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Category: 2016-future Public Cognition
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The Crisis of Comprehension and the Restoration of Deep Reading: Part 2. Response to Critics
Dr Neville Buch Abstract Many people today find it hard to read long books or understand deep ideas because they are distracted by phones and social media. This problem is called a “crisis of comprehension,” where our brains get lazy and stop thinking for themselves. This essay explains why we need to start…
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The Crisis of Comprehension and the Restoration of Deep Reading (Cognitive Map)
PDFs: The Crisis of Comprehension and the Restoration of Deep Reading The Crisis of Comprehension and the Restoration of Deep Reading (Cognitive Map) Dr Neville Buch Abstract The current state of literacy in the general population is characterized by an “immense regression” and a systemic loss of sufficient comprehension. This essay explores why individuals…
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Buch, N. (2026). The Void in the Universal, UUnderWorld May 2026
PDF File: Buch, N. (2026). The Void in the Universal, UUnderWorld May 2026 One of the most important articles on thinking. Featured Image: The UU and Beacon Press Office, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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MICE: From Hyperintelligent Species to Human Authorship
Dr Neville Buch Abstract The acronym MICE represent a dual conceptual framework: the literal hyperintelligent mice of Douglas Adams’ science fiction and the Management Institute for Contributory Economy (MICE). In the realm of science fiction, mice are depicted as hyperintelligent, pan-dimensional beings who commissioned the Earth as a supercomputer to determine the “Ultimate Question”.…
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Pathways on the Spiral Historiography
Dr Neville Buch Abstract This essay explores the methodological and interpretive pathways established within the framework of Spiral Historiography, a “post-post-postmodernist” model developed by Dr. Neville Buch to address the “immense regression” of the human capacity for judgment. At the core of this inquiry is the foundational axiom that “understanding history is philosophy in practice,”…
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The evolution of Trump’s corruption: Won’t Get Fooled Again? The Atlantic, 29 April 2026
Seven years ago, during a marginally more innocent time, the Trump administration announced plans to hold the 2020 G7 summit at Donald Trump’s resort in Doral, Florida. The backlash was fierce, and somehow the then–Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney’s dismissive attitude—“Get over it”—failed to quell concerns, including among Republicans. Two days later, Trump gave up and…
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The Jesus Intellectual Community
Dr Neville Buch Abstract This essay explores how Gregory C. Jenks’ book, “Jesus Then and Jesus Now: Looking for Jesus, Finding Ourselves” (2014), serves as a theological and intellectual synthesis that could bind together a “Jesus intellectual community.” Drawing on the historical trajectories of the House of Freedom (HOF), Teen Challenge (Qld) Inc., and the…
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How Low Have we Sunk?
Dr Neville Buch The Architecture of Indifference: Technocratic Regression at UQ Abstract The following essay examines the structural and cognitive failure of compassion at The University of Queensland (UQ), as articulated in the message to Associate Professor Chad Chiu. Utilizing Dr. Neville Buch’s Matrix of Sociology and the Dynamic of Cognition (DoC) framework, the…
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Peach, N. & Buch, N. (2026). Reviewing Alignment in SEQ Regional Planning Final
Dr Neville Buch with Dr Neil Peach The report “Bioregional Planning in South East Queensland: Where and How Does [Or Will] it Work?” analyses a critical structural flaw in the planning architecture of South East Queensland (SEQ). It identifies a systemic misalignment between Commonwealth environmental reforms, the State’s bioregional pilot, and the SEQ Regional…