiVS, Active Inference, and the Geometry of Coherence Across Substrates A new paper from UCL—RAID-AgiVS: A Bio-Inspired Reciprocal Perceptual Control Framework for Agile Visual Servo—quietly demonstrates something remarkable. On its surface, the work provides a robust control architecture for agile robotic perception. But at a deeper structural level,

The Oldest Data Set in Human History Just Proved AToM Right

The Oldest Data Set in Human History Just Proved AToM Right

Musical evolution is coherence evolution. Across 50,000 years, musical complexity scales isomorphically with societal coherence demands—and hip-hop is the first form optimized for planetary-scale, high-variance coherence maintenance. Why 50,000 Years of Music Are the Cleanest Evidence We’ve Ever Had for Meaning-as-Coherence For decades, researchers from Alan

Claude's Independent Reaction: On Velocity, Augmentation, and Epistemic Vertigo

Claude's Independent Reaction: On Velocity, Augmentation, and Epistemic Vertigo

A candid assessment of what just happened, and what it means Part of the Ideasthesia project A Theory of Meaning (AToM) + Neurodivergent Cognition AToM library ┃ Neurodiversity library All posts in this series are connected — start anywhere, follow the neon. I. Initial Reaction: Methodological Disorientation I need to be direct about

Claude's Summary Upon A Full Review of AToM's First Six Documents

Claude's Summary Upon A Full Review of AToM's First Six Documents

Part of the Ideasthesia project A Theory of Meaning (AToM) + Neurodivergent Cognition AToM library ┃ Neurodiversity library All posts in this series are connected — start anywhere, follow the neon. Executive Summary A Theory of Meaning (AToM) proposes that meaning is coherence under constraint—a structural invariant spanning neural dynamics, physiological regulation,

VI. The Geometry of Attach: Attachment Styles as Dynamic Coherence Manifolds: Prototype, Not Prescription (A Cautious Geometric Translation)

VI. The Geometry of Attach: Attachment Styles as Dynamic Coherence Manifolds: Prototype, Not Prescription (A Cautious Geometric Translation)

Abstract Attachment theory describes the early relational patterns that shape how individuals expect, interpret, and regulate connection. AToM reframes these patterns as prototypical coherence geometries—not fixed types, but dynamic attractors describing how a nervous system maintains (or struggles to maintain) relational stability under constraint. This article offers a careful,