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A collection of essays and thought experiments, which cover a wide range of subjects including computer science, game design, logic, philosophy, and art.

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The Need for Retrieval of the Consciousness - by Katarina Gyllenbäck

On the importance of intrinsic and reciprocally shared goals in a narrative.

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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding - by David Hume

A review (and analysis) of David Hume's empiricist philosophy.

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When the Cognitive Vehicle of Narrative Backfires - by Katarina Gyllenbäck

Methodology of designing educational narratives.

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A Modern Hero's Journey

A poem about the narratives of our contemporary world.

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An Extraordinary Solution

About the difficulties of indie game development.

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Books by Bertrand Russell

Introduction to books written by the famous British philosopher, Bertrand Russell.

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The Benefit and Disadvantage of Unconsciousness - by Katarina Gyllenbäck

About the role of the unconscious in goal-driven narratives.

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The Celebrity

A poem about influencers and celebrities.

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Narrative Construction - by Katarina Gyllenbäck

Introduction to the topic of narrative bridging and meaning-making, pioneered by Katarina Gyllenbäck.

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A Layman's Bridge to Mathematics - Part 9

On intuitive understanding of addition, multiplication, and other basic arithmetic operations.

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A Layman's Bridge to Mathematics - Part 8

Functional Programming, List Processing, and the usage of polynomials and their algebraic operations for manipulating list data.

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A Layman's Bridge to Mathematics - Part 7

A factory analogy of mathematical objects, and the problem of giving a unique identity to each one of them.

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A Layman's Bridge to Mathematics - Part 6

About pragmatism in mathematical ideas.

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Metaphysical Notes - by Thomas Scarborough

Introduction to Metaphysical Notes by Thomas Scarborough

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A Layman's Bridge to Mathematics - Part 5

About the meaning of ideas in conceptual space.

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A Layman's Bridge to Mathematics - Part 4

About ideas, their associations, and which conceptual insights we are able to derive from them.

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A Layman's Bridge to Mathematics - Part 3

About multidimensional represenation of objects in our world.

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A Layman's Bridge to Mathematics - Part 2

About the meaning of numbers and how the idea of dimension gives them unique semantics.

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A Layman's Bridge to Mathematics - Part 1

About the nature of functions and the roles they play in mathematics.

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A Layman's Bridge to Mathematics - Preface

On the hope of finding a better way to study math.

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Search for Meaning

About the meaning of life.

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A Game Developer's Journey - Chapter 12

A fictional adventure story of an indie game developer.

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A Game Developer's Journey - Chapter 11

A fictional adventure story of an indie game developer.

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A Game Developer's Journey - Chapter 10

A fictional adventure story of an indie game developer.

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A Game Developer's Journey - Chapter 9

A fictional adventure story of an indie game developer.

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A Game Developer's Journey - Chapter 8

A fictional adventure story of an indie game developer.

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A Game Developer's Journey - Chapter 7

A fictional adventure story of an indie game developer.

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A Game Developer's Journey - Chapter 6

A fictional adventure story of an indie game developer.

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A Game Developer's Journey - Chapter 5

A fictional adventure story of an indie game developer.

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A Game Developer's Journey - Chapter 4

A fictional adventure story of an indie game developer.