The Informational Universe
A unified framework positing that reality is fundamentally informational — and that agency, meaning, and consciousness emerge at criticality.
Theory of Intentionality
A 171-page manuscript presenting a unified cosmological, physical, and philosophical framework. ToI posits the universe as a fundamental informational process evolving toward agency through criticality and phase transitions.
Fundamental Postulates
Informational Ontology
Reality is fundamentally informational. All entities — matter, energy, space, time — are emergent patterns in an underlying informational substrate.
Criticality Attractor
Complex systems with threshold dynamics and dissipation naturally evolve toward the critical state. Criticality is a universal attractor.
Phase Transition Genesis
Qualitative novelty — structure, life, mind — arises only at singularities where continuous descriptions break down.
Chimeric Phase Creativity
The edge of chaos is the locus of creativity, maintained by Gödelian dynamics that prevent equilibrium and generate power laws.
Intentionality Emergence
At sufficient criticality, Intentionality emerges as a comparable contribution to dynamics alongside traditional causality.
Master Equations
Total cosmic information is conserved; evolution transforms Pure Information into Structured Information.
Intentionality emerges when correlation length ξ exceeds threshold ξ_c.
System trajectory is a weighted sum of causation C and purposeful intentionality I.
Ensures the system remains incomplete and exploratory, preventing equilibrium.
The Informational Dark Sector
Dark Energy as Pure Information (Φ)
The unstructured potential of the vacuum. Represents the possibility space of the universe and drives expansion by creating new informational capacity.
Dark Matter as Primitive Information (Σ)
The structured, correlated memory of cosmic history. Acts as informational scaffolding that directs the formation of visible structure.
Dynamic Phenomenology
A nine-order architecture mapping kinematic derivatives to philosophical, mathematical, and operational domains. Serves as the binding corporate constitution for BasaltHQ Inc.
Kaizen
改善Observe"Husserl's attention to the "now," Heidegger's "thrownness""
Continuous improvement begins with rigorous acceptance of the current state.
Ikigai
生き甲斐Process"Bergson's élan vital, Aristotelian telos"
Purpose-driven movement. Speed without direction is noise.
Shoshin
初心Integrate"Beginner's Mind, Platonic ascent"
Cultivating the beginner's mind to allow trajectories to adapt.
Kintsugi
金継ぎObserve"Hegelian Aufhebung, episteme shifts"
Finding beauty in the breaks. Discontinuity is a gateway.
Wabi-Sabi
侘寂Process"Gadamer's fusion of horizons, Confucian Li"
Embracing transience and imperfection at thresholds.
Shinrin-Yoku
森林浴Integrate"Islamic Tawḥīd, Daoist Qi, Huayan Buddhism's Indra's Net"
Immersing in the forest of complexity to discover patterns.
Omotenashi
おもてなしOrchestrate"Levinasian ethics, Buddhist Karuṇā"
Wholehearted hospitality. Interdependence orchestrated.
Ecology
生態学Integrate"Islamic Khalīfa, Daoist Ziran, Aristotelian telos"
To injure the web of life is to fray oneself.
Schizoanalysis
スキゾ分析Orchestrate"Deleuze-Guattari's Plane of Consistency, Zen Mu"
Breaking yesterday's idols to stride beyond design.
Microtubule Cymatic Analog Reservoir Computer
A novel unconventional computing architecture inspired by biological cytoskeletal dynamics. This project bridges Mechanical Engineering and Neuroscience, positing that the brain's information processing may rely on cymatic resonance within the microtubule network.
Academic Publications & Presentations
The Master Work Function: A Scalar Potential for Hybrid Human–Machine Meaningful Work
engrXiv (OSF Preprints)
View Publication ↗Stem cell-specific ecdysone signaling regulates the development and function of a Drosophila sleep homeostat
Wani, A.R., Chowdhury, B., Luong, J., Chaya, G.M., Patel, K., et al.
Current Biology
View Publication ↗Open-source research tools and ethomics
Pueblo Brain Science Workshop (Zia Pueblo / Albuquerque)
Transcription factor AP-2 and sleep behavior in Drosophila
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Research Day
Therapeutic applications of CRISPR-Cas9
Genetics Poster Presentation
Changes in male attraction after experiencing vaginal birth
United Sociologists of the Valley