The observatory / study collection

Find the
influence.

Try a demonstration, examine a protocol, or follow a mechanism into the world. Every record keeps its claims and limitations visible.

15 studies

9 runnable demonstrations · 6 protocols
001 / choice

Choose your reading rhythm

Make two small choices, then look back at them.

Demonstration1 min
002 / perception

Four price offers

Judge four offers, then compare your responses.

Demonstration3 min
003 / attention

Two research notes

Choose what you would open in two short rounds.

Demonstration1 min
004 / choice

Choose a notebook colour

Make a choice in each of two assortments.

Demonstration3 min
005 / desire

A field note, three times

Read a short passage and give your assessment.

Demonstration2 min
006 / perception

The room changes the product

When the surroundings become part of the thing itself.

Field studyProtocol
007 / memory

A few quick comparisons

Compare some numbers, then make a small choice.

Demonstration2 min
008 / adaptation

One recommendation

Consider the advice and make your own choice.

Demonstration3 min
009 / adaptation

Does the reveal give agency back?

Knowing the mechanism is a hypothesis about protection.

ExperimentProposed · not recruiting
010 / choice

A pause with a purpose

Can a small interruption protect a deliberate choice?

InterventionDesign protocol
011 / choice

A notebook for your thoughts

Choose a notebook and tell us a little more.

Demonstration2 min
012 / memory

A short word list

Read a list, then answer a few questions.

Demonstration2 min
013 / perception

The scent before the cup

The shop can reach you before the product does.

Field studyProtocol
014 / attention

The tempo in the aisle

A room can change pace without giving an instruction.

Field studyProtocol
015 / desire

The crowd that makes a crowd

Attention can become visible—and contagious.

Field studyProtocol

Your visit / kept in this tab

A record of
your second looks.

Completed demonstrations appear here with the actual variant and your response. This is a personal record, not a psychological profile or a research dataset.

No completed demonstrations in this tab yet.

After the studies / The human weight

What does this mean
for how we see each other?

When you are ready to pause, bring the questions from these studies into ordinary life: a decision you disagreed with, a memory someone defended, a moment when speaking up felt difficult.

The closing reflection asks what you might be missing, what responsibility remains, and what could help someone choose differently.

Reflect on the human weight ↗