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MYX · PALO ALTO · 37.44° N, 122.14° W

Michael Dos Santos

Technological artist, working across research, engineering and culture.

Humans don’t create, we reveal.

01 / WRITING

  1. 01A System Cannot Vouch for ItselfGödel’s second theorem and Löb’s theorem put a hard limit on how far a reasoning system can certify its own soundness.9/21/2026 · Deep Tech→
  2. 02How Long an Idea LastsFor things that do not age, the best estimate of how much longer they will last is how long they have lasted already.8/17/2026 · Philosophy→
  3. 03A Network That Thinks by ThickeningThe slime mould Physarum polycephalum finds shortest paths without neurons, using one feedback rule between flow and tube width.5/11/2026 · Biology→
  4. 04The Most Irrational AngleSunflower seeds sit at the golden angle because it is the number that fractions approximate worst.2/27/2026 · Geometry→
  5. 05Measuring the RulerEvery measurement also tests the instrument, and how much it tests the instrument depends on what you already believed.12/6/2025 · Philosophy→

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02 / NOW

Based in Palo Alto. More on the about page.