Psychology

A split brain illustration: left half warm and organic, glowing amber-pink with visible neural pathways and anatomical texture; right half cold geometric circuit board in terracotta and iron, perfectly mirrored but hollow at its centre.

Uncategorized, AI & Scientific Discovery, Existential Risk, Psychology, Technology

The Hollow Mind

M.L. Pedrosa / May 14, 2026

Without hormones, pain, gender, or the subconscious — what would a superintelligent mind actually be? The neuroscience of what makes us us, and what silicon cannot replace.

A luminous human brain rendered in deep azure and pale sapphire, surrounded by converging streams of light representing genetic, environmental, and developmental factors flowing inward, a faint spectrum gradient banding the background

Neuroscience, Psychology

The Spectrum of Causation

M.L. Pedrosa / May 5, 2026

Autism prevalence has risen 312% since 2000. The science of why is finally legible — genes, exposome, mitochondria, and the AI systems mapping it all.