Brendan Marshall

The Academic Infrastructure of the Coherence Economy

The coherence economy is technology that optimizes internal alignment rather than external engagement.

Apr 12 • Brendan Marshall

Our Rock

What an astronaut’s Easter message reveals about the napkins we can’t see from inside them.

Apr 6 • Brendan Marshall

March 2026

Welcome to your simulation

The first time you pick up a guitar, the instrument humbles you.

Mar 7 • Brendan Marshall

February 2026

January 2026

New Paradigm, Same Cycle

Mark Carney stood in Davos and borrowed a character from Václav Havel.

Jan 31 • Brendan Marshall

Be Like Mike

The gyms are full this month.

Jan 21 • Brendan Marshall

Human Coherence Research

Most modern technology runs on a simple loop: show something, measure what you click, then show you more of what keeps you clicking.

Jan 5 • Brendan Marshall

December 2025

Narrative Willpower

The Resolution You’re Actually Making

Dec 28, 2025 • Brendan Marshall

Comparative Theology as Napkin Work

On seeing your lens by looking through another.

Dec 15, 2025 • Brendan Marshall

November 2025

The Napkins That Feed Us

I’m holding today’s newspaper from my hotel on Thanksgiving morning.

Nov 28, 2025 • Brendan Marshall

The Interplay of Napkins

The crowd didn’t move.

Nov 11, 2025 • Brendan Marshall

October 2025

Playing You

Navigating the borders of identity.

Oct 25, 2025 • Brendan Marshall