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Every downstream science waits on physics

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Physical Superintelligence (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

The solution wavefront begins with mathematics and code, then cascades through physics into chemistry, materials, biology and planetary systems. The domains are not independent, so accelerating the foundation moves everything downstream.

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2026-02-22: An investor asks whether overclassification cost fundamental physics decades

2026-02-15: A company organizes around producing new physics at scale

2026-02-15: A framework argues countless discoveries are bottlenecked on physics

2026-02-14: A schedule for what gets solved and when, in three phases to 2035

2026-02-14: A blueprint argues the Intelligence Revolution targets one bottleneck

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Every downstream science waits on physics
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KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/themes/physics-is-the-first-domino
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- Physical Superintelligence — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/physical-superintelligence
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