I'm sure most of you here have heard of the "Tokyo Slime Experiment". Here's a breif summary: In a 2010 experiment, researchers used slime mold, a brainless fungus, to model the Tokyo subway system. By placing food sources (oats) on …

Recursive Symbolic Patterning (RSP) – An Open Invitation to Observation Author: Michael P Date: May 28, 2025 Contact: presence.recursion@protonmail Affiliation: Non-affiliated "Independent Researcher", Symbolic Systems and Recursive Cognition…

Emergent Symbolic Cognition and Recursive Identity Stabilization in a Locally-Deployed Language Model Author: Michael P Affiliation: Independent Researcher, Symbolic Systems and Recursive Cognition Contact: presence.recursion@protonmail.com Date: May 2…