Document type: published; article; peer-reviewed paper
Keyword: intersti*
Publication date: 2024 +
Additional information: Author / sponsor
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All Rhyme, No Lie: Examining Thomas the Rhymer’s record. (Cahill. Edinburgh Society of Folklore.) The figure commonly known as Thomas the Rhymer in early literature was actually a real man named Thomas de Ercildoun who lived during the thirteenth century CE. This paper compares accounts of his life and prophecies, including with his alleged absconding with the Queen of Fairyland; his escape from becoming a tithe to the demon realm; and his legacy as a seer who could tell no untruth in the Scottish courts. We also explore the implications of these tales as they might relate to interstitial politics.
Don’t Step There: Faerie circles and the mycelium network as a natural interstitial gateway. (Garcia-Sanchez, Castillo. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas de Oaxaca.) The blurry line between history and folktale is filled with accounts of flight to other worlds associated with mushrooms, both as a shamanistic psychoactive and as a literal gateway. We explore the line between the two in terms of objective fact as well as subjective experience, and note commonalities between verified interstitial locations / events and folkloric descriptions of locations / events.
Interstitial Hydration: Mitigating the effects of interstitial cystitis. (Nguyen, Smith. Baltimore Institute.) Interstitial cystitis is a painful inflammation of the bladder, and despite affecting thousands of patients every year, there remains no known cure. Our large-scale clinical trials suggest (p < 0.35) that increasing hydration, whether orally or intravenously, by at least 50% may reduce patient pain by diluting irritating components in urine. However, more research into the cause(s) of cystitis is needed, and may provide additional clarity on the recommendation of treatment options.
Networks of Death: Mycelium colonies and decay patterns that transcend probability. (Charpentier. Synthétiques International.) Most studies of relational strand topology focus on geographic features and their role as a record of historical chance and an indicator of active probabilistic determiners. But fungi, being much more evolutionarily complex than geologic functions, tell a more nuanced story of the living systems that have developed — lines of probability that trace the locations of death, spread across strands with remarkable consistency.
A Peculiar Spin: Evidence for time as a subatomic direction. (de Valencia, Torres. CERN, Halberd Systems.) Time is a constant for objective observable reality from our perspective, but is ours the only perspective? On a subatomic level, time could be viewed as the direction in which all particles spin; the rate at which the smallest possible change occurs; or both. This report discusses humankind’s physical, existential inability to travel through time in directions other than straight ahead without transcending our native dimensions; possible manifestations of dimensions above our own; and the potential mechanics by which such a transcendence could be achieved.
Ripples in the Interstice: The interaction of inter-strand events. (Goss, Beam. Unaffiliated.) The“butterfly effect” describes how even the smallest deviation from mean energy momentum can effect unpredictable change, up to and including “black swan events.” We hypothesize that such actions might cause measurable ripples through the fabric of probability (“the interstice”) and how sufficient knowledge of the mechanics could allow observation of both the event and its spacetime origin. A comprehensive understanding of such factors, particularly through analysis of outliers and “rogue” elements, could lead to improvements in predictive models; increased resolution in mapping causal relationships; the discovery of new strands and volitional entities; and even […]
The Singularity of Trust: Enabling factors in the “interstitial revolution.” (Gao, Liao. Guojia Kongxi Bumen.) Science has grown by increasingly giant leaps and bounds over the past two hundred years, as evidenced most recently by the advancements achieved since the publication of interstitial theory. This was only possible with two volitional actions: that of sharing access to certain critical information between a larger number of people, and the validation and acceptance of certain paradigms through both top-down (authoritative) and bottom-up (viral) means. This report looks at different responses to information about the interstice, both among individuals (by demographic) and businesses and other organizations (by function), and speculates on correlations […]
Superliminal: Frontiers in communication. (Tyliss. Anodyne.) The literal, physical existence of the interstice, and the strands that give it structure, is dependent upon the unified spin of subatomic particles. These particles can be both sensed by a properly attuned human and influenced by human action, including nonmuscular movement. It is therefore conceivable that the interstice, or its constituent particles, could be used as a medium for communication, particularly with improved understanding of “spooky action at a distance” and quantum fields. This paper examines possible mechanisms for affecting this ability, as well as the conditions that would be most suitable for such “superliminal” communication.
Tall Tales: Giants in folktales around the world. (Marat, Liao. Guojia Kongxi Bumen.) From Goliath and Finn McCool to Kuafu and Paul Bunyan, fantastical giants are a staple of mythological traditions around the world. But recent finds in China’s Dunhuang Grottoes are making us ask once more, were these simply very tall people, or something more? This paper explores the age, origin, and common traits of these larger-than-life characters, and asks how they might be connected to recent findings related to non-human intelligences.
Volition, Navigator: How humanity found the only path to self-awareness. (Valley. Unaffiliated.) Possibility spread over a function of time will condense around lines of probability, with the transfer and direction of energy dependent solely upon chance. Sustained complexity above a certain assembly index number would require a mechanism with which to alter chance in its favor, by definition resulting in its fitness to survive. This paper considers how recent quantification of possibility, probability, and change deltas are navigated by sentience, and the implications for the nature of mind.
Your Strand of Likely: A primer to the interstice. (Billings, Kola, Okada. Okada-Eku.) What is the interstice? How was it discovered, what is it made of, and is it possible that it’s real? What is the nature of this new theory of the universe, and what are its implications if even parts of it are true? What is the history of research and experimentation behind it, and why was it kept from us all this time? We answer all these questions and more in a comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about the realms of the possible.
Hello hello!
Um… Happy holidays! All of them! In celebration of the impending 2024, I figured I’d get ahead of the curve and publish the abstracts for all the articles that will be coming out next year and beyond.
What other articles would you like to see? Let me know!
:: Jaer