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204 /content/images/size/w720/2026/04/featured-7.jpeg 720w, 205 /content/images/size/w960/2026/04/featured-7.jpeg 960w, 206 /content/images/size/w1200/2026/04/featured-7.jpeg 1200w, 207 /content/images/size/w2000/2026/04/featured-7.jpeg 2000w" 208 sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" 209 src="/content/images/size/w720/2026/04/featured-7.jpeg" 210 alt="Dense concept-map illustration around a meditating cyborg figure" 211 > 212 </figure> 213 214 <div class="gh-card-wrapper"> 215 <h2 class="gh-card-title">Afterword: On Being a System That Knows It's a System</h2> 216 <footer class="gh-card-meta"> 217 <time class="gh-card-date" datetime="2026-04-15">15 Apr 2026</time> 218 <span class="gh-card-length">4 min read</span> 219
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228 229 </footer> 230 </div> 231 232 </a> 233</article> <article class="gh-card post tag-chapters tag-otherside" style="--tag-color: #252cf4;"> 234 <a class="gh-card-link" href="/the-markov-blanket-method-for-relationships/"> 235 236 <figure class="gh-card-image"> 237 <img 238 239 srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2026/04/featured-6.jpeg 300w, 240 /content/images/size/w720/2026/04/featured-6.jpeg 720w, 241 /content/images/size/w960/2026/04/featured-6.jpeg 960w, 242 /content/images/size/w1200/2026/04/featured-6.jpeg 1200w, 243 /content/images/size/w2000/2026/04/featured-6.jpeg 2000w" 244 sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" 245 src="/content/images/size/w720/2026/04/featured-6.jpeg" 246 alt="Labeled concept map titled The Markov Blanket Method for Relationships" 247 > 248 </figure> 249 250 <div class="gh-card-wrapper"> 251 <h2 class="gh-card-title">The Markov Blanket Method for Relationships</h2> 252 <footer class="gh-card-meta"> 253 <time class="gh-card-date" datetime="2026-04-15">15 Apr 2026</time> 254 <span class="gh-card-length">11 min read</span> 255
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264 265 </footer> 266 </div> 267 268 </a> 269</article> <article class="gh-card post tag-chapters tag-otherside" style="--tag-color: #252cf4;"> 270 <a class="gh-card-link" href="/how-to-actually-update-your-model/"> 271 272 <figure class="gh-card-image"> 273 <img 274 275 srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2026/04/featured-5.jpeg 300w, 276 /content/images/size/w720/2026/04/featured-5.jpeg 720w, 277 /content/images/size/w960/2026/04/featured-5.jpeg 960w, 278 /content/images/size/w1200/2026/04/featured-5.jpeg 1200w, 279 /content/images/size/w2000/2026/04/featured-5.jpeg 2000w" 280 sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" 281 src="/content/images/size/w720/2026/04/featured-5.jpeg" 282 alt="Labeled concept map titled How to Actually Update Your Model" 283 > 284 </figure> 285 286 <div class="gh-card-wrapper"> 287 <h2 class="gh-card-title">How to Actually Update Your Model</h2> 288 <footer class="gh-card-meta"> 289 <time class="gh-card-date" datetime="2026-04-15">15 Apr 2026</time> 290 <span class="gh-card-length">9 min read</span> 291
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300 301 </footer> 302 </div> 303 304 </a> 305</article> <article class="gh-card post tag-chapters tag-otherside" style="--tag-color: #252cf4;"> 306 <a class="gh-card-link" href="/attraction-is-prediction-error-management/"> 307 308 <figure class="gh-card-image"> 309 <img 310 311 srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2026/04/featured-4.jpeg 300w, 312 /content/images/size/w720/2026/04/featured-4.jpeg 720w, 313 /content/images/size/w960/2026/04/featured-4.jpeg 960w, 314 /content/images/size/w1200/2026/04/featured-4.jpeg 1200w, 315 /content/images/size/w2000/2026/04/featured-4.jpeg 2000w" 316 sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" 317 src="/content/images/size/w720/2026/04/featured-4.jpeg" 318 alt="Labeled concept map of an attraction engine with prediction-error zones" 319 > 320 </figure> 321 322 <div class="gh-card-wrapper"> 323 <h2 class="gh-card-title">Attraction Is Prediction Error Management</h2> 324 <footer class="gh-card-meta"> 325 <time class="gh-card-date" datetime="2026-04-15">15 Apr 2026</time> 326 <span class="gh-card-length">9 min read</span> 327
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336 337 </footer> 338 </div> 339 340 </a> 341</article> <article class="gh-card post tag-chapters tag-otherside" style="--tag-color: #252cf4;"> 342 <a class="gh-card-link" href="/co-regulation-is-coupled-inference/"> 343 344 <figure class="gh-card-image"> 345 <img 346 347 srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2026/04/featured-3.jpeg 300w, 348 /content/images/size/w720/2026/04/featured-3.jpeg 720w, 349 /content/images/size/w960/2026/04/featured-3.jpeg 960w, 350 /content/images/size/w1200/2026/04/featured-3.jpeg 1200w, 351 /content/images/size/w2000/2026/04/featured-3.jpeg 2000w" 352 sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" 353 src="/content/images/size/w720/2026/04/featured-3.jpeg" 354 alt="Cosmic concept map linking two partners through a co-regulation system" 355 > 356 </figure> 357 358 <div class="gh-card-wrapper"> 359 <h2 class="gh-card-title">Co-Regulation Is Coupled Inference</h2> 360 <footer class="gh-card-meta"> 361 <time class="gh-card-date" datetime="2026-04-15">15 Apr 2026</time> 362 <span class="gh-card-length">11 min read</span> 363
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372 373 </footer> 374 </div> 375 376 </a> 377</article> <article class="gh-card post tag-chapters tag-otherside" style="--tag-color: #252cf4;"> 378 <a class="gh-card-link" href="/the-holding-environment-is-the-first-blanket-you-didnt-build/"> 379 380 <figure class="gh-card-image"> 381 <img 382 383 srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2026/04/featured-2.jpeg 300w, 384 /content/images/size/w720/2026/04/featured-2.jpeg 720w, 385 /content/images/size/w960/2026/04/featured-2.jpeg 960w, 386 /content/images/size/w1200/2026/04/featured-2.jpeg 1200w, 387 /content/images/size/w2000/2026/04/featured-2.jpeg 2000w" 388 sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" 389 src="/content/images/size/w720/2026/04/featured-2.jpeg" 390 alt="Concept map around a glowing parent and child in a holding environment" 391 > 392 </figure> 393 394 <div class="gh-card-wrapper"> 395 <h2 class="gh-card-title">The Holding Environment Is the First Blanket You Didn't Build</h2> 396 <footer class="gh-card-meta"> 397 <time class="gh-card-date" datetime="2026-04-15">15 Apr 2026</time> 398 <span class="gh-card-length">9 min read</span> 399
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