Where rigorous inquiry and formal preparation share the same map

The Institute of Metacognitive Physics & Philosophical Biomedicine begins from a working observation: questions concerning consciousness, life, and physical law often cross disciplinary vocabularies faster than institutions can translate between them.

IMPPB tests a provisional vocabulary through two complementary prototypes. The forum demonstrates how research, paper discussion, and open questions might be situated across six sectors. The course platform explores how formal preparation — beginning with the Physics GRE — might connect to the same structure without confusing an examination syllabus with the whole of a field.

The platform is an initiative of Wellthspan, a Maryland nonstock nonprofit corporation conducting early-stage wisdom research. IMPPB is not an accredited academic institution, and its taxonomy is a proposal to examine rather than a settled classification of knowledge.

The wheel separates domain from intellectual function. Its six colored sectors identify broad domains of inquiry. Within each sector, the outer layer represents five approaches — Formal, Empirical, Critical, Contemplative, and Integrative; the middle layer represents Research, Dialogue, and Synthesis; and the center is a Core Seminar for cross-layer integration. Mathematics belongs primarily to the Formal approach across every sector rather than forming an artificial seventh sector.

IMPPB is an interactive prototype. Its front-end taxonomy can be explored now; its sample forum activity is stored only in each visitor's browser; and its first course materials remain in development. The present aim is to test the structure honestly with researchers, students, educators, and developers before building permanent infrastructure.