O’Keefe – First Omega
Book page: okeefe-first-omega
From: Quotes batch 17
Concept
“The Omega point is the theoretical end of a lineage where the last of a kind becomes the first of something else.” (p. 45)
Behavior
“Loyalty is a social behavior that survives only as long as the perceived benefit of the group outweighs the risk to the individual.” (p. 110)
Game Theory
“In a hunt across the stars, the predator and the prey are locked in a game of minimax: minimize your exposure, maximize their doubt.” (p. 182)
Cognition
“A mind designed for the void perceives time as a spatial dimension rather than a linear progression.” (p. 215)
Memory
“The first memory of a new life is always the most vivid, because there is no prior data to compete with its clarity.” (p. 88)