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Obituary as a Mirror of a Life
By Wm. Cook Every obituary is, in a sense, a mirror. It reflects back not only who you were but also how others saw you. The spouse, the children, the grandchildren, the friends—those closest to you will be the sculptors of that remembrance. If you lived with love, courage, kindness, or passion, those qualities are…
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“Raising Sovereign Minds: A Guide for Homeschooling Parents to Teach Like the Elite”
⸻ ✍️ Draft Introduction: Most parents who choose to homeschool their children do so to protect their values, strengthen their family, or escape failing school systems. But what if the real danger isn’t just bad test scores—it’s the very design of the system? What if public education, shaped by industrialists like John D. Rockefeller, was…
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Asperger’s, Cognitive Style, and Creative Output
S = Why / N = Why Not Extended Notes ⸻ 1. Introduction A recurring observation among historical and contemporary figures with Asperger-like traits is that they tend to excel in two major but distinct domains of creativity: 1. Invention – tangible, detail-oriented, mechanical or technical breakthroughs. 2. Theory-building – abstract, conceptual frameworks that reshape…
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The Weight of Expectation and the Power of Vagueness
by Wm. Cook ⸻ 1. Introduction — From Tools of Survival to Tools of Destruction Expectations were once tools of survival. In the beginning, they were little more than logic applied to pattern: if the clouds darken, then a storm; if the grass rustles, then a predator. To expect was simply to think a few…
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Mass as Conduits in a Universal Electromagnetic Field
A Higher-Order Electromagnetism Model of Gravity (Draft v0.1) Author: Wm. Cook Status: Concept note Abstract We hypothesize that what we call “gravity” is a higher-order, coarse-grained effect of electromagnetism (EM). Neutral matter—composed of charged constituents (protons, electrons)—acts as a conduit that polarizes the electromagnetic vacuum, producing spatial gradients in EM energy density that manifest as…
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The Neurodiverse Apollo Room
Why We Need Oddballs, Mathematicians, and Philosophers to See the Next Atrocity Coming History has taught us a brutal truth: the greatest horrors — genocide, war, collapse — do not arrive as thunderclaps. They whisper. They leak through cracks in supply chains, obscure bureaucratic tweaks, odd speeches, and forgotten footnotes. By the time the signs…