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Phase 1 · Apr–May 2026
Phase 1: Physics
Energy, Entropy, Time
Core Question
How does complexity arise in a universe of increasing entropy?
/// Reading List
The Big Picture (Sean Carroll)
The Order of Time (Carlo Rovelli)
Four Laws that Drive the Universe (Peter Atkins)
/// Interactive Works 8
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Interactive Experience Entropy Arrow
Why won't a broken cup fix itself?
Canvas 2D Statistics
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Interactive Experience Boltzmann's Dice
Why does disorder always win?
Canvas 2D Statistics
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Interactive Experience Maxwell's Demon
Why does erasing information necessarily generate heat?
Canvas 2D Particle Physics
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The Universe's Accounting System Energy Ledger
Energy conservation is not a coincidence — it is the inevitable consequence of time symmetry
Canvas 2D Physics Simulation
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Interactive Experience Carnot Ceiling
Why does a perfect engine not exist?
Canvas 2D Statistics
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Interactive Experience Dissipative Order
Why can a pot of boiling water grow patterns?
Canvas 2D Reaction-Diffusion
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Interactive Experience Bifurcation & Tipping
Why do systems flip suddenly? From dripping faucets to climate tipping points.
Canvas 2D Vanilla TS
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If time doesn't exist, why can we feel it? Time Illusion
Relational time, subjective perception, and time's five arrows
Canvas 2D Narrative Animation