Institute for Retrograde Anthropological Progress

The greatest evolutionary achievement of humanity may well be the recognition that our current trajectory is fundamentally unsustainable. We exist in a state of Hyper-Civilisational Stress Syndrome (HCSS)—a self-inflicted condition characterized by technological proliferation, cognitive fragmentation, and ecological devastation.

At IRAP, we propose not regression, but rather a courageous and scientifically-grounded reassessment: Voluntary Retrogressive Speciation (VRS) represents humanity's only rational path forward. Our research suggests that a return to the cognitive and social patterns of our primate ancestors—what we term the Monkey Optimal Configuration (MOC)—offers humanity the possibility of genuine flourishing.

This is not whimsy. This is rigorous science. This is the future.

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Recent Publications

On the Paradox of Technological Advancement and Cognitive Decline

A rigorous examination of how our technological 'progress' may be inversely correlated with our actual cognitive flourishing...

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Preliminary Findings: The Comparative Stress Metrics of Primates vs. Modern Humans

New data from our HCSS longitudinal studies reveal startling disparities in cortisol levels between our primate cousins and ourselves...

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About Dr. Kasimir Arborius

Dr. Kasimir Arborius

Dr. Kasimir Arborius is the founder and director of the Institute for Retrograde Anthropological Progress, bringing over three decades of research in evolutionary biology and primatology to bear on humanity's most pressing existential questions.

Born in Ljubljana and educated at the University of Vienna and Cambridge, Dr. Arborius spent fifteen years conducting field research in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Borneo, studying primate social structures and cognitive development. His early observations of bonobo conflict resolution and chimpanzee social hierarchies planted the seeds for what would become IRAP's foundational thesis.

His work challenges the narrative of human superiority and asks a dangerous question: What if our ancestors were right, and we have simply taken a wrong turn?

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