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Ants, Butterflies, and Roaches
Start here
The short way in: three animals, three strategies, and what they tell you about the rest of the shelf. Free — leave an address and it comes to you.
The books
Four books about why things do what they do
Start with the free one. Digital editions are delivered as a Markdown file the moment Stripe says you paid; paperback is available for the Guide.
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The Mitochondrial Self
A Biological Case Against the Ghost in the Machine
Where the self actually runs: in cells that budget energy, not in a ghost riding the body.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Homo Sapiens
The Operating Manual for Life
The long one. Sixteen chapters with a prologue and afterword, in its September 2026 edition — the operating manual for the animal you happen to be.
76,400 words -
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The Lens
Why the picture you get is never the thing itself, and what to do once you know it.
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LIFE
In progress. The last of the four questions: why any of it does anything at all.
In progress