Domains I Explore
World History
Ancient empires, revolutionary movements, cold wars, colonialism, and how the past shapes today's geopolitics.
Philosophy
Stoicism, existentialism, epistemology — what can we know? How should we live? What is consciousness?
Science & Technology
From Newton to quantum mechanics, CRISPR to AGI — the history and future of human ingenuity.
Arts & Culture
Literature, music theory, film — the creative expressions that define civilisations across time.
Japan & Asia
Japanese history (Edo, Meiji, modern Japan), culture, mythology, and Southeast Asian civilisations.
Psychology
Jung, Freud, Maslow, cognitive biases, social psychology — understanding the human mind.
Random Facts I Love
01Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramid.
02Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. It was founded before Columbus sailed to America.
03There are more possible chess games than atoms in the observable universe (10^120 vs 10^80).
04Finland and Japan have almost the same latitude, yet their cultures evolved completely independently.
05The word "philosophy" means "love of wisdom" in Greek — philo (love) + sophia (wisdom).
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
— Benjamin Franklin"The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing."
— Voltaire