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essay 1 Aug 2026 by Biksu Okusi

2: In Search of Dharma

The Genesis of Dharmas

How did dharma arise? When cities outgrew face-to-face morality, humans engineered explicit codes—and the Axial sages answered, not revealed, that need.

essay 22 May 2026

Oxytocin and Human Tribalism

Oxytocin isn't the 'love hormone' fuelling tribal hatred—evidence shows it strengthens in-group bonds far more reliably than out-group hostility.

essay 14 Aug 2023

Evolution Doesn't Read the Labels

Splitters, lumpers, and the problem of species

Why do taxonomists still argue over species after centuries of data? Gary Dean explores splitters, lumpers, and how naming forces continuums into boxes.