Explore the hermetic-alchemical roots of early Mormon cosmology in John L. Brooke’s Bancroft Prize-winning book, The Refiner’s Fire.

Survey of speculative theories on pre-Columbian knowledge of the Americas and possible Medici foreknowledge.

An in-depth analysis of Mormonism’s esoteric roots under Joseph Smith and the doctrinal shifts produced by the 1844 succession crisis that elevated Brigham Young.

An exhaustive survey of legendary and historical figures who journeyed to Egypt to learn ancient mysteries, from Greek philosophers to religious leaders, showing how Jesus’s childhood sojourn fits into this longstanding tradition.

A deep dive into Y-chromosome haplogroup A00, the oldest known human paternal lineage. We explore its discovery, its shocking age, and the debate over whether it represents a ‘ghost’ archaic population or an ancient, isolated branch of Homo sapiens.

A reframing of the Eve Theory of Consciousness (EToC) as a gene–culture coevolutionary process that produced recursive, self-referential attention, leading to a phase transition in human consciousness.

A reframing of the Eve Theory of Consciousness (EToC) as the evolutionary emergence of recursive attention loops, driven by gene-culture coevolution.

A deep dive into how Charles Darwin might view the Eve Theory of Consciousness—a modern hypothesis on the evolution of human self-awareness—and what aspects of this theory would compel or surprise him.