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Keep the question going.

Original writing and modern perspectives to accompany our articles about the mind, invention and imagination.

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In redevelopment

I Wonder Why I’m Curious

An Extraordinary Gathering

A standalone book following Wayne through a weekend of curiosity and imagined conversations around the campfire.

This work is not currently offered for sale. Its publication will be announced only after it has passed the project's revised reading and usefulness tests.

Physical proof of A Workbook for Noticing
Proof review

A Workbook for Noticing

The workbook is being revised, with more attention to the activities and what readers can take from them. It is not currently offered for sale.

Fiction development

The AI mentor novel

A contemporary story about work, imagination and the changing relationship between a human and an AI assistant. The development manuscript is being assessed against a stronger fiction standard before the story moves further.

Long-term research

The Spiral Doesn't Stop With Us

A science-fiction project asking whether humanity is one turn in a much larger process. Its foundation begins with real science, competing explanations and a clear boundary before fictional extrapolation.