# Lesson 0: Welcome to The Functional Mind

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Podcast: [The Functional Mind](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-functional-mind-7826989)
Published: 2026-04-20T21:16:07+00:00
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## Resource

The question that has followed me for fifty years: what are we, exactly — not biologically, but scientifically? This is where the journey begins. The Functional Mind is a complete argument in 28 lessons, released fortnightly. By the end, you will have a coherent scientific framework for understanding life, mind, and what it means to be the kind of thing we are. Not a survey of existing ideas — a new framework, built from first principles, that I believe resolves questions that have been officially unanswered for a century. This is Lesson 0: the welcome. It tells you who I am, why I've spent thirty years on this question, and what we're going to build together. The written version of every lesson is available at thefunctionalmind.substack.com — same content, readable at your own pace. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thefunctionalmind.substack.com

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