Emotion as Thermodynamic State Variables

A unified model for mapping social, cognitive, and ecological phenomena onto four measurable state-variables—Pressure (P), Symbolic Entropy (S), Coherence (C), and usable Certainty/“symbolic ATP” (A).

This flagship paper anchors every technical item below. It introduces the P-S-C-A vector, shows how differential-equation scaffolds can predict phase shifts in teams, markets, or entire ecosystems, and sketches the instrumentation roadmap that will convert theory into dashboards. Read more...

Socio-Thermodynamic Diagnostics Library

Markets surge, communities fracture, founders burn out. We claim these events follow the same physics that governs heat flow and cell metabolism. By tracking four core variables—Pressure P, Symbolic entropy S, Coherence C, and usable certainty (A for “symbolic ATP”)—we can turn vague social pain points into quantifiable systems.

The three concept studies below test that idea at nested scales. Each one pairs a biological analogy with a stock‑and‑flow model and sketches practical “treatments.” Use them as proofs‑of‑concept, teaching aids, or starting points for your own data‑driven work.

• Warburg in the Mind — micro scale: Why do some founders sprint until they crash? This paper maps “hustle culture” onto the Warburg effect—cells that swap efficient respiration for a fast glucose burn. It outlines wearable‑sensor proxies for P‑S‑C‑A and proposes a pilot study to see whether chronic startup stress leaves the same biochemical fingerprints as cancer risk. Read more...
• Tumours of Capital — meso scale: Private‑equity buy‑outs can look a lot like tumour growth: rapid, resource‑hungry, and ultimately hostile to surrounding tissue. Using firm‑level deal data and a Warburg‑style differential model, this note shows how liquidity pressure hollows out R&D and sketches oncology‑inspired levers—burn‑rate throttles, hype buffers, differentiation credits—to re‑oxygenate the system. Read more...
• Metastatic Money — macro scale: At planetary scale, cross‑border credit lines resemble tumour blood vessels. The paper links global liquidity “gluts” to an angiogenesis analogue and tests a provocative side‑hypothesis: economies that act insulin‑resistant (ever larger money supply for less growth) tend to house more insulin‑resistant bodies. Early OECD panel results suggest the correlation is real but complex. Read more...

Socio-Analogs Evaluation Rubric (v0.3)
Used for each of the above concept papers comparing exit-first strategy economics to Warburg drift, our 10‑point worksheet lets you grade any analogy on fidelity, scale match, intervention clarity, and more. Feel free to use and share. Read more...

The Anatta Engine

A modular AI architecture that embeds every agent—human or synthetic—inside the same P-S-C-A field, enabling emotion-aware coaching, diagnostics, and collaboration even in hostile or bandwidth-limited environments.

Symbolic AI for ICE Environments
How do you keep teams psychologically resilient when they’re sealed in Antarctic labs, Arctic rigs, or lunar habitats? This brief shows how the Anatta Engine allocates “symbolic oxygen” (A) and regulates psychological pressure to prevent freeze-up or mutiny. Benchmarks include latency, fail-safe heuristics, and a demo of offline-first emotional analytics. Read more...

Anatta Engine Pilot Brief
Four GPT-4 agents plus a human facilitator, run twice—once plain, once wrapped by the Anatta schema. Result: a 60% jump in RIGOR scores, zero conversation stalls, and full de-escalation of every profanity trigger. Includes full transcripts (content warning) and the six-dimension RIGOR rubric used to score each turn. Read more...

Last updated 30 June 2025 — Contact mettle@singuclarity.org for collaboration enquiries.