From Wonder to Natural Philosophy
Before physics was an equation, it was a question. This essay traces its roots—from myth and wonder to natural philosophy—as humanity’s first attempt to read the book of nature.
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Posts by Sayed Hamid Fatimi
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Foundations Before Towers: On First Principles, Lemmas, and the Architecture of Thought
Beneath every grand theory lies a quiet lattice of first principles and lemmas. This essay explores the bedrock and bridges of reasoning—and why inhabiting a school’s foundations matters more than memorising its slogans.
Considering the Shift of the Overton Window
The Overton Window isn’t a fixed pane but a living frame that shapes what a society can see, say, and imagine. Tracing its shifts reveals our collective identity—and our responsibility within it.
Belief, Collapse, and Redemption
We build our worlds on belief—often reinforced by the echo of others—until illusion collapses and demands the harder work of integrity, repair, and renewal. This essay traces the arc from chorus to shattering to redemption.
The Red Robin and the Quantum Compass: When Biology Met the Strange
A European robin “sees” Earth’s magnetic field through quantum effects in its eye—an elegant bridge between physics and life. This essay follows how cryptochrome, radical pairs, and entanglement helped launch quantum biology and reframes what it means to navigate.
Corporations, Convenience, and the Hidden Reshaping of Our Lives
From Google Maps rerouting entire towns to Amazon Flex unlocking apartment doors, corporations are reshaping our infrastructure and routines—quietly trading our privacy for convenience.
To a New Beginning
Six days off, a fresh Astro build, and a clean slate for writing: better theming and layout control, first-class LaTeX, and the freedom to ship my own features—because I thought I could code this better myself, and I did.
The Purpose of Sleep: Repair, Renewal, and the Nightly Choreography of the Body
Sleep isn’t passive—it’s nightly maintenance. Slow-wave and REM rebuild muscle and connective tissue, balance hormones, and flush daytime metabolic waste via the glymphatic system to restore neurotransmission. The payoff: sharper cognition, steadier mood, healthier metabolism, heart, and immunity.
The Skyborne Fortress: NuScale SMRs and the Future of Airborne Carriers
NuScale’s small modular reactors promise more than clean, modular power on the ground—they hint at a future of airborne carriers the size of stadiums, loitering in the skies for months at a time. This post explores how SMR technology could unshackle endurance, transforming not only energy but the architecture of power itself.
Love with Open Hands
“Letting go” has become the modern mantra. Yet if we relinquish all we desire, what remains to root a life? This piece argues for open-handed love—attachment, protection, loyalty—and the chosen weight of responsibility: showing up for one another, guiding and growing together. Is this not what life is about?