Spacetime Crystals Communication

A speculative method of information transfer using the temporal structure of spacetime crystals as a carrier wave. Unlike radio, which modulates amplitude or frequency, spacetime crystal communication would modulate the phase of time itself—the relative timing of the crystal's eternal ticks. Such a signal would be extraordinarily robust, difficult to jam, and potentially capable of operating in environments where conventional electromagnetic transmission fails (deep underground, in plasma, across vast interstellar distances).

Spacetime Crystals Communication *Example: A deep-space probe powered down for centuries wakes up. Its only active component is a tiny spacetime crystal, oscillating in perfect phase since launch. Earth sends a signal: a precisely timed pulse that shifts the probe's crystal phase by π/2. The probe reads this shift. This single bit—"wake up and transmit"—required no power to maintain, could not be intercepted without detection (any measurement would disturb the phase), and will remain readable for millennia. This is communication through the geometry of time.*

by Dumu The Void February 11, 2026

Weaponization of Science Communication

The practice of using the channels and techniques of science communication—popularization, simplification, engagement—not to inform but to manipulate, deceive, or advance hidden agendas. The weaponizer of science communication doesn't want to share knowledge; they want to shape perceptions, create false balance, manufacture doubt, or build trust only to exploit it. It's the rhetorical equivalent of a friendly doctor who's actually selling snake oil. The weaponization of science communication is especially dangerous because it mimics trustworthy forms—science YouTubers who subtly promote pseudoscience, journalists who give equal weight to consensus and fringe views, educators who present ideology as fact. The weapon works because we're trained to trust science communication; the weaponizer exploits that trust.

Weaponization of Science Communication Example: "He watched a popular science channel that had been weaponized—subtle promotion of dubious supplements, gentle dismissal of consensus views, friendly hosts who built trust and then abused it. The science communication looked real, felt real, but was carefully crafted to sell, not inform. He stopped watching, but millions didn't. The weapon was still working."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 16, 2026