California Institute of Integral Studies

‘I thought I was a freak’: Self-reported kink as sensory sexual accessibility in ADHD and autistic populations on Reddit and TikTok

ADHD and autistic (AuDHD) people often experience atypical responses to sensory input. In this study, we examine the experiences of AuDHD individuals reporting to use BDSM/kink as a means of managing sensory processing needs during sex. Using inductive thematic methods, we analyz...

Sparta, Venice, Uros and the Approaches to Security

Security is one of the Perennial Aspirations of humanity, but civilisations do not approach it through identical pathways. Sparta, Venice and the Uros of Lake Titicaca reveal three radically different orientations beyond the widespread logic of building walls: security embodied i...

Sparta, Venice, Uros and the Approaches to Security

Security is one of the Perennial Aspirations of humanity, but civilisations do not approach it through identical pathways. Sparta, Venice and the Uros of Lake Titicaca reveal three radically different orientations beyond the widespread logic of building walls: security embodied i...

NESTOR — The Next AI and the Kenotomic Denkraum Balance

a Kenotomic model of Next AI whose primary responsibility is to read, monitor, and help maintain the balance of the Denkraum — the Space of Ideation. Kenotomy makes this space readable, understandable, and navigable through ideational rank, relation, and orbital occupation. The e...

NESTOR — The Next AI and the Kenotomic Denkraum Balance

a Kenotomic model of Next AI whose primary responsibility is to read, monitor, and help maintain the balance of the Denkraum — the Space of Ideation. Kenotomy makes this space readable, understandable, and navigable through ideational rank, relation, and orbital occupation. The e...