Daniel Kravtsov · Founder · Builder · Father
AI systems.
Human stories.
Articles about AI, philosophy, and human systems — alongside children’s stories and family projects made with my kids. One compact library for all of it.
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Published library · 13 pieces
The work,
clearly shelved.
Everything here is published and ready to open. Articles, children’s stories, and family projects have equal weight — no working notes mixed into the catalog.
Thinking
Articles
Latest · Mar 31, 2026
From Hierarchy to Intelligence: 2000 Years of Organizational Design, Ending Now
Jack Dorsey and Roelof Botha argue that hierarchy is a 2000-year-old bandwidth constraint. AI world models can replace it. A visual analysis of the most important org design essay of 2026.Feb 15, 2026
Meta-Drama: The Pulsating Dance of Opposites
Centralization vs. decentralization as the universal plot of reality — from software architecture to physics, mythology to neuroscience.Feb 10, 2026
Epistemology Beyond Science
What if science is just one strategy of knowing? A review of Experimental Epistemology and why ML operates above science, not within it.Feb 1, 2026
Token Monism: From Dualism to Unified Abstractions
Why code/data and file/folder dualisms are false — and how a unified token architecture could change programming.Jan 20, 2026
The Dopamine–Iron Link Nobody Explains
Why your ADHD, restless legs, and bad sleep might share a single biochemical root cause — with 16 peer-reviewed sources.Reading together
Kids stories
Featured story · Feb 1, 2026
Princess Mira and the Cortisol Dragon
A modern fairy tale about a princess who must befriend the dragon of stress rather than slay it. 26 illustrated slides in Pixar style.
Pixar · 23 slides
The Demon Hunters
An illustrated adventure about warriors who discover that the demons they hunt are projections of their own unprocessed emotions. 23 slides in Pixar style.
Mythology · 18 slides
The Descent of Inanna
The oldest recorded myth in human history retold — Inanna's journey to the underworld as a map for transformation through loss. 18 slides.
Bazhov · 12 slides
The Mistress of the Copper Mountain
A retelling of Bazhov's Ural tale about the price of mastery and the spirit who guards the boundary between craft and obsession. 12 slides.Going out & making
Family & play
Updated today · Aug 9
Bay Area with Kids
A current, practical guide to this weekend’s events, nearby parks, indoor options, and family activities — with drive times from home.
music video · 6 versions
Mishutka
A song and music video made with Mira: one story rendered by three AI approaches in two visual styles.
Interactive visual quest · 12 slides
Third Grade Math Quest
An interactive Ukrainian math test for a third grader: 12 visual tasks, clickable answers, progress tracking, and parent-mode explanations.
Disney Pixar · 28 slides
The Magic Concert
A kindergarten-scale math adventure: 16 heroes rescue seven musical notes by matching and adding numbers from 1 to 3. 28 illustrated slides.About this library
One person,
three clear shelves.
Articles collect my developed thinking on AI, philosophy, organizations, health, and the systems behind better decisions.
Kids stories turn myths, emotions, and hard ideas into illustrated worlds that children and parents can read together.
Family & play holds the things we make and use: music, learning adventures, and the live Bay Area weekend guide.