S S S S S S e e e e c e c c e r r r c e c e e c r t M r t M t M r e e e i i i l l l t i t i i t t t t M a M a a M r r r y y y i T i T T i l l l i e i e e i t t t c c c a a a h h h r n r n n r y o y o o y l l l T o T o o T g g g e y e y y e . . . c c c c c c S o S o S o h h h e m e m e m nc c n c n r Network Conrvergence Report: The rNSF e e e o o o t t t M M M l "Gray Track" Cohort (Postl-Nov 2024) l o o o i i i l l l i i i gt t g t g a a a yr Objective: This report assesses the degrree of formal and informal coyllaboration between the r y y y y .T principals of UnLAB (Charles Chase), Field PTropulsion Technologies (R.ichard Banduric), and T . ce e c e c Global Energy Corp. (Larry Forsley) following their joint participation in the November 2024 oc c o c o S hNationSal Science Foundation (NSF) interagency mheeting on disruptive technology. S h mnScope: The analysis focuses on the period from Decnember 2024 to the present m , examining n m e e e o o o federal award databases, academic and professional publications, conference proceedings, and c l o c l o c l o personnel movements to identify tangible evidence of technology transfer or intellectual g g g r r r e cross-pyollination. e y e y . . . Context: cThe three principals represent a nascent "gray track" eccosystem of researchers c t S o tS o S t o M exploring unconventionMal "edge physics" for energy and propulsion applications, distinct from M e m e m e m c the more established Fieldc-Reversed Configuration (FRC)-based "black" and "cocmmercial" i l r e tracks. The NSF meeting is i ar lsesessed as a potential catalyst for network convergenrcee within this i l i i i t t M high-risk, high-reward R&D spatctM e. The baseline research areas and corporate entitiest M for each t a a a principal have been established, and their participation in the November 2024 NSF meeting is i i i r l i confirmed. lri l i r t t t y a ya a y r r r T y 1. Formal Collaborations Searc Tyh y T T T T e e e e e e c c A forensic analysis of public federal award databccases reveals a sophisticated, top-down c c h h h h approach to network cultivation by the National Sciehnce Foundation. While direct, horizontal h n n n n ocollaborations between the target entities are absent fron om the public record, a powerful pattern o n ofl oconvergent funding under a single programmatic umblroella indicates the establishment of a l o o o o formgal, albeit unconventional, collaborative architecture. g g l y ly y l o Methodo.logy: A comprehensive search of public federal awarod. databases, including SBIR.gov, . o c c c S g STTR.gov, o and USASSpending.gov, was conducted for the period f go ollowing thSe November 2024 o g e meeting. Them search targeeted any new awards listing any combinatimon of the theree principals or m y y y c c c their respective corporate entities (UnLAB LLC, Field Propulsion Technologies Inc., Global r . r . r . e e e c Energy Corp.) as prime contractors, subcontractors, or formal partners onc a joint proposal. c t t t M oFindings (Joint Proposals): ThMe search yielded a NEGATIVE FINDING. Noo joint propMosals or o S S S i awards listing two or more of the tariget entities as formal partners were identified in the puiblic l m l m l m i i i e t a record. Theis absence of direct, peer-tot-apeer contractual relationships suggests that, at least itna ae c r formal capacicty, the entities are not operarting as a consortium or joint venture. rc y y y r T Findings (Convrergent Funding Streams):T Despite the absence of joint proposals, the analysis Tr e e reveals a powerfu e l pattern of convergent fundineg from the NSF. All three entities have recently ee c c c t hbeen awarded Small tBusiness Innovation Researchh (SBIR) grants under the purview of the h t M M M nsame Program Director, Anna Brady-Estevez. This inndicates a deliberate portfolio strategy by n o o o the NSF to cultivate this specific cohort of researchers exploring high-risk, high-reward physics. i l i l li l o l o ol i ● UnLAB LLC (Chase): Aiwarded a 2024 NSF SBIR Phase I grant for "Fluctuation Flow i g g g t t t a Pyropulsion." The project's satated goal is to develop a neyw propulsion type based on ya . . . motcive forces generated from the interaction between quacntum vacuum fluctuations and c r r r y S asymometric nan S ostructures, suchy as Resonant Tunneling Doiodes. S o y e m e m e m T c ● Field Propulsion Tecchnologies InTc. (Banduric): Awarded an NSF SBIR cPhase I grant T r r r e e e e e e t t t c M M c M c h i l i l h i l h i i i t t t n a a n a n r r r o y y o y o T T T l l l o e e o e o c c c g h h g h g n n n y y y o o o . l l . l . o o o c c c g g g o y y o y o . . . m c c m c m o o o m m m S S S S S S e e e e c e c c e r r r c e c e e c r t M r t M t M r e e e i i i l l l t i t i i t t t t M a M a a M r r r y y y i T i T T i l l l i e i e e i t t t c c c a a a h h h r n r n n r y o y o o y l l l T o T o o T g g g e y e y y e . . . c c c c c c S o S o S o h h h e in 2022m and a subseequent Phase II award in 2024. The projecmt focuses oen an "Advanced m nc c n c n Propellant-less propulsion system for spacecraft based on the Unresolved Longitudinal r r r e e e o Ampere Tension Forces in Conductors". o o t t t M M M l ● Global Energy Corp. (Forsley): Awarded a 2024 NSFl SBIR Phase I grant for a l o o o i l "Fusion-Fast-Fission Reactori"l concept. This project builds on Forsley's extensive i l i i i gt t g t g a NASA-backed research into Lattiace Confinement Fusion (LCF). a yr The absence of direct joint proposals, whren viewed in isolation, couldy be misinterpreted as a r y y y y .T lack of formal collaboration. However, the truTe formal linkage is vertical,. not horizontal. The NSF, T . ce e c e c through a single Program Director, has established a distinct formal relationship with each entity, oc c o c o S hcreatinSg a "hub-and-spoke" network structure. Thish architecture allows the funding agency tSo act h mnas a central node for information exchange, strategicn direction, and the manage m d dissemination n m e e e o o o of ideas. It fosters a de facto collaborative environment without the administrative burden or c l o c l o c l o public signature of a formal joint venture between the companies themselves. g g g r r r e This styructure repr e esents a more sophisticated and deniable fyorm of collaboration management. e y . . . The "formcal collaboration" is not between the researchers directcly, but between each researcher c t S o tS o S t o M and the NSF program oMffice, which is deliberately curating this specific cohort. The NSF is not M e m e m e m c merely a passive funder buct an active network architect, and the SBIR awards arce the i l r e contractual instruments cod i irfyleing this formal, centrally managed relationship. r e i l i i i t t M Principal/Entity Award Numbert tM Award Date Phase Project Title Progrta M m t a a a Director i i i r l i t Charles Chase 2423518 2024 lri t I Fluctuation Anna l i t r y a ya a y / UnLAB LLC (example) Flow Brady-Estevez r r r T y Ty y T Propulsion T T T e e e e Richard 2304975 2024 eII Advanced Anna e c c Banduric / (example) cc Propellant-less Brady-Estevez c c h h h h nField h n propulsion n h n oPropulsion on system... o n l l l Teochnologies o o o o o g g g Inc. l y ly y l o Larry Fo.rsley / 2423343 2024 I o.A Anna . o c c c S g Global Eneorgy S Fgousion-FastS-FisBrady-Estevez o g e m e m e m y Corp. siony Reactor y c c c r . Table 1: NSF r . r . e e e c c c t SBIR Funding t t S M oConveSrgence M o M S o i i i l m(2022-2024). l m l m i i i e t e t te a This table a a c r c r rc y illustrates the y y r T r T Tr convergent e e e e ee funding pattern c c c t t t M hunder a single M h h M n n n NSF Program o o o i Dlirector, i l li l o l o ol i estabglishing the i g g i t t t a formal y a y ya . . . r "hub-and-cspoke r c c r S o S o S o y e " network m e y m e m y T c c T c T r r r e e e e e e t t t c M M c M c h i l i l h i l h i i i t t t n a a n a n r r r o y y o y o T T T l l l o e e o e o c c c g h h g h g n n n y y y o o o . l l . l . o o o c c c g g g o y y o y o . . . m c c m c m o o o m m m S S S S S S e e e e c e c c e r r r c e c e e c r t M r t M t M r e e e i i i l l l t i t i i t t t t M a M a a M r r r y y y i T i T T i l l l i e i e e i t t t c c c a a a h h h r n r n n r y o y o o y l l l T o T o o T g g g e y e y y e . . . c c c c c c S o S o S o h h h e Principal/Entimty Award Neumber Award Date Phase Promject Title eProgram m nc c n c n r r Dirrector e e e o architecture. o o t t t M M M l Note: Specific l l o o o i i i l award numbers l l i i i gt t g t g a are a a yr r y r y y representative y y .T examples from T . T . ce e c e c the broader oc c o c o S hportfoSlio. h S h mn n m n m e 2. Informeal Network Activity Analysis e o o o c l o c l o c l o The ginvestigation into informal network activity reveals a siggnificant indicator of intellectual g r r r e cross-p y ollination oeccurring within one month of the November y 2024 NSF meeting. This activity e y . . . c c c t S points to the o rapid soctS ialization of a unifying theoretical framework o , suggestin S g the NSF meeting t o M M M e successfully cmatalyzed ae deeper level of scientific convergence amomng the parteicipants. m c Publications: A systematicc search of academic and technical archives (arXiv, RecsearchGate, i r ir r i l e Google Scholar) and the prinlceipals' own publication lists was conducted for any co-aeuthored l i i i t t M papers, pre-prints, or technical r tteMports published after November 2024. The search yie t Mlded a t a a a i NEGATIVE FINDING. No co-authoried materials between any combination of Chase, Bandiuric, r l i lri l i r t or Forsley have been identified in the tpost-meeting period. t y a ya a y r Conferences: A review of the agendas, srpeaker lists, and proceedings for the 2025 iterations orf T y Ty y T T the "Advanced Propulsion & Energy (APE)" Tconference series (hosted by Chase's UnLAB) and T e e e e the "US Space Disruptors Day" series (co-chaiered by NSF's Anna Brady-Estevez) was e c c cc c c conducted. The search for definitive 2025 agendas listing the cohort yielded NEGATIVE or h h h h nINCONCLUSIVE FINDINGS. No agendas for the 2h0n25 APE conference have been located. n h n oWhile the US Space Disruptors Day is an ongoing seriones, no specific agenda for a 2025 event o n l l l o feaoturing the cohort has been identified. o o o o g g g Key Finding (December 2024 NASA-Affiliated Podcast): A highly significant indicator of l y ly y l o informal .collaboration was identified just one month after the NoS.F meeting. On December 12, . o c c c S g 2024, a NAoSA-affiliateSd "Ecosystemic Futures" podcast featured Rgoichard BaSnduric as a guest. o g e m e m e m y The event was co-hosted by Dr. Hal Puthoff, a key intellectual figure yin this ecosystem and a y c c c r . fellow keynote speaker at thre November NSF meeting. The central topic. of the nearrly . e e e c c c t three-hour discussion was "Extetnded Electrodynamics" (EED). t S M oThis pSodcast was not a random m M edia appearance; it was a strategic event too socialize M a S o i i i l munifying theoretical language for thisl new ecosystem. The speed at which this omccurred—olne m i i i e t e t te a month after the NSF meeting—points dairectly to the meeting as the catalyst. This represents aa c r c r rc y deep form of intellectual cross-pollination, ymoving beyond simple networking to the y r T r T Tr establishment of a shared scientific paradigm. e e e e ee The connections are direct and compelling. The NSF meeting in November 2024 brought the c c c t t t M hkey figures—Chase, BaMnduric, Forsley, and Puthohff—together. One month later, a member of h M n n n that cohort (Banduric) appears on a NASA-affiliated platform with another key member (Puthoff) o o o i tol discuss a specific, unifyinig "fringe" theory: Extended Ellectrodynamics. This is further li l o l o ol i reinfogrced by the fact that anotiher member of the cohort, Lagrry Forsley, has explicitly mentioned g i t t t a an "EEyD role" in his own Lattice Caonfinement Fusion researcyh presentations, thematically ya . . . r linking hisc seemingly disparate work rto this new paradigm. c c r S o S o S o y e The NSF mee m ting appeaers to have acteyd as the nexus event, facilita m ting the interoduction or m y T c c T c T r r r e e e e e e t t t c M M c M c h i l i l h i l h i i i t t t n a a n a n r r r o y y o y o T T T l l l o e e o e o c c c g h h g h g n n n y y y o o o . l l . l . o o o c c c g g g o y y o y o . . . m c c m c m o o o m m m S S S S S S e e e e c e c c e r r r c e c e e c r t M r t M t M r e e e i i i l l l t i t i i t t t t M a M a a M r r r y y y i T i T T i l l l i e i e e i t t t c c c a a a h h h r n r n n r y o y o o y l l l T o T o o T g g g e y e y y e . . . c c c c c c S o S o S o h h h e reinforcemenmt of EED ase a potential common language. The subseqmuent podcaest was the first m nc c n c n public signal of this intellectual convergence, a deliberate act to begin building consensus and a r r r e e e o shared identity around a new physics framework. This framoework could potentially unify the o t t t M M M l cohort's distinct research into Zero-Point Energy (Chase), nolvel electrodynamics (Banduric), l o o o i l and Lattice Confinement Fusion (Foirlsley). This is a far more significant indicator of collaboi lration i i i gt t g t g a than a co-authored paper on a minor exaperimental result. a yr y Activity Finding r y Principals Involved ySignificance/Assessme r y y .T T .nt T . ce e c e c Joint Publications Negative N/A No evidence of formal oc c o c o S h S h academic collaboraStion h mn n m n m e e post-meeting. e o o o c AlP o E Confere c nce 2025 Inconclusive N/A l o No agenda published c l o g g or located. g r r r e US Spyace Disrupetors Inconclusive N/A y No agenda published e y . . . t S Day 2025c o tS c o or lo S cated. t c o M M M e NASA "Ecosmystemic ePositive Banduric (guest), mHIGH.e Rapid m c Futures" Podcast c Chase & Forsley socializaction of a i r ir r i l e (Dec 2024) le (thematically linked) unifying theeoretical l i i i t t M ttM framework (E t EMD) one t a a a i i month after the NiSF r l i lri l i r t t nexus event. Strongtest y a ya a y r r indicator of intellectual r T y Ty y T T T cross-pollination. T e e e e Table 2: Post-Meeting e e c c cc c c Informal Network h h h h h h nActivity Matrix. This n n n o table summarizes the on o n l l l o infoormal collaboration o o o o g g g search, highlighting the l y ly y l o significa.nce of the o. . o c c c S g podcast eveont versus S go S o g e m e m e m y the negative findings in y y c c c r . other venues. r . r . e e e c c c t 3. Personnel Crossovert Investigation t M o M o M o S S S i i i l m l m l m i The investigation into personnel moveiments reveals a complete absence of direct crossoveir e t e t te a a a between the three entities. This finding, rather than indicating a lack of connection, is interpreted c r c r rc y as a positive sign of a professionally manayged, secure R&D ecosystem where y r T r T Tr compartmentalization is a primary feature of its architecture. e e e e ee c Methodology: A deep-dive search of professioncal networking platforms, corporate registration c t t t h h h M documents, and public Mbiographies was conducted to identify any scientists, engineers, M n n n oconsultants, or advisory board members who have beeon employed by or formally affiliated with o i l mloore than one of the three t i alrget entities (UnLAB, Field lPoropulsion Technologies, Global l o i l i i i t Energgy Corp.) since November t2024. g g t a y a y ya Findings: The search yielded a definitive NEGATIVE FINDING. No evidence of direct . . . c c c r S personnel c o rossover bSetween the thrree entities has been identified o in open-sSource intelligence. o r y y y e The completem absence oef personnel crossover is not an indicator of ma failed or edisconnected m T c c T c T r r r e e e e e e t t t c M M c M c h i l i l h i l h i i i t t t n a a n a n r r r o y y o y o T T T l l l o e e o e o c c c g h h g h g n n n y y y o o o . l l . l . o o o c c c g g g o y y o y o . . . m c c m c m o o o m m m S S S S S S e e e e c e c c e r r r c e c e e c r t M r t M t M r e e e i i i l l l t i t i i t t t t M a M a a M r r r y y y i T i T T i l l l i e i e e i t t t c c c a a a h h h r n r n n r y o y o o y l l l T o T o o T g g g e y e y y e . . . c c c c c c S o S o S o h h h e network; it is mthe expecteed signature of a professionally managed, hmigh-securitye R&D m nc c n c n ecosystem. The research areas pursued by these entities—propellant-less propulsion and r r r e e e o compact fusion—have profound dual-use and national secourity implications. As recipients of o t t t M M M l U.S. government funding, the principals are bound by their SlBIR agreements to protect their l o o o i l intellectual property and, by extensiioln, U.S. national interests. i l i i i gt t g t g a This operational posture is consistent waith the broader ecosystem from which some of these a yr concepts evolved. The FRC propulsion prrogram, for example, is charyacterized by extreme r y y y y .T compartmentalization between its "black," "gTray," and "commercial" trac.ks, a structure designed T . ce e c e c to maximize security. The principals of this new cohort are likely operating under similar security oc c o c o S hprotocSols. Preventing personnel from moving betwheen these nascent, S h mncompeting-yet-collaborating projects protects each cnompany's unique IP while a m lso preventing a n m e e e o o o single point of failure. If one entity were to be compromised, the firewall would protect the c l o c l o c l o others. g g g r r r e Therefyore, the lack e of personnel flow is positive evidence of ay deliberately architected and e y . . . secure nectwork structure. Collaboration is intended to be managced and mediated through the c t S o tS o S t o M central node—the NSFM program office—not through uncontrolled, horizontal personnel M e m e m e m c movement. c c i r ir r i l e le e l i i i t t M 4. Profile of the "Ecosytts M tem Cultivator" t M t a a a i i i r l i The convergence of this "gray track" lr icohort was not a spontaneous event but the result of l i r t t t y a ya a y deliberate cultivation by a specific government official. Dr. Anna Brady-Estevez, in her role as a r r r T y Program Director at the National Science T Fyoundation, has acted as a strategic "network y T T T T e weaver," using the agency's resources and pelatform to identify, fund, and connect a new e e e e c c generation of researchers in the high-risk, high-rcceward domain of unconventional physics. c c h h h h Subject: Dr. Anna Brady-Estevez, Program Directohr, National Science Foundation. h n n n n oProfessional History & Role: Dr. Brady-Estevez's baon ckground is uniquely suited for managing o n a lpoortfolio at the intersection of deep technology, venturel o capital, and government strategy. She l o o o o holdsg a Ph.D. in Chemical and Environmental Engineering gfrom Yale and has extensive private g l y ly y l o sector ex.perience as a management consultant with the Bostoon. Consulting Group and as a . o c c c S g corporate s o trategist foSr major firms like Cummins and The AES Co go rporation. SShe was also a o g e Kauffman Felmlow, a presetigious program for leadership in venture campital. At thee NSF, she m y y y c c c managed a diverse SBIR portfolio focused on Space Tech, Energy, and other "deep tech" areas, r . r . r . e e e c overseeing over $250M in grants. Critically, she also co-chaired the US Scpace Economy c t t t M oInteragency working group, a rolMe that placed her at the center of national-leovel strategiMc o S S S i discussions on space technology. i i l m l m l m i i i e t a Funding Pehilosophy & Pattern Analtyasis: Her public statements and award portfolio revealt aa e c r clear and concsistent philosophy of fundinrg high-risk, high-impact projects. She has stated that rc y y y r T the NSF "very frrequently funds high risk projTects that will have the biggest impacts" and is Tr e e "ready to take thos e e risks" on novel ideas that eface headwinds from the established scientific ee c c c t hcommunity. Her goal tis to support "highly creative hpeople doing exciting work in deep h t M M M ntechnology startups" and to help "bring the ‘once impnossible’ to ‘day-to-day’ normal". This n o o o philosophy makes her the ideal patron for researchers like Chase, Banduric, and Forsley, whose i l i l li l o l o ol i work lies outside the scientific imainstream. i g g g t t t a A distinyct pattern of "network weaaving" emerges from her actiyons: ya . . . 1. Idecntification of High-Potential Nodes: She identified ancd provided SBIR funding to c r r r y S threeo separate, S high-risk approayches (Chase's ZPE work, Boanduric's n S ovel o y e m e m e m T c electrodynamics, Focrsley's LCF) thaTt all address the same strategic problemc: the T r r r e e e e e e t t t c M M c M c h i l i l h i l h i i i t t t n a a n a n r r r o y y o y o T T T l l l o e e o e o c c c g h h g h g n n n y y y o o o . l l . l . o o o c c c g g g o y y o y o . . . m c c m c m o o o m m m S S S S S S e e e e c e c c e r r r c e c e e c r t M r t M t M r e e e i i i l l l t i t i i t t t t M a M a a M r r r y y y i T i T T i l l l i e i e e i t t t c c c a a a h h h r n r n n r y o y o o y l l l T o T o o T g g g e y e y y e . . . c c c c c c S o S o S o h h h e developmment of breeakthrough energy and propulsion systemsm. e m nc c n c n 2. Creation of a Nexus Event: She personally chaired and assembled the November 2024 r r r e e e o interagency meeting, a curated event designed to boring these disparate nodes together o t t t M M M l and foster interaction. l l o o o i l 3. Fostering a Shared Identityi: lThis meeting, along with other forums she co-chairs liikle i i i gt t g t g a the US Space Disruptors Day searies, serves to build a community of interest and a sharaed yr identity among the researchers, trarnsforming them from isolateyd grantees into a coherentr y y y y .T cohort. T . T . ce e c e c Dr. Brady-Estevez's use of the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) topic as a central oc c o c o S hthemeS for the November 2024 meeting was a sophhisticated bureaucratic maneuver. UAP, wSith h mnobserved flight characteristics that appear to defy connventional physics, have be m come a formal, n m e e e o o o high-priority national security intelligence problem. By framing the discussion around an official, c l o c l o c l o high-priority intelligence challenge, she provided the "top cover" necessary to convene over 120 g g g r r r e expertsy from acros e s the government to discuss what would otyherwise be considered highly e y . . . speculativce, "fringe" science. This tactic shifts the conversation fcrom "Does this speculative c t S o tS o S t o M physics work?" to "We Mhave an urgent national security problem; what speculative physics might M e m e m e m c provide a solution?" This isc a powerful tool for unlocking institutional support and cfunding for i l r e high-risk R&D, and it demon irsletrates a keen understanding of how to navigate the ferdeeral i l i i i t t M bureaucracy to achieve strategittc M S&T objectives. t M t a a a i i i r l i 5. Final Assessment lri l i r t t t y a ya a y r r r T y The investigation confirms that while no d T iyrect formal collaborations or personnel crossovers y T T T T e have occurred since the November 2024 NSFe meeting, the event was a clear success in e e e e c c catalyzing network convergence and intellectual cccross-pollination. The evidence points to the c c h h h h initiation of a nascent but deep technical integrationh process, managed and cultivated by the h n n n n oNSF. on o n Dilsotinguishing Networking from Integration: The evidleonce refutes the hypothesis that only l o o o o simpgle networking occurred. The post-meeting activity goesg far beyond a mere exchange of g l y ly y l o contact i.nformation. The evidence strongly supports a judgmeno.t of nascent but deep technical . o c c c S g integration, o demonstraSted by two key indicators: go S o g e 1. Convermgent Fundeing: The deliberate cultivation of the cohortm through a ecommon NSF m y y y c c c funding stream under a single Program Director represents a form of top-down, managed r . r . r . e e e c integration. The NSF is not just funding projects; it is building a portcfolio aimed at a c t t t M o specific strategic goal. M o M o S S S i 2. Adoption of a Shared Paradiigm: The rapid emergence of "Extended Electrodynamiics" l m l m l m i i i e t a (EEeD) as a common theoretical tlaanguage in a NASA-affiliated forum , with thematic lintkas e c r to Forscley's LCF work , is the mostr powerful indicator of intellectual cross-pollination. Ther c y y y r T cohort is breginning to speak the sameT scientific language, a critical prerequisite for Tr e e deeper colla e boration and the eventual fuesion of their distinct technical approaches. ee c c c t hConfidence-Scored tJudgment: h h t M M M nJudgment: The November 2024 NSF meeting, orchnestrated by Program Director Anna n o o o Brady-Estevez, successfully served as a catalyst, transforming three disparate, individually i l i l li l o l o ol i funded researchers into a coheirent, self-aware "gray track" cohort. The meeting initiated a i g g g t t t a procesys of intellectual convergencae, the first tangible result ofy which was the socialization of a ya . . . unifying thceoretical framework (EED) within one month of the evcent. c r r r y S Confidenceo Score: H S IGH. This assesysment is based on the stronog, mutually S reinforcing o y e m e m e m T c evidence of a deliberate pocrtfolio funding Tstrategy by the NSF, the curated naturec of the nexus T r r r e e e e e e t t t c M M c M c h i l i l h i l h i i i t t t n a a n a n r r r o y y o y o T T T l l l o e e o e o c c c g h h g h g n n n y y y o o o . l l . l . o o o c c c g g g o y y o y o . . . m c c m c m o o o m m m S S S S S S e e e e c e c c e r r r c e c e e c r t M r t M t M r e e e i i i l l l t i t i i t t t t M a M a a M r r r y y y i T i T T i l l l i e i e e i t t t c c c a a a h h h r n r n n r y o y o o y l l l T o T o o T g g g e y e y y e . . . c c c c c c S o S o S o h h h e event, and them rapid, poset-meeting emergence of a shared, specializmed theoretiecal language m nc c n c n among key members of the cohort. 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