Historical Case Studies

Examining the transfer of Turkish Red and sal ammoniac production from Egyptian artisans to European scientists.

How the French textile industry was built on the systematic copying of Ottoman and Indian craftsmanship.

Analyzing the Eurocentric narrative that erased Ottoman Egypt’s role in global modernity through intellectual theft.

Analyzing how the Spanish created the principalia class as elite vectors for colonial control and the economic incentives that drove conversion.

Examining how the Spanish colonial system used translation, baptism, and reducción as vectors for ideological reprogramming in the Philippines.

A deep dive into the Cordyceps fungal strategy as a model for ideological conquest, examining the Spanish colonization of the Philippines through the lens of biological hijack.

Exploring the Cordyceps fungus's strategy of infiltration, neural hijack, and vector conversion as a biological model for ideological conquest in the Spanish Philippines.